| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
218 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A history of US ; bk. 9 |
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Hakim, Joy.
History of US (2003) ; bk. 9.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index. |
| Summary |
Covers the period of American history from 1918 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II. |
| Contents |
War and the start of a new century -- War's end -- Fourteen points -- Another kind of war -- Prohibition amendment -- Mom, did you vote? -- Red scare -- Soft-hearted Harding -- Silent Cal and the roaring twenties -- Feature-Monkey's on trial -- Everyone's hero -- Only the ball was white -- American music -- Feature-Rhapsodies in red, white, and blue -- Feature-Hooray for Hollywood! -- Hubba, hubba, hubble -- Space's pioneer -- Lone eagle -- Prosperity balloon -- Getting rich quickly -- Down and out -- Economic disaster -- Boy who loved history -- How about this? -- Lonely little girl -- First lady of the world -- Handicap or character builder? -- Candidate Roosevelt -- President Roosevelt -- Twentieth-century monsters -- Final solution -- Feature-Arrival in Auschwitz -- War and the scientists -- Fighting wolves -- Pearl Harbor -- Taking sides -- World War -- Two-front war -- Forgetting the constitution -- Hot island -- Axing the Axis -- Feature-end of the road -- Going for D-Day -- Wartime diary -- April in Georgia -- President HST -- Final journey -- Day by day -- Little boy -- Peace -- Picturing history. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1901-1953 -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
0195153359 |
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0195153367 paperback |
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