Jennifer L. Weber
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"In 'Summer's Bloodiest Days', author-historian Jennifer Weber combines gripping eyewitness accounts and dramatic artwork with a riveting narrative to tell the story of Gettysburg from all sides. Names such as Devil's Den, Little Round Top, and Pickett's Charge take on new meaning as readers learn about the incredible sacrifices made there--often by soldiers in their teens" --Cover, page 4.
5) Expansionism
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Alphabetically arranged entries cover the history of the expansion of American sovereignty from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
7) Colonialism
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Encyclopedia entries cover early colonizing of what became the United States.
8) Nationalism
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Uses alphabetical entries to discuss the concept of nationalism and examine its growth, and manifestations in American life.
9) Isolationism
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Alphabetic entries trace the history of America's abandonment of its isolationist stance.
10) Progressivism
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Alphabetic entries discuss key themes, events and people of the Progressive era and how its reforms affected and changed the United States.
