Pearson, P. O'Connell

"An exploration of President Nixon's contentious time in office, the Watergate scandal, and the people who helped protect our Constitution"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1954, after the passing of Brown v Board, one county in southern Virginia chose to close its public schools rather than integrate. Those public schools stayed closed for five years. This was the reality of the people of Prince Edward County. When the affluent white population of Prince Edward County built a private school--for white children only--they left Black children and their families with very few options. Some Black children were home schooled by unemployed Black teachers. Some traveled thousands of miles to live with relatives, friends, or even strangers. Some didn't go to school at all. But many stood up and became young activists, fighting for one of the rights America claims belongs to all: the right to learn. [The author] shines a light on this disturbing and important chapter of America's history, with ripple effects that still impact the country to this day"--Provided by publisher.

"An exploration of President Nixon's contentious time in office, the Watergate scandal, and the people who helped protect our Constitution"--Provided by the publisher.

Explores the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, a forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need.

"When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the United States was on the brink of economic collapse and environmental disaster. Thirty-four days later, the first of over three million impoverished young men were building parks and reclaiming the nation's forests and farmlands. The Civilian Conservation Corps--FDR's favorite program and 'miracle of inter-agency cooperation'--resulted in the building and/or improvement of hundreds of state and national parks, the restoration of nearly 120 million acres of land, and the planting of some three billion trees--more than half of all the trees ever planted in the United States. Fighting for the Forest tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corp through a close look at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia (the CCC's first project) and through the personal stories and work of young men around the nation who came of age and changed their country for the better working in Roosevelt's Tree Army"--From the publisher's web site.

"In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers [an] account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II"--OCLC.