Books written by Don Lawson
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FDR's New Deal
Discusses the administration, legislation, and personalities of Roosevelt's New Deal, a sweeping program which attempted to bring the United States out of a severe economic depression.
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Famous Presidential Scandals
Covers the Credit Mobilier and Whiskey Ring scandals of the Grant administration; the Teapot Dome scandal of the Harding administration; the Watergate scandal of the Nixon Administration; the Iran-Contra scandal...
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The United States in the Vietnam War
Explains the political, social, economic, and military aspects of the Vietnam War, the longest in American history.
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The Colonial Wars, Prelude to the American Revolution: The Struggle Between France and Great Britain for Supremacy in North America:...
Discusses four major colonial wars in North America and the way their outcomes contributed to the causes of the Revolutionary War. Included are King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King...
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The Lion and the Rock: The Story of the Rock of Gibraltar
The history of Gibraltar and its role in world events from the era of the ancient Greeks to the present day.
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The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: Americans Fighting Fascism in the Spanish Civil War
Discusses the causes and events of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on the American volunteers of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, the key battles in which they were involved, and their reasons for joining in this early fight against fascism.
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An Album of World War II Home Fronts
Discusses the lives, attitudes, and homes of the Germans, French, British, Soviets, Americans, and Japanese during World War II.
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The United States in the Korean War: Defending Freedom's Frontier
The United States in the Korean War: Defending Freedom's Frontier
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The United States in the Spanish-American War
Soon after the explosion that killed 260 men on the American battleship Maine, the United States declared war on Spain. And so began what Ambassador John Hay was to describe...