Lucas, Eileen

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The Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments

alcohol, prohibition, and repeal
1998
Discusses the political and social aspects of the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, as well as the repeal of that law with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment.

The Aaron Burr treason trial

a headline court case
2003
Discusses the treason trial of Aaron Burr, who had served as vice-president under Jefferson and stood accused of trying to start a war between the United States and Spain for his own enrichment.

Cracking the wall

the struggles of the Little Rock Nine
2007
This book is a brief introduction to the nine African-American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.

Reagan, Bush, and Clinton

1997
Discusses the political lives and times of the men who served as United States presidents, their administrations, and the events which occurred during their tenures.

Nixon, Ford, and Carter

1997
Discusses the political lives and times of the men who served as United States presidents, their administrations, and the events which occurred during their tenures.

Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson

1997
Discusses the political lives and times of the men who served as United States presidents, their administrations, and the events which occurred during their tenures.

Naturalists, conservationists, and environmentalists

1994
Profiles 10 Americans who have spent the past two centuries understanding, protecting, and documenting the natural wilderness of the United States.

Civil rights

the long struggle
1996
Focuses on the history of civil rights for African-Americans from the founding of the nation to the Million Man March.

The Ojibwas

people of the Northern forests
1994
Photographs and text recount the life, customs, and traditions of the Ojibwa Indians.

Acid rain

1991
Discusses the causes and harmful effects of acid rain and examines possible solutions for this pollution problem.

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