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American History Land of Liberty
STECK-VAUGHN
Hardcover (STECK-VAUGHN, March 1, 2005)This curriculum is designed to help remedial readers break through reading barriers! It is written at a 5th to 6th grade reading level to make American history easy for struggling readers to grasp. High-interest presentation of secondary-level history keeps students involved. Current content, events, and statistics. Each chapter opens with statements designed to encourage each reader in the units and chapters. Annotated time lines quickly orient and establish relevance for the lesson which follows. Dramatic color visuals pull readers into the unit. Questions presented in the beginning of every chapter help students focus on main ideas.
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American History Land of Liberty: Student Reader, Book 1
STECK-VAUGHN
Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, March 1, 2005)Presents the history of America beginning with the Native American Indians.
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Marching Toward Freedom: Blacks in the Civil War 1861-1865
James M. McPherson
Hardcover (Facts on File, March 1, 1991)Using a wide variety of primary sources, examines the Afro-Americans' role in the contribution to the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War, the resulting change in their position as citizens.
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Once in the Saddle: The Cowboy's Frontier 1866-1896
Laurence Ivan Seidman
Paperback (Facts on File, April 1, 1994)Book by Seidman, Laurence Ivan
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Farewell to Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of Segregation in America
R. Kent Rasmussen
Hardcover (Facts on File, June 1, 1997)An overview of the history of segregation examines the centuries-long African American quest for equality
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Marching Toward Freedom: Blacks in the Civil War 1861-1865
James M. McPherson
Paperback (Facts on File, Feb. 1, 1994)Examines the role of African Americans in the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War and the resulting change in their position as citizens
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Bread-And Roses: The Struggle of American Labor 1865-1915
Milton Meltzer
Hardcover (Facts on File, Jan. 15, 1991)Uses original source material to portray the momentous changes that took place in American labor, industry, and trade-unionism following the Civil War. Focuses on the work environment in this early age of mass production and mechanization, and shows how abusive conditions often led to labor unrest.
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Once in the Saddle: The Cowboy's Frontier 1866-1896
Laurence I. Seidman, Laurence I Seidman
Hardcover (FACTS ON FILE, Feb. 1, 1991)Using a wide variety of primary sources, describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century cowboy, who became such a popular folk hero that his influence is still felt in American life.
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Reconstruction and Reaction: The Emancipation of Slaves 1861-1913
Michael Golay
Hardcover (Facts on File, Aug. 1, 1996)Covers African-American advancements during the period of the federal government's management of the defeated Southern states
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The Struggle for Freedom: African-American Slave Resistance
Dennis Wepman
Hardcover (Facts on File, March 1, 1996)An overview of the history of slavery and the methods of resistance to it includes the stories of the heroes and martyrs who fought for freedom
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Hooray for Peace, Hurrah for War: The United States During World War I
Steven L. Jantzen
Hardcover (Facts on File, Dec. 15, 1990)Traces the impact of World War I on American society, from the spirited organization of the "home front" to the social conditions and contributions of poor immigrants, middle classes, and the wealthy.
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Africans in America: The Spread of People and Culture
Catherine Reef
Hardcover (Facts on File, Jan. 1, 1999)Describes the spread of Africans to the western hemisphere and the influences and development of their culture.