Uncovering the past (Crabtree Publishing Company)
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Civil rights
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The Holocaust
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Immigration
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The Underground Railroad
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The Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis
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Transcontinental railroads
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Workers' rights
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The Battle of the Alamo
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12) The Civil War
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Using speeches, photos, and paintings of the time, as well as material that addresses historical context, The Civil War guides readers in critically examining primary and secondary source materials. Discussions include how emerging technologies such as photography and the telegraph affected the messages being conveyed, and how ideologies of the era shaped what was seen, as well as whose voices were heard and whose were not. Readers will gain an understanding...
13) Gold rushes
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"This comprehensive title is a thought-provoking examination of how early gold rushes shaped settlement and industry in North America. Using material from the 1848 California Gold Rush, the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush, and other rushes in Georgia, Montana, and British Columbia, primary and secondary sources about these rushes are examined with respect to race and ethnicity, the displacement of Indigenous peoples, and different perspectives on law and...
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LGBTQ rights
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McCarthyism and the red scare
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"This timely title discusses the creation of the atom bomb and the post-World War II nuclear arms race that shaped the consciousness of generations. Primary and secondary source materials such as contemporary photos, speeches, letters, and newspaper accounts are examined, offering readers insight into a world reeling from years of conflict, and the competing political and social ideologies of the former Soviet Union and the United States and its allies....
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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An obsession for hundreds of years, the search for the fabled Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific is a tale of ambition, fear, folktales, courage, and controversy. This engaging title reveals the motivations of the many countries and explorers who played a part in the almost 500-year search for a commercial sea route to India across the arctic. Primary and secondary source materials, such as oral histories of the Indigenous people...
18) The space race
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Astronauts and cosmonauts were the heroes of a 20th Century battle without weapons the race for global dominance in space. The Space Race explores how the quest to put a man on the moon fueled fast-paced scientific research and kept the world occupied with more peaceful pursuits at a time when the world seemed to be on the edge of nuclear annihilation. Readers will learn how to examine primary and secondary source materials, which reveal the political...
19) The War of 1812
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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This interesting book examines the events and people who were involved in the War of 1812 between the United States and what would later become Canada. Unusal for a war, the conflict ended with friendly relations established and no major loss of territory for either country. However, an examination of primary and secondary source materials reveals the War of 1812 is remembered differently in each country, as well as by the Indigenous peoples whose...