A historical reader

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about various aspects of the Civil War, covering slavery, the conduct of the war, military and political leaders, and the aftermath of the conflict. Includes a chronology, and critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about Irish Americans, discussing immigration to the U.S., conditions in America, and opportunities and responsibilities. Includes a selection of prose, poetry, and song, a look at Irish Americans at the millennium, and critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the founding of the United States, covering the stirrings of rebellion, the start of the revolution, conditions in battle, and the formation of a new government. Includes critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the African-American struggle for equality, covering life under segregation, early protests, the spread of the Civil Rights movement, tragedies and triumphs, new voices and ideas, and recollections. Includes critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the atomic bomb, covering the development of the bomb, the decision to use the bomb against Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the historical debate, and the response to the bomb. Includes critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about World War II, covering the early years, the war in Europe and Africa, the war in the Pacific, and the end of hostilities. Includes a chronology, and critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the Japanese-American internment during World War II, covering Pearl Harbor and anti-Japanese bias, evacuation and internment, life in the camps, legal battles, and remembrance and redress. Includes critical-thinking questions.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the Vietnam War, covering the origins of the conflict, U.S. involvement in the war, the Vietnamese at war, dissent at home, the Tet Offensive and the American withdrawal, and the aftermath. Includes critical-thinking questions.