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An illustrated tribute to the 35th president's White House years, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination,…
offers insight into JFK's cultural significance to everyday Americans. For grades K-3. 2013
Recounts the twelve days in May, 1961, when thirteen black and white Freedom Riders traveled by bus from Washington, D.…
C., into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Their peaceful protest was met by violence. Violence. For grades 5-8. 2017
A military analyst discusses America's long-standing nuclear policies. Presents the history of these policies, their implications for early twenty-first-century America,…
and potential steps to fend off nuclear catastrophe in the future. 2017
An account of the mysterious deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and his seventeen-year-old mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, in…
1889. Discusses the surrounding court dramas and how public perception of the incident has changed over time. Draws on family interviews and archival resources. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2017
Childhood memoir of growing up in the hostile Jim Crow South that led to Beals's activism and desire for equality.…
She eventually volunteered to be one of nine black students to enroll in Little Rock's all-white Central High School in 1957. Violence and some strong language. For grades 5-8. 2018
A history of a movement among world leaders to outlaw war, including the signing of a treaty known as the…
Peace Pact in 1928. Within a decade, however, every signing country was at war. The authors argue for the value and lasting impact of the movement despite its apparent failure. 2017
Journalist and political commentator provides a celebration of the life and work of Robert Francis Kennedy. Discusses his time in…
the Navy, his role as attorney general in his brother's administration, his 1968 presidential campaign, and more. 2017
Norman Zweck had once been a child prodigy and a brilliant barrister. Now, at age forty-one, he is a drug…
addict, confined to his bedroom. It strains his family, and they have him committed to a mental hospital. His sister Bella tries to bridge the relationship between Norman and their father. 1969
El periodista latino analiza sus experiencias y las de otros inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos a principios del siglo veintiuno,…
particularmente desde la elección de Donald Trump. Examina por qué él y muchos otros se sienten como extraños a pesar de décadas de vivir en Estados Unidos
A journalist discusses the political and social history of the American South. Examines the changes that took place across more…
than four decades and debates what aspects of southern culture have improved or declined over time. Some strong language. 2001
Biography of Quaker abolitionist, focusing on the years she spent in the Washington, DC, area during the Civil War. Draws…
on Wilbur's diaries to detail her decades in Rochester, New York; her decision to move at age forty-seven; her experiences in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia; the daily life of escaped slaves; and more. 2017
The economist author examines the ever-increasing numbers of women joining the workforce across the Muslim world. Profiles specific women and…
analyzes larger trends and impacts. Discusses how this phenomenon is working to redefine cultural norms and change how women are viewed within Muslim society. 2018
An account of a hidden library organized in 2013 in the war-torn town of Daraya, which was besieged early in…
the Syrian Civil War. The author recounts how the books inside were salvaged and scavenged. 2019
Journalist examines the first nine months of President Trump's administration. Discusses--among other things--the White House staff's opinions of Trump, the…
reasons for FBI director James Comey's firing, and the state of White House strategies following Steve Bannon's departure. Strong language. Spanish language. 2018
Combination of memoir regarding her personal life and faith journey and an exam of the role of faith in middle…
America in the wake of the 2016 election. Topics discussed include her desire for a stable faith community, decreasing church attendance, her divorce, and profiles of faith communities. 2019
The journalist author, whose career has focused on events in the Middle East, provides a history of Arab-Zionist conflict throughout…
the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Draws on sources that include declassified documents, oral histories, and more. 2017
Biography of Kansas newspaper editor and political insider William Allen White (1868-1944), who supported liberal Republican policies rooted in Midwestern…
values. Explores his relationships with luminaries of his era, including Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his work in preserving natural lands, and his editorial duties at The Emporia Gazette. 2018
Through her years as a touring musician, a singer-songwriter has spent a lot of time in America's small towns. Here…
she shares her observations about why some towns flourish and others fail, and describes factors towns can use to build an identity and thrive. 2017