Illinois Authors

Indiana University Press, Bloomington : ©1988.

The 1983 mayoral primary and general elections proved a watershed in Chicago politics, in which entire wards quit allegiances of the past. New voting patterns formed which generally continued into the 1987 elections. Covers the Council Wars and the election of Harold Washington as Mayor of Chicago in 1983.

Enslow, Springfield, NJ : ©1996.

Includes personal accounts to describe the period in American history when Japanese Americans were detained in internment camps; also, discusses the issues and controversy surrounding the decision.

Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©1999.

Traces the history of Alaska through the Russian exploration and settlement to the American purchase of the territory by William Seward in 1867, discussing key personalities and events during this period.

Enslow Publishers, Springfield, NJ, USA : ©1997.

Describes the history surrounding the Great Depression, highlighting the causes and key figures.

Enslow Publishers, Springfield, NJ : 1998.

Details the efforts of people who risked their own lives to save thousands of Jews and others from Nazi persecution.

Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2000.

Traces the struggles of African Americans from the end of slavery through the period of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement and legal equality.

New Discovery Books ; New York : ©1994.

The history of the various Negro league baseball teams, which existed from 1920-1960.

Enslow Publishers, Springfield, NJ : ©1999.

Discusses the issues and controversy surrounding the trials, highlighting possible causes and the key figures.

New Discovery Books ; New York : ©1994.

Text and accompanying photographs examine the how and why of the forced migration of Cherokee and Choctaw tribes and shows the impact it made on the lives of Native Americans.

Enslow Publishers, Springfield, NJ : ©1998.

Explores the people and events surrounding the political scandal that began with a June 1972 burglary and resulted in the resignation of President Nixon, discussing the scandal's effects on American politics and history.