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(0)Michael V. Uschan
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Profiles the Baptist minister who led the nonviolent struggle for African Americans' civil rights during the 1960's.
Profiles the Baptist minister who led the nonviolent struggle for African Americans' civil rights during the 1960s.
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the fateful encounter at the Little Bighorn River on June 25, 1876, between the Seventh Cavalry troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Custer and the Cheyenne and Lakota Sioux led by Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
4) The 1940s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of one of the pivotal decades of the twentieth century, a period of transition and crisis for the nation and for its citizens.
5) The 1910s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Describes aspects of the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States between 1910 and 1919 including the Progressive Movement, World War I, and the silent film.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of American westward expansion, including the exploration of the frontier to the Pacific Ocean, the establishment of the Lone Star State and the Mormon kingdom of Deseret, Manifest Destiny, the California gold rush, the population of the plains, and the legacy of the American frontier.
9) Tiger Woods
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and career of Tiger Woods, including his childhood, early fame, success as the greatest amateur golfer ever, and achievements as a professional player.
10) Joe Biden
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and achievements of Joe Biden, a long-time senator elected as vice-president in 2008.
12) Alcohol
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, effects, health and social aspects, and legal ramifications of alcohol, as well as treatments for alcoholism.
13) Pope Francis
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A discussion of the spirit and evolution of the Olympic games precedes accounts of seven Olympic champions: Jim Thorpe, Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Jean-Claude Killy, Mark Spitz, Vasily Alexeyev, and Eric Heiden.
17) John F. Kennedy
Author
Publisher
Lucent
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A biography of the 35th president of the United States who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on American battleships at Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II.
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