Anderson, Dale

Examines the large migration of Polish peoples who came to America from the late 1800s through the twentieth century, their hardships and struggles to make a new life; and contains a timeline, charts and graphs, and profiles on important people and events.

Examines Japanese immigration to the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth century and their efforts to overcome racial prejudices and abusive treatment; and includes charts and graphs, time lines, and information on important people and events.

Chronicles the immigration experience of Cuban Americans during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, provides background on the history and society of Cuba, examining the reasons why people chose to leave, looks at Cuban communities in the U.S., and includesa time line, glossary, and resources for further study.

Examines the large migration of Chinese people who came to America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, their hardships and struggles to make a new life; and contains a timeline, charts and graphs, and profiles on important people and events.

Examines Italian immigration to the United States and their strong cultural communities; and includes charts and graphs, time lines, and information on important people and events.

Describes the geographic, political, and cultural history of Iran and discusses some of the challenges facing the country as well as its domestic and foreign affairs.

Chronicles the 1961 freedom rides involving African-American and white activists who traveled on buses from Washington D.C. to the South in order to test the U.S. Supreme Court decision against segregation in bus stations.

A biography of the powerful president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, whose rule began in 1979 with a coup and the assassination of sixty-six men who were allegedly conspiring against him.

Descriptive text, photos, sidebars, and biographical profiles chronicle the political and cultural events that shaped the U.S. from the 1970s through 2000; also includes a time line, a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of Web sites.

Examines the period when the United States and the Soviet Union opposed each other for influence over the smaller nations of the world and how this struggle expressed itself in the arms race and in Korea and Vietnam. Also discusses the conflicts such as the civil rights movement that occurred within the U.S. during the same period.