The Cuban Missile Crisis / / Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, Michigan : , : Omnigraphics, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.922 |
Collana | Defining Moments |
Soggetto topico | Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78539-296-4
0-7808-1367-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Cuban Missile Crisis""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One: The Cold War""; ""Chapter Two: The United States and Cuba""; ""Chapter Three: The Discovery of Soviet Missiles in Cuba""; ""Chapter Four: The World Reaches the Brink of Nuclear War""; ""Chapter Five: The Cold War Comes to an End""; ""Chapter Six: The Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis""; ""Biographies""; ""Rudolf Anderson Jr. (1927-1962)""; ""Fidel Castro (1926- )""; ""Anatoly Dobrynin (1919-2010)""
""Alexander Feklisov (1914-2007)""""John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)""; ""Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)""; ""Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)""; ""John McCone (1902-1991)""; ""Robert S. McNamara (1916-2009)""; ""Ted Sorensen (1928-2010)""; ""Primary Sources""; ""The Soviet Union Vows to Defend Cuba""; ""Robert F. Kennedy Describes ExComm Deliberations""; ""John F. Kennedy Tells the World about the Missiles""; ""Nikita Khrushchev Denounces the U.S. Naval Blockade""; ""An Influential Columnist Proposes a Solution""; ""Fidel Castro Calls for a Nuclear Strike"" ""Khrushchev Sends His Conciliatory “First Letter�""""Khrushchev Sends His More Aggressive “Second Letter�""; ""Kennedy Responds to Khrushchev�s Initial Offer""; ""Anatoly Dobrynin Worries That Nuclear War Is Imminent""; ""Khrushchev Accepts the Deal""; ""Kennedy Presents “A Strategy for Peace�""; ""The Crisis�s Lasting Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460379103321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier | ||
Detroit, Michigan : , : Omnigraphics, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Cuban Missile Crisis / / Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, Michigan : , : Omnigraphics, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.922 |
Collana | Defining Moments |
Soggetto topico | Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78539-296-4
0-7808-1367-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Cuban Missile Crisis""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One: The Cold War""; ""Chapter Two: The United States and Cuba""; ""Chapter Three: The Discovery of Soviet Missiles in Cuba""; ""Chapter Four: The World Reaches the Brink of Nuclear War""; ""Chapter Five: The Cold War Comes to an End""; ""Chapter Six: The Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis""; ""Biographies""; ""Rudolf Anderson Jr. (1927-1962)""; ""Fidel Castro (1926- )""; ""Anatoly Dobrynin (1919-2010)""
""Alexander Feklisov (1914-2007)""""John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)""; ""Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)""; ""Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)""; ""John McCone (1902-1991)""; ""Robert S. McNamara (1916-2009)""; ""Ted Sorensen (1928-2010)""; ""Primary Sources""; ""The Soviet Union Vows to Defend Cuba""; ""Robert F. Kennedy Describes ExComm Deliberations""; ""John F. Kennedy Tells the World about the Missiles""; ""Nikita Khrushchev Denounces the U.S. Naval Blockade""; ""An Influential Columnist Proposes a Solution""; ""Fidel Castro Calls for a Nuclear Strike"" ""Khrushchev Sends His Conciliatory “First Letter�""""Khrushchev Sends His More Aggressive “Second Letter�""; ""Kennedy Responds to Khrushchev�s Initial Offer""; ""Anatoly Dobrynin Worries That Nuclear War Is Imminent""; ""Khrushchev Accepts the Deal""; ""Kennedy Presents “A Strategy for Peace�""; ""The Crisis�s Lasting Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910534542103321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier | ||
Detroit, Michigan : , : Omnigraphics, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Jay-Z / / by Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (96 pages) : color illustrations |
Disciplina | 782.421649092 |
Collana | People in the News |
Soggetto topico | Rap musicians - United States |
ISBN | 1-4205-0312-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Growing up in the ghetto -- Hitting it big in rap music -- Retiring as a rap artist -- Becoming a business mogul -- Having it all. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140299403321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> | ||
Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Jeff Gordon / / by Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, Mich. : , : Lucent Books, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (96 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 796.72092 |
Collana | People in the News |
Soggetto topico | Automobile racing drivers - United States |
ISBN | 1-4205-0740-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Racing through childhood -- Breaking into NASCAR -- Becoming a champion -- Winning with a new team -- Maturing as a driver and team owner -- Driving for a fifth championship. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132769403321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> | ||
Detroit, Mich. : , : Lucent Books, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The muckrakers and the Progressive Era [[electronic resource] /] / by Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23 |
Collana | Defining moments |
Soggetto topico |
Journalism - Social aspects - United States - History - 20th century
Social problems - Press coverage - United States Progressivism (United States politics) - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-628-X
0-7808-1127-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One - Events Leading Up to the Progressive Era""; ""Chapter Two - The Role of Journalism in America""; ""Chapter Three - Addressing Social Problems""; ""Chapter Four - Battling the Titans of Industry""; ""Chapter Five - Exposing Government Corruption""; ""Chapter Six - The Muckraking Tradition Continues""; ""Chapter Seven - Legacy of the Progressive Era""; ""Biographies""; ""Ray Stannard Baker""
""S.S. McClure""""David Graham Phillips""; ""Jacob Riis""; ""John D. Rockefeller""; ""Theodore Roosevelt""; ""Upton Sinclair""; ""Lincoln Steffens""; ""Ida M. Tarbell""; ""Primary Sources""; ""President Theodore Roosevelt Promises Progressive Reform""; ""Jacob Riis Chronicles the Struggles of the Urban Poor""; ""John Spargo Describes the Tragedy of Child Labor""; ""Ida Tarbell Investigates the Standard Oil Trust""; ""Upton Sinclair Exposes Problems in the Meatpacking Industry""; ""Lincoln Steffens Reveals the Shame of the Cities""; ""David Graham Phillips Blasts Corrupt U.S. Senators"" ""Roosevelt Calls Crusading Journalists “Muckrakers�""""The Washington Post Gives Wounded Veterans a Voice""; ""Pete Hamill Explains the Importance of Investigative Journalism""; ""Modern-Day Muckrakers Face Major Challenges""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources For Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456272703321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> | ||
Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The muckrakers and the Progressive Era [[electronic resource] /] / by Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23 |
Collana | Defining moments |
Soggetto topico |
Journalism - Social aspects - United States - History - 20th century
Social problems - Press coverage - United States Progressivism (United States politics) - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-628-X
0-7808-1127-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One - Events Leading Up to the Progressive Era""; ""Chapter Two - The Role of Journalism in America""; ""Chapter Three - Addressing Social Problems""; ""Chapter Four - Battling the Titans of Industry""; ""Chapter Five - Exposing Government Corruption""; ""Chapter Six - The Muckraking Tradition Continues""; ""Chapter Seven - Legacy of the Progressive Era""; ""Biographies""; ""Ray Stannard Baker""
""S.S. McClure""""David Graham Phillips""; ""Jacob Riis""; ""John D. Rockefeller""; ""Theodore Roosevelt""; ""Upton Sinclair""; ""Lincoln Steffens""; ""Ida M. Tarbell""; ""Primary Sources""; ""President Theodore Roosevelt Promises Progressive Reform""; ""Jacob Riis Chronicles the Struggles of the Urban Poor""; ""John Spargo Describes the Tragedy of Child Labor""; ""Ida Tarbell Investigates the Standard Oil Trust""; ""Upton Sinclair Exposes Problems in the Meatpacking Industry""; ""Lincoln Steffens Reveals the Shame of the Cities""; ""David Graham Phillips Blasts Corrupt U.S. Senators"" ""Roosevelt Calls Crusading Journalists “Muckrakers�""""The Washington Post Gives Wounded Veterans a Voice""; ""Pete Hamill Explains the Importance of Investigative Journalism""; ""Modern-Day Muckrakers Face Major Challenges""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources For Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910534547303321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> | ||
Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plessy v. Ferguson [[electronic resource] /] / By Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
Disciplina | 342.7308/73 |
Collana | Defining moments Plessy v. Ferguson |
Soggetto topico |
Segregation - Law and legislation - United States
Segregation in transportation - Law and legislation - Louisiana - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-629-8
0-7808-1330-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How to use this Book ""; ""Research Topics""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One Reconstruction in the South ""; ""Chapter Two The Rise of Jim Crow""; ""Chapter Three Homer Plessy Takes A Stand ""; ""Chapter Four Separate but Equal""; ""Chapter Five Living in Terror ""; ""Chapter Six The Civil Rights Movement ""; ""Chapter Seven The Legacy of Plessy V. Ferguson ""; ""Biographies""; ""Henry Billings Brown""; ""Rodolphe Desdunes""; ""John Howard Ferguson""; ""John Marshall Harlan""; ""Thurgood Marshall""; ""Louis Martinet""
""The NAACP Demands Equal Rights for African Americans""""An Alabama Man Experiences Daily Humiliations under Segregation""; ""A Georgia Native Remembers Jim Crow Tragedies""; ""A Black Reporter Recalls a Lynching""; ""President Barack Obama Discusses Racial Progress""; ""A Journalist Considers Obama�s Impact on Race in America""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462702703321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> | ||
Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plessy v. Ferguson [[electronic resource] /] / By Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
Disciplina | 342.7308/73 |
Collana | Defining moments Plessy v. Ferguson |
Soggetto topico |
Segregation - Law and legislation - United States
Segregation in transportation - Law and legislation - Louisiana - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-629-8
0-7808-1330-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How to use this Book ""; ""Research Topics""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One Reconstruction in the South ""; ""Chapter Two The Rise of Jim Crow""; ""Chapter Three Homer Plessy Takes A Stand ""; ""Chapter Four Separate but Equal""; ""Chapter Five Living in Terror ""; ""Chapter Six The Civil Rights Movement ""; ""Chapter Seven The Legacy of Plessy V. Ferguson ""; ""Biographies""; ""Henry Billings Brown""; ""Rodolphe Desdunes""; ""John Howard Ferguson""; ""John Marshall Harlan""; ""Thurgood Marshall""; ""Louis Martinet""
""The NAACP Demands Equal Rights for African Americans""""An Alabama Man Experiences Daily Humiliations under Segregation""; ""A Georgia Native Remembers Jim Crow Tragedies""; ""A Black Reporter Recalls a Lynching""; ""President Barack Obama Discusses Racial Progress""; ""A Journalist Considers Obama�s Impact on Race in America""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910532600703321 |
Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> | ||
Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Woodstock [[electronic resource] /] / by Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Kevin <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 781.66078/74735 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HillstromLaurie Collier <1965-> |
Collana | Defining moments |
Soggetto topico | Music festivals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-633-6
0-7808-1286-7 9780780812860 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for Defining Moments: Woodstock""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One American Culture in the 1960's""; ""Chapter Two Music Drives Social Change""; ""Chapter Three Planning for an Epic Concert""; ""Chapter Four The Music at Woodstock""; ""Chapter Five The Scene at Woodstock""; ""Chapter Six After Woodstock""; ""Chapter Seven The Legacy of Woodstock""; ""Biographies""; ""Joan Baez (1941- )""; ""Bob Dylan (1941- )""; ""Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)""; ""Artie Kornfeld (1942- )""; ""Michael Lang (1944- )""
""John Roberts (1945-2001)""""Hugh Wavy Gravy Romney (1936- )""; ""Joel Rosenman (1942- )""; ""Michael Wadleigh (1942- )""; ""Max Yasgur (1919-1973)""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Predicts the Mood of the 1960's""; ""Michael Lang Recalls the Frantic Search for a New Concert Site""; ""Breakfast in Bed for 400,000""; ""Rocking Out with Santana at Woodstock""; ""Bad Memories of Woodstock""; ""A Military Veteran Remembers the Festival""; ""The Saga of the Woodstock Port-O-San Man""; ""Leaving Woodstock"" ""Ayn Rand Denounces the ""Phony"" Values of Woodstock""""A Moment of Muddy Grace""; ""Important People, Places and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462075403321 |
Hillstrom Kevin <1963-> | ||
Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Woodstock [[electronic resource] /] / by Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
Autore | Hillstrom Kevin <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 781.66078/74735 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HillstromLaurie Collier <1965-> |
Collana | Defining moments |
Soggetto topico | Music festivals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-633-6
0-7808-1286-7 9780780812860 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for Defining Moments: Woodstock""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One American Culture in the 1960's""; ""Chapter Two Music Drives Social Change""; ""Chapter Three Planning for an Epic Concert""; ""Chapter Four The Music at Woodstock""; ""Chapter Five The Scene at Woodstock""; ""Chapter Six After Woodstock""; ""Chapter Seven The Legacy of Woodstock""; ""Biographies""; ""Joan Baez (1941- )""; ""Bob Dylan (1941- )""; ""Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)""; ""Artie Kornfeld (1942- )""; ""Michael Lang (1944- )""
""John Roberts (1945-2001)""""Hugh Wavy Gravy Romney (1936- )""; ""Joel Rosenman (1942- )""; ""Michael Wadleigh (1942- )""; ""Max Yasgur (1919-1973)""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Predicts the Mood of the 1960's""; ""Michael Lang Recalls the Frantic Search for a New Concert Site""; ""Breakfast in Bed for 400,000""; ""Rocking Out with Santana at Woodstock""; ""Bad Memories of Woodstock""; ""A Military Veteran Remembers the Festival""; ""The Saga of the Woodstock Port-O-San Man""; ""Leaving Woodstock"" ""Ayn Rand Denounces the ""Phony"" Values of Woodstock""""A Moment of Muddy Grace""; ""Important People, Places and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910534546803321 |
Hillstrom Kevin <1963-> | ||
Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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