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by Wim Coleman In this popular compilation, letters, journals, artwork, and essays describe the origins of Quakerism, the Quakers in Colonial America, matters... ISBN: 978-1-57960-029-7 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 66pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: Early America to 1763 Topic(s) covered: Social and Cultural History | ||
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by Juliet H. Mofford Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series. Poetry,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-031-0 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Intellectual History, Social and Cultural History, 20th Century Topics | ||
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Cry "Witch!": The Salem Witchcraft Trials (2nd Edition) by Lawrence Gain, Juliet H. Mofford Amid a time of turmoil, the "afflicted girls" of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts cried out against scores of accused witches. Smallpox epidemics,... ISBN: 978-1-932663-18-1 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 78pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: Early America to 1763 Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by David C. King The "Dust Bowl" describes both a time in American history (mid-1930s) and a region (the Great Plains). Severe weather, misuse of land by farmers,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-018-1 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: 20th Century Topics, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by Phyllis Raybin Emert This volume focuses on historic song lyrics in the context of the social, political, and economic climate in which they were created. This collection... ISBN: 978-1-57960-022-8 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America, 1789-1861 Westward Expansion, 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America Topic(s) covered: Social and Cultural History | ||
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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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Pennsylvania Dutch: The Amish and the Mennonites by Kem K. Sawyer Often referred to as the "Pennsylvania Dutch," the Amish and the Mennonites living in the United States remain true to the values and teachings... ISBN: 978-1-57960-025-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: Early America to 1763 Topic(s) covered: Social and Cultural History | ||
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by Stephen M. Forman There has never been a time in U. S. history, no matter how serious the circumstances, when there was a lack of humor. This volume is a collection... ISBN: 978-1-57960-020-4 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 58pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Social and Cultural History | ||
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Presidential Elections: 1789-1996 by D. Antonio Cantu From the presidency of George Washington to the 1996 re-election of Bill Clinton, presidential elections in America have always had an aura of... ISBN: 978-1-57960-023-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 66pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion, 1750-1789 Revolutionary America, 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America, 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars, 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Social and Cultural History | ||
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by David C. King The decade of the 1920s began in turmoil and ended in turmoil, but, in between, Americans breezed through the amazing years known as the "Roaring... ISBN: 978-1-878668-65-3 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Social and Cultural History | ||
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Shipwrecks: The Sinking of the Titanic and Other Disasters at Sea by Phyllis Raybin Emert Shipwrecks have interested readers for centuries. In this volume, primary sources detail the fate of the Titanic, the Luisitania, the Essex,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-011-2 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology, Social and Cultural History | ||
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The Struggle for Religious Freedom in America by A. J. Scopino Jr. This collection of documents introduces the reader to efforts of Americans over the past 350 years to practice and observe their religious beliefs... ISBN: 978-1-57960-026-6 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: Early America to 1763 Topic(s) covered: Social and Cultural History, Intellectual History | ||
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