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-- Nine-eleven2010, Greenhaven Press Call No: 973.931 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Perspectives on modern world historySummary Note: Collects twenty-four essays that provide varying perspectives on and narratives about the events of September 11, 2001, discussing the attack, the evolution of the terrorist plot, the president's address, controversies, and other related topics.
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2018., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: JNF007070 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The third installment of the Making of America series, Abraham Lincoln, tells of one of our most beloved presidents. Born in a cabin deep in the backwoods of Kentucky, growing up in a family considered "the poorest of the poor," Lincoln rose to become the sixteenth president of the United States. As president, he guided the United States through the Civil War, helped end slavery in America, and strengthened the federal government. Unlike other biographies, the Making of America series goes beyond individual narratives linking influential figures to create an overarching story of America's growth. The first three books in the series, read together, tell the story of American constitutional history from the founding of the nation through the end of the Civil War. The stories can also be read on their own and are the perfect way to get young readers excited about American history. The book includes selections of Lincoln's writing, a bibliography, and an index."--
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2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 973.7 COT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Presidents and their decisionsSummary Note: A discussion of the decisions of Lincoln including Fort Sumter, suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus, the emancipation of the slaves, and his reconstruction plans.
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c2011, Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.104 7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: A collection of twenty-five essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to Afghanistan, discussing the military situation, the status of human rights, progress toward democracy, and drug trade.
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By Wiesel, Elie2002., Schocken Books Call No: 940.5318 WIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A distillation of Hitler's years in power and a memorial to those who suffered and perished.
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2004., Enslow Publishers Call No: 921 HAMILTON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: America's founding fathersSummary Note: A brief biography of Alexander Hamilton, the founding father who was to become the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury.
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2000., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Call No: 959.704 KAI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Using official documents from the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations, the author challenges widely held assumptions about the roles of those presidents.
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[2018]., Archipelago Books Call No: 305.80 Muk Edition: First archipelago books edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Memoir of the author's memories of her Tutsi mother, who, in the wake of the Rwandan genocide, struggled to keep her family alive, pass on Tutsi traditions, and in the end perished in the violence.
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-- Voices from Afghanistan.By Zullo, Allan[2015]., Scholastic, Inc. Call No: 956 Zul Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten stories of American heroes who have risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.
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[2008], General, WGBH Educational Foundation ; [Arlington, VA] : Distributed by PBS Home Video Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From the horror of 9/11 to the invasion of Iraq; the truth about WMD to the rise of an insurgency; the scandal of Abu Ghraib to the strategy of the surge. Reveals the defining stories of the "war on terror" in meticulous detail, and the political dramas that played out at the highest levels of power and influence. On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the full saga will unfold in this special documentary analysis of one of the most challenging periods in the nation's history.
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2005., Adolescent, Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 973.52 SIL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great historic debates and speechesSummary Note: Describes the events leading up to the War of 1812 and the opposing positions of U.S. congressmen John Calhoun and John Randolph on the impending conflict, and presents their key speeches to the House of Representatives on the subject.
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2005., Adolescent, Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 973.52 SILATE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great historic debates and speeches.Summary Note: Examines the political life of John Calhoun and John Randolph who debate the pros and cons of the 1812 War with Great Britain. Despite their differences both men made noble contributions to their country in the national congress.
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2015., Riverhead Books Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st Riverhead trade Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
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-- El CidBy Bronston, Samuel. pro Frank, Fredric M (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977. aus Yordan, Philip. aus Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967. drt Heston, Charlton. act Loren, Sophia, 1934-. act Vallone, Raf. act Page, Geneviève. act Fraser, John, 1931-. act Raymond, Gary. act Hatfield, Hurd, 1918-1998. act Serato, Massimo, 1916-1989. act Lom, Herbert. act Samuel Bronston Productions, Inc Dea[2008]., General, Weinstein Company Distributed by Genius Products Call No: DVD FIC EL Edition: Two-disc deluxe ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Connect to reviews of this title online Series Title: The Miriam collectionSummary Note: Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, who has been dubbed El Cid by his followers, vows to see his country at peace, free from the invader. Showing clemency to some emirs, he faces treason charges at court. His accuser, Gomez, father of his fiancee, Chimene, dies in the resulting duel. Chimene's avowed vengeance plot fails and Rodrigo is given her hand. When King Ferdinand dies, his kingdom is divided among his three children. Sancho challenges the decision and imprisons Alfonso, who is released by El Cid. Then Sancho is assassinated by an African war-lord. Alfonso now claims that throne, too, and exiles El Cid. Chimene realizes the nobility of her husband and joins him. The years pass and El Cid becomes a revered warrior, but refuses to aid Alfonso. He lays siege to Valencia, catapulting food into its starving garrison. The Valencians kill their evil ruler and offer the crown to El Cid. He sends it to Alfonso, who rushes to his side. But El Cid has been hit by a stray arrow. Attended by Chimene, he hides the wound from his men and prepares a final bid to drive the Moors from Spain.
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[1999], c2000., Raintree Steck-Vaughn Call No: 973.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the aftermath of the Civil War, including the assassination of Lincoln, Reconstruction, and the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
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[2015]., Image Madacy Entertainment Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: For 45 years, from the end of World War II until the fall of communism in 1990, the world barely survived a precarious and critical period of history as the two superpowers played a precise game of strategy set upon the world stage. It was an ongoing game played by intelligence agents in the streets of London, New York and Moscow.
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c2002., Simon & Schuster Call No: 940.53 144 0943 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: [This book] reveals one of the most important stories of World War II. As Allied soldiers fought the Nazis, Franklin Roosevelt and, later, Harry Truman fought in private with Churchill and Stalin over how to ensure that Germany could never threaten the world again. [Drawing] on newly opened American, Soviet and British documents as well as private diaries, letters and secret audio recordings, [the author's] narrative lets us eavesdrop on private conversations and telephone calls among a cast of historical giants. The book casts new light upon Roosevelt's concealment of what America knew about Hitler's war against the Jews and his foot-dragging on saving refugees; FDR's actions so shocked his closest friend in the Cabinet, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., that Morgenthau risked their friendship by accusing the President of "acquiescence" in the "murder of the Jews." The [book] explores suspicions that Soviet secret agents manipulated Roosevelt and his officials to do Stalin's bidding on Germany. [The book] reveals new information on FDR's hidden illnesses and how they affected his leadership -- and his private talk about quitting his job during his fourth term and letting Harry Truman become President. It shows us FDR's final dinner, in April 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia, at which the President and Morgenthau were still arguing over postwar Germany. Finally it shows how the unprepared new President Truman managed to pick up the pieces and push Stalin and Churchill to accede to a bargain that would let the Anglo-Americans block Soviet threats against Western Europe and ensure that the world would not have to fear another Adolf Hitler. -http://www.amazon.com
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2004., Verso Call No: 967.571 MEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: The story of how the leadershp of Rwanda became involved in planning the complete extermination of the Tutsi population in the 1990s.
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2001., Pre-adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 973.27 BOB Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the people and events both in the American colonies and in Great Britain between 1760 and 1776 that led to the American Revolution.
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Ã2016., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks Call No: WAR NF World War II TWO Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed. November 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter chronicles the 12 days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, examining the miscommunications, clues, missteps and racist assumptions that may have been behind America's failure to safeguard against the tragedy"--NoveList.
