Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Civil rights Civil rights Brendan January Presents a study of the civil rights movement in the United States. OL14852078W
The Dred Scott decision The Dred Scott decision Brendan January Places the events relating to the 1857 Supreme Court decision regarding rights of slaves into the larger context of the conflict about slavery among the states. OL14852085W
The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation Brendan January Tells the story of the document which led eventually to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and relates the role of President Lincoln in freeing the slaves. OL14852086W
Explorers of North America Explorers of North America Brendan January Describes the activities of explorers in North America from 1000 to 1804 including Leif Ericsson, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, John Cabot, and Lewis and Clark. OL14852088W
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Brendan January Recounts the story of John Brown's failed rebellion in Harpers Ferry in 1859, intended to start a massive slave uprising in the South and the establishment of a state in the Allegheny Mountains for f… OL14852102W
The Lincoln-Douglas debates The Lincoln-Douglas debates Brendan January Describes the seven debates held from August to October 1858 between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln who were campaigning for election as Illinois Senator. OL14852104W
Reconstruction Reconstruction Brendan January A history of Reconstruction, the period after the Civil War during which programs were implemented to bring the Confederate States back to the Union. OL15798386W
Globalize it! Globalize it! Brendan January Surveys globalization through an examination of the groups that both support and protest this political and economic movement. OL15836624W
Air Force One Air Force One Brendan January Presents a history of presidental travel on the airplane known as Air Force One. OL26445924W
Derechos civiles Derechos civiles Brendan January This book examines the Civil Rights movement. It looks at what lead up to it and what has happened since the Civil Rights Act was passed into law. OL28590110W