McConnell, William S

Presents a collection of thirteen controversial essays that debate the events surrounding the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and discusses the efforts to impeach him, Ford's decision to pardon him, and the legacy of Watergate.

Contains critical articles which analyze important literary works from the Harlem Renaissance and provide information about the genre's most influential writers and works.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1963, covering civil rights issues, the feminist movement, the Earth orbit, the sinking of the "USS Thresher," landmark court cases, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and Vietnam policy.

Examines the various political and cultural changes that occurred in American society during the decade of the 1960s and explores such topics as the student activist movement, the birth of the Hippie culture, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam protests, and women's liberation.

Reprints twenty-two notable speeches of the 1960s in which the speakers address issues of the Cold War, Cuba, communism, civil rights, the space race, the Great Society, the counterculture and student activism, and the Vietnam War.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1962 including John Glenn's orbit of Earth, the environmental movement, Bob Dylan's first album release, the rise of student activism, Marilyn Monroe's death, the ban on school prayer, and others.

Collects nine primary documents from the Cuban missile crisis written by such figures as John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Nikita Khrushchev, and Adlai Stevenson, and presents six perspectives on the crisis, a chronology, and a further reading list.

Collects fourteen documents from and about the space race, including news articles, excerpts from speeches by U.S. leaders, personal accounts by astronauts, and three essays on the race's impact on Soviet and American society and culture.

Contains critical articles which analyze important literary works from the Harlem Renaissance and provide information about the genre's most influential writers and works.

Presents a collection of thirteen controversial essays that debate the events surrounding the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and discusses the efforts to impeach him, Ford's decision to pardon him, and the legacy of Watergate.