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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with background information about the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam, the development and creation of the Memorial, and the impact of the monument on veterans and others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum." --
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Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States as a gift from the people of France in 1886. It was originally meant as an emblem of the friendship between the two nations, but over the years it has come to mean much more. The Statue of Liberty has come to represent the promise of America-a promise that drew tens of millions of immigrants from other countries, seeking greater freedom and opportunities." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In September of 1814, the United States was a relatively young country engaged in a war with the most powerful nation of the time, Great Britain. A British fleet launched a devasting overnight bombardment of the American fort that defended Baltimore harbor. As the sun rose the next morning, a young lawyer named Francis Scott key who had observed the battle saw tha t the American flag was still flying. Inspired, he wrote a poem that would later be...
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