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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Civil War and Reconstruction The Civil War and Reconstruction Stuart A. Kallen Scans Black history from the earliest struggles for allowing free states to enter the union to Reconstruction and white resistance, profiles such figures as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Bo… OL15042226W
Kosovo Kosovo Tricia Andryszewski Describes the ethnic rivalries and territorial claims that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia and examines the current situation. OL15837598W
Malaria, West Nile, and other mosquito-borne diseases Malaria, West Nile, and other mosquito-borne diseases Nancy Day Identifies and discusses mosquito-borne diseases including how they are contracted, their symptoms, treatment, and prevention. OL16031215W
Food in Colonial America Food in Colonial America Thomas, Mark Simple text and photographs depict some foods and cooking techniques of American colonists. OL16045072W
Racism Racism Adrian Cooper,Richard Bingley,Bob Bowden Slave trade - Colonialism - Racism in sport, the legal system, and at work - The media and racism - Efforts to combat racism - The end of apartheid - Institutional racism. OL22060361W
The lost boys of Natinga The lost boys of Natinga Judy Walgren Describes daily life at Natinga, a refugee camp and school established in 1993 in southern Sudan for boys forced from their homes by that country's Civil War. OL2707181W
Ötzi, Sisi und Co Ötzi, Sisi und Co Traude Kogoj Die österreichische Geschichte von der Entdeckung des Eigenheims um 5000 vor Christus bis zur Ablösung des Schillings durch den Euro. Erzählt wird - historisch genau, aber nicht immer bitter ernst - … OL27692144W
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Lisa Halvorsen A biography of the African American woman who escaped from slavery, led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, aided Northern troops during the Civil War, and worked for women's suffrage. OL483482W
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Philip Abraham A brief introduction to the life of Harriet Tubman, who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad. OL5968640W
Kings and Queens of Southern Africa Kings and Queens of Southern Africa Sylviane A. Diouf,Sylviana Diouf Surveys historical regions and kingdoms of Southern Africa, with biographies of Nzinga Mbande, Queen of Angola; Shaka, King of the Zulu Nation; and Moshoeshoe, King of the Sotho. OL9183923W