Brian Odom
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Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War
Gr 9 Up—In October 1962, two world superpowers, both of whom viewed the other as the evil empire, stood on the precipice of global annihilation...
Victor Hugo's Les Miserables
Gr 9 Up—Once again, Victor Hugo's 1862 story of perseverance, love, and personal redemption finds its way onto film...
Handbook to American Democracy
Gr 9 Up-These volumes explore the nature, foundations, and organization of our system of government and present users interested in its workings and its component liberal political principles with "essential tools" for understanding related processes...
The Scottsboro Boys
Gr 6–9—These titles offer concise, insightful analysis of events that have left a mark on past and recent American history...
Major Battles of the War of 1812
Gr 6–9—Taken collectively, these volumes present an effective, engaging account of the causes, personages, and battles of an all-too-often-forgotten American conflict...
The Taliban
Gr 8 Up—This volume centers around four main questions: "Who Are the Taliban?"; "How Should the United States Deal with the Taliban?"; "What Is the Taliban's Relationship with Pakistan?"; and "What Is the Taliban's Relationship with Other Nations?" It is within this framework that key leaders and experts such as Barack Obama, Peter Bergen, and Dmitry Shlapentokh explore issues from America's transitional military strategy to how the U...
The Attack on Pearl Harbor The Crisis in Darfur
Gr 7 Up—Whether discussing the events of December 7, 1941, or the continuing human tragedy in Darfur, these well-organized volumes present a wealth of clearly written analyses from a rich variety of viewpoints...
Americapedia
Gr 8 Up—In this witty, irreverent romp through history, the authors attempt to give teens what The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have done for adults, but in this case provide an amusing way of engaging with America's past...
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