A History of US: Book 9: War, Peace, and All That Jazz 1918-1945
Grade 6 Up-History comes alive in this spirited retelling of the first half of 20th-century America. Laid out with a plentitude of black-and-white photographs and "feature" boxes, the book portrays the past in a vivid, accessible manner. Hakim spotlights notable figures such as Susan B. Anthony, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Charles Lindbergh, and many others. She explains complicated political matters and puts them in perspective. For example, the Depression is explored in detail, including the events leading up to it and the country's struggle to end it. The volume is perhaps best summed up by the author in her closing note: "There was a lesson in all this. It isn't easy to be a citizen in a democracy. It takes work: reading, listening, and questioning...A good citizen needs to be well informed, to get involved, and to know history." War, Peace and All That Jazz is a readable, engrossing, and entertaining resource. Unfortunately, many of the photographs and reproductions are dark and blurry.Julie Halverstadt, Douglas Public Library District, Castle Rock, COCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.