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  • Inside the Reformation

    Concordia Publishing House

    Hardcover (Concordia Publishing, May 1, 2012)
    Inside the Reformation is a visual journey through the Reformation with concise text and richly designed pages. While not laid out as a traditional history book, it communicates the same information through pictures, illustrations, and short articles in a fun way. This book makes a great addition to school libraries, classrooms, and personal collections. Get the inside story of the ReformationThe PeopleLearn all about the people and everyday life during the time of the Reformation. You may have heard of Martin Luther, but who were the other people of the Reformation? How did people live in the sixteenth century?What did they do for fun? What was school like?The Ideas & EventsLearn about amazing inventions and ideas that helped shape the world as we know it today like how could Martin Luther's writings change the history of the world? What inventions helped make the Reformation possible? What events changed the course of history?
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  • Constantinople

    Tim McNeese

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Describes the background to and the events of the 1453 siege of the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by Turkish Muslims.

  • The Alamo

    Tim McNeese

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Describes the historical background, events, and aftermath of the 1836 attack on the Alamo, in which Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were among the many Texans killed or captured by Santa Ana's troops.
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  • The Alamo

    Tim McNeese

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Describes the historical background, events, and aftermath of the 1836 attack on the Alamo, in which Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were among the many Texans killed or captured by Santa Ana's troops.
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  • Constantinople

    Tim McNeese

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Describes the background to and the events of the 1453 siege of the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by Turkish Muslims.

  • Tenochtitlan

    Samuel Willard Crompton

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 2002)
    Looks at Cortâes' conquest of the Aztec Empire.

  • Understanding the Communist Manifesto

    David Boyle

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Provides background information on the circumstances that led to the writing of the Communist Manifesto, and discusses its style and literary merit, its effectiveness at the time, and its subsequent influence.

  • Understanding Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"

    Associate Professor of History Andrew Kirk

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Provides background information on the circumstances that led to the writing of Thoreau's noteworthy work, and discusses its style and literary merit, its effectiveness at the time, and its subsquent influence.
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  • Understanding Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

    Alex Macgillivray

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Provides background information on the circumstances that led to the writing of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, and discusses its style and literary merit, its effectiveness at the time, and its subsequent influence.
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  • Understanding the Declaration of Independence

    Stephanie Schwartz Driver

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Provides background information on the circumstances that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence, and discusses its style and literary merit, its effectiveness at the time, and its subsequent influence.
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  • World War II

    Ken Hills, John Berry

    Paperback (Zero to Ten, July 16, 1997)
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  • Tet Offensive

    Richard Worth

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 2002)
    Details the pivotal battle of the Vietnam War.