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Looks at the history of this important executive power, explains executive orders that have had wide-ranging effects, and demonstrates the legal limits of the president's power.

"A book for high school students about the impact of journalistic photography in the United States during and after the Vietnam War"--Provided by publisher.

"No country grows or changes in isolation, and the history of the United States demonstrates the interdependence of countries around the world. [This book] explores how government policy and military intervention have influenced daily life, economics, culture, and more. [It] analyzes major conflicts and policy changes from the earliest days of America . . . [to 2018], including the American Revolution, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan"--Provided by publisher.

"Many . . . Americans, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, and Frederick Douglass, had ties to newspapers that advocated for equal rights, discussed issues central to the lives of African Americans, and reported on stories the mainstream press refused to cover. The legacy of the African American press is one that carries on. This . . . volume reveals the black press's role in the abolition of slavery, the establishment of civil rights, desegregation, and the fight against racism and prejudice"--Provided by publisher.

"A book for high school students about the dangers of growing up in Mexico amidst the drug wars and violent gang culture"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the dangers of growing up in Mexico amidst the drug wars and violent gang Culture.

"Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to peace and nonviolent resistance helped to secure India's independence, and came at a great personal cost. Gandhi's writings and protests, including the famed 1930 Salt March, have served as a blueprint for activists who recognize the power of peaceful protest. This book reveals Gandhi's story and includes historical information about Gandhi's effect on India and South Africa"--Amazon.com.

"The Silk Road played a fundamental role in the transmission of art, religion, and goods, including luxury items such as jewelry, spices, textiles, and horses. The opening of trade between cultures as distant as ancient China and Rome also came with a big cost: disease. The Silk Road examines the establishment of this sweeping trade route, the explorers who opened trade, and the wide-ranging consequences of the more than 1,300 years of history on one of the worlds most important trade routes."--Amazon.

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"During WWI, American minority soldiers fought in segregated units under white American officers. Some of these units fell under American command and others under French command. There was a marked difference in the way that these soldiers were treatedoften French commanders extended a level of respect to their minority troops that American commanders did not. The difference in soldiers experiences was symptomatic of the racism minorities faced on the home front. Minority Soldiers Fighting in World War I looks at the valor of minority soldiers, what life was like before and after the war, and the way cultural shifts began when minority soldiers fought alongside Europeans."--Amazon.