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      By Torr, James D., 1974-
       2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 978 TOR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in world historySummary Note: Eighteen essays examine political and cultural aspects of the settlement of the American frontier, discussing such topics as Manifest Destiny and war, the California Gold Rush, the transcontinental railroad, and the latter influence of America's frontier heritage. Also includes a collection of primary documents, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and a comprehensive introduction.
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      By Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-
       2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 973.92 KAL    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in world historySummary Note: A social history of the more than 75 million American men and women born beetween 1946 and 1964, including music, television, black protest, student rebellion, the women's movement, environmental movement, yuppies, computers and senior citizens.
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      By Fradin, Dennis B
       c2009., Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: LS 342.73 Era    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in U.S. historySummary Note: "Covers the Bill of Rights as a watershed document in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher.
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      By Winters, Paul A
       2000., Greenhaven Press Call No: 323.1 WIN    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in world historySummary Note: This book is a collection of essays discussing the events of the 1950s and 1960s that led to the abolition of Jim Crow laws and discriminatory practices in the South and presenting a variety of perspectives on the leaders, groups, and milestones of this period, including Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, The March on Washington, Freedom Summer, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Chicago Freedom Movement.
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      By Gilbert, Martin, 1936-
       c2004., Wiley Call No: 940.54 Gil    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Publisher description    Click here to view Series Title: Turning pointsSummary Note: Provides a detailed account of the strategies employed in the planning and execution of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 including the Allied deception to divert the German's attention toward the Pas-de-Calais and the daring paratroop attacks behind enemy lines.
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       2001., Greenhaven Press, Inc. Call No: 937 NAR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in world historySummary Note: A discussion by various authors of the reasons for the fall of Rome in 476, which marked the beginning of the end of what we now call ancient times.
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      By Nardo, Don
       1998., Greenhaven Press Call No: 944.04 NAR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in world historySummary Note: This book examines the unrest that led to the French Revolution in 1789 when France's old political-social order was swept away and revolutionary turmoil affected all of Europe. Included is information about the fall of the Bastille, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, Napoleon Bonaparte, the role of women, the role of the church, and the Revolution's influence on later world revolutions.
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      By McPhillips, Martin
       1985, Silver Burdett Call No: 940.54    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Turning points in American historySummary Note: Traces the development of the atomic bomb and how the decision was made to drop it on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Also discusses the aftermath of that event.