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1) Gold Rushes
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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 order...
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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....
3) LGBTQ rights
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From the Compton's Cafeteria and Stonewall riots in the 1960s, to the decriminalization of homosexuality, and marriage rights, this thoughtful title examines the continuing fight for LGBTQ human and legal rights. Using fascinating primary and secondary source material, readers will gain insight into this evolving rights movement and be encouraged to think critically about the concepts of rights and freedoms in democratic societies. The effects of...
4) Immigration
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Details the historical evidence that helps explain why there was a mass migration of people from around the world [to the U.S. from about 1820 to the early 1900s], and what they experienced during the process" --
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Politically and socially, the decade from 1947 to 1956 marked an era of repression and fear. McCarthyism was a practice named for the blustery U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. Known for his reckless and unsubstantiated accusations, he led a campaign to root out real and imagined "subversives" in American society. Packed with enlightening primary and secondary source material, McCarthyism and the Red Scare examines topical issues to help readers think...
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
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...
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Women's Suffrage examines the evidence of the fight for women's equality, from the mid-1800s in North America to the global struggles that continue today. Past struggles of the equal rights movement are uncovered with primary source documents and photos that bring key figures such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Margaret Gordon, and Nellie McClung to life. Different perspectives are featured including Anti-Suffrage forces...
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