War & Conflict

The editor's introduction surveys the history leading to the fierce battle at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. The readings, a number of them eyewitness accounts, include William Barret Travis's famous letter of February 24 and a portion of John Salmon "Rip" Ford's report of his interview with Mrs. Alsbury, who was present during the onslaught. The book includes a roster of defenders who died.

ISBN: 1-878668-95-1      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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The generation that reached adulthood in the years following World War II faced the threat of bombs in their future, conformity to suburban values, and a sense of discontent with society. A literary movement, including such writers as William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, Gary Snyder, Michael McLure, and others, gave voice to their discontent through new styles and messages in their poetry and prose. This group came to be known as the "Beats." This volume contains some of their poetry, essays, photographs, and critiques of their work along with reminiscences of Joyce Johnson (Kerouac's girlfriend at the time) and musician David Amram.

ISBN: 1-57960-031-X      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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This anthology presents some of the key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement in the '50s and '60s: school desegregation, white resistance, the Montgomery bus boycott, sit-ins, Albany, Birmingham, and the March on Washington, JFK and LBJ's views on civil rights, Black nationalism and separatism, Black power, the "Poor People's Campaign," and more. The documents include speeches, oral histories, and writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Stokeley Carmichael, Fanny Lou Hamer, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and many of the citizens who fought for and against civil rights for African Americans.

ISBN: 1-878668-88-9      Price: $7.95      Pages: 68     

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This collection of essays and documents about the Declaration of Independence includes writings from John Locke, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, and Abigail and John Adams among others. There are also excerpts from the Declaration of Woman's Rights, an 1857 speech by Abraham Lincoln, and the 1970 Black Declaration of Independence. Good review for U.S. citizenship exam.

ISBN: 1-57960-070-0      Price: $8.95      Pages: 56     

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The war, which began as a civil war between Korean nationalists, escalated into a struggle between the U.S. and Communist China, throwing America into the first major showdown of the Cold War. This collection of related documents includes selections from President Truman, Douglas Macarthur, Joseph McCarthy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and others.

ISBN: 1-878668-81-1      Price: $7.95      Pages: 60     

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In 1836, when Texas won its independence from Mexico, many expected the Republic of Texas to join the Union immediately. Four American presidents and about a decade later, the Texas Lone Star flag was lowered and the Stars and Stripes raised. The annexation resulted in concessions to Texas not made to other states. This volume has been compiled and introduced by noted Texas historian, Stephen L. Hardin.

ISBN: 1-878668-63-3      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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Although tunes certainly play an important role in the music from each period, this volume focuses on lyrics as they relate to the social, political, and economic climate in which they were created. This collection of songs looks at the following topics: Colonial Times and the American Revolution; Slavery; The Civil War; Moving West; Workers and Unions; Elections and Politics; and Patriots and Protestors.

ISBN: 1-57960-022-0      Price: $7.95      Pages: 60     

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The editor's introduction surveys the Manhattan Project and explains some of its most central scientific underpinnings. Most of the readings that follow are firsthand accounts with selections from Einstein, Oppenheimer, Groves, Tibbets, William Laurence, John Hersey, and Enrico and Laura Fermi. Photographs included.

ISBN: 1-878668-41-2      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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Twelve-year-old Jamie Niles bemoans the fact that he must stay home to care for his ailing ma while his pa goes off to war. He will fight under General George Washington. Jamie is also unhappy to have his village occupied by British soldiers. Many responsibilities have fallen on his shoulders, now that his pa is away. Jamie finally discovers he is able to accomplish his wish: to do something brave to help his pa and the Patriots. At the end of this story are several primary and secondary source documents relating to this period in our nation's history

ISBN: 978-1-932663-07-X      Price: $7.95      Pages: 92     

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In 1846, two young American nations went to war against one another. Mexico, which did not officially recognize the independence of Texas, declared that annexation would lead to war. In February, 1845, the annexation took place. This volume presents excerpts from the memoirs, letters, poetry, and journals of the men involved in, and protestors of, "Mr. Polk's War:" Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, General Stephen Watts Kearny, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Kit Carson, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Henry David Thoreau, to name a few.

ISBN: 1-57960-044-1      Price: $7.95      Pages: 66     

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This nautical tale takes the reader into battle at sea, in 1812, aboard the USS Constitution against the HMS Guerriere. The adventure unfolds from the point-of-view of a twelve-year-old powder monkey, as he learns about sailing, war, and his own "constitution." Diagrams, glossary, ship's log included. "Enthusiastically recommended" by Michael Beck, Captain of the USS Constitution.

ISBN: 1-57960-030-1      Price: $9.95      Pages: 88     

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This anthology focuses on the brief but crucial span of a little over six weeks following the fall of the Alamo. That interval culminated on April 21, 1836, in the battle of San Jacinto in which the Texans under Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna's Mexican forces. The editor's introduction provides an overview, while the selections bring the reader the pivotal events in the words of participants.

ISBN: 1-878668-62-5      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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A wide selection of personal narratives from participants and observers of the Revolution is included in this volume. Historian Jeanne Munn Bracken describes the events leading up to the revolt in her essay, "The Seeds of Revolution." Also included are excerpts from Paul Revere's Reminiscences, poetry of H. W. Longfellow, the origins of "Yankee Doodle," and excerpts of primary source materials representing the British point of view.

ISBN: 1-878668-32-3      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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In 1898, American troops fought in what Secretary of State John Hay referred to as a "splendid little war" in Cuba and the Philippines. In its effort to oust Spanish rule in those colonies, the United States opened the door to world power for itself. Excerpts from the writings of Teddy Roosevelt, the "yellow journalists," war correspondents, and American soldiers give the reader a sense of the fervor with which the Americans engaged in this war. The photographs from the war, an account of Clara Barton, the key role of Black regiments, recollections of the Rough Riders, and the poetry of Stephen Crane add to the story.

ISBN: 1-57960015-8      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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