Linda Barrett Osborne
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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World War I Collection Spotlight - Books for Children
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
Description
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and joined World War I. German submarine attacks on American ships in March 1917 were the overt motive for declaring war, but the underlying reasons were far more complex. Even after the United States officially joined, Americans were divided on whether they should be a part of it. Americans were told they were fighting a war for democracy, but with racial segregation rampant in the United...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Guardians of Liberty explores the essential and basic American ideal of freedom of the press. Allowing the American press to publish-even if what they're reporting is contentious-without previous censure or interference by the federal government was so important to the Founding Fathers that they placed a guarantee in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Citing numerous examples from America's past, from the American Revolution to the Vietnam...
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