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  • The Rise & Fall of Jim Crow: The African-American Struggle Against Discrimination, 1865-1954

    Richard Wormser

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Dec. 1, 1999)
    Discusses the laws and practices of discrimination against Blacks from Reconstruction until the Supreme Court found segregation illegal.

  • The Islamic World: From Its Origins to the 16th Century

    Monica Colombo

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 1994)
    Book by Colombo, Monica
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  • History of the Holocaust, a

    Yehuda Bauer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2001)
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  • The Middle Ages

    Carson-Dellosa Publishing

    Hardcover (Brighter Child, Feb. 9, 2001)
    In The Middle Ages, the third volume in the comprehensive new History of the World series, reveals the driving forces behind one of the most pivotal periods in history. Between the covers of this book, readers will discover captivating topics such as the Vikings, the Crusades, the One Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, and much more.This beautifully illustrated six-volume series introduces children in grades 4 to 8 to the important developments in world history in a clear and accessible way. Each book:•Presents key information in historical order for easy reference.•Examines the important political, religious, scientific, artistic, and lifestyle developments that have shaped our world.•Includes timelines on every spread for quick and easy reference.•Contains colorful images and diagrams that depict the people and places of the past.•Features an insightful quotation on every spread that provides the view of an important historical figure of the time.
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  • History of the World - The American Revolution

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Nov. 12, 2001)
    This concise, clearly-written volume explains how the Revolutionary War came about, as Britain's American colonies increasingly viewed rule by a king in a faraway country as intolerable. The discussion then focuses on some of the major figures and events of the conflict that ended up creating the infant United States.
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  • The Relocation of the North American Indian

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Nov. 12, 2001)
    As the tragic wars between the United States and the Indian tribes on its frontiers continued, the U.S. government developed one of it most devastating weapons against its Native American opponents -- forcibly removing and relocating them to lands lying west of the Mississippi River. In terms understandable to young readers, this volume tells the sad, moving tale of Indian removal and relocation.
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  • Prehistoric and Ancient Europe

    Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1989)
    Looks at developments in Europe from the Paleolithic period to the Bronze Age, and shows examples of early art and artifacts

  • The Early Middle Ages

    Raintree

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Surveys the history of Europe and the Middle East from the fall of the Roman Empire to the year 1000, with emphasis on the founding and spread of Islam and the rise and the fall of the Byzantine and Carolingian Empires.
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  • The Americas in the Colonial Era

    Monica Dambrosio, Roberto Barbieri, Remo Berselli

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Surveys the history of North and South America from the pre-Columbian civilizations' encounter with European explorers through the American Revolution.

  • History of the World - The Salem Witch Trials

    Stephen Currie

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, April 5, 2002)
    An account of the seventeenth century witch scare in Salem, Massachusetts. The book discusses the whole story, from the first accusations to the release of the last prisoners from jail, with particular emphasis on the trials themselves and the individual people who were accused of witchcraft.
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  • History of the World - Ancient Greece

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, Nov. 12, 2001)
    The ancient Greeks laid most the cultural foundations of the Western world. This easy-to-read overview introduces young readers to the heroic age of Greece, including the Trojan War, the rise of the world's first democracy in Athens, the splendor of Greek architecture, and how persistent disunity led to the decline of the ancient Greeks. (20020401)
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  • History of the World - The Declaration of Independence

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Jan. 13, 2003)
    Perhaps the greatest single democratic document ever written, the Declaration of Independence spells out the basic creed of the United States. In a straightforward, engaging, well-documented narrative, this volume explores the background events leading to the Declaration, its composition by Thomas Jefferson, and its important legacy.
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