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  • The Salem Witch Trials

    Kekla Magoon

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Describes the history surrounding Salem's famous witch hunt and witch trials that occurred during the late seventeenth century.

  • Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

    Len Kaminski, Jamie Tost, Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward, Mark Gruenwald, Keith Pollard

    Paperback (Marvel, May 28, 2008)
    Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters, and a talking duck: More than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to space opera, espionage to other dimensions, horror to humor, the past to the future, no corner of Marvel is left untouched! Super-team rosters and histories, alien race outlines and so much more! Get to know the Universe now! Collects Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition #1-36, characters/profiles in alphabetical order.

  • The Bubonic Plague

    Kevin Cunningham

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    A history of the plague which caused one of the most catastrophic losses of life in history.

  • The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

    Courtney Farrell

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Explains the causes behind the BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill; the effect on workers, animals, and the environment; and what is being done to help the Gulf Coast recover.

  • The New Deal

    Susan E. Hamen

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Describes the events leading up to the Great Depression and Roosevelt's plan for relief, recovery, and reform.
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  • Hindenburg Disaster

    Jill Sherman

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Relates the story of the tragic loss of the Hindenburg, one of the most famous disasters of the 20th century.

  • Tiananmen Square Protests

    Marcia Amidon Lusted

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Examines the events and aftermath of the massacre by the Chinese army of protestors in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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  • The Chilean Miners' Rescue

    Marcia Amidon Lusted

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Describes the 2010 mining accident in San Josâe, Chile, in which thirty-three men became trapped underground for over sixty days, and details the rescue efforts and the worldwide media coverage of the event.

  • The Berlin Wall

    Christine Zuchora-Walske

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Discusses why the Berlin Wall was built, what life was like in a divided city, and why it was torn down, and explores the political context behind the wall.

  • The Columbine Shootings

    Diane Marczely Gimpel

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Discusses the Columbine high school shootings, exploring the backgrounds of the shooters, the tragedy that unfolded on April 20, 1999, and subsequent efforts to prevent school violence.

  • The Boston Marathon Bombing

    Valerie Bodden

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    This title examines an important historic even--the April 15, 2013, bomb explosions at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the men behind the bombing, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the emergencyresponse to the attack, how the events were communicated and reported through traditional media and social media, the manhunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, and the response of the city of Boston and the nation to the bombing. Also discussed are national security and the prevention of terror attacks, surveillance and other security measures, and immigration reform. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web sites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts--publisher.

  • Operation Desert Storm

    Martin Gitlin

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes the military campaigns of Operation Desert Storm in which over half-a-million American troops and troops from twenty-eight other nations joined forces to liberate Kuwait.