Hal Marcovitz
5) Ellis Island
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
6) Bill Clinton
Author
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A biography of the forty-second president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and youth.
10) John F. Kennedy
Author
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.
11) Sitting Bull
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the Sioux chief who worked to maintain the rights of Native Americans and their culture and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Members of the media can provide vastly different views of the same event. biased viewpoints have become a routine part of how the media reports the news in America. Readers of daily newspapers as well. As consumers who receive their news through radio or TV broadcasts and those who rely on the internet for their news can certainly find straight reporting in those sources. But biased coverage of the news is ever-present as well, providing consumers...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The notion that UFOs are real is one that is very much alive in today's society. In fact, sightings of UFOs as well as close encounters with actual alien visitors have been reported for centuries. And for hundreds of years, such sightings were often dismissed by skeptics because the men and women who reported encounters with aliens could provide no evidence other than the stories of their experiences. But starting in the latter half of the 20th century,...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For Americans, 2020 was a year in which hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly pandemic. Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against racial injustice, terrible storms and wildfires swepts across the country, and a divisive campaign for the presidency dominated life. Pandemic, Protest, and Politics: a Look Back at 2020 examines these issues and their impacts on life in America"--Provided by publisher.
15) George Custer
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
The life of the Civil War general whose controversial fame rests chiefly on the disaster at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
18) Robin Williams
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A biography that examines the personal life and professional career of comedian and Oscar-winning actor, Robin Williams.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Peyton and Eli Manning grew up in the culture of football--their father, Archie Manning, was a star quarterback for the NFL's New Orleans Saints during the 1970s. Peyton has gone on to carve out a Hall of Fame career with the Indianapolis Colts, while Eli is starting to emerge as one of the league's top quarterbacks as he leads the New York Giants. In 2006, Peyton led his team to victory in the Super Bowl, garnering honors as the game's MVP. A year...