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  • The Lincoln Assassination in American History

    Robert Somerlott

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1998)
    Discusses the people and events connected with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as well as its effect on the history of the United States

  • Republicans and Democrats

    Mariel Bard, Jonathan Bard

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, July 15, 2019)
    Elected officials have a duty to represent and advocate for the values of those who elected them. Most politicians align themselves with one of two political parties: Republican or Democratic. But did you know that the Republican Party used to support big government spending and the Democratic Party favored small government? In many ways, the parties we know today have completely changed sides. But why? This book explores the history of the Republican and Democratic Parties, while presenting situations in which the two disagreed and times when they put their differences aside for the sake of the nation.
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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.
    Z+

  • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Sweatshop Reform in American History

    Suzanne Lieurance

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Explores the people and events connected with the 1911 fire in a New York City sewing factory that killed 146 people and led to reforms in legislation regarding workplace safety.
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  • The Battle of Gettysburg in American History

    Ann Gaines

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2001)
    Provides background on the bloodiest battle in the Civil War, a day-by-day account of the fighting, and a discussion of the battle's aftermath.

  • Lewis and Clark's Journey of Discovery in American History

    Judith Edwards

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 1999)
    An account of the Lewis and Clark expedition, describing its mishaps, adventures, and impact on western expansion

  • The Prohibition Era in American History

    Suzanne Lieurance

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Explores the impact on American society and history of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, which prohibited any use of alcohol except for religious or medicinal purposes.

  • The Home Front During World War II in American History

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Describes the experiences of those men and women who remained in the United States during World War II, discussing their emotional ups and downs, financial status, hard work, patriotism, fear, tension, shortages, and loneliness.

  • The Invention of the Telegraph and Telephone in American History

    Anita Louise McCormick

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Examines the work of Alexander Graham Bell in inventing the telephone, and of Samuel Morse in inventing the telegraph, offering a look at the development of the earliest forms of telecommunication.

  • The Little Rock School Desegregation Crisis in American History

    Robert Somerlott

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2001)
    Recounts how nine African American teenagers defied racism to attend a previously all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, the ways the state and federal governments responded, and the effects of their struggle.

  • 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 Battle of the Little Bighorn in American History

    Nancy Warren Ferrell

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 1996)
    Describes the Battle of Little Bighorn and the events that led up to it.
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