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Westward Expansion

Uses primary source materials, including letters and magazine articles of the time, to examine the exploration and conquest of the American West by explorers and settlers of European descent.

978
WES

Slavery

Explores the issue of slavery through primary and secondary documents with both pro and con positions.

306.3
SLA

Runaway Slaves

973.7
COD

Runaway Slaves

This book describes the experiences of runaway slaves, black and white men and women who participated in the Underground Railroad, and black and white abolitionists who worked to end slavery.

973.7
Run

The Pinochet File

Peter Kornbluh

Chronicles twenty years of American policy and operations in Chile from 1970 to 1990, recounting Washington's role in the consolidation of General Augusto Pinochet's regime, as well as U.S.

983.06
KOR

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Authors discuss various opinions on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which was resolved peacefully by President John F. Kennedy and Soviet chairman Nikita Khrushchev.

973.92
Cub

The Bill of Rights

This book is an anthology of primary sources presenting a variety of views on the first, second, fourth, and fifth amendments, which deal with the freedom of speech, religious liberty, the right to be

342.73
Bil

Living Through the Great Depression

This anthology of essays presents primary and secondary documents that examine the family life, work, unemployment, education, literature, arts, and entertainment of the U.S. in the 1930s.

973.91
Liv

Desegregation

This book uses primary source materials to discuss desegregation from a variety of perspectives.

305.8
Des

The Vietnam War

This book uses primary source materials to discuss differing opinions on the Vietnam War (1961-1975), explaining that Vietnam was one of the hot spots of the Cold War.

959.7
Vie
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