Summary: "Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans were killed in war, students across four continents took over colleges and city streets. Assassins murdered Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy. Demonstrators turned out in Prague and Chicago, and in Mexico City, young people and Olympic athletes protested. In those intense months,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 909 NINDavis, Todd.
Summary: Explores each president's term in office and the major political issues of each era. Quick-reference sidebars provide brief summaries of the major events and important people who emerged during each presidential term.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 DAVSummary: A unique glimpse at more than fifty years of American history. Educator, civil rights champion, advisor to presidents, envoy to popes, theologian and activist, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was called on by countless world leaders to tackle the most challenging issues of the day. He built a reputation as a savvy political operator with a penchant for bridging the divide between bitter enemies. Through...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019