A History of Us: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890 a History of Us Book Seven - Joy Hakim

Descriere A History of Us: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890 a History of Us Book Seven - Joy Hakim

\nRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. \nCovering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re United States. Railroad tycoons were roaring across the country. New cities sprang up across the plains, and a new and different American West came into \nbeing: a land of farmers, ranchers, miners, and city dwellers. Back East, large scale immigration was also going on, but not all Americans wanted newcomers in the country. Technology moved forward: Thomas Edison lit up the world with his electric light. And social justice was on everyone's mind with \nCarry Nation wielding a hatchet in her battle against drunkenness and Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois counseling newly freed African Americans to behave in very different ways. Through it all, the reunited nation struggles to keep the promises of freedom in this exciting chapter in the A \nHistory of US. \n \nAbout the Series: \nMaster storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves \ntogether exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books \nthat span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. \n \n\n

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Oxford University Press, Usa

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9780195327212

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