Collection of 200 important historical events that impacted American history from Leif Ericson exploring Vinland to the Cold War ends.
Full of fun trivia and illustrated how-to skills, this pocket-sized gift book answers all your burning questions about American history and culture This handbook is the perfect patriotic present for any engaged United States citizen.
Argues that American children are deprived of cultural literacy
For the first time , Lockwood was free to pursue other interests , one of which was to study law . Lockwood's interest in the law was partially founded on her interest in promoting women's rights . Finding a law school that would accept ...
The What Every American Should Know series returns with a timely guide to the region Americans need to understand the most (and know the least) The latest edition of Melissa Rossi's popular What Every American Should Know series gives a ...
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For her writings, see Ida B. Wells-Barnett, The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-lynching Crusader, ed. Mia Bay and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (New York: Penguin Books, 2014). Frederick Douglass, Letter, in Ida B. Wells, Southern Horrors: ...
James Axtell, “Europeans, Indians, and the Age of Discovery in American HistoryTextbooks,” American Historical Review 92 (1987): 627. Essays such as Axtell's, which review college-level textbooks, rarely appear in history journals.
WHAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE WORLD Most of us know the big players politically in the United States . But ever wonder who's pulling their strings ? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe ?
These ingredients combine to demonstrate how the Irish have shaped America-and make "1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History the ideal book for Irish Americans eager to discover more about their rich heritage.
Where can one go to get a comprehensive and entertaining account of the most significant events, individuals and social processes of African-American history? Fear not, because1001 Things Everyone Should Know...