1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars
The Dust Bowl
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, and…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-018-1 Price: 7.95 60 pages, paperback
The Great Depression: A Nation in Distress
by Janey Beyer and JoAnne B. Weisman
The Great Depression brought devastation to America’s economy and its people. Excerpts from interviews, magazine and news articles, letters, and historic photographs give a vivid…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-46-2 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
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, reporters, and soldiers, among other primary…
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ISBN: 978-1878668-41-7 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
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 “New…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-47-9 Price: 7.95 68 pages, paperback
Shipwrecks: The Sinking of the Titanic and Other Disasters at Sea
by Phyllis Rabin Emert
Shipwrecks have interested readers for centuries. In this volume, primary sources detail the fate of the Titanic, the Lusitania, the Essex, the Andrea Doria, and…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-011-2 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
World War II: On the Homefront
by Phyllis Rabin Emert
When World War II broke out, President Roosevelt led the nation through a dramatic changeover to a wartime economy. Women found a new place in…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-60-8 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
World War II: The European Theatre (2nd ed.)
by Phyllis Rabin Emert
Through original photographs and documents and the words of those who lived through it, World War II: The European Theatre gives insight into the global…
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ISBN: 978-1-932663-12-9 Price: $7.95 64 pages, paperback
World War II: The Pacific Theatre
by Phyllis Rabin Emert
This volume on the war in the Pacific deals with the origins of the war, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and early island conquests by…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-86-8 Price: $7.95 64 pages, paperback
The Great Depression
by JoAnne Deitch
From Hoover’s early warnings through the end of the Great Depression, this volume concentrates on the challenges citizens faced in their daily lives, with the…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-067-9 Price: $8.95 56 pages, paperback
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