Books

7 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Assassinations that shook America Assassinations that shook America Edmund Lindop Examines the causes and effects of the assassination of seven prominent Americans, including the four presidents killed in office and such significant political leaders as Martin Luther King and Robe… OL1851265W
Birth of the Constitution Birth of the Constitution Edmund Lindop Discusses the creating of the Constitution and the very few changes that have been made in it during the past 200 years. OL1851267W
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson Edmund Lindop Profiles the lives of three presidents who dared to take actions such as establish a Cabinet, found a political party, and deny states' rights to nullify federal laws. OL1851273W
Modern America: the dazzling twenties Modern America: the dazzling twenties Edmund Lindop A survey of the political, social, and cultural events and changes during the decade following World War I. OL1851279W
Pelorus Jack, dolphin pilot Pelorus Jack, dolphin pilot Edmund Lindop A children's book re-telling the true story of Pelorus Jack, the dolphin pilot who guided ships through a narrow New Zealand channel between 1888 and 1909. The illustrations are pastel-charcoal in t… OL1851285W
America in the 1920s America in the 1920s Edmund Lindop Outlines life in the United States in the 1920s, including Prohibition, the stock market crash, and advances in technology and entertainment such as the first radios and first talking movies. OL1851299W
Cuba Cuba Edmund Lindop A history of Cuba including a discussion of the way of life today in that now-Communist country. OL1851302W