Hanes, Sharon M

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile fifty men and women who were significant to the Cold War, a period dominated by hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union, and includes a time line of events from 1939 to 1992.

Presents reference tools on the Cold War, including overviews of fifteen aspects of the era, thirty-one primary sources including speeches by John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Ronald Reagan, and others, fifty biographies, a time line, a glossary, a bibliography, activities, research ideas, and a cumulative index.

Presents overviews of eight aspects of the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, American unrest in the 1960s, and the arms race in the 1980s, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

This book tells the story of the Great Depression in the words of the people who lived it, including excerpts from presidential addresses and oral histories of those who experienced the economic crisis.

This book presents the life stories of twenty-nine individuals who played key roles in the governmental and social responses to the Depression.

This volume, offering sixteen excerpted documents, tells various stories in the words of the people who fought prejudice, who acted out prejudices, and who were the victims of prejudice.

More than thirty of the most important documents, papers, speeches, and communications during the Cold War by the major figures of the era.

Presents an overview of the Great Depression that describes its causes, relief efforts, and impact on American people and popular culture. Includes a time line, glossary, further-reading list, and research and activity ideas.