Social and Cultural History
Cry “Witch!”: The Salem Witchcraft Trials (2nd ed.)
by Lawrence Gain and Juliet H. Mofford
Amid a time of turmoil, the “afflicted girls” of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts cried out against scores of accused witches. Smallpox epidemics, drought, and Native American…
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ISBN: 978-1-932663-18-1 (2nd ed.) Price: 7.95 78 pages, paperback
The Dust Bowl
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, and…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-018-1 Price: 7.95 60 pages, paperback
Forward into Light: The Struggle for Woman’s Suffrage
by Madeleine Meyers
Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass’ popular Perspectives on History series. This collection of speeches, journals, newspaper articles, photographs,…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-25-7 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
The Great Depression: A Nation in Distress
by Janey Beyer and JoAnne B. Weisman
The Great Depression brought devastation to America’s economy and its people. Excerpts from interviews, magazine and news articles, letters, and historic photographs give a vivid…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-46-2 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
The Progressive Movement: 1900-1917
by A.J. Scopino, Jr.
The Progressive Movement evolved around the turn of the century as a response to the transformation of the country from an agricultural nation to an…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-94-3 Price: 7.95 60 pages, paperback
Shipwrecks: The Sinking of the Titanic and Other Disasters at Sea
by Phyllis Rabin Emert
Shipwrecks have interested readers for centuries. In this volume, primary sources detail the fate of the Titanic, the Lusitania, the Essex, the Andrea Doria, and…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-011-2 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
World War II: On the Homefront
by Phyllis Rabin Emert
When World War II broke out, President Roosevelt led the nation through a dramatic changeover to a wartime economy. Women found a new place in…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-60-8 Price: 7.95 64 pages, paperback
Orphan Trains
by Jeanne Munn Bracken and JoAnne 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 York. …
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-084-6 Price: $8.95 56 pages, paperback
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