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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
American Indian children of the past	Victoria Sherrow	Describes what life was like for Indian children growing up in various regions--Northeast Woodlands, Southeast, Southwest, Plains, and Northwest Coast--during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early tw…	OL15798339W
The Triangle factory fire	Victoria Sherrow	Describes the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York, the conditions surrounding the disaster, and its effect on industrial safety after the event.	OL15847269W
Benjamin Franklin	Victoria Sherrow	Describes the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, the American statesman, author, and inventor.	OL479725W
Bioethics and high-tech medicine	Victoria Sherrow	Discusses biomedical technologies and their consequences including the ethical dilemmas that arise.	OL479729W
Censorship in schools	Victoria Sherrow	Discusses issues surrounding various types of censorship which occur in schools including censorship of literature, courses, textbooks, and expression.	OL479732W
Cherokee nation v. Georgia	Victoria Sherrow	Discusses the cases brought by the Cherokee Nation and its supporters against the state of Georgia beginning in the 1830s to protect the rights of the Cherokee living there.	OL479734W
The Choctaw	Victoria Sherrow	Discusses the history and culture of the Choctaw.	OL479737W
Daily Customs (Native Latin American Cultures)	Victoria Sherrow	Looks at the culture of the Latin American Indians and covers their literature, folklore, music, dance, arts and crafts and cooking.	OL479739W
Dropping out	Victoria Sherrow	Discusses some of the reasons for and consequences of not finishing high school, including poor study skills, learning disabilities, family problems, and violence.	OL479741W
Freedom of worship	Victoria Sherrow	Explores freedom of worship, as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, along with its history and importance to the formation of the United States of America.	OL479749W
Great scientists	Victoria Sherrow	Profiles eight American scientists who have made important contributions to twentieth-century science, including Thomas Hunt Morgan, Robert Oppenheimer, and Linus Pauling.	OL479753W
Image and substance	Victoria Sherrow	Examines the critical role played by the print and broadcasting media in American politics; the history and impact of this relationship; and the use and abuse of the media in a democratic society.	OL479763W
The Kiowa	Victoria Sherrow	Surveys various aspects of Kiowa culture, including family life and daily activities, hunting and food gathering, clothing, games, religion, and social organization.	OL479768W
Life during the gold rush	Victoria Sherrow	Describes the events surrounding the discovery of gold in California, the huge migration it brought to the area, and the lifestyles of miners and mining towns.	OL479769W
The righteous gentiles	Victoria Sherrow	Presents an overview of non-Jews throughout Europe who tried to save Jews from persecution and extermination by the Nazis.	OL479790W
San Francisco earthquake, 1989	Victoria Sherrow	Details the events surrounding the earthquake that took place in the San Francisco Bay Area in October 1989, as well as the clean-up and recovery efforts that followed.	OL479791W
Seals, sea lions, & walruses	Victoria Sherrow	A look at the habits and habitats of seals, sea lions, and walruses and the threats to their survival.	OL479792W
The Titanic	Victoria Sherrow	Describes the planning and building of the Titanic, its departure and passengers, its fatal collision with an iceberg and sinking, and the fascination with this disaster held by so many people.	OL479803W
Aztec Indians	Victoria Sherrow	Examines the history, culture, and daily life of the Aztec Indians of Mexico.	OL479825W
Encyclopedia of hair	Victoria Sherrow	This book examines the ways in which hair has been used to signify people's class, gender, ethnicity, authority, and power throughout history. Countless issues and examples are explored in this volum…	OL479827W