Lucent American history series

This book explores the history of the struggle for civil rights, from the colonial laws establishing slavery in the 1640s to the legislation enacted in the United States for civil rights in the twentieth century.

This book examines how riots and protests have played key roles in shaping the nation and discusses how dissent has been central to American history.

This book explores the history of Prohibition (1920-1933), from the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Twenty-First Amendment that would repeal the Eighteenth Amendment.

This book explores the history of environmentalism in the United States, from 1607 to the present time, discussing the conservation movement of the second half of the 1800s, the Progressive era of the 1890s and 1900s, the neglect of the environment between 1910 and the 1950s, and today's awareness.

This book explores the history of the Civil War, describing the economic, cultural, moral, and philosophical differences between the North and the South, and explains that the restoration of the Union marked a major historical milestone.