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  • British in America

    Margaret J. Goldstein

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 30, 2005)
    Discusses the many North American colonists who came from England, Scotland, Wales, and other parts of the British Isles.

  • Frontier Life

    David Ritchie

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 1995)
    Presents facts about life on the frontier and how farmers, ranchers, and lawmen "tamed" the west, and examines the history of the individuals who played in these important roles
    X

  • Urban Life

    Linda Leuzzi

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Describes city life at the turn of the century, offers profiles of journalists, editors, architects, and reformers, and looks at the impact of immigration on the cities
    T

  • Transportation

    Linda Leuzzi, Richard Rennert

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, March 15, 1995)
    Discusses the transportation problems facing the new nation and the transformation brought about during the nineteenth-century by steam navigation, railroads, automobiles and bicycles, and air travel
    Y

  • Law and Order

    James Ciment

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, July 1, 1995)
    A history of American law, order, and civil society prior to the industrial revolution profiles the nation's first lawyers and judges, explains the egalitarian ideals that reinterpreted British law, and identifies the legal issues of the time.
    Y

  • Colombians In America

    Eric Braun

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 30, 2006)
    None

  • Food and Our History

    Kibibi MacK-Williams

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1995)
    A history of African American cooking includes biographical sketches and recipes
    Y

  • Communities of Dissent: A History of Alternative Religions in America

    Stephen J. Stein

    Library Binding
    None

  • Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans

    Albert J. Raboteau

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, USA, Feb. 22, 2001)
    Throughout African-American history, religion has been indelibly intertwined with the fight against intolerance and racial prejudice. Martin Luther King, Jr.-America's best-known champion of civil liberties-was a Baptist minister. Father Divine, a fiery preacher who established a large following in the 1920s and 1930s, convinced his disciples that he could cure not only disease and infirmity, but also poverty and racism.An in-depth examination of African-American history and religion, this comprehensive and lively book provides panoramic coverage of the black religious and social experience in America. Renowned historian Albert J. Raboteau traces the subtle blending of African tribal customs with the powerful Christian establishment, the migration to cities, the growth of Islam, and the 200-year fight for freedom and identity which was so often centered around African-American churches. From the African Methodist Episcopal Church to the Nation of Islam and from the first African slaves to Louis Farrakhan, this far-reaching book chronicles the evolution of an important and influential component of our religious and historical heritage. African American Religion combines meticulously researched historical facts with a fast-paced, engaging narrative that will appeal to readers of any age.

  • People of Faith

    Kibibi MacK-Williams

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1995)
    Discusses traditional African religions, contemporary African-American religions, and prominent religious leaders.
    T

  • Success in Sports

    Nick David Smart

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1995)
    A history of African American participation in sports with biographies of eight of the greatest black athletes of all time.

  • Muslims in America

    Frederick Denny

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, USA, April 30, 2007)
    From colonial sailors and adventurers to 19th-century peddlers and factory workers to post-World War II immigration, Muslims in America is a sweeping chronicle of Islamic religion and culture in the United States. Fred Denny weaves together the colorful histories of various Muslim sects, schools, and traditions, such as Sunnis, Shi'ites, Sufis, the Nation of Islam, and the "Prison Umma." Along the way, he shows specific how Muslims have adapted, covering diet, clothing, social customs, education, stereotypes, civil rights, rock music, dating, sexuality, and maintaining an Islamic lifestyle. From Middle Eastern, African, and South Asian immigrants to African-American and Caucasian converts, Muslims in America is a lively look at this rapidly growing segment of the population.