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Bound for the Rio Grande
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Milton Meltzer |
Traces the causes, events, and aftermath of the Mexican War, including quotes from contemporary sources and discussions of the social and political climate of the country at the time. |
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Carl Sandburg
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Milton Meltzer |
A biography of the poet who became known for his ability to speak to the common people, by shaping out of the plain English of ordinary Americans the voice of their vast experience. |
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Food
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Milton Meltzer |
Discusses the social, political, economic, and gastronomic aspects of food in its many forms. |
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Mark Twain
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Milton Meltzer |
Surveys the life of Samuel Clemens, who grew up in Missouri, was a river pilot on the Mississippi, became a journalist, and achieved fame as a writer under the pen name Mark Twain. |
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The Jews in America
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Milton Meltzer |
Pictures and text present the Jewish experience in America from the colonial period to the present. |
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Brother, can you spare a dime?
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Milton Meltzer |
American's years of hardship from the stock market crash to the new deal |
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Bread and Roses
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Milton Meltzer |
Uses original source material to portray the momentous changes that took place in American labor, industry, and trade-unionism following the Civil War. Focuses on the work environment in this early a… |
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