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This guide will introduce you to a variety of local, state, and federal resources, as well as information on elections and access to government documents.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Revised and updated to include the winner of the 2020 presidential election, this photo-filled and fact-packed book is a timely reference. Key features include: Information about the 2021 president-elect and the 2020 election results, a brand-new thematic spread on the impeachment process and its history, revised terminology around the language of slavery and analysis of early presidents who benefitted from and relied on enslaved labor, comprehensive...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Presents the lives and portraits of each of the First Ladies, highlighting their special interests, accomplishments, and influence on the politics and social customs of their time.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the final years of the struggle for women's voting rights, focusing on the activities of Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party and their part in the successful passage of the 19th Amendment.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An award-winning author examines the history of American immigration--a critical topic in 21st century America--particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the States or detained for security reasons.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A provocative analysis of the United States' involvement in World War I examines the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania --the '9/11' of that era--and draws parallels between the administrations of Presidents Woodrow Wilson and George W. Bush, exploring the ways in which various tenets of democracy were compromised for German-American citizens.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the great explorer-adventurer, who discovered huge finds of dinosaur bones in Mongolia, pioneered modern paleontology field research, and became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines the birth of investigative journalism in America at the turn of the 20th century, discussing the work of the dedicated journalists who, through their exposés, forced responsible changes in the industrial practices and politics of that period.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Offers the true account of two young men who took the risk to venture into the segregated South at the peak of the Civil Rights era to take part as Freedom Riders and fight for equality for all.
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