Rebecca Langston-George

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies during the Cold War using photos, original sources, maps, timelines, and little known facts.

"Uses primary sources to tell the story of the Dust Bowl."--

Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater, well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the...

As a child, Cesar Chavez's family lost its farm. Cesar never forgot how that felt, so as an adult, he fought for the rights of farm workers. His efforts shined a light on the conditions farm workers faced. In the struggle for fair wages and labor laws to protect farm workers, Chavez had a lasting impact beyond the fields.

Discusses the main concerns of the women’s' movement in the 1960s, and how those have evolved since; what's changed for the better, what might be worse, and where do we go from here.

"Describes the fashion trends of the 1920s and 1930s, including step-by-step instructions on how to get the looks today"--