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About History CompassResearching American History
The innovative Researching American History series, designed for less experienced students and as an attractive offering for historic site and museum visitors, introduces our nation's history through compelling firsthand accounts and primary source materials.
Each book features:
- Selections from written and graphic primary sources
- An introduction providing background information on excerpted primary sources
- Easy-to-read summaries Vocabulary and definitions to make content accessible for all students
- Discussion points and questions to consider to give students new perspective on content
- Classroom activities and research projects
- An introduction to voices not always heard in history books
The Researching American History books are excellent for differentiation in the classroom and assist in customizing lessons for students of all abilities by providing flexible teacher support throughout. Several books offer document-based readings and questions.
by Pat Perrin Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source documents underpin the introduction to U.S. history in History Compass' popular Researching... ISBN: 978-1-57960-097-6 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 0pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law | ||
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A Century of Westward Expansion by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This anthology details the wave of westward expansion that began with the Louisiana Purchase. Topics include the Lewis and Clark expedition,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-064-8 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion Topic(s) covered: Relocation & Immigration | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch Children at Work depicts the harsh conditions under which children worked in the 19th and early 20th centuries in mills, factories, mines,... ISBN: 978-1-932663-16-7 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Labor History | ||
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by Pat Perrin Set against the background of discrimination and violence against African-Americans in the early and middle 20th century, this volume introduces... ISBN: 978-1-57960-081-5 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Black History, Justice & Law, Labor History, Native Americans, Relocation & Immigration, Science & Technology, War & Conflict, Women's History, 20th Century Topics | ||
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by Arden Bowers The Civil War pitted North against South, brother against brother, in a series of devastating battles and philosophical confrontations that would... ISBN: 978-1-57960-071-6 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by Pat Perrin, Arden Bowers The Colonies provides insight into the religious, political, and economic motives of free immigrants to North America from Europe and... ISBN: 978-1-57960-060-0 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 55pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: Early America to 1763 Topic(s) covered: Relocation & Immigration, Native Americans | ||
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by Pat Perrin This book highlights invention of the telegraph, telephone, typewriters, radio, television, computers, and satellites, along with many of America's... ISBN: 978-1-57960-099-0 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 52pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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The Constitution and the Bill of Rights (2nd Edition) by Pat Perrin, Wim Coleman The Constitution and the Bill of Rights presents the foundation documents for the United States government, as told through the original... ISBN: 978-1-932663-11-2 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law | ||
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The Declaration of Independence by Pat Perrin, Wim Coleman Through letters, speeches, political tracts, and summaries of the document text, this volume provides insight into the Declaration of Independence,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-070-9 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 54pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict, Justice & Law | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch From Hoover's through the end of the Great Depression, this volume concentrates on the challenges citizens faced in their daily lives, with the... ISBN: 978-1-57960-067-9 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: 20th Century Topics | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch Personal memoirs and photos on immigration from the mid-1800s to the early years of the 20th century bring to life the story shared by many Americans.... ISBN: 978-1-57960-073-0 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Relocation & Immigration | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch Excerpts from treaties, transcribed histories from Wampum belts, journals, newspaper accounts, and graphics bring to life Indian wars from the... ISBN: 978-1-57960-087-7 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion Topic(s) covered: Native Americans | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This volume looks at some of the greatest inventions from each century of American history, from farming innovations to transportation, communications... ISBN: 978-1-57960-077-8 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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by Pat Perrin, Arden Bowers Explore tribal creation myths, family life, relocation to reservations, and great Native American leaders through oral histories and written... ISBN: 978-1-57960-063-1 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion Topic(s) covered: Native Americans | ||
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Northern Migration and the Harlem Renaissance by JoAnne Weisman Deitch The migration of over six million Southern blacks to the Northeast and Midwest had a tremendous impact on life in the U.S. Leaving natural disasters,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-068-6 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Black History, Relocation & Immigration | ||
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by Jeanne Munn Bracken, JoAnne Weisman Deitch In 1853, Rev. Charles Loring Brace founded the first of many orphanages and social agencies to provide for the homeless street children in New... ISBN: 978-1-57960-084-6 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Labor History, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This compilation of primary sources provides a detailed view of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, covering freed slaves, carpetbaggers,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-072-3 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction Topic(s) covered: Black History, Justice & Law, War & Conflict | ||
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by Pat Perrin This introduction to the Revolutionary War covers the causes and the course of the war, the Declaration of Independence, important battles, political... ISBN: 978-1-57960-061-7 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by Pat Perrin This volume introduces students to the institution of slavery through a compilation of slave narratives, government documents, songs, and other... ISBN: 978-1-57960-062-4 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction Topic(s) covered: Black History | ||
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by Pat Perrin Covering the early stages of Spanish ocean and overland exploration and the Spanish conquest of the Americas, this book contains primary source... ISBN: 978-1-57960-088-4 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: Early America to 1763 Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by Pat Perrin Firsthand accounts and stoies tell of transportation in America's history, from stage coaches to trains, trolleys to canal boats, ships to planes.... ISBN: 978-1-57960-098-3 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 52pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This anthology highlights the Constitution's treatment of voting and elections, leaders who have influenced voting practices, the electoral college,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-092-1 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 52pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source documents underpin the introduction to U.S. history in History Compass' popular Research American... ISBN: 978-1-57960-066-2 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Women's History | ||
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by Pat Perrin This volume brings the reader into the midst of battle, with the words of doughboys, pilots, ambulance drivers, political leaders, and poets,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-075-4 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by JoAnne Weisman Deitch This overview of World War II, covering the European and Pacific Theaters, includes the words of world leaders, citizens, soldiers, and reporters.... ISBN: 978-1-57960-076-1 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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