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  • Sports In America: 1950 To 1959

    Jim Gigliotti, James Buckley, Larry Keith

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Examines sports in the twentieth century, from the early days of professional leagues to modern championships, and discusses the impact of sports on the social and cultural history of the United States.

  • Pioneers of Equality

    Jim Ollhoff

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Jan. 1, 2011)
    African American History traces the timeline of this proud culture from its origins and the American Civil War, to the Civil Rights movement, to the struggle for equality that continues today. Pioneers of Equality discusses important events during the fight for human and civil rights. Short biographies of civil rights leaders, authors, artists, and other powerful African Americans are also included. Graphically gripping, this series draws in young readers with dramatic images, while providing a clear understanding of African Americans' past. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
    Y

  • Prohibition: Social Movement and Controversial Amendment

    Joan Stoltman

    Paperback (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    The story of Prohibition in the United States is one of extremes, with temperance crusaders on one side working to ban alcohol across America and bootleggers and organized crime rings on the other side illegally transporting alcohol into speakeasies and homes. Readers explore both sides of this controversial period in American history as they learn the fascinating facts behind the passage and repeal of the 18th Amendment. The captivating main text is supplemented by a helpful timeline, relevant primary sources, informative sidebars, and annotated quotations from historical figures and scholars.

  • Protests and Riots That Changed America

    Joan Stoltman

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    The right to peaceably assemble is one of the freedoms granted to Americans under the First Amendment. However, those peaceful protests sometimes erupt into violent riots. Both protests and riots have changed the course of American history, highlighting sources of unrest, inequality, and tension in the nation from its earliest days. Readers explore the fascinating history of these protests and riots, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the Women's March, through engaging main text featuring annotated historical and contemporary quotes. Details of these marches and demonstrations are made further memorable for readers through fact-filled sidebars, primary source images, maps, and a detailed timeline.
    Z

  • The Salem Witch Trials: A Crisis in Puritan New England

    Tanya Dellacio, Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Press, March 1, 2017)
    Mass hysteria in the late 17th century led to trials of people suspected to be witches in Salem, Massachusetts. Anyone could be accused of causing mysterious maladies or unfortunate occurrences, such as the death of cattle. Readers discover important facts and captivating details about this fascinating time in American history. The dangers of leveling accusations without proof and succumbing to panic are discussed in this engaging text, which is supplemented with a fact-filled timeline, full-color photographs, and primary sources.
    Z

  • 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 Constitution and Founding of America

    John M. Dunn

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 10, 2007)
    Discusses how the influx of immigrants to the thirteen original colonies helped found an identity separate from the English that ruled them and describes the struggle for independence and the impetus for the Constitution.
    O

  • Twentieth-Century Immigration to the United States

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, July 27, 2007)
    An account of immigration to the U.S.A. in the twentieth century.
    Y

  • The Industrial Revolution

    Kevin Hillstrom

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Nov. 21, 2008)
    Examines the technological developments that brought about the great economic and social changes that came to be called the Industrial Revolution.
    Z+

  • 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.

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 29, 2009)
    Overview of the African American cultural movement that began in the 1920s and was centered in Harlem, New York.
    Y

  • 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.