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Crash: the Great Depression and the fall and rise of America
By Marc Favreau. 2018
Marc Favreau tells the story of the Great Depression, from the sweeping fallout of the market collapse to the more…
personal stories of those caught up in the aftermath. Packed with primary documents and firsthand accounts, this book shines a spotlight on pivotal moments and figures across ethnic, gender, racial, social, and geographic divides, reflecting many different experiences of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Grades 5-8. 2018.An American quilt: unfolding a story of family and slavery
By Rachel May. 2018
When we think of slavery, we don't usually think of the North, of the grueling labor of urban and domestic…
slaves. Rachel May's rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era--all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. 2018.Black reconstruction in America
By W. E. B Du Bois. 2018
This pioneering work was the first full-length study of the role black Americans played in the crucial period after the…
Civil War, when the slaves had been freed and the attempt was made to reconstruct American society. 2018. Uniform title: Black reconstruction.Defining moments in black history: reading between the lies
By Dick Gregory. 2017
Black Detroit: a people's history of self-determination
By Herb Boyd. 2017
Boyd reveals how Black Detroiters were prominent in the city's historic, groundbreaking union movement and--when given an opportunity--were among the…
tireless workers who made the automobile industry the center of American industry. With a stunning eye for detail and passion for Detroit, Boyd celebrates the music, manufacturing, politics, and culture that make it an American original. 2017.Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford. 2017
As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday,…
when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. Chronicles the daily duties of such slaves--from chopping logs on Mondays, to baking bread on Wednesdays, to plucking hens on Saturday--and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square. Capturing humanity's capacity to find hope and joy even in the most difficult of circumstances and demonstrating how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart. 2017 Caldecott Honor Book. 2017 Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Grades 2-4. 2017.Because they marched: the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America
By Russell Freedman. 2017
For the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, comes a riveting account…
of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Her right foot
By Dave Eggers. 2018
In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers investigates a seemingly small trait of America's…
most emblematic statue. What he finds is about more than history, more than art. What he finds in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Grades K-3. 2018.Eyewitness to the Alamo (Lone Star audio)
By Bill Groneman. 2017
Eyewitness to the Alamo is the actual account of the siege and Battle of the Alamo by those who were…
present during the attack. This book is the first complete accounting of the Battle of the Alamo by one of our country's foremost authorities on the event. 2017.Founding feuds: the rivalries, clashes, and conflicts that forged a nation
By Paul Aron. 2016
The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to…
found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence. From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress, to George Washington's battle against his slave Harry Washington, these less-discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political.) "Founding Feuds" reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation, in fact sometimes even for the better. 2016.City of the century: the epic of Chicago and the making of America
By Donald L Miller. 2014
A chronicle of the coming of the Industrial Age to one American city traces the explosive entrepreneurial, technological, and artistic…
growth that converted Chicago from a trading post to a modern industrial metropolis by the 1890s. 2014.Forever Texas: Texas history, the way those who lived it wrote it (Lone Star audio)
By Mike Blakely, Mary Elizabeth Sue Goldman. 2002
Essays by President George W. Bush and H. Ross Perot stand alongside the writings of some of the most famous…
historical figures who ever lived in Texas, including Sam Houston, David Crockett, Stephen F. Austin, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and many more. 2002.Gettysburg
By Stephen W Sears. 2003
Drawing on years of research, Sears focuses on the big picture, capturing the entire essence of the momentous three-day struggle…
while offering fresh insights that will surprise even the best-versed Civil War buffs, from Robert E. Lee's decision to bring the war north, to Joshua L. Chamberlain's brilliant defense of Little Round Top, to George Pickett's fateful charge. 2003.Give me liberty!: the story of the Declaration of Independence
By Russell Freedman. 2000
Describes the events, including the colonial uprising and the meeting of the Second Continental Congress, that led up to the…
American Declaration of Independence. Notes the roles women, slaves, and free blacks played in the Revolution. Grades 5-8. 2000.Hear that lonesome whistle blow
By Dee Alexander Brown. 1977
This is the story of the great American railroads; a story of breathtaking technological ingenuity, pioneering idealism, hard driven labour…
and powerful greed. By the end of the last century five transcontinental railroads linked the Atlantic Coast with the Pacific Ocean, and thousands of miles of track criss-crossed the West which, only a few years before, had been largely uncharted and unexplored. The heroes in this extraordinary epic are the Irish labourers and Chinese coolies; the villains the avaricious bankers and corrupt politicians. Before the undertaking was complete more than 155 million acres of land had been given away to railway magnates, the Indian tribes had been massacred and the buffalo driven from the Great Plains, millions of settlers had been lured from Europe and a colossal industrial nation had been forged. 1977.From this moment on: America in 1940
By Jeffrey Peter Hart. 1987
This nostalgic look at the year 1940 profiles Franklin Roosevelt, Robert Moses, Joe Louis, Joe DiMaggio, Clark Gable, Ernest Hemingway,…
Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn as the author explores the social, intellectual, political, economic and religious life of the momentous year. 1987.Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington Post managing editor Steve Coll describes how the United States became embroiled in the affairs…
of Afghanistan from 1979 to 2001. Chronicles the efforts to control the country by CIA spies, the former Soviet Union, local warlords, and Arab leaders. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2004.Flight of the eagle
By Conrad Black. 2013
In this magisterial new history of the United States, spanning from the New World through the outcome of the 2012…
presidential election, writer and historian Black examines the rise of the world's supreme power, its recent decline, and its ultimate strengths and future. Discusses the contributions of its leading figures, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan. 2013.Crossroads of freedom: Antietam
By James M McPherson. 2002
McPherson reconstructs the gripping Battle of Antietam, which remains the single bloodiest day in the history of American combat. Through…
historical newspaper accounts and the personal letters of soldiers, the events leading up to the battle and the battle itself are stunningly re-created. 2002.Empires of trust: how Rome built - and America is building - a new world
By Thomas F Madden. 2008
Madden explores surprising parallels between the Roman and American republics. By making friends of enemies and demonstrating a commitment to…
fairness, the two republics - both "reluctant" yet unquestioned super-powers - built empires based on trust. Madden also includes vital lessons from the Roman Republic's 100-year struggle with "terrorism." 2008.