Poverty in America examines the lives and experiences of the poor throughout the U.S. from colonial times to the present, highlighting important issues such as the welfare system, changing attitudes toward poverty, and myths and misconceptions.
Poverty in America examines the lives and experiences of the poor throughout the U.S. from colonial times to the present, highlighting important issue...
Eyewitness History is an interdisciplinary and multicultural series that reveals how significant events were seen and interpreted by people from all levels of society. Excerpts from primary sources -- memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and more -- provide a wide range of viewpoints and enhance a compelling narrative, prompting students to develop the critical-thinking skills that allow them to construct their own opinions about the people and their times.
A Complete Perspective
Each volume is a comprehensive and self-contained reference work that features:...
Eyewitness History is an interdisciplinary and multicultural series that reveals how significant events were seen and interpreted by people from all l...
Nontraditional, controversial, rebellious, and politically volatile, the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are remembered for their provocative paintings as well as for their deep love for each other. Their marriage was one of the most tumultuous and infamous in history--filled with passion, pain, betrayal, revolution, and, above all, art that helped define the twentieth century.
Catherine Reef's inspiring and insightful dual biography features numerous archival photos and full-color reproductions of both artists' work. Endnotes, bibliography, timeline.
Nontraditional, controversial, rebellious, and politically volatile, the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are remembered for their provoca...
Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don't know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing...
Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don't know her full story. This riveting biography explores th...