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Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries
Meg Greene
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Jan. 1, 2008)From unsanitary pits to today's "green" cemeteries, Rest in Peace explores the evolution of burial practices and how they reflect the history and culture of the United States. Interspersed with primary source quotations and fascinating photographs, the book offers an unusual window in to the expression of American cultural identity across the ages.
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Sweat and Blood: A History of U.S. Labor Unions
Gloria Skurzynski
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Aug. 1, 2008)Traces the history of labor unions in the United States, including the first labor strike in Jamestown, the impact of the Great Depression on labor unions, and the challenges unions face today.
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Headin' for Better Times: The Arts of the Great Depression
Duane Damon
Hardcover (21st Century, Feb. 1, 2002)Explores the Depression-era art scene across the United States, including the new "talking pictures," plays, paintings, posters, photographs, and songs.
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Thar She Blows: American Whaling in the Nineteenth Century
Stephen Currie
Hardcover (Lerner Publishing Group, Sept. 1, 2001)Describes the whaling industry and its significance in America during the nineteenth century, and discusses crew members, working conditions, life for family members left ashore and those on board, and the end of whaling.
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Locked Up: A History of the U.S. Prison System
Laura B. Edge
Hardcover (Twenty-First Century Books, April 1, 2009)In the 1700s, New England colonists used public humiliation, torture, and hanging to punish moral crimes like kissing on a Sunday or skipping church. Jails were filled with rats and disease, and prisoners had to pay for food and blankets. Yet jails didn't turn out to be much of a deterrent. The number of crimes exploded as the population increased and cities grew larger. Over the centuries, American prison reformers have tried to find a way to end crime once and for all. From solitary confinement and the electric chair to group counseling and parole, the U.S. prison system has been reinvented again and again, but have these reforms really made a difference? Discover the true history of crime and punishment in the United States in Locked Up.
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We Shall Overcome: The History of the American Civil Rights Movement
Reggie Finlayson
Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2002)Uses the words of spirituals and other music of the time to frame a discussion of the civil rights movement in the United States, focusing on specific people, incidents, and court cases.
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Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West
Brandon Marie Miller
Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 1995)Journal entries, song lyrics, and letters help tell the story of the women pioneers who journeyed to the American West in the nineteenth century, in an illustrated historical chronicle that also looks at the lives of Native American women.
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V Is for Victory: The American Home Front During World War II
Sylvia Whitman
Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Nov. 1, 1992)A social history of life on the homefront during World War II offers first-person accounts of how American civilians contributed to the war effort through recycling, rationing, war bonds, and defense plant work.
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Into the Land of Freedom: African Americans in Reconstruction
Meg Greene
Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 2004)Discusses the changes faced by African Americans after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, describing how families tried to reunite, find homes, and jobs.
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Fleeing to Freedom on the Underground Railroad: The Courageous Slaves, Agents, And Conductors
Elaine Landau
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Jan. 1, 2006)Tells the stories of the slaves, abolitionists, and conductors on the Underground Railroad through letters, newspaper articles, and biographies.
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What's Cooking: The History of American Food
Sylvia Whitman
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, June 1, 1996)A look at food in the United States from colonial times to the present, describing what we have eaten, where it came from, and how it reflected events in American history.
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Declaring Independence: Life During The American Revolution
Brandon Marie Miller
Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)Containing period paintings, illustrations, and writings, an addition to a historical series looks at what life was like for people in America during the American Revolution.