ilość książek w kategorii: 548
America in the 1980s
ISBN: 9780816056446 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each decade in 20th-century America is known for having a unique history and a different personality. In the 1920s there were flappers and the Charleston, in the 1950s bobby-soxers and hula-hoops, in the 1970s hippies and disco, and in the 1990s Lilith Fair and the World Wide Web. Studying each decade one by one gives readers the chance to get a true feel for the character and events of the time. Decades of American History, an exciting new set, encourages young readers to do just that, exploring each decade of the 20th century in all its colorful history. In addition to coverage of each...
Each decade in 20th-century America is known for having a unique history and a different personality. In the 1920s there were flappers and the Charles...
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The 1990s
ISBN: 9780816056965 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive resource for those interested in learning about this era, "The 1990s" chronicles the first decade since the end of World War II to be dominated by a single superpower - the United States - instead of by a cold war rivalry between heavily armed, ideologically antithetical nuclear powers. From the still-evolving "new world order," involving new goals, alliances, and principles, to the changing demographic makeup, values, beliefs, and practices of the United States, this volume explores the many factors that have helped transform America's identity. Some of these evolutions led...
A comprehensive resource for those interested in learning about this era, "The 1990s" chronicles the first decade since the end of World War II to be ...
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The Great Depression
ISBN: 9780816057092 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides hundreds of firsthand accounts of the Depression including memoirs, letters, speeches, and newspaper accounts that illustrate how historical events appeared to those who lived through them. Among the eyewitness testimonies included are those of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Provides hundreds of firsthand accounts of the Depression including memoirs, letters, speeches, and newspaper accounts that illustrate how historical ...
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426,72 zł |
The Roaring Twenties
ISBN: 9780816064236 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1920s constituted a decade of change and contrast, when modern America began to emerge from the shadow of World War I. Updated and expanded from the last edition with new information in many sections, "The Roaring Twenties, Revised Edition" offers new coverage of the social, political, and economic history of this decade, including developments in science, from astrophysics to laboratory science to discoveries and inventions; the creation of new professional sports leagues; the labor union movement; censorship, and writers, artists, and moviemakers are looked at in more depth. This volume...
The 1920s constituted a decade of change and contrast, when modern America began to emerge from the shadow of World War I. Updated and expanded from t...
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426,72 zł |
Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine
ISBN: 9781575052274 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a brief summary of the historical event to further explain the significance it had on history.
Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes...
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The Hoover Dam: The Story of Hard Times, Tough People and the Taming of a Wild River
ISBN: 9781931414135 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in paperback They called the river the Red Bull. Desert silt gave the Colorado its distinctive color, but it was its power and unpredictability that made its fierce reputation. Speeding down from the high Rockies, the Colorado would flood without warning, wiping out any farmer foolish enough to settle near its banks. But what if the Red Bull could be tamed? Farmlands irrigated by the Colorado's waters could bloom in the desert. Cities electrified by the Colorado's power could grow and prosper. The Hoover Dam grew from this dream and with it much of the modern American... Now in paperback They called the river the Red Bull. Desert silt gave the Colorado its distinctive color, but it was its power and unpred... |
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A History of Us: War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945 a History of Us Book Nine
ISBN: 9780195307382 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
From woman's suffrage to Babe Ruth's home runs, from Louis Armstrong's jazz to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four presidential terms, from the finale of one world war to the dramatic close of the second, War, Peace, and All That Jazz presents the story of some of the most exciting years in U.S. history. With the end of World War I, many Americans decided to live it up, going to movies, driving cars, and cheering baseball games a plenty. But alongside this post WWI spree... Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
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Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
ISBN: 9780763638924 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A powerful trilogy concludes with a look at both famous and lesser-known forces in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. In the summer of 1955, Moses Wright braved mortal danger to testify against three white men accused of murdering Emmett Till -- a brutal event that helped to spur the American civil rights movement. Nine black teenagers in Little Rock, Arkansas, headed out to a formerly white high school, despite warnings that "blood will run in the streets." James Lawson trained activists not to fight back with fists or words, no matter how many billy clubs rained down on them....
A powerful trilogy concludes with a look at both famous and lesser-known forces in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. In the summer of ...
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42,90 zł |
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
ISBN: 9780823421954 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white man. This refusal to give up her dignity sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, a yearlong struggle, and a major victory in the civil rights movement. Source notes, map, bibliography, index.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white man. This refusal to give up her dignity sparke...
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Postwar America 1950 to 1969
ISBN: 9780816071814 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The period following WW II was marked by great social change as a result of the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, and the youth opposition to the Vietnam War. The threat of nuclear annihilation and the cold war created a widespread sense of fear for many Americans, defining this as one of America's most tumultuous historical periods.
The period following WW II was marked by great social change as a result of the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, and the youth opposition...
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Contemporary America : 1970 to Present
ISBN: 9780816071821 / Angielski / Twarda / 291 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Changing International affairs and the forces of technological innovation shaped the lives of Americans. While the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union gave rise to hopes of peaceful international relations, the Gulf War and the attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York shattered these aspirations.
Changing International affairs and the forces of technological innovation shaped the lives of Americans. While the end of the Cold War and the collaps...
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266,44 zł |
The Great Depression and World War II: 1929 to 1949
ISBN: 9780816071807 / Angielski / Twarda / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, economic hardship struck many American citizens. Meanwhile, World War II dominated the political arena.
Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of...
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266,44 zł |
The Great Depression: A Nation in Distress
ISBN: 9781878668462 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "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 picture of the suffering brought on by the economy's massive breakdown. Selections from Maya Angelou and John Steinbeck's works are also included."
"The Great Depression brought devastation to America's economy and its people. Excerpts from interviews, magazine and news articles, letters, and hist...
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World War I and the Roaring Twenties: 1914-1928
ISBN: 9781604133561 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1914, the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand became the catalyst for a great war that swept over the world. Anxious Americans watched as the conflict widened and eventually engulfed their nation. President Woodrow Wilson believed a war would make the world safe for democracy. When World War I ended, Wilson struggled to establish the League of Nations, the blueprint for the future United Nations, but the American public was more interested in technological advances like the automobile, radio, camera, refrigerator, and commercial aviation that changed the way they...
In 1914, the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand became the catalyst for a great war that swept over the world. Anxious America...
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The Cold War and Postwar America: 1946-1963
ISBN: 9781604133608 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shaped the nation. It is suitable for students.
Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shape...
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World War II: 1939-1945
ISBN: 9781604133585 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shaped the nation. It is suitable for students.
Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shape...
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Modern America: 1964-Present
ISBN: 9781604133615 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shaped the nation. It is suitable for students.
Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shape...
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The Scopes Monkey Trial : Debate Over Evolution
ISBN: 9781604136791 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After the passage of the Butler Act, 24-year-old high school teacher John Scopes intentionally violated the law. Arrested and charged on May 5, 1925, Scopes became the centerpiece in the trial of this case. This title explains how this pivotal court case shaped the way evolution and creationism is approached in classrooms.
After the passage of the Butler Act, 24-year-old high school teacher John Scopes intentionally violated the law. Arrested and charged on May 5, 1925, ...
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The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II: Detention of American Citizens
ISBN: 9781604136814 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes the tragic tale of injustice and racial hatred against a minority caught in the crosshairs of a world war.
Describes the tragic tale of injustice and racial hatred against a minority caught in the crosshairs of a world war.
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Lily's Victory Garden
ISBN: 9781585364503 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Lily learns about a lottery for land plots to grow Victory Gardens, she tries to apply. But when the garden club president tells her she's too young to participate, Lily refuses to give up. Illustrations.
When Lily learns about a lottery for land plots to grow Victory Gardens, she tries to apply. But when the garden club president tells her she's too yo...
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