Del Norte Public Library

Description

Examines the causes, effects, and legacy of the epidemic that killed millions of people in Europe during the fourteenth century.

4) The California gold rush

Author

Ito, Tom

Series

Pub. Date

c1997

Description

Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the lifestyle of miners, and the phenomena of boom towns and ghost towns.

5) The conquest of Mexico

Author

Lilley, Stephen R

Series

Pub. Date

c1997

Description

Examines the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521 which brought together two cultures that had been developing independently for at least 750 generations.

6) The Cuban missile crisis

Author

Gow, Catherine

Series

Pub. Date

c1997

Description

Examines the events preceding, during, and after the confrontation between the United States and Cuba over the presence of Soviet missiles there.

7) The history of slavery

Author

Macht, Norman L

Series

Pub. Date

c1997

Description

Examines the practice of slavery as it existed in early Mediterranean civilizations, during the Middle Ages, in Africa, among Indians in the Americas, and in the United States.

8) The Mexican Revolution

Author

Frost, Mary Pierce

Series

Pub. Date

c1997

Description

This book examines the events leading to, surrounding, and following the Mexican Revolution.

9) The Watts riot

Author

Burby, Liza N.

10) America in the 1960s

Author

Kronenwetter, Michael

Series

Pub. Date

c1998

Description

Discusses a decade of enormous change and conflict in all areas of life including science, civil rights, social welfare, national defense, politics, and the arts.

11) The Assyrian Empire

Author

Series

Pub. Date

c1998

Description

Discusses the history of the Assyrian Empire, including its early people, the rise of the Assyrian nation, its rebirth, the empire at its height, and the nation's collapse.

12) The civil rights movement

Author

Dunn, John M.

13) The creation of Israel

Author

Altman, Linda Jacobs

14) The Crimean War

Author

Bachrach, Deborah

15) The decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1998

Description

This book discusses the Roman Empire's rise to greatness as well as its eventual decline and fall brought about by increasingly dramatic military, economic, and social changes.

16) The Industrial Revolution

Author

Corrick, James A.

17) The Renaissance

Author

Corrick, James A.

18) The Enlightenment

Author

Dunn, John M.

19) Greek and Roman sport

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 5

Formats

Description

This book discusses the role of sports in the ancient Greek and Roman world, covering the Olympics, the glories of physical achievement, spectacle sports, horse and chariot racing, and leisure sports.

20) The history of rock and roll

Author

Woog, Adam

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Description

Traces the history and evolution of rock music from the early days of rock and roll through the present day.

21) The Mexican-American War

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1991]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 5

Description

Discusses the Mexican-American war including American expansion, the fall of Mexico City, the conclusion of the war, the peace treaty, and the legacy of a "dirty" war.

22) The Salem witch trials

Author

Kallen, Stuart A

Series

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4

Description

Discusses the Salem witch trials, including their Puritan background, the accusations made, and the outcome of the social hysteria that produced the situation.

23) Ancient Chinese dynasties

Author

Hall, Eleanor J

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 7

Description

Discusses the history, culture, material artifacts, and society of six ancient Chinese dynasties from about 2000 B.C. to 221 A.D.

24) Colonial America

Author

Lukes, Bonnie L

Series

Pub. Date

[1999], c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4

Description

Discusses settlement in colonial America and life in the thirteen colonies.

25) The Constitution and the founding of America

Author

Bjornlund, Lydia D

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 7

Description

Discusses the United States Constitution and the founding of America, covering such aspects as the Constitutional Convention, the writing of the Constitution, the struggle for ratification, and the enduring legacy of this document.

26) The Inca empire

Author

Nishi, Dennis

Series

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 5

Description

Discusses the Inca empire, including their traditional way of life, the reign of King Pachacuti, the last of the great kings, the Inca civil war and the end of the empire.

27) The making of the atom bomb

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Discusses various topics connected to the production of the atom bomb, including the development of nuclear energy, work on atomic weapons at the Los Alamos and other sites, and the decision to use the first atomic bomb during World War II.

28) The Reagan years

Author

Johnson, Darv

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Discusses the years of Ronald Reagan's presidency, including his past political experience, the Star Wars arms program, second term election, Iran-Contra scandal, and Reaganomics.

29) The rise and fall of the Soviet Union

Author

Matthews, John R

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Discusses the history of the Soviet Union, from the revolution of 1917, through the Lenin and Stalin eras and the rule of such leaders as Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev, up to the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

30) Women of ancient Greece

Author

Series

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Describes women in ancient Greece through the Hellenistic age, including their legal rights and status, their home life, their roles in community activities, and their image in mythology, drama, and philosophy.

31) The bombing of Pearl Harbor

Author

Rice, Earle

Series

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Discusses the people and events involved in Japan's decision to attack on Pearl Harbor, which forced the United States to enter World War II.

32) The internment of the Japanese

Author

Yancey, Diane

33) The Louisiana Purchase

Author

Corrick, James A

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 5

Formats

Description

Examines the Louisiana Purchase, discussing the negotiation of the treaty with France, the formation of Louisiana, taking possession of the land, and the exploration, growth, and settlement of the territory.

34) The rise of Christianity

Author

Nardo, Don

35) Victorian England

Author

Swisher, Clarice

Series

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 11.1 - AR Pts: 7

36) Westward expansion

Author

Uschan, Michael V

Series

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Describes the history of American westward expansion, including the exploration of the frontier to the Pacific Ocean, the establishment of the Lone Star State and the Mormon kingdom of Deseret, Manifest Destiny, the California gold rush, the population of the plains, and the legacy of the American frontier.

37) The abolition of American slavery

Author

Tackach, James

38) Building the transcontinental railroad

Author

Barter, James

Series

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 6

Description

Discusses the history of the transcontinental railroad, including the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts.

39) The Cold War

Author

Bjornlund, Britta

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 7

Formats

Description

Discusses the origins of the Cold War and its effects on Europe, Asia, and the United States, nuclear threats, detente, and the future of the relationship between Russia and the United States.

40) The computer revolution

Author

Dunn, John M.

41) Maya civilization

Author

Netzley, Patricia D.

42) Viking conquests

Author

Schaffer, David

43) World War II in the Pacific

Author

Nardo, Don

44) The fall of Vietnam

Author

Gavin, Philip

45) The Iran-Iraq War

Author

Schaffer, David

46) Ancient Mesopotamia

Author

World history series
Ancient Civilizations
Civilizations of the World

Series

Formats

Description