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  • Understanding DNA: A Breakthrough in Medicine

    Tony Allan

    Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 12, 2002)
    How do the laws of heredity work? Why were scientists racing to discover DNA's structure? What is the goal of the Human Genome Project? Find the answers to these questions. Includes eyewitness accounts and contemporary views on the event, timeline of important dates surrounding the event, informative pictures and maps.
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  • The Long March: The Making of Communist China

    Tony Allan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2001)
    Describes the events leading up to the year-long 6,000-mile march undertaken by the Chinese Red Army in their mission to establish Communist power, and explains the outcome of the Communist victory.
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  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Cold War Ends

    Nigel Kelly

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Using the Berlin Wall as the focus, traces the history of the Cold War, from the Russian Revolution in 1917 through World War II, and finally to the destruction of the Wall.
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  • The Fall of the Bastille: Revolution in France

    Stewart Ross

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2001)
    Chronicles the events leading to the French Revolution, including the role played by the Enlightenment, the King, and the members of the three Estates.
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  • Penicillin: A Breakthrough in Medicine

    Richard Tames

    School & Library Binding (Heinemann Library, Jan. 16, 2001)
    Book by Tames, Richard
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  • The Printing Press: A Breakthrough in Communication

    Richard Tames

    Hardcover (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Surveys the development of the printing press, from advances in Asia and Gutenberg's work in Germany to the profound impact of printing on civilization in general.
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  • Understanding DNA: A Breakthrough in Science

    Tony Allan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Examines the events and circumstances leading to the discovery of DNA and the impact of this discovery on the scientific and medical communities.
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  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Cold War Ends

    Nigel Kelly

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2001)
    Using the Berlin Wall as the focus, traces the history of the Cold War, from the Russian Revolution in 1917 through World War II, and finally to the destruction of the Wall.
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  • The Emancipation Proclamation: The Abolition of Slavery

    Janet Riehecky

    Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 12, 2002)
    Was slavery the main cause of the Civil War? Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation free any slaves? Did African Americans have equal rights after slavery was abolished? This book examines the issue of slavery in the United States and the rift it created between states. It also explores the circumstances leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation, and the impact of the abolition of slavery.
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  • The Printing Press: A Breakthrough in Communication

    Richard Tames

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 26, 2006)
    Tames, Richard
    L

  • The Boston Tea Party: Rebellion in the Colonies

    Karen Price Hossell

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Price-Hossell, Karen, Price Hossell, Karen, Hossell, Karen Price
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  • The Moon Landing: The Race into Space

    Nigel Kelly

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2001)
    Kelly, Nigel
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