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The moviegoing experience, 1968-2001

2003
Examines the ways in which movies have changed since 1968, looking at developments in content, demographics, theater design, projection systems, cinematography, and release print technology.

Kent State

1998
Discusses the events leading up to the Kent State tragedy in 1970 which resulted in the shooting deaths of four students by the National Guard.

The Industrial Revolution

2000
A history of the Industrial Revolution focusing primarily on the United States during the nineteenth century and on the change from an agrarian society to one based on machines and factories.

Shakespeare

2002
Presents the life and work of the English playwright William Shakespeare and provides information about the theater of sixteenth-century London.

Free at last

a history of the Civil Rights movement and those who died in the struggle
1994
An illustrated history of the Civil Rights movement, including a timeline and profiles of forty people who gave their lives in the movement.

Us and them

a history of intolerance in America
1996
Presents a complete introduction to prejudices in the United States, from early American witch hunting and slavery, to Jewish, Asian, and homosexual discrimination.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

the right is ours
2001
A biography of one of the first leaders of the women's rights movement, whose work led to women's right to vote.

Am I okay?

psychological testing and what those tests mean
2001
An examination of the history and types of psychological testing, and a discussion of what the results mean.

Harley-Davidson

the ultimate machine
2002
A history of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, featuring photographs that chronicle that evolution of the bike from 1903 through the early twenty-first century, and including comments from veteran riders.

Witchcraft in America

2000
Explores the history of witchcraft in the United States from the earliest colonies through the beginning of the twenty-first century.

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