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Last call: the rise and fall of Prohibition, 1920-1933
Par Daniel Okrent. 2010
Examines the origins, implementation, and failure of alcohol prohibition in the United States that was ratified by the Eighteenth Amendment…
in 1919 and nullified after fourteen years. Traces the temperance movement and its politics, personalities, business interests, and social consequences. Basis for the Ken Burns documentary. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2010.Lasting echoes: an oral history of Native American people
Par Joseph Bruchac. 1997
Presents American history from the Native American viewpoint, from the arrival of European colonists through the 1990s. Written by an…
Abenaki Indian who quotes from primary sources such as journals, letters, and speeches for documentation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1997.Dead certainties: (unwarranted speculations)
Par Simon Schama. 1998
The author discusses the "speculations" surrounding two deaths, and finds himself involved in a history he cannot classify. On 13…
September 1759, General James Wolfe, having led the British troops up the St Lawrence to victory in the Battle of Quebec, died on the Heights of Abraham. Schama examines this death, and how Wolfe was made to die again through the spectacular painting by Benjamin West, and through the writings of the 19th-century historian Francis Parkman. Schama's second death concerns Parkman's uncle, George Parkman of Harvard Medical College, who disappeared in 1849 in mysterious circumstances and who was rumoured to have been murdered by a colleague. Through these incidents, Schama sheds light on the writing of history, the history of history, and the relationship of "story" to "history". Descriptions of violence. 1998.Kids make history: a new look at America's story
Par Elspeth Leacock, Susan Washburn Buckley. 2007
Feel what it is like to participate in history as you follow in the footsteps of the young men and…
women who lived it. You will survive a harsh James Towne winter and battle the Redcoats in a Long Island cornfield; you will carry letters on the Pony Express and plant crops with Laura Ingalls; you will stow away on a whaling ship and help in the defense after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Grades 4-7. 2007.Journeys for freedom: a new look at America's story
Par Elspeth Leacock, Susan Washburn Buckley. 2008
Jewish New York: the remarkable story of a city and a people
Par Deborah Dash Moore. 2017
Reveals the multifaceted world of one of the city's most important ethnic and religious groups. Spanning three centuries, the book…
traces the earliest arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam to the recent immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union. Jewish immigrants transformed New York. They built its clothing industry and constructed huge swaths of apartment buildings. New York Jews helped to make the city the center of the nation's publishing industry and shaped popular culture in music, theater, and the arts. With a strong sense of social justice, a dedication to civil rights and civil liberties, and a belief in the duty of government to provide social welfare for all its citizens, New York Jews influenced the city, state, and nation with a new wave of social activism. In turn, New York transformed Judaism and stimulated religious pluralism, Jewish denominationalism, and contemporary feminism. 2017.Jewelry making for fun & profit: Make Money Doing What You Love! (The for fun & profit series)
Par Maria Nerius, Lynda S Musante. 2000
Have you ever dreamed of learning the elegant art of jewelry making? Now you can! This manual teaches the benefits…
and enjoyment of jewelry making; the right materials, tools, and equipment to use; how to create a special "crafting place" in your home; ways to sell your creations; craft-business basics, including pricing and record keeping. 2000.James Madison and the struggle for the Bill of Rights (Pivotal moments in American history)
Par Richard E Labunski. 2006
The author analyzes James Madison’s influence on the formation of the U.S. Constitution and its first ten amendments, the Bill…
of Rights. Provides a detailed account of the debate between Madison and anti-Federalist Patrick Henry over the ratification of the Constitution and describes Madison’s hard-won election to Congress. 2006.Inside Camp David: the private world of the presidential retreat
Par Michael Giorgione. 2017
Camp David is a peaceful mountaintop setting, removed from the scrutiny of the press. It has served as both a…
site of critical diplomacy and unparalleled tranquility. It is here that one can see presidents and international leaders at their most unguarded, and as their most true selves. 2017.Into the raging sea: thirty-three mariners, one megastorm, and the sinking of El Faro
Par Rachel Slade. 2018
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting…
in the worst American shipping disaster in thirty-five years. Relying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves--whose conversations were captured by the ship's data recorder--journalist Rachel Slade unravels the mystery of the sinking of El Faro. 2018.In the shadows of the American century: the rise and decline of US global power
Par Alfred W McCoy. 2018
In a new analysis, prizewinning historian Alfred W. McCoy explores America's rise as a world power--from the 1890s through the…
Cold War--and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances. 2018.Igniting the American Revolution: 1773-1775
Par Derek W Beck. 2015
Few Americans know that the Revolutionary War did not begin with the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 but…
over a year earlier in April 1775. Beck draws on previously unpublished documents to tell the full story of the war before American independence-from both sides. 2015.Fantastic wreaths with Dale Rohman
Par Dale L Rohman. 2003
Step-by-step instructions for 20 projects, including a wreath of fresh roses; a fresh wreath with apples, limes and banana peppers;…
a dried wreath featuring sunflowers and wheat; and a gold wreath with holiday ornaments and ribbons. Each unique design utilizes a large variety of materials and includes easy-to-follow instructions, simple techniques, and special tips that ensure beautiful results. 2003.Crash: the Great Depression and the fall and rise of America
Par Marc Favreau. 2018
Marc Favreau tells the story of the Great Depression, from the sweeping fallout of the market collapse to the more…
personal stories of those caught up in the aftermath. Packed with primary documents and firsthand accounts, this book shines a spotlight on pivotal moments and figures across ethnic, gender, racial, social, and geographic divides, reflecting many different experiences of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Grades 5-8. 2018.An American quilt: unfolding a story of family and slavery
Par Rachel May. 2018
When we think of slavery, we don't usually think of the North, of the grueling labor of urban and domestic…
slaves. Rachel May's rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era--all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. 2018.Black reconstruction in America
Par W. E. B Du Bois. 2018
This pioneering work was the first full-length study of the role black Americans played in the crucial period after the…
Civil War, when the slaves had been freed and the attempt was made to reconstruct American society. 2018. Uniform title: Black reconstruction.Defining moments in black history: reading between the lies
Par Dick Gregory. 2017
Black Detroit: a people's history of self-determination
Par Herb Boyd. 2017
Boyd reveals how Black Detroiters were prominent in the city's historic, groundbreaking union movement and--when given an opportunity--were among the…
tireless workers who made the automobile industry the center of American industry. With a stunning eye for detail and passion for Detroit, Boyd celebrates the music, manufacturing, politics, and culture that make it an American original. 2017.Freedom in Congo Square
Par Carole Boston Weatherford. 2017
As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday,…
when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. Chronicles the daily duties of such slaves--from chopping logs on Mondays, to baking bread on Wednesdays, to plucking hens on Saturday--and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square. Capturing humanity's capacity to find hope and joy even in the most difficult of circumstances and demonstrating how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart. 2017 Caldecott Honor Book. 2017 Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Grades 2-4. 2017.Because they marched: the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America
Par Russell Freedman. 2017
For the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, comes a riveting account…
of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.