Perspectives library

This book relays the factual details of the dropping of the atomic bombs that took place during World War II. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Manhattan Project scientist, a witness in Hiroshima, and an aide to the US secretary of war. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of the Alamo that took place in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Texan army commander, a Mexican soldier, and a survivor at the Alamo. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of Gettysburg that took place during the U.S. Civil War. Readers learn about the key historical event from the perspectives of a Confederate soldier, a Union soldier, and a woman merchant near the battle.

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of Bunker Hill that took place during the American Revolutionary War. Readers learn about the key historical event from the perspectives of a Minuteman, a British soldier, and a colonial woman running an inn.

This book relays the factual details of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Readers learn about the key historical event from the perspectives of a U.S. soldier at Pearl Harbor, a Japanese military commander, and a Hawaiian worker near the military base.

Looks at the history of the Underground Railroad through the eyes of a slave, a slave owner, and a conductor on the railroad.

Discusses the building of the Hoover Dam during the Great Depression using the viewpoints of three people associated with it.

This book relays the factual details of the sinking of the luxury cruise ship Titanic. Readers learn about the key historical event from the perspectives of a crewmember, a first-class passenger, and a steerage passenger.

Shares the details of the Oregon Trail and the United States westward expansion in the 1800s and provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost.