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U.S. Political Parties: Development and Division
Philip Wolny
Paperback (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)Partisan politics and division between Americans of different political parties are constantly in the news. However, political division is not a new thing in the United States, and readers are introduced to the history of political parties as they explore how the early divisions between the Founding Fathers are still reflected in many ways today. The insightful main text and sidebars include annotated quotations to provide first-person perspectives on the various political parties that have had an impact on American democracy. Primary sources and a detailed timeline provide additional information about this timely topic.
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The Progressive Era
Kevin Hillstrom
Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 24, 2008)Examines the "Progressive Era" in United States history, the time between 1850 and 1920 in which industrialization caused major changes.
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Marching Toward Freedom: Blacks in the Civil War 1861-1865
James M. McPherson
Hardcover (Facts on File, March 1, 1991)Using a wide variety of primary sources, examines the Afro-Americans' role in the contribution to the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War, the resulting change in their position as citizens.
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Andrew Jackson's America: 1824-1850
Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 1998)Examines the events and personalities, particularly President Andrew Jackson, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.
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Battle At The Alamo
Teri Temple, Bob Temple
Paperback (Rourke Educational Media, Aug. 1, 2013)Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read Battle At The Alamo. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant re-telling of events. Each 48-page title in The History Of America Collection delves into complex narratives in history. Concise, but comprehensive, these titles are very approachable for transitioning readers and learners beginning to recognize detail orientation and how to analyze text. Each book in this series features photographs, timelines, discussion questions, and more, to fully engage transitioning readers. The History Of America Collection engages students in major historical events with fascinating facts, photographs, and more. Readers are able to gauge their own understanding with before-reading questions that help build background knowledge and end-of-book comprehension and extension activities.
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A Century of Immigration: 1820-1924
Christopher Collier Collier
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2000)History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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The Jeffersonian Republicans: 1800-1823
Christopher Collier Collier
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, May 1, 1998)History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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American History by Decade - The 1910s
Deanne Durrett
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 3, 2003)In the 1910s, Tin Pan Alley portrayed American life in song and illustrated it on sheet music covers - The silver screen slipped onto the vaudeville stage, American women won the right to vote, and American troops went "Over There" to help win World War I.
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A Timeline of the First Continental Congress
Maxine Rosaler
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Nov. 1, 2003)Provides a chronological look at the history of the American colonies when their leaders were struggling with decisions about whether rebellion was the right response to the tyranny of Great Britain.
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Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal: 1901-1941
Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, March 1, 2001)Describes what the Great Depression meant to families and how it affected the way people viewed the government, forcing it to change, and how FDR improved economic conditions with the New Deal.
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Indians, Cowboys and Farmers: 1865-1910
Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2000)History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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The Industrial Revolution: The Birth of Modern America
Emily Mahoney
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2017)Presents the history of the industrial revolution in the United States, discussing how it changed the social, economic, and environmental landscape of the country.
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