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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Jonestown Massacre Jonestown Massacre Gina DeAngelis The agricultural settlement of Jonestown in Guyana, South America, was meant to be a promised land for its inhabitants, the members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple. How then, in November 1978, did 912 … OL15045151W
Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Gina DeAngelis Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Seven." OL15045156W
Nicotine & cigarettes Nicotine & cigarettes Gina DeAngelis Examines the dangers of nicotine use, including a history of the drug, its physiological and chemical effects, and ways of getting help with an addiction to it. OL15045158W
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 Gina DeAngelis Examines, using eyewitness accounts, the tragedy that killed 146 workers in a New York City garment factory. OL15045160W
The Massachusetts 54th The Massachusetts 54th Gina DeAngelis Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free blacks, and its participation in the Civil War. Sidebars include quotations from leaders of the time and … OL66685W