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  • The Plot to Seize the White House

    The Shocking TRUE Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow F.D.R.

    by Jules Archer ...
    Many people might not know that in 1933, a group of wealthy industrialists-working closely with groups like the K.K.K. and the American Liberty League-planned to overthrow the U.S. government and run FDR out of office in a fascist coup. Readers will learn of their plan to turn unhappy war veterans into American brown shirts,” depose F.D.R., and stop the New Deal. They asked Medal of Honor ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Feminist Revolution

    A Story of the Three Most Inspiring and Empowering Women in American History: Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Betty Friedan

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    Today, feminism is as important as ever. Betty Friedan’s musings, to take the actions needed to bring women into the mainstream of American society, now; full equality for women, in fully equal partnership with men,” still hold fervently true in current society. Young readers still fighting for equality today need to know how the movement began years ago, with such basics as the right to vote, the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • They Had a Dream

    The Struggles of Four of the Most Influential Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, from Frederick Douglass to Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    The majority of the civil rights movement in the United States occurred in three stages. The first stage began with the slaves in America fighting for their freedom. Frederick Douglass was a key player from the very beginning. Born a slave, Douglass escaped and went on to become one of the most respected abolitionist leaders.After the Civil War, freed slaves fought to overcome the still-prevailing ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Twentieth-Century Caesar: Benito Mussolini

    The Dramatic Story of the Rise and Fall of a Dictator

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    Benito Mussolini was a man of many contradictions but with one driving ambition: to rule Italy and restore it to the power and splendor of the ancient Roman Empire, with himself as the new Caesar. He became the founder of the Fascist movement and dictator of all of Italy.The son of a poor blacksmith who was an ardent Socialist, Mussolini grew up in an atmosphere of political agitation. He taught ... Read more

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  • A House Divided

    The Lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    A House Divided is an exciting introduction to two of the most fascinating players in the American Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was gruff and sloppy, the son of a hardworking but uneducated man opposed to slavery. Robert E. Lee, a slave owner himself, was a polite, aristocratic Virginia gentleman who descended from the Revolutionary War hero Light-Horse Harry.” Both men studied at West Point but ... Read more

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  • Man of Steel: Joseph Stalin

    Russia's Ruthless Ruler

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    Early in life, Joseph Stalin became convinced of the inevitability of social revolution. And in it, he was determined to play a prominent role. He carefully masked his great personal ambition during his long climb to power and devoted all this energies to furthering the cause of Lenin and Bolshevism. Only after Lenin’s death, with the Bolshevik takeover of Russia accomplished, did Stalin’s ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Watergate

    A Story of Richard Nixon and the Shocking 1972 Scandal

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    With expert storytelling skills, historian Jules Archer recounts the complete story of Watergate, from that first fateful predawn Saturday morning-June 18, 1972-when night watchman Frank Willis discovered burglars” inside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee to President Richard Nixon’s disgraced resignation two years later. This story dives into the cover-ups, the payoffs, the ... Read more

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  • Special Interests

    How Lobbyists Influence Legislation

    by Jules Archer ...
    In order to advance their various causes and concerns, these groups hire individuals or firms called lobbyists to work on their behalf to influence the decisions of state and federal lawmakers.Lobbies have been a part of American history ever since Benjamin Franklin appealed to Britain’s Parliament to remove a tax on stamps in 1757. The right of any person or group to “petition the government for ... Read more

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  • Extremists

    Gadflies of American Society

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    “Extremism tends to flourish in times of crisis,” writes Jules Archer. It comes in all shapes and sizes and attaches itself to various causes. You can find extremism at the beginning with the founding fathers, extremists in the eyes of the British government and you can most definitely find it today. Jules Archer chronicles a history of extremists such as:Puritans,Suffragettes,The Klu Klux Klan ... Read more

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  • The Incredible '60s

    The Stormy Years That Changed America

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    We often remember the 1960s as a time of peace and love, but it was also a time of assassinations, riots, and an unpopular war. Furthermore, more than three million people took to the streets in violent antiwar and civil rights demonstrations during this decade. In The Incredible '60s, renowned historian Jules Archer brings the glories and tragedies of the sixties to a new generation, with a ... Read more

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  • To Save the Earth

    The American Environmental Movement

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    With today's climate change, our environmental problems aren’t going away any time soon.To Save the Earth looks at the lives of four extraordinary Americans who fought to save our earth. John Muir, a pioneer of conservationism, was the founder of our national park system. Rachel Carson, biologist and author, educated our country about the effects of pesticides and chemical waste. David McTaggart, ... Read more

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  • The Unpopular Ones

    Fifteen American Men and Women Who Stood Up for What They Believed In

    by Jules Archer ...
    Series series Jules Archer History for Young Readers
    Slavery is wrong. Women can be doctors. Women can wear pants. These are truths that most Americans today would agree are unambiguous. But there was a time in this country when each of those statements resulted in vicious criticism. When she wore pants, Amelia Bloomer was a hussy,” subjected to jeers and catcalls. As the only female doctor in the entire western United States, Bethenia Owens was so ... Read more

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