Perspectives library

Explores the history of New York's Statue of Liberty, providing different points of view.

Describes how the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s from the perspectives of a Colorado River explorer, a dam worker, and a dam worker's daughter.

Discusses the Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II from the perspectives of a child at an internment camp, a Japanese-American soldier, and a worker at the Manzanar War Relocation Center.

Describes events before, during, and after the dropping of the atomic bombs during World War II from the perspectives of a Manhattan Project scientist, a witness in Hiroshima, and an aide to the U.S. Secretary of War. Includes photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Discusses the United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Describes the United States homefront activities during World War II from three different perspectives, a woman working in a bomber plant, an African American grocery clerk, and a Japanese American.

Examines the events of the War of 1812, providing different points of view.

Shares details of the Underground Railroad through multiple perspectives.

Fact-based narratives examine the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in 1911 that killed 146 female workers.

Presents the events of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 from three different perspectives, a crew member, a first-class passenger, and a steerage passenger.