Books written by Tim McNeese

  • The Legislative Branch: The U.S. Constitution
    The Legislative Branch: The U.S. Constitution

    Introduce your students to the complicated evolution of our nation's most important document, the Constitution. This packet focuses on the legislative branch and the difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives.

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    Discusses the origins and lasting impact of the Harlem Renaissance.

  • The Great Depression 1929-1938
    The Great Depression 1929-1938

    Looks at the history of the United States during the Great Depression, examining the conditions that led up to the economic downturn and the efforts by the government to deal with the economic and social problems it caused.

  • American Frontier (ENHANCED eBook)
    American Frontier (ENHANCED eBook)

    Through a series of encounters with U.S. troops,Chief Joseph's people fought bravely and generally outmaneuvered every ... Lakota leaders surrendered their rights to the Black Hills,which they called Paba Sapa,and the members of the ...

  • The Erie Canal: Linking the Great Lakes
    The Erie Canal: Linking the Great Lakes

    In The Erie Canal: Linking the Great Lakes, read how this manmade waterway that extends from Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York, to the Hudson River in Albany helped shape the future of the Empire State.

  • Michelangelo: Painter, Sculptor, and Architect
    Michelangelo: Painter, Sculptor, and Architect

    His accomplishments ran from sonnets and love poems to the most famous sculptures, paintings, and buildings ever created. Michelangelo is frequently considered the Creator of the Renaissance.

  • The Women's Rights Movement: Moving Toward Equality
    The Women's Rights Movement: Moving Toward Equality

    The second wave of the movement, which promoted economic, political, and social equality, gained momentum in the 1960s and '70s. This work gives an introduction to one of the most prominent reform movements over the years.

  • The New World: Prehistory to 1542
    The New World: Prehistory to 1542

    Travels of Marco Polo. Orlando: Raintree Publishers, 2000. ... Marco Polo: Explorer of China. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2004. ... ———Marco Polo and the Realm of Kublai Khan. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007.

  • American Frontier
    American Frontier

    Originally, the Mexican government expected its offer of free land in Tejas would attract people from around the world, including Mexicans, Europeans, and Americans. But few others, except for Americans, answered the call.

  • The Pyramids of Giza
    The Pyramids of Giza

    Describes the construction of the three great pyramids on the Giza Plateau near the edge of Egypt's Western Desert.

  • U.S. Presidency (ENHANCED eBook)
    U.S. Presidency (ENHANCED eBook)

    He married and expanded his estate at Mt.Vernon.He became involved in the revolutionary politics of the day and opposed England's policies of taxation on the colonies. Page 9 1. He led the Continental army through the war from 1775 ...

  • Revolutionary War (ENHANCED eBook)
    Revolutionary War (ENHANCED eBook)

    By 1792,Washington believed he would finish his term and retire a second time to his home at Mount Vernon. But others began requesting that he stay on, including Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, and Henry Knox.Jefferson wrote,“Your being ...

  • U.S. Constitution (ENHANCED eBook)
    U.S. Constitution (ENHANCED eBook)

    Also, in 1785, a dispute between two states—Virginia and Maryland—caused George Washington to offer to host a conference held at his home at Mount Vernon to settle questions about state navigation rights on the Potomac River.

  • The Middle Ages (ENHANCED eBook)
    The Middle Ages (ENHANCED eBook)

    Beginning during the Early Middle Ages, the medieval castle was to become the home of many lords and ladies of the ... While there is no standard model, and castles varied widely from one to another, a typical castle included high, ...

  • Native American America: North America Before 1492
    Native American America: North America Before 1492

    For thousands of years, before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and the Europeans, the vast American landscape was home to millions of Native Americans, whose ancestors still remain on the land today.

  • The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West
    The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West

    Describes the formation of the Pony Express, how it changed America, and why it ended after eighteen months.

  • The French Revolution: 1789-1799
    The French Revolution: 1789-1799

    From the storming of the Bastille to the executions of Louis XVI and Robespierre, this volume vividly documents the dramatic events and key historical figures which shaped the course of this most volatile period of France's history.

  • American Colonies (eBook)
    American Colonies (eBook)

    From the earliest primitive encampments on the Atlantic seacoast to the settled societies of the later colonial period, this book vividly describes the disastrous first years, the strained reliance on native peoples, the horrors of the ...

  • World War II, 1939-1945
    World War II, 1939-1945

    A series that spans the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times to the present day, offering clear and entertaining narrative, interesting boxed insets and lively illustrations that bring to life the people ...

  • Regents of the University of California V. Bakke: American Education and Affirmative Action
    Regents of the University of California V. Bakke: American Education and Affirmative Action

    Here, Professor Tim McNeese, who is also a consulting historian for the History Channel's Risk Takers, History Makers series, explains affirmative action and the background behind this lawsuit, as well as the controversy caused by the Court ...