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by David C. King The "Dust Bowl" describes both a time in American history (mid-1930s) and a region (the Great Plains). Severe weather, misuse of land by farmers,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-018-1 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: 20th Century Topics, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch From Hoover's through the end of the Great Depression, this volume concentrates on the challenges citizens faced in their daily lives, with the... ISBN: 978-1-57960-067-9 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: 20th Century Topics | ||
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The Great Depression: A Nation in Distress by Janet Beyer, JoAnne Weisman Deitch The Great Depression brought devastation to America's economy and its people. Excerpts from interviews, magazine and news articles, letters,... ISBN: 978-1-878668-46-2 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law | ||
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The Manhattan Project: A Secret Wartime Mission by Kenneth M. Deitch Compelling firsthand accounts from the inventors of the first atomic bomb describe the Manhattan Project. Additional accounts from scientists,... ISBN: 978-1-878668-41-7 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict, 20th Century Topics | ||
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Movin' On: The Great Migration North by Mitch Yamasaki The Great Migration had a profound impact on the history of the United States in the 20th century. Between 1910 and 1970, six and one half million... ISBN: 978-1-57960-004-4 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America, 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Black History, Labor History, Justice & Law | ||
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The New Deal: Hope for the Nation by Cheryl Edwards When Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in March of 1933, the nation was near the depths of the Great Depression. Under his leadership, the... ISBN: 978-1-878668-47-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Labor History, 20th Century Topics | ||
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Political Scandals: Our Democratic System Prevails by David C. King This anthology looks at some of the political scandals in our nation's history including Aaron Burr's killing of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson... ISBN: 978-1-57960-012-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America, 1789-1861 Westward Expansion, 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America, 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars, 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law | ||
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Presidential Elections: 1789-1996 by D. Antonio Cantu From the presidency of George Washington to the 1996 re-election of Bill Clinton, presidential elections in America have always had an aura of... ISBN: 978-1-57960-023-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 66pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion, 1750-1789 Revolutionary America, 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America, 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars, 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by David C. King The decade of the 1920s began in turmoil and ended in turmoil, but, in between, Americans breezed through the amazing years known as the "Roaring... ISBN: 978-1-878668-65-3 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Social and Cultural History | ||
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Shipwrecks: The Sinking of the Titanic and Other Disasters at Sea by Phyllis Raybin Emert Shipwrecks have interested readers for centuries. In this volume, primary sources detail the fate of the Titanic, the Luisitania, the Essex,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-011-2 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by Pat Perrin This volume brings the reader into the midst of battle, with the words of doughboys, pilots, ambulance drivers, political leaders, and poets,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-075-4 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by A. J. Scopino Jr. Students gain an understanding of the causes of World War I and the reasons for American intervention. Primary source documents describe the... ISBN: 978-1-878668-91-2 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This overview of World War II, covering the European and Pacific Theaters, includes the words of world leaders, citizens, soldiers, and reporters.... ISBN: 978-1-57960-076-1 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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World War II: On the Homefront by Katharine Emsden When World War II broke out, Roosevelt led the nation through a dramatic changeover to a wartime economy. Women found a new place in the workforce;... ISBN: 978-1-878668-60-8 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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World War II: The European Theatre (2nd ed.) by Phyllis Raybin Emert Through original photographs and documents and the words of those who lived through it, World War II: The European Theatre gives insight into... ISBN: 978-1-932663-12-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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World War II: The Pacific Theatre by Katharine Emsden This volume of documents on the war in the Pacific deals with the origins of the war, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and early island conquests... ISBN: 978-1-878668-86-8 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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