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The Vietnam Antiwar Movement in American History
Anita Louise McCormick
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2000)Provides an in-depth look at the factors that led to this unpopular war while examining America's involvement, along with the political and social changes that took place in America as a result of it.
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Jamestown, John Smith, and Pocahontas in American History
Judith Edwards
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2002)Traces the dangers and adventures surrounding the history of the first permanent British settlement in America, highlighting the roles played by John Smith, Pocahontas, and other individuals.
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The Watergate Scandal in American History
David K. Fremon
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 1998)Explores the people and events surrounding the political scandal that began with a June 1972 burglary and resulted in the resignation of President Nixon
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The Dust Bowl and the Depression in American History
Debra McArthur
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2002)Describes the economic and environmental conditions that led to the Depression and created the Dust Bowl, causing many farming families from the Great Plains to search for jobs and food.
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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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Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion in American History
Judith Edwards
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2000)Offers middle readers and young adults the story of Nat Turner who, together with a group of other slaves, led a violent uprising against their white masters in an attempt to gain freedom in Virginia in 1831.
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African-American History from Emancipation to Today: Rising Above the Ashes of Slavery
Ann Byers, Henry Louis Gates
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2004)Provides an overview of the significant people, places, and events associated with the end of slavery and the continuing struggle for equal rights in America.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Catherine Reef
Library Binding (Dillon Pr, Nov. 1, 1991)Examines the history and current activities of the national burial place and shrine in Arlington, Virginia
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The California Gold Rush in American History
Linda Jacobs Altman
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 1997)Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's development
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The Oregon Trail in American History
Rebecca Stefoff
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Nov. 1, 1997)Explores the great westward migration on the Oregon Trail in the nineteenth century and the experiences of those who traveled that way
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The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History
David K. Fremon
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1999)Discusses the issues and controversy surrounding the trials, highlighting possible causes and the key figures