This course is a survey of American history from the Civil War era to the present. Topics include industrialization, immigration, the Great Depression, the major American wars, the Cold War, and social conflict.
Ideal for history majors, nonhistory majors taking history courses, as well as general readers, this book provides not only the primary documents and artifacts of ordinary people in history, but also annotations that help the reader put them into context and grasp their deeper meaning.
Covering the major monotheistic religions--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam--as well as selected Eastern religions and Bahá'í, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings.
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A collection of more than 3,200 eBooks from a variety of North Carolina publishers. Includes popular and scholarly nonfiction, novels by well-known NC authors, and award-winning short fiction and poetry.
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The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz--an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis.
From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima.
After WWII, millions of lost and homeless POWs, slave labourers, political prisoners, and concentration camp survivors overwhelmed Germany. Soldiers attempted to repatriate them, but after exhaustive efforts there remained over a million displaced persons who had no home to which to return.
In 2008, Waltz with Bashir shocked the world by presenting a bracing story of war in what seemed like the most unlikely of formats--an animated film. Yet as Donna Kornhaber shows in this pioneering new book, the relationship between animation and war is actually as old as film itself.
Recently Added History Books
Salem Press ebooks
Dissent and Protest (1635-2017) by Aaron John GulyasDissent & Protest studies crucial documents from various protests, dissents, revolts, riots, and revolutions throughout American history, from the American Revolution to the Black Lives Matter Movement of today. More than eighty primary source documents are analyzed and discussed on issues including the American Revolution, Native American dissent, women's rights, worker's rights, abolition, slave rebellions, state rights, political and war protests, the Whiskey Rebellion, racism, poverty, and civil rights. Each work features a summary overview, defining moment, author biography, document analysis, and essential themes. An historical timeline and bibliography of important supplemental readings further supports readers in understanding the broader historical events covered.
Milestone Documents of American Leaders, Revised Edition by Salem Press Editors (Editor); Paul Finkelman (Editor)This new four volume set pairs primary source texts with expert analysis by esteemed historians. Here, the lives of notable Americans are illuminated through an in-depth study of primary source texts that made them exceptional. From presidents, jurists, and legislators to influential private citizens both past and present, Milestone Documents of American Leaders features important primary source documents written by the people who shaped the nation-and crucial scholarly analysis to help the documents come alive.
ISBN: 9781682171653
Publication Date: 2017-01-23
Defining Documents in World History: Nationalism and Populism by Salem Press Editors (Editor); David Simonelli (Editor)These volumes investigate important historical documents from influential nationalist and populist movements from countries and territories around the globe. Readers will find in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents, historic events and speeches from leaders that shaped these ideas and movements, combined with documents that define Nationalism and Populism in today's society.
ISBN: 9781682172933
Publication Date: 2017-05-04
Defining Documents in American History: The 1960s (1960-1969) by Salem Press Editors; Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)This important resource provides students and researchers new insights into the 1960s in the U.S., through an in-depth analysis of forty important primary source documents and their lasting effect on American history. An historical timeline and bibliography of supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events and subjects in the period.
ISBN: 9781619258884
Publication Date: 2016-04-27
Defining Documents in American History: The 1950s (1950-1959) by Salem Press Editors; Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)This important resource provides students and researchers new insights into the 1950s in the U.S., through an in-depth analysis of forty important primary source documents and their lasting effect on American history. An historical timeline and bibliography of supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events and subjects in the period.
Defining Documents in American History: 1910s by Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)From 1910 to 1919, the United States saw its status as a world superpower escalate-a status confirmed by the end of World War I in 1918. This new addition to the Defining Documents series profiles these formative years in modern American history, providing careful, close analysis of over forty important documents from the era.
ISBN: 1682171876
Publication Date: 2016-11-10
Defining Documents in American History: The 1900s (1900-1909) by Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)This new addition to the Defining Documents series profiles the first decade of the 20th century in America through careful, close analysis of historic documents from the era. Over thirty primary source documents are studied, delivering a thorough examination of this crucial period in American history.
Call Number: General Collection, E 756 .A19 2016, Rowan-Cabarrus North Campus
ISBN: 9781682171851
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
Defining Documents in American History: The 1970s (1970-1979) by Salem Press Editors; Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)This important resource provides students and researchers new insights into the 1970s in the U.S., through an in-depth analysis of forty important primary source documents and their lasting effect on American history. An historical timeline and bibliography of supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events and subjects in the period. An introduction for each of the major subjects covered in this title considers the significant of document analysis for students and educators.
Call Number: General Collection, E 855 .A19 2016, Rowan-Cabarrus North Campus