People's history
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Just what the doctor ordered: the history of American medicine
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Accept no substitutes!: the history of American advertising
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Failure is impossible!: the history of American women's rights
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Thar she blows: American whaling in the nineteenth century
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What's cooking?: the history of American food
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Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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An introduction to the role of artists and the arts during one of the most difficult periods in United States history. The paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, literature, drama, films, and music created by Americans between 1929 and 1941 were vital to expressing the varied and discouraging experiences of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. For grades 6-9.
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We shall overcome: the history of the American civil rights movement
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Into the land of freedom: African Americans in Reconstruction
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Declaring independence: life during the American Revolution
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Journalists at risk: reporting America's wars
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Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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From the carpenter's union in colonial Philadelphia to the strike in 2007 by Chinese restaurant delivery men in New York City, the history of how brave working people struggled to gain fair wages, reasonable hours, and secure lives by forming labor unions.
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Twenty-First Century Books
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2009.
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English
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This book provides a history of crime and punishment in the United States, from the transportation of British convicts to the American colonies to recent efforts to close the prison revolving door and restore former inmates to productive lives in society.
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Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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American presidents have come from all walks of life. Some have had a lot of experience campaigning for office, while others have had almost none. In fact, the nation's first president-George Washington-didn't even run for office. He was chosen by a group of electors in 1789. More than 200 years later, campaigning for the United States' highest office takes years to plan, years to carry out, and a lot of money. Candidates must be prepared to rally...