When Cold War tension was at its height, Joseph ("call me Joe") McCarthy conducted an anti-Communist crusade endorsed by millions of Americans, despite his unfair and unconstitutional methods. Award-winning writer James Cross Giblin tells the story of a man whose priorities centred on power and media attention and who stopped at nothing to obtain both. The strengths and weaknesses of the man and the system that permitted his rise are explored in this authoritative, lucid biography, which sets Mc...
Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints (Spring 2021) (Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints)
The U.S. Constitution and the Separation of Powers (Checks and Balances in the U.S. Government)
Politics and Journalism in a Post-Truth World (Opposing Viewpoints)
A Young Readers Edition of a compelling story of courage and triumph, this is the inspiring true story of Major Mary Jennings Hegar--a brave and determined woman who gave her all for her country, her sense of justice, and for women everywhere. On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard Major Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart as well as...
Health Care (Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints) (Current Controversies (Library))
The U.S. Military (Opposing Viewpoints (Hardcover)) (Opposing Viewpoints (Paperback))
Rule by the People (Understanding American Democracy)
by Janie Havemeyer
Fair Elections and Voting Rights (Understanding American Democracy)
by Sheryl Normandeau
Holt Social Studies: United States History: Beginnings to 1877 (Holt Social Studies: United States History: Beginnings to 18)
Cause & Effect: The French Revolution (Cause & Effect in History)
by Robert Green
Affirmative Action (Celebration of the Civil Rights Movement)
by Mary-Lane Kamberg
"Since the 1960s, the United States government has issued executive orders and passed legislation aimed at achieving fair workplace hiring practices. Critics maintain that, in an attempt to ameliorate past injustices, the government has gone too far by practicing affirmative action--what opponents call "reverse discrimination." Students can use this book as a guide to the history of affirmative action, crucial moments in the timeline of this cause, and a better understanding of what affirmative...
Napoléon Bonaparte (Significant Figures in World History)
by Joshua Meeks
Michelle Obama: : First Lady & Role Model (Essential Lives) (Essential Lives Set 4)
by Valerie Bodden