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1) World War I

Author

Stewart, Gail B

Series

People at the center of
America's wars

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Examines the United States's role in World War I, including preparations for war, trench warfare, use of airplanes, major battles, and the results of the conflict.

2) The American Revolution

Author

Stewart, Gail B

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles people involved in the Revolutionary War as soldiers, politicians, or in other capacities, including King George II, Benedict Arnold, and Mary Hays McCauly (Molly Pitcher).

3) The civil rights movement

Author

Orr, Tamra

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles people who led the civil rights movement in the United States, including Rosa Parks, Asa Philip Randolph, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Booker T. Washington.

4) The Cold War

Author

Bjornlund, Britta

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles the people involved in the Cold War as political or military leaders, including Richard Nixon, Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Lech Walesa.

5) The industrial revolution

Author

Wooten, Sara McIntosh

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles three men who were at the center of the industrial revolution-- railroad pioneer George Stephenson, textiles industrialist Samuel Slater, and labor leader Samuel Gompers.

6) The Persian Gulf War

Author

Schaffer, Donna

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

2004.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles people involved in the Persian Gulf War as political or military leaders, including Saddam Hussein, Colin Powell, Margaret Thatcher, and Yitzhak Shamir.

7) Prohibition

Author

Orr, Tamra

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Provides a brief biography of each person who participated before, during, and after the prohibition.

8) The Vietnam War

Author

Edelman, Rob

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles people involved in the Vietnam War as soldiers, politicians, or protesters, including Lyndon Johnson, Ho Chi Minh, John McCain, and Abbie Hoffman.

9) Women's suffrage

Author

Kops, Deborah

Series

People at the center of

Publisher

Blackbirch Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Profiles early leaders in the fight for women's rights, especially the right to vote, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.