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  • Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries

    Meg Greene

    Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 15, 2007)
    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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  • Farewell, John Barleycorn: Prohibition in the United States

    Martin Hintz

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Discusses alcohol consumption in colonial America, the temperance movements of the nineteenth century, and the impact that the prohibition of alcohol had on the nation.
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  • The Race for Space: The United States And the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier

    Betsy Kuhn

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, June 1, 2006)
    Describes the race between the Soviet Union and the United States to get an astronaut to the moon.
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  • Presidential Races

    Arlene Morris-Lipsman

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Aug. 1, 2011)
    American presidents have come from all walks of life. Some have had a lot of experience campaigning for office, while others have had almost none. In fact, the nation's first president―George Washington―didn't even run for office. He was chosen by a group of electors in 1789. More than 200 years later, campaigning for the United States' highest office takes years to plan, years to carry out, and a lot of money. Candidates must be prepared to rally supporters at live events across the nation, give hundreds of interviews and speeches, and create sophisticated communication strategies. No longer can candidates simply let their records speak for themselves. They must engage their competition―and the American voter―in vigorous debate 24/7, using robust advertising, strategic appearances, and social media messaging. Follow the changes in presidential campaign strategies from the nation's early leaders to twenty-first century contenders. Meet the personalities that have defined the office, from George Washington to Barack Obama, the nation's first African American president. Learn how strategies to pick candidates, raise money, run campaigns, sway voters, and elect leaders have evolved. And see if you can predict what lies ahead for Americans in upcoming presidential elections.

  • Failure Is Impossible!: The History of American Women's Rights

    Martha Kendall

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Chronicles the development of feminist ideas and women's rights in America from the Salem witchcraft trials of the seventeenth century through the appointment of the first woman secretary of state in the late twentieth century.
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  • Dressed for the Occasion: What Americans Wore 1620-1970

    Brandon Marie Miller

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Examines the history, manufacture, and care of American clothing from colonial times to the 1970s and discusses its relationship to the social milieu.

  • Comic Book Century: The History of American Comic Books

    Stephen Krensky

    Library Binding (Twenty First Century Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Provides a history of comic books in America during the twentieth century, showing how it has influenced and been influenced by American culture. Includes an epilogue about comics in the early twenty-first century.

  • The Quest For Peace: A History of Anti-War Movements in America

    Ted Gottfried

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Aug. 13, 2004)
    Chronicles the efforts of anti-war activists throughout history from the Revolutionary War to the recent conflict in Iraq.
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  • Journalists At Risk: Reporting America's Wars

    George Sullivan

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Aug. 13, 2004)
    Discusses the role of reporters during war time, including the risks they take and the censorship they face, and how their jobs have changed with each conflict since the Civil War.

  • When This Cruel War Is over: The Civil War Home Front

    Duane Damon

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1996)
    Discusses nonmilitary aspects of the Civil War, including hospital conditions, economic hardships, the abolitionist movement, and the New York draft riots, as well as the photography and music of the era
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  • Stop This War: American Protest of the Conflict in Vietnam

    Margot Fortunato Galt

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 2000)
    A social history of the protest by United States citizens against the Vietnam War, from the days of the first American involvement in Vietnam in the early 1960s through the 1970s.

  • We Have Marched Together: The Working Children's Crusade

    Stephen Currie

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 1, 1996)
    Examines the problem of child labor during the early twentieth century, focusing on a protest march from Philadelphia to New York City in 1903 by a group of child textile workers led by Mother Jones.
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