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4) Jordan
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A history of the nation of Jordan and a discussion of its role in the Middle East.
5) Ancient Rome
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Briefly discusses the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
8) Ellis Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of Ellis Island, the place where immigrants coming to the U.S. were once processed, and discusses its significance to the American people.
10) The war on ISIS
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
By the early years of the 2000 decade, Americans as well as others in the West had become all-too-familiar with Islamist terrorism. The attacks of September 11, 2001, took the lives of nearly three thousand Americans who were killed when airliners hijacked by terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda took responsibility for the attack. (Al-Qaeda is an Arabic...
11) Comic book art
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the symbolic meaning and history of the various forms of the Confederate flag used during the Civil War, as well as controversies surrounding modern-day display and use of this emblem.
13) Pancho Villa
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
This is a biography of the Mexican sharecropper who became an outlaw and who abandoned banditry to fight against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz.
14) The White House
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the White House, the official residence of American presidents, and discusses its significance to the people of the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"There is no question that the artwork of the tattoo has blossomed over the last twenty thirty years. Indeed, no longer shunned by many members of society, tattoo art is wearable, dynamic, trend-setting and likely to prompt second looks by all who see it"--
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For Americans, 2020 was a year in which hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly pandemic. Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against racial injustice, terrible storms and wildfires swepts across the country, and a divisive campaign for the presidency dominated life. Pandemic, Protest, and Politics: a Look Back at 2020 examines these issues and their impacts on life in America"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Black Americans have been victims of racial injustice for decades, if not centuries. For too long, many police officers, as well as others, have found it is permissible and acceptable in American society to use deadly force in situations that do not warrant the most extreme measures. Clearly, the uproar and protests that followed the deaths of victims have made it abundantly clear that Black Americans, and many others as well, will no longer tolerate...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
c2022
Language
English
Description
"Few elections in American history have featured the divisive politics and caustic rhetoric that dominated the 2020 election for the American presidency. Throughout the year, Americans saw the incumbent president impeached, heard allegations that the election was rigged and, finally, witnessed an assault on the US Capitol by demonstrators angered by the outcome of the election. Turmoil in America: The 2020 Election will examine these issues and explore...
19) Cesar Chavez
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
This is a biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
20) Sitting Bull
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates events in the personal and professional life of Sitting Bull and how he worked to improve conditions for the Indians.