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c2007., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 943 .155 0874 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Explains why Berlin was blockaded by the Soviets after World War II, describes life under the blockade, and tells the story of the Allied airlift that brought food and crucial supplies to the city's inhabitants in 1948 and 1949.
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By Skog, Jasonc2007., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 342.7308 5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Primary documents, photographs, timelines, and maps describe the Civil Rights act of 1964 which was designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens.
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c2005., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 978 .033 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Discusses the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s when dust storms raged across the heartland of the United States, causing damage that reached from North Dakota to Texas, explains how a combination of bad farming practices and drought caused the deadly conditions, and looks at how people and the government responded to the crisis.
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c2005., Pre-adolescent, Compass Point Books Call No: 386 .48 SANTELLA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Describes the building of the Erie Canal in the early 1800s, and discusses how the link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes affected commerce and population growth in the new nation.
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By Englar, Maryc2009., Pre-adolescent, compass Point Books Call No: 959.704 342 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Discusses the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam, and the helicopter evacuation from the roof of the U.S. embassy in Saigon, and discusses the subsequent invasion of South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese Army, the Paris Peace Accords, and the struggles of refugees before the country unified under communist rule in 1975.
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c2004, Pre-adolescent, Compass Point Books Call No: 973.2 6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Offers a brief overview of the French and Indian War.
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-- GI Joe in World War 2c2009., Pre-adolescent, compass Point Books Call No: 940.54 1273 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Photographs and easy-to-follow text profiles the experiences of American soldiers fighting in World War II, and describes their equipment, the harsh conditions they faced, various battles fought, and other related topics.
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c2005., Pre-adolescent, compass Point Books Call No: 973.3 082 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: An introduction to the lives of women during the American Revolution.
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c2007., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 951.904 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Chronicles the causes and major events of the Korean War, and discusses the actions of President Harry S. Truman and the experiences of U.N. troops.
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c2004., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 940.54 8673 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Offers a brief overview of the role Navajo Code Talkers played in World War II.
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c2006., Juvenile, Compass Point Books Call No: 362.7 340973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Learn about the homeless city children who were taken out West to have new homes in the early 1900s.
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c2005., Pre-adolescent, compass Point Books Call No: 940.54 26693 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Examines the December 7, 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor and describes how the Japanese were able to achieve the element of surprise, the damage inflicted, Japanese expansion, and the American resolve to fight back.
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c2008, Compass Point Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Chronicles the life and career of Robert Fulton, the American inventor whose version of the steamship provided travelers with a relatively fast and inexpensive means of transportation.
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c2005., Juvenile, Compass Point Books Call No: 133.43 BURGAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: We the people (Series) (Compass Point Books)Summary Note: Discusses the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 focusing on Salem's Puritan belief system, accusations, trials, executions and important clergy who were involved.
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c2007., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 979.4 61051 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Primary documents, photographs, timelines, and maps describe the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the efforts of the military and local services to put out the fires that were consuming the city.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, compass Point Books Call No: 323.1196 073076145 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Photographs and easy-to-follow text profile the events surrounding the civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, in which, based on the rights granted by the seventeenth amendment, African-Americans demanded their right to vote.
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c2007., Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 940.54 5 973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Tells the story of the sinking of the USS "Indianapolis" in 1945, Captain Charles McVay's court-martial for the disaster, and the U.S. Navy's official statement over fifty years later--and thirty-three years after his suicide--that he was not to blame.
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c2007., Compass Point Books Call No: 940.54 NOB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Tells the story of the sinking of the USS "Indianapolis" in 1945, Captain Charles McVay's court-martial for the disaster, and the U.S. Navy's official statement over fifty years later--and thirty-three years after his suicide--that he was not to blame.
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-- 13th colonies.c2002., Pre-adolescent, Compass Point Books Call No: 973.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Introduces the European immigrants who came to North America as explorers and settlers, their interactions with native people, and the wars that ultimately led to their independence.
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, compass Point Books Call No: 910 .9163 4 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: A history of the Titanic and a recounting of one of the worst maritime disasters in history.