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History of US ; 1
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans. When the European explorers "discovered" the Americas, native peoples were already established. This book looks at Indian societies from the earliest peoples. In addition to the text, there are features such as a look at the Mound Builders and an excerpt from the journal of a settler in Virginia.
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History of US ; 3
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Covers American history from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention.
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Series
History of US ; 2
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.
Author
Series
History of US ; 4
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents an acre!), Lewis and Clark's daring expedition through this wilderness, the War of 1812 a.k.a. "Revolutionary War, Part II," Tecumseh's effort to form an Indian...
Author
Series
History of US ; 8
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.
Author
Series
History of US ; 5
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth.
Author
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History of US ; 7
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Text and accompanying photographs examine the period of struggle to fulfill the promise of freedom after the devastation of the Civil War.
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Series
History of US ; 9
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Covers the period of American history from 1917 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Author
Series
History of US ; 6
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Examines the tragic period in United States history, focusing on the life of military leaders and soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, and the average citizens who were affected by the horror of the war.
10) All the people
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Series
History of US ; 10
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 1998, from the end of World War II to the Clinton administration.
Series
History of US ; 11
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Contains source documents for American history, and the series index.
Author
Series
History of US ; 9
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Covers the period of American history from 1918 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Author
Series
History of US ; 7
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.
Author
Series
History of US ; 11
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Documents of American history.
16) The Civil War
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This book examines the causes, circumstances, and effects of the Civil War through the eyes of generals, soldiers, and civilians.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The first consumer credit bureaus appeared in the 1870s and quickly amassed huge archives of deeply personal information. Today, the three leading credit bureaus are among the most powerful institutions in modern life--yet we know almost nothing about them. Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion are multi-billion-dollar corporations that track our movements, spending behavior, and financial status. This data is used to predict our riskiness as borrowers...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Between 1888 and 1930, African Americans opened more than a hundred banks and thousands of other financial institutions. In Banking on Freedom, Shennette Garrett-Scott explores this rich period of black financial innovation and its transformative impact on U.S. capitalism through the story of the St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and only bank run by black women. Banking on Freedom offers an unparalleled account of how black women carved...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The story of the rise of the segregated suburb often begins during the New Deal and the Second World War, when sweeping federal policies hollowed out cities, pushed rapid suburbanization, and created a white homeowner class intent on defending racial barriers. Paige Glotzer offers a new understanding of the deeper roots of suburban segregation. The mid-twentieth-century policies that favored exclusionary housing were not simply the inevitable result...
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Declaration of Independence was the American colonists' formal declaration that they no longer wanted to be part of Great Britain. Instead, they wanted to be able to decide on their own laws and support only themselves, not another country half a world away. This volume explores what is in the Declaration of Independence and the effects the document had on what is now the United States. Through accessible text, augmented with fact boxes, critical-thinking...
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