Tom Pendergast – U-X-L American Decades, 1900–1999 (11 Volumes)

Автор: Tom Pendergast
Название книги: U-X-L American Decades, 1900–1999 (11 Volumes)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: История Америки, Австралии, Океании
Страницы: 2155
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Following in the footsteps of Gale's award-winning American Decades series, U- X- L(R) American Decades covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999, written expressly for middle school students. Each decade is covered in one volume with features including 600 black-and-white photographs and illustrations; Words to Know and Further Reading sections; and a general index. Chapters begin with a chronology of world events and a general overview of the decade. Chapters include the topics: Topics in the News, Headline Makers and Further Reading. Within each topic, alphabetically arranged entries discuss historically important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting trivia and sideline stories. U- X- L(R) American Decades may be purchased as a set or by individual volume; a volume-specific general index appears in each volume; and a separate, free cumulative index comes with the set.

U•X•L American Decades provides a broad overview of the major events
and people that helped to shape American society throughout the twentieth
century. Each volume in this ten-volume set chronicles a single decade
and begins with an introduction to that decade and a timeline of major
events in twentieth-century America. Following are eight chapters devoted
to these categories of American endeavor:
• Arts and Entertainment
• Business and the Economy
• Education
• Government, Politics, and Law
• Lifestyles and Social Trends
• Medicine and Health
• Science and Technology
• Sports
These chapters are then divided into five sections:
Chronology: A timeline of significant events within the chapter’s particular
field.
❋ Overview: A summary of the events and people detailed in that chapter.
★ Headline Makers: Short biographical accounts of key people and their
achievements during the decade.
Topics in the News: A series of short topical essays describing events and
people within the chapter’s theme.
✢ For More Information: A section that lists books and Web sites directing
the student to further information about the events and people covered
in the chapter.
OTHER FEATURES
Each volume of U•X•L American Decades contains more than eighty
black-and-white photographs and illustrations that bring the events and people
discussed to life and sidebar boxes that expand on items of high interest
to readers. Concluding each volume is a general bibliography of books and
Web sites that explore the particular decade in general and a thorough subject
index that allows readers to easily locate the events, people, and places
discussed throughout that volume of U•X•L American Decades