World history series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the causes, effects, and legacy of the epidemic that killed millions of people in Europe during the fourteenth century.

4) The California gold rush

Author

Ito, Tom

Series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the lifestyle of miners, and the phenomena of boom towns and ghost towns.

5) The conquest of Mexico

Author

Lilley, Stephen R.

6) The Cuban missile crisis

Author

Gow, Catherine Hester

Series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the events preceding, during, and after the confrontation between the United States and Cuba over the presence of Soviet missiles there.

7) The history of slavery

Author

Macht, Norman L

Series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the practice of slavery as it existed in early Mediterranean civilizations, during the Middle Ages, in Africa, among Indians in the Americas, and in the United States.

8) The Mexican Revolution

Author

Frost, Mary Pierce

9) The Watts riot

Author

Burby, Liza N.

10) America in the 1960s

Author

Kronenwetter, Michael

Series

Pub. Date

1998.

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses a decade of enormous change and conflict in all areas of life including science, civil rights, social welfare, national defense, politics, and the arts.

11) The Assyrian Empire

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1998]

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history of the Assyrian Empire, including its early people, the rise of the Assyrian nation, its rebirth, the empire at its height, and the nation's collapse.

12) The civil rights movement

Author

Dunn, John M

Series

Pub. Date

[1998]

Physical Desc

128 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

A historical overview of the movement for freedom and equality for blacks in the United States.

13) The creation of Israel

Author

Altman, Linda Jacobs

14) The Crimean War

Author

Bachrach, Deborah

15) The decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1998]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the Roman Empire's rise to greatness as well as its eventual decline and fall brought about by increasingly dramatic military, economic, and social changes.

16) The Industrial Revolution

Author

Corrick, James A.

17) The Renaissance

Author

Corrick, James A

Series

Pub. Date

1998.

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, photographs, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

This book traces developments in European art, architecture, music, literature, philosophy, science, and exploration between 1300 and 1600.

18) The Enlightenment

Author

Dunn, John M

Series

Pub. Date

[1999]

Physical Desc

108 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses various aspects of the Enlightenment including its roots, philosophes, attacks on Christianity, revolt against reason, campaigns to reform society, and legacy.

19) Greek and Roman sport

Author

Nardo, Don

20) The history of rock and roll

Author

Woog, Adam

Series

Pub. Date

1999.

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

This book traces the history and evolution of rock music from the early days of rock and roll through the present day.

21) The Mexican-American War

Author

World history series
America's wars

Series

Language

English

Description

Examines the Mexican-American War, discussing American expansion, the fall of Mexico City, the conclusion of the war, the peace treaty, and the legacy of a "dirty" war.

22) The Salem witch trials

Author

Kallen, Stuart A

Series

Pub. Date

[1999]

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the Salem witch trials, including their Puritan background, the accusations made, and the outcome of the social hysteria that produced the situation.

23) Ancient Chinese dynasties

Author

Hall, Eleanor J.

24) Colonial America

Author

Lukes, Bonnie L.

25) The Constitution and the founding of America

Author

Bjornlund, Lydia

Series

Pub. Date

1999.

Physical Desc

pages ; cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the United States Constitution and the founding of America, covering such aspects as the Constitutional Convention, the writing of the Constitution, the struggle for ratification, and the enduring legacy of this document.

26) The Inca empire

Author

Nishi, Dennis

27) The making of the atom bomb

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses various topics connected to the production of the atom bomb, including the development of nuclear energy, work on atomic weapons at the Los Alamos and other sites, and the decision to use the first atomic bomb during World War II.

28) The Reagan years

Author

Johnson, Darv

29) The rise and fall of the Soviet Union

Author

Matthews, John R.

30) Women of Ancient Greece

Author

Nardo, Don

31) The bombing of Pearl Harbor

Author

Rice, Earle

Series

Pub. Date

2001.

Physical Desc

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the people and events involved in Japan's decision to attack Pearl Harbor, which forced the United States to enter World War II.

32) The internment of the Japanese

Author

Yancey, Diane

Series

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

33) The Louisiana Purchase

Author

Corrick, James A.

34) The rise of Christianity

Author

Nardo, Don

35) Victorian England

Author

Swisher, Clarice

36) Westward expansion

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

37) The abolition of American slavery

Author

Tackach, James

38) Building the transcontinental railroad

Author

Barter, James

39) The Cold War

Author

Bjornlund, Britta

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the origins of the Cold War and its effects on Europe, Asia, and the United States, nuclear threats, detente, and the future of the relationship between Russia and the United States.

40) The computer revolution

Author

Dunn, John M.

41) Maya civilization

Author

Netzley, Patricia D

Series

Pub. Date

2002.

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the religion, art, architecture, society, and intellectual pursuits of the ancient Maya, based on artifacts gathered at their ruins.

42) Viking conquests

Author

Schaffer, David

43) World War II in the Pacific

Author

Nardo, Don

44) The fall of Vietnam

Author

Gavin, Philip

45) The Iran-Iraq War

Author

Schaffer, David

46) Ancient Mesopotamia

Author

World history series
Ancient civilizations

Series

Pub. Date

2022.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

Explores the history and culture of Ancient Mesopotamia. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a "Contributions" special feature guide readers through the rise and fall of this great civilization, focusing on the people and accomplishments that made it unique

47) The Holocaust

Author

Uschan, Michael V

Series

Pub. Date

[2005]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the horror of the Holocaust, why it happened, who was responsible, and how it changed history.

48) The age of colonialism

Author

Nardo, Don

49) Apartheid in South Africa

Author

Martin, Michael

50) The Byzantine Empire

Author

Corrick, James A.

51) The early Middle Ages

Author

Corrick, James A.

52) Elizabethan England

Author

Lace, William W

Series

Pub. Date

2006.

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

53) The late Middle Ages

Author

Barter, James

54) The Nuremberg trials

Author

Davenport, John

55) The Roman empire

Author

World history series
History of the world

Series

Language

English

56) The Roman Republic

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Traces the history of the Roman Republic from the founding of Rome through its wars, conquests, and expansion to the fall of the Republic.

57) The age of feudalism

Author

Davenport, John

58) The French Revolution

Author

Nardo, Don

59) China since WW II

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

60) Medieval crusades

Author

Currie, Stephen

61) Aztec civilization

Author

Nardo, Don

62) The history of television

Author

Nardo, Don

63) The information revolution

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

64) The red scare

Author

Kling, Andrew A.

65) The birth of modern India

Author

Dunn, John M.

66) The Black Death: bubonic plague attacks Europe

Author

Mahoney, Emily Jankowski

67) The horrors of Auschwitz

Author

Lombardo, Jennifer

Series

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description