Liberty for All?Oxford University Press, 2003 - 220 páginas Whether it's standing on the podium in Seneca Falls with the Suffragettes or riding on the first subway car beneath New York City in 1907, the books in Joy Hakim's A History of US series weave together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Readers may want to start with War, Terrible War, the tragic and bloody account of the Civil War that has been hailed by critics as magnificent. Or All the People, brought fully up-to-date in this new edition with a thoughtful and engaging examination of our world after September 11th. No matter which book they read, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Joy Hakim's single, clear voice offers continuity and narrative drama as she shares with a young audience her love of and fascination with the people of the past. The newest edition of Hakim's celebrated series is now available in an 11-volume set containing revisions and updates to all ten main volumes and the Sourcebook and Index. - Publisher. |
Índice
AntebellumSay Aunty Belle and Add um | 9 |
The Long Way West | 13 |
Mountain Men | 16 |
Riding the Trail to Santa Fe | 21 |
Susan Magoffins Diary | 26 |
THE NEW AMERICANS ARE CALLED IMMIGRANTS | 29 |
Taking the Trail West | 30 |
ANOTHER FINE COW DIED THIS AFTERNOON | 36 |
Theres Gold in Them Hills | 69 |
THE CHINESE THE KNOWNOTHINGS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 73 |
Clipper Ships and Pony Express | 78 |
DOTS DASHES THE COMPUTER AND IDEA CONNECTIONS | 83 |
Flying by Stagecoach | 85 |
KEEPING UP WITH THE PRESIDENTS AND OTHER THINGS | 86 |
Arithmetic at Sea | 90 |
Thar She Blows | 95 |
Getting There | 38 |
LatterDay Saints | 43 |
CoasttoCoast Destiny | 48 |
A Hero of His Times | 54 |
Tempting and Beautiful | 58 |
Fighting Over a Border | 64 |
A Japanese Boy in America | 102 |
Cities and Progress | 107 |
A Land of Movers | 112 |
Workin on the Railroad | 116 |
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