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The Age of Broadcasting: Radio by Wim Coleman, Pat Perrin Excerpts from early advertising campaigns, transcripts of famous broadcasts of war news, sportscasts, entertainment, and more show the experiences... ISBN: 978-1-878668-85-1 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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The Age of Broadcasting: Television by Wim Coleman Selections from the words and photos of the developers, businessmen, and celebrities of the entertainment and news media relate to the prophecies... ISBN: 978-1-57960-006-8 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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by Juliet H. Mofford Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series. Poetry,... ISBN: 978-1-57960-031-0 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 64pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Intellectual History, Social and Cultural History, 20th Century Topics | ||
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by Pat Perrin Set against the background of discrimination and violence against African-Americans in the early and middle 20th century, this volume introduces... ISBN: 978-1-57960-081-5 Price: $8.95 Paperback, 56pp Series: Researching American History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Black History, Justice & Law, Labor History, Native Americans, Relocation & Immigration, Science & Technology, War & Conflict, Women's History, 20th Century Topics | ||
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Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968: We Shall Overcome, Some Day (2nd Edition) by Mitch Yamasaki Through a collection of original source documents and the words of those who lived through the era, Civil Rights Movement gives insight into... ISBN: 978-1-932663-20-4 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 102pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Black History, Justice & Law | ||
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: A World in Peril by Karl E. Valois For 13 days in October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other, on the brink of potential nuclear disaster as they... ISBN: 978-1-878668-92-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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The Korean War: Limits of American Power by Karl E. Valois The words of President Truman, General MacArthur, Senator McCarthy, President Eisenhower, and others, reporters' stories, and letters from soldiers... ISBN: 978-1-878668-81-3 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict | ||
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by Stephen M. Forman There has never been a time in U. S. history, no matter how serious the circumstances, when there was a lack of humor. This volume is a collection... ISBN: 978-1-57960-020-4 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 58pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Social and Cultural History | ||
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Political Scandals: Our Democratic System Prevails by David C. King This anthology looks at some of the political scandals in our nation's history including Aaron Burr's killing of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson... ISBN: 978-1-57960-012-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 60pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1750-1789 Revolutionary America, 1789-1861 Westward Expansion, 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America, 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars, 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law | ||
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Presidential Elections: 1789-1996 by D. Antonio Cantu From the presidency of George Washington to the 1996 re-election of Bill Clinton, presidential elections in America have always had an aura of... ISBN: 978-1-57960-023-9 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 66pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1789-1861 Westward Expansion, 1750-1789 Revolutionary America, 1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1920 The Advent of Modern America, 1914-1945 The United States and Two World Wars, 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Justice & Law, Social and Cultural History | ||
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The U.S. Space Program and American Society by Roger D. Launius NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger D. Launius highlights several of the many achievements -- and a few of the disastrous failures -- of the space... ISBN: 978-1-57960-008-2 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 68pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: Science & Technology | ||
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The Vietnam War: How the United States Became Involved (2nd Edition) by Mitch Yamasaki Through a collection of original source documents and the words of those who lived through it, The Vietnam War gives insight into the historic... ISBN: 978-1-932663-14-3 Price: $7.95 Paperback, 70pp Series: Perspectives on History Time Period(s) covered: 1945-Present Contemporary America Topic(s) covered: War & Conflict, 20th Century Topics | ||
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