Hanes, Sharon M

Contains eighteen excerpted primary documents that provide perspectives on the early history of the United States, from 1783 to 1815, including speeches, ordinances, treaties, correspondence, and other writings.

Presents a collection of eighteen excerpted primary documents that provide information about topics related to the development of the criminal justice system in America, including laws, trial transcripts, newspaper reports, and other publications and speeches.

Presents overviews of seven aspects of the Cold War, including its origins, the Red Scare, and espionage, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

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

Presents twenty-four primary source documents from the American home front in World War II, covering civil defense and the experiences of women, children, African-Americans, Japanese Americans, and communities; and includes a time line, glossary, and further reading list.