Eyewitness History – serie
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Eyewitness History Set
Inbunden, 2007
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This title presents significant historical events told by the observers and participants. ""The Eyewitness History"" series reveals how important periods and events in American history were seen and interpreted by people from all levels of society. Excerpts from primary sources - memoirs, diaries, …
Eyewitness History of World War II
Av Carl J. Schneider, Dorothy Schneider
Inbunden, 2003
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What did it feel like to be an American during World War II and in the years that preceded and followed it? This work provides first-hand accounts of the period - from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles - that illustrate how important events appeared to those who lived through them.
1950s
Inbunden, 2003
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This work describes each year of the decade with a narrative account of the most significant social, cultural and political developments; a chronology of events; and eyewitness testimonies drawn from newspapers, memoirs of private and public figures, literature and other sources.
Early National Period
Inbunden, 2003
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This volume in the acclaimed Eyewitness History series covers the period 1783 to 1828, picking up after the conclusion of the American Revolution and continuing up to the years when America was expanding westward. It features a historical narrative that provides an overview of the period, a …
1960s
Inbunden, 2003
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Whether they voted for Kennedy or not, most Americans were ready for a change in 1960. From politics to the entertainment industry, both the country's leaders and followers sought new directions, heroes, and missions. The postwar era had to come to an end sometime, and the 1960s represented that …
Progressive Era
Av Faith Jaycox
Inbunden, 2005
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During the three decades between 1890 and 1920, the United States entered the modern era and considered how to meet its new realities - its diverse urban industrial society and its enlarged world power. On many measures, events that occurred in the Progressive Era mark a watershed in American …
1990s
Inbunden, 2006
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A comprehensive resource for those interested in learning about this era, ""The 1990s"" chronicles the first decade since the end of World War II to be dominated by a single superpower - the United States - instead of by a cold war rivalry between heavily armed, ideologically antithetical nuclear …
Great Depression
Inbunden, 2005
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On October 29, 1929, better known as Black Tuesday, the stock market crashed, abruptly ending a decade of prosperity and catapulting the United States into the Great Depression, arguably the worst economic crisis the country has ever experienced. During the years that followed, until U.S. entry …
1970s
Inbunden, 2006
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A vital resource for those interested in learning about this era, ""The 1970s"" chronicles a time of change and adjustment for the United States. From the rippling aftereffects of the Vietnam War to the civil unrest between the Arabs and the Israelis in the Middle East, this volume explores a …
Civil War and Reconstruction
Inbunden, 2008
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The Civil War is considered the most devastating war in the history of the United States in terms of the number of Americans killed and wounded. In addition to the tremendous loss of life, a young nation and its residents were left to rebuild and reconsider the problems that led them to war in the …
American Revolution
Inbunden, 2007
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While the American Revolution officially began in Lexington, Massachusetts, in April 1775, the seeds of rebellion had been sown for decades. The struggle for representation in the British Parliament left many colonists eager to seek out independence. After ""the shot heard 'round the world,"" …
