America held hostage
Subtitle: the Iran hostage crisis and the Iran-contra affair
By: Don Lawson ; foreword by Arthur L. Liman ; Barbara Silberdick Feinberg, consulting editor.
Contributors: Feinberg, Barbara Silberdick.
Series: A Twentieth century American history book
Publisher: F. Watts.
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981.; Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990.; Political kidnapping -- Iran.; Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Juvenile literature.; Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990 -- Juvenile literature.; Hostages -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes how extremist groups and governments have resorted to hostage taking in recent years, and shows how both the Carter and Reagan administrations have dealt with such crises.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.