Chronological Period/20th Century
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If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement (If You Were a Kid)
$7.95 Add to cartFollow along with two girls as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever.
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- Series: If You Were a Kid
- Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0531230988
- Language: English
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The Lost Wife
$18.00 Read moreA rapturous novel of star-crossed love in a time of war–from the international bestselling author of The Secret of Clouds.
During the last moments of calm in prewar Prague, Lenka, a young art studen- Author: Richman, Alyson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 06 2011
- ISBN10: 042524413X
- Language: English
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Peppe the Lamplighter: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
$8.99 Add to cartThis Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a touching snapshot of American history and the immigrant experience.
This is the story of Peppe, who becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant fa
- Author: Bartone, Elisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 22 1997
- ISBN10: 0688154697
- Language: English
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The Blue Castle
$11.99 Read more“If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling’s whole life would have been entirely different. . .”
One day, Valancy Stirling, a quiet, shy old maid, decides to stop listening to h- Series: Rediscovered Classics
- Author: Montgomery, L. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1454951508
- Language: English
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Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change
$27.95 Read moreHonorable Mention, 2019 Foreword INDIES Awards – Performing Arts & Music
Popular music has long been a powerful force for social chang
Honorable Mention, Graphis 2021 Design Annual Competition- Author: Schreiber, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1978839022
- Language: English
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The Torrents of Spring
$6.00 Read more“The Torrents of Spring reveals Mr. Hemingway’s gift for high-spirited nonsense. Whatever its effect on literary foibles, it contributes to that thoughtful gayety that true wit should inspire.” —The … [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
- Author: Hemingway, Ernest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0486851435
- Language: English
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The Reconquest of Burma 1944-45: From Operation Capital to the Sittang Bend
$25.00 Read moreA fascinating exploration of the dramatic battles and Allied operations to wrest back control of Burma (Myanmar) from the Japanese.
The Allied reconquest of Burma was not part of Allied Grand Strategy- Series: Campaign #390
- Author: Lyman, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854063
- Language: English
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Flor Fights Back: A Stonewall Riots Survival Story
$27.99 Read moreAfter Flor’s mother dies in early 1969, she is left with her grandmother who refuses to accept Flor’s identity as a trans girl. Flor decides that in order to be true to herself, she must leave home. S… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Ellison, Joy Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669013944
- Language: English
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Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. Alvin York: The Other Sixteen
$32.95 Read moreOn October 8, 1918, seventeen soldiers from the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, led by acting Sgt. Bernard Early, flanked a German machine gun nest that had inundated their unit with wit
- Series: C. A. Brannen
- Author: Gregory, James Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: December 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1648430759
- Language: English
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Nimitz
$33.95 Read moreCalled a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War II, first published in 1976 and now available in paperback for the firs… [more below]
- Author: Potter, E. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: March 15 2008
- ISBN10: 1591145805
- Language: English
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The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant Story
$9.95 Read moreA portrait of the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota during the early twentieth century–now in paperback
After journeying across the Atlantic with his mother and two sisters, young Otto Pelto- Author: Durbin, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1517910463
- Language: English
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The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era
$30.00 Read moreThe Black Fives is a groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game.
“For a g- Author: Johnson, Claude
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1419744364
- Language: English
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Soldier Dogs: Heroes on the Home Front
$9.99 Read moreTwin siblings give their dog to the Coast Guard during WWII only to discover a German threat in their hometown. The sixth book in the action-packed Soldier Dogs series that’s perfect for fans of Hero
- Series: Soldier Dogs #6
- Author: Sutter, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 006295797X
- Language: English
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
$19.99 Read more“A literate exploration of why we use–or mangle–our native tongue.”–USA Today
Bill Bryson celebrates America’s magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western ha
- Author: Bryson, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 23 2001
- ISBN10: 0380713810
- Language: English
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Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider
$16.99 Read moreFirst published in 1968, Weimar Culture is one of the masterworks of Peter Gay’s distinguished career. A study of German culture between the two wars, the book brilliantly traces the rise of the artis
- Author: Gay, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 17 2001
- ISBN10: 0393322394
- Language: English
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The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution
$18.99 Add to cartWe know it simply as “the pill,” yet its genesis was anything but simple. Jonathan Eig’s masterful narrative revolves around four principal characters: the fiery feminist Margaret Sanger, who was a ch
- Author: Eig, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 19 2015
- ISBN10: 0393351890
- Language: English
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Every Farm Tells a Story: A Tale of Family Values
$15.95 Add to cartJerry Apps details the virtues and hardships of rural living.
“Do your chores without complaining. Show up on time. Do every job well. Always try to do better. Never stop learning. Next year will be- Author: Apps, Jerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0870208632
- Language: English
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Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream
$9.95 Read moreRafael Guastavino Sr. was 39 when he left a successful career as an architect in Barcelona. American cities–densely packed and built largely of wood–were experiencing horrific fires, and Guastavino
- Author: de Miguel, Berta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 60
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0884488136
- Language: English
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The Gates of Zion
$15.99 Add to cartThe Zion Chronicles series covers the events surrounding Israel’s statehood in 1948. Each book vividly portrays the intense struggle of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the forc… [more below]
- Series: Zion Chronicles #1
- Author: Thoene, Bodie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1414301022
- Language: English
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Aim for the Skies: Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith’s Race to Complete Amelia Earhart’s Quest
$16.99 Read moreWhen she was seven years old, Geraldine (Jerrie) Mock took her first airplane ride. She decided then and there to be a pilot. Growing up, she was inspired by radio broadcasts detailing the travels of … [more below]
- Author: Bissonette, Aimee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1585363812
- Language: English
