Profiles in American History - Immigration to the Women's Rights Movement: Significant Events and the People Who Shaped Them - Hardcover

Moss, Joyce; Wilson, George

 
9780810392137: Profiles in American History - Immigration to the Women's Rights Movement: Significant Events and the People Who Shaped Them

Synopsis

This accessible, 8-vol. reference focuses students attention on 160 notable individuals who have shaped American history, from the exploration of the continent to the present. Each chronologically arranged volume ties key people to significant events during a particular era. Balanced not only in gender and ethnic background, but also in viewpoint, the biographies in Profiles in American History offer a unique slant on event-based teaching. Stand-alone volumes include chapter-specific timelines; maps, illustrations and photographs; sidebars highlighting key facts; a bibliography; and a cumulative subject index.

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