People's history
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Uncle Sam wants you!: military men and women of World War II
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Just what the doctor ordered: the history of American medicine
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Dressed for the occasion: what Americans wore 1620-1970
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Accept no substitutes!: the history of American advertising
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Don't whistle in school: the history of America's public schools
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Failure is impossible!: the history of American women's rights
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Thar she blows: American whaling in the nineteenth century
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What's cooking?: the history of American food
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Headin' for better times: the arts of the great depression
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Good women of a well-blessed land: women's lives in colonial America
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We shall overcome: the history of the American civil rights movement
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Into the land of freedom: African Americans in Reconstruction
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Declaring independence: life during the American Revolution
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The fight for peace: a history of antiwar movements in America
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Fleeing to freedom on the Underground Railroad: the courageous slaves, agents, and conductors
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Journalists at risk: reporting America's wars
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The race for space: the United States and the Soviet Union compete for the new frontier
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Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Provides a history of comic books in America during the twentieth century, showing how it has influenced and been influenced by American culture. Includes an epilogue about comics in the early twenty-first century.
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Rest in peace: a history of American cemeteries
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Sweat and blood: a history of U.S. labor unions
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Locked up: a history of the U.S. prison system
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Can you imagine a world without teenagers? Before the early 1900s, the word teenager was not even part of the American vocabulary. The concept of adolescence-those transitional years between childhood and adulthood-simply did not exist. Instead, families needed young people to contribute to the family's earnings as soon as possible. Everybody worked; it was a part of life, for there was no life without it," wrote Edna Matthews Clifton of her teen...
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American presidents have come from all walks of life. Some have had a lot of experience campaigning for office, while others have had almost none. In fact, the nation's first president-George Washington-didn't even run for office. He was chosen by a group of electors in 1789. More than 200 years later, campaigning for the United States' highest office takes years to plan, years to carry out, and a lot of money. Candidates must be prepared to rally...