Following in the footsteps of Gale's award-winning American Decades series, U- X- L(R) American Decades covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999, written expressly for middle school students. Each decade is covered in one volume with features including 600 black-and-white photographs and illustrations; Words to Know and Further Reading sections; and a general index. Chapters begin with a chronology of world events and a general overview of the decade. Chapters include the topics: Topics in the News, Headline Makers and Further Reading. Within each...
Following in the footsteps of Gale's award-winning American Decades series, U- X- L(R) American Decades covers 20th-century events and social history ...
Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are personalities from the news, selected 20th-century notables, or individuals who are not yet household names, these are the men and women who are changing today's world and shaping the world of tomorrow. Each volume of Contemporary Black Biography contains at least 65 full-length biographies written in an easy-to-follow prose style, ranging from 2 to 4 pages each. Arranged alphabetically, entries are divided by subheads for quick scanning. Sections...
Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are pers...
< p>Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are personalities from the news, selected 20th-century notables, or individuals who are not yet household names, these are the men and women who are changing today's world and shaping the world of tomorrow.< p>Each volume of < I>Contemporary Black Biography< /I> contains at least 65 full-length biographies written in an easy-to-follow prose style, ranging from 2 to 4 pages each. Arranged alphabetically, entries are divided by subheads...
< p>Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are ...
This extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage whether they are personalities from the news, selected 20th-century notables, or individuals who are not yet household names. Each volume of Contemporary Black Biography contains 55 full-length biographies, Name, occupation, nationality and subject indexes are included in each volume.
This extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage whether they are personalities from the ne...