20th Century Topics


The Beat Generation

by Juliet H. Mofford

Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series. Poetry,... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-57960-031-0      Price: $7.95      Paperback, 64pp


The Civil Rights Movement

by Pat Perrin

Set against the background of discrimination and violence against African-Americans in the early and middle 20th century, this volume introduces... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-57960-081-5      Price: $8.95      Paperback, 56pp


The Dust Bowl

by David C. King

The "Dust Bowl" describes both a time in American history (mid-1930s) and a region (the Great Plains). Severe weather, misuse of land by farmers,... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-57960-018-1      Price: $7.95      Paperback, 60pp


The Great Depression

by JoAnne Weisman Deitch

From Hoover's through the end of the Great Depression, this volume concentrates on the challenges citizens faced in their daily lives, with the... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-57960-067-9      Price: $8.95      Paperback, 56pp


The Manhattan Project: A Secret Wartime Mission

by Kenneth M. Deitch

Compelling firsthand accounts from the inventors of the first atomic bomb describe the Manhattan Project. Additional accounts from scientists,... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-878668-41-7      Price: $7.95      Paperback, 64pp


The New Deal: Hope for the Nation

by Cheryl Edwards

When Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in March of 1933, the nation was near the depths of the Great Depression. Under his leadership, the... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-878668-47-9      Price: $7.95      Paperback, 68pp


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... View Details

ISBN: 978-1-932663-14-3      Price: $7.95      Paperback, 70pp


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