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The Age of Broadcasting: Radio by Wim Coleman, Pat Perrin Excerpts from early advertising campaigns, transcripts of famous broadcasts of war news, sportscasts, entertainment, and more show the experiences... ISBN: 978-1-878668-85-1 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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The Age of Broadcasting: Television by Wim Coleman Selections from the words and photos of the developers, businessmen, and celebrities of the entertainment and news media relate to the prophecies... ISBN: 978-1-57960-006-8 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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The Age of Technology: 19th Century American Inventors by David C. King The spirit of invention pervaded 19th century America. From Fulton's steamboat to factory assembly lines to Edison's motion picture machine,... ISBN: 978-1-878668-64-1 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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Architecture: An Image for America by Pat Perrin Journals, letters, and reports document America's developing architecture from the arrival of early European settlers to the Columbian Exposition.... ISBN: 978-1-57960-010-7 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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Aviation: Early Flight in America by Wim Coleman, Pat Perrin Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series. Photographs,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-050-6 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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by Pat Perrin Set against the background of discrimination and violence against African-Americans in the early and middle 20th century, this volume introduces... ISBN: 978-1-57960-081-5 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Black History, Justice & Law, Labor History, Native Americans, Relocation & Immigration, Science & Technology, War & Conflict, Women's History, 20th Century Topics | ||
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by Pat Perrin This book highlights invention of the telegraph, telephone, typewriters, radio, television, computers, and satellites, along with many of America's... ISBN: 978-1-57960-099-0 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 52pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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by Ellen Hansen Dramatic excerpts from the Scopes trial and the words of William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow are complemented by excerpts from modern... ISBN: 978-1-878668-34-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Science & Technology | ||
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Iron Horses Across America: The Transcontinental Railroad by Jeanne Munn Bracken The building of America's railroads changed the face of the nation. Through photographs, maps, newspaper accounts, letters, and journals, this... ISBN: 978-1-878668-36-3 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This volume looks at some of the greatest inventions from each century of American history, from farming innovations to transportation, communications... ISBN: 978-1-57960-077-8 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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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 Firsthand accounts and stoies tell of transportation in America's history, from stage coaches to trains, trolleys to canal boats, ships to planes.... ISBN: 978-1-57960-098-3 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 52pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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The U.S. Space Program and American Society by Roger D. Launius NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger D. Launius highlights several of the many achievements -- and a few of the disastrous failures -- of the space... ISBN: 978-1-57960-008-2 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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