Cornerstones of freedom. Second series

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

Description

Describes the history of the Smithsonian Institution, its current collections and challenges.

5) The Industrial revolution

Author

Collins, Mary

Series

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

A history of the Industrial Revolution focusing primarily on the United States during the nineteenth century and on the change from an agrarian society to one based on machines and factories.

6) The Golden Gate Bridge

Author

Nelson, Sharlene

7) The 2000 presidential election

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

Explores the people and events surrounding the 2000 presidential election.

8) The attack on Pearl Harbor

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.

9) The FBI

Author

De Capua, Sarah

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

Introduces the history and function of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and presents facts about such topics as women and minorities in the Bureau, the FBI Academy, and how to become an agent.

10) Japanese American internment camps

Author

Sakurai, Gail

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the mass relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, profiling individuals such as Daniel Inouye, Yoshiko Uchida, and George Takei.

11) The Korean War Veterans Memorial

Author

Stein, R. Conrad

Series

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

12) September 11, 2001

Author

Santella, Andrew

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

Recounts events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, discusses what is known of the terrorists, and relates how America has responded to the tragedy.

13) The 1968 Democratic Convention

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Presents background information on the Cold War and the Vietnam war as context for events surrounding the Democratic Party Convention of 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on the street confrontations between police and activists during the convention.

14) The Alamo

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses historical events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, including the roles played by Mexican General Santa Anna and Americans Stephen Austin, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and others.

15) You wouldn't want to be a Mayan soothsayer!: fortunes you'd rather not tell

Author

Matthews, Rupert

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

16) The Challenger disaster

Author

McNeese, Tim

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Recounts events surrounding the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, the first shuttle to carry a civilian passenger, and discusses the impact of this disaster on the United States space program.

17) The civil rights movement in America: 1954-1968

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

Description

Relates the history of race relations in the United States, focusing on the civil rights movement that began in 1954 with the Supreme Court ruling against segregation in public schools.

18) The first Thanksgiving

Author

Santella, Andrew

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history of New Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, the relationship between the colonists and the native Wampanoag people, and the harvest festival which would later become Thanksgiving Day.

19) The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Author

Webster, Christine

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the early nineteenth-century journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, for the purpose of exploring the land and establishing friendly relations with native peoples.

20) The Mayflower Compact

Author

Whitcraft, Melissa

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the Pilgrims' voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the colony they established after their arrival, aided by Native Americans and governed by an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.

21) The Oklahoma City National Memorial

Author

Stein, R. Conrad

Series

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

Describes the events surrounding the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the memorial created to honor the victims.

22) Old Ironsides

Author

Wachtel, Roger

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history and exploits of the U.S.S. Constitution, or "Old Ironsides, " a frigate built in the late eighteenth century to fight the pirates of the Barbary States that still floats today.

23) The Pledge of Allegiance

Author

Webster, Christine

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance, which was first published in The Youth's Companion in 1892 as part of a campaign to promote patriotism led by James B. Upham and Francis Bellamy.

24) The Scopes trial

Author

Graves, Renee

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

A description of the historic 1925 trial in which a Tennessee high school biology teacher was accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

25) The space race

Author

McNeese, Tim

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first nation to send a man into space and to land on the moon, including a glimpse of historical, technological, and human factors involved.

26) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Author

Wachtel, Roger

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

A description of the history and characteristics of the national monument known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, which was established after World War I to honor an unidentified soldier from each war.

27) The Vietnam Memorial

Author

De Capua, Sarah

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

A description of the Vietnam Memorial, the memorial which commemorates the American dead from the Vietnamese Conlflict and which is the most visited monument in the nation's capital.

28) Wall Street

Author

Whitcraft, Melissa

Series

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history and present role of Wall Street, the site of the New York Stock Exchange as well as powerful brokerage houses and investment firms.

29) The abolitionist movement

Author

Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
Cornerstones of freedom second

Series

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the abolitionist movement in the United States, from the time of the slave ships to the end of the Civil War.

30) Air Force One

Author

January, Brendan

31) Annapolis

Author

Stein, R. Conrad

Series

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

Description

Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
Cornerstones of freedom second

Discusses the history of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, its distinguished graduates, and student life.

32) Benjamin Franklin and electricity

Author

Riley, Gail Blasser

Series

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

33) The Boston Massacre

Author

Santella, Andrew

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the events leading up to the Boston Massacre, including the Sugar and Stamp Acts, and the aftermath of the massacre.

34) Brown v. Board of Education: a civil rights milestone

Author

Good, Diane L

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Explains the history of segregation in the United States and cases that tested the law allowing "separate but equal" treatment, including the five cases that came together as Brown v. Board of Education.

35) D-Day: Cornerstones of freedom.Second series

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.

36) The Erie Canal

Author

Stein, R. Conrad

37) The Iran-Contra Scandal

Author

Petersen, Christine

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Discusses events leading up to the 1986 Iran-Contra scandal, wherein the Reagan administration sold guns to Iran in exchange for hostages and assisted rebels trying to overthrow the government of Nicaragua.

38) Rachel Carson and the environmental movement

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings in Pennsylvania through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."

39) The Statue of Liberty

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2008]

Language

English

Description

Briefly tells the story of the Statue of Liberty, from when the idea was born, how the statue was built, and information about the creator.

40) The surrender at Appomattox

Author

Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
Cornerstones of freedom second

Series

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

Description

Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
Cornerstones of freedom second

Details the events that led to General Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, bringing an end to the Civil War.

41) The surrender at Yorktown

Author

Whitcraft, Melissa

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Details events that led to the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War, looks at major battles including the Battle of Yorktown, and reviews the formation of a United States government.

42) The Washington Monument

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
Cornerstones of freedom second

Tells the story of the Washington Monument, giving information on the nation's first president whom the monument honors and describing the process of designing and building the monument.

43) The Watergate scandal

Author

Elish, Dan

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description