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  • Alexander Hamilton

    Russell Roberts

    Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, April 28, 2006)
    Alexander Hamilton is one of the most important of America's Founding Fathers, yet he and his contributions are often overlooked. Hard-driving, cocky, and irritating at times, he was also brilliant, prophetic, and generous. He lived a remarkable life, from his stint as George Washington's key aide during the American Revolution to his role as the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. It was also a life cut tragically short in a duel with Aaron Burr that has created more questions than answers. Amazing, frustrating, fascinating, and controversial, all at the same time; that was Alexander Hamilton.
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  • The Alaska Purchase

    David K Fremon

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Sept. 1, 1999)
    -- Offers in-depth coverage of defining moments in American history.-- Provides exciting topics for research and reports.

  • The Treaty of Paris: The Precursor to a New Nation

    Edward J Renehan Jr

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2007)
    In Paris, during the spring, summer, and autumn of 1782, three remarkable Americans led the representation of the United States in negotiations that brought an end to the American Revolutionary War. This work offers a curriculum-based look at the people and events behind this extraordinary achievement.
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  • The Great Black Migrations: From the Rural South to the Urban North

    Liz Sonneborn

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2010)
    Presents the story about the energy and passion of a population that helped reshape both the North and South and transform the state of race relations across the United States.
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  • Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion

    Shane Mountjoy

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2009)
    'Manifest Destiny', a phrase first used in 1839 by journalist John O'Sullivan, embodied the belief that God had given the United States a mission to spread a republican democracy across the continent. This book shows how this philosophy shaped the United States.
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  • Women's Suffrage: A Primary Source History of the Women's Rights Movement in America

    Colleen Adams

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, June 1, 2002)
    Chronicles women's struggle for suffrage in the United States, including the contributions of such prominent figures as Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • The Oregon Trail: Pathway to the West

    Tim McNeese

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, Feb. 1, 2009)
    During the 19th century, hardy pioneers used the Oregon Trail to migrate to the Pacific Northwest. This book focuses on the period of 1840-1859, when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to Oregon, and nearly five times that opted to move to California or Utah.
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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.

  • 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.