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The Dirty Thirties: The United States from 1929-1941

Mary C. Turck (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848586

After the stock market crash in 1929, America plunged into one of its darkest periods--the Great Depression.

The War at Home: The United States in 1968

Mary C. Turck (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849149

Describes life in United States in the year 1968, including the war in Vietnam, the draft, war protesters, hippies and yippies, the presidential campaign and election, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

American Justice: Seven Famous Trials of the 20th Century

L.L. Owens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848326

Explains the situations behind the cases of Leopold and Loeb, the Lindbergh kidnapper, the Rosenbergs, the Brown school segregation suit, the Manson family, the Pentagon Papers, and O.J. Simpson, and discusses the trials and aftermath.

American Justice II: Six Trials That Captivated the Nation

L.L. Owens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848333

From the Patty Hearst kidnapping to the Oklahoma City bombing, these cases kept America watching.