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Chicago Politics Ward by Ward
Häftad, 1988
388 kr
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"It does not belong on a shelf but in the hands of community activists, politicians, reporters and campaign workers who want to get a better understanding of ward politics in Chicago." —Lawndale News-West Side Times" . . . enough lively tidbits in a breezily written way to keep any Chicago City …
Internment of Japanese Americans in United States History
E-bok, 2014
524 kr
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The loyalty of Japanese Americans was questioned after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, simply because of their ancestry. Author David K. Fremon looks at the events behind this unfortunate episode from American history, highlighting the personal accounts of many Japanese Americans who were …
Great Depression in United States History
E-bok, 2014
541 kr
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The Great Depression began when the never-ending party of the Roaring Twenties came to a sudden half. On October 29, 1929, which became known as "Black Tuesday," the stock market crashed, starting a downward economic slide. David K. Fremon recounts the fascinating events leading to the crash of the …
Jim Crow Laws and Racism in United States History
E-bok, 2014
541 kr
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In 1954, the Supreme Court rejected the notion of "separate but equal" facilities in the famous Brown v. Board of Education decision. Highlighting the efforts of both blacks and whites to promote racial equality in the face of violent attempts to preserve white supremacy, Author David K. Fremon …
Watergate Scandal in United States History
E-bok, 2014
541 kr
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In 1972, five men were caught breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters located in Washington, D.C. What soon became clear was that the men who broke into the Watergate building were not ordinary burglars. They worked for the committed to re-elect President Richard Nixon and these illegal …
Schindler, Wallenberg, Miep Gies
The Holocaust Heroes
E-bok, 2014
541 kr
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The heroes of the Holocaust were individuals who risked their own lives to save thousands of Jews from certain death. Author David K. Fremon recounts the actions some people took to save the lives of thousands of people trying to escape from the Nazis and their deadly persecution. Some heroes are …
Salem Witchcraft Trials in United States History
E-bok, 2014
529 kr
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The Salem witchcraft trials occurred during a controversial period in colonial America in which mass hysteria led to a series of outrageous trials resulting in the conviction and execution of twenty people for practicing witchcraft, and the imprisonment of one hundred fifty other accused witches. …
