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Louise Chipley Slavicek
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920 forbade Americans from manufacturing, selling, or transporting alcoholic beverages until its repeal in 1933. This book examines the social, political, and economic…
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In January 1919, following the defeat of the German-led Central Powers in World War I, delegates from the victorious Allied nations gathered in Paris to try to forge an enduring…
As one of history’s most horrific political upheavals, the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, when the Chinese Communist Party officially launched the radical movement on the orders of its autocratic…
In 1935, 17-year-old I M Pei left his family in Shanghai, China, to study architecture in the United States. Following the Communist takeover of China in 1949, Pei decided to…
While searching for the fountain of youth, Ponce de Leon became the first European to reach what is now the state of Florida.
These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they collectively represent to the world. Photographs, illustrations, and lively text tell…
Mother Teresa devoted herself to society’s forgotten and unwanted, not only in India but in countries all over the globe. This is a biography of Mother Teresa, a woman who…
Courageous and conniving, pious and vengeful, warrior, poet, fugitive, and king, David is not only one of the most complex and fascinating figures in Hebrew scripture but also one of…
In 1347, Europe was hit by the worst natural disaster in its recorded history: the Black Death. Now believed to be a combination of bubonic plague and two other rarer…
Established by a 1948 United Nations mandate, which divided the area known as Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, the nation of Israel has remained steadfastly resilient in its short…
The Civil War brought enormous hardship to America’s female population. Yet, it also provided women of all races and classes with unprecedented opportunities to participate in civic and military activities…
