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Intro -- FOREWORD -- A Seductive and Dangerous Drug -- The History of Methamphetamine -- Meth's Toll on Users -- Meth's Toll on Families and Communities -- Combating the Meth Industry -- Kicking Meth Addiction -- NOTES -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- INDEX -- PICTURE CREDITS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- 23 -- 24 -- 25 -- 26 -- 27 -- 28 -- 29 -- 30 -- 31 -- 32 -- 33 -- 34 -- 35 -- 36 -- 37

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Struggle over Gay Marriage -- Chapter 1: A History of Gay Rights in America -- Chapter 2: Marriage-the Final Frontier in Gay Rights -- Chapter 3: The Case for Gay Marriage -- Chapter 4: The Case Against Gay Marriage -- Chapter 5: The Future of Gay Marriage -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- How To Use This Book -- Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Battle of Gettysburg -- Narrative Overview -- Prologue -- Chapter One Slavery Threatens the Union -- Chapter Two America Erupts into Civil War -- Chapter Three Armies Gather Near Gettysburg -- Chapter Four The Battle is Joined -- Chapter Five Pickett's Charge and Lee's Retreat -- Chapter Six The War Draws to a Close -- Chapter Seven Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg -- Biographies -- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) -- Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) -- Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) -- Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) -- James Longstreet (1821-1904) -- George G. Meade (1815-1872) -- George E. Pickett (1825-1875) -- J. E. B. "Jeb" Stuart (1833-1864) -- Primary Sources -- The Army of Northern Virginia Invades Pennsylvania -- Lee's Army Advances to Gettysburg -- Impressions of the Battle from a British Observer -- Longstreet and Lee Debate Strategy before the Second Day of Battle -- Chamberlain Describes the Battle of Little Round Top -- Meade Decides to Stay Put after Day Two at Gettysburg -- A Rebel Officer Remembers Pickett's Charge -- A Yankee Soldier Recalls Pickett's Charge -- A Northern Newspaper Hails the Victory at Gettysburg -- General Lee Writes Home after Gettysburg -- Lincoln's Unsent Letter to Meade -- Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- Woodrow Wilson Addresses Civil War Veterans at Gettysburg -- A Civil War Historian Reflects on Gettysburg -- Important People, Places, and Terms -- Chronology -- Sources for Further Study -- Bibliography -- Photo and Illustration Credits -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Regulating America's Massive Food Delivery System -- Chapter 1: The History of U.S. Food Safety -- Chapter 2: The Guardians of Food Safety in America -- Chapter 3: The Food-Borne Germs that Make Us Sick -- Chapter 4: Fixing the Problem of Food-Borne Illness -- Chapter 5: Food Safety in the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Glossary -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- How To Use This Book -- Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Zoot Suit Riots -- Narrative Overview -- Prologue -- Chapter One Caught in the Currents of Empire and Conquest -- Chapter Two Rising Tensions in California -- Chapter Three A City on Edge -- Chapter Four The Trial of the 38th Street Boys -- Chapter Five The Zoot Suit Riots -- Chapter Six Release from Prison -- Chapter Seven Legacy of the Zoot Suit Riots -- Biographies -- Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) -- José Díaz (1919-1942) -- Charles William Fricke (1882-1958) -- Alice Greenfield (1917-2009) -- Henry "Hank" Leyvas (1923-1971) -- Carey McWilliams (1905-1980) -- Edward Roybal (1916-2005) -- George Shibley (1910-1989) -- Primary Sources -- Anglo Squatters Swarm Mexican-Owned Haciendas in California -- Examples of Anti-Mexican Discrimination in 1930s America -- Depression-Era Los Angeles Targets Mexicans for Repatriation -- A Los Angeles Police Officer Issues a Racist Report on the Mexican "Element" -- Courtroom Clashes between Fricke and Shibley -- Trying to Survive the Zoot Suit Riots -- Mexican-American Activists Assess the Causes of the Zoot Suit Riots -- The Los Angeles Times Attacks Eleanor Roosevelt's Stance on the Riots -- New Hispanic Hopes and Dreams in the Post-World War II Era -- From the Barrio to a German POW Camp-and Back -- A Landmark Legal Decision for Mexican Americans -- Honoring the Heritage and Contributions of Hispanic Americans -- Important People, Places, and Terms -- Chronology -- Sources for Further Study -- Bibliography -- Photo and Illustration Credits -- Index.

"Provides an absorbing overview of Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist "witch hunts" of the 1950s. Also explores the ways in which the McCarthy era shaped the trajectory of American politics and culture for decades to come. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher

"Analyzes the development of Indian removal policies and the tragedy at Wounded Knee, the 1890 massacre of American Indians by U.S. Cavalry troops. Examines the wider context of Indian-white relations in America. Features include a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher

"Explains the history of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, as well as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's ambitious program of New Deal reforms. Features include a narrative overview, biographical profiles, primary source documents, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher

"Provides a detailed account of U.S. immigration from 1870 to 1920. Explores the forces that drove emigrants to the U.S.; shows what they experienced when they arrived; and reviews the history of U.S. immigration through the present. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Important Dates at the Time of the Progressive Era -- Introduction: Industrialization Ushers in the Progressive Era -- Chapter One: The Age of Industrialization -- Chapter Two: Social and Political Reforms of the Progressive Era -- Chapter Three: Business and Labor Reforms of the Progressive Era -- Chapter Four: U.S. Presidents of the Progressive Era -- Chapter Five: The End of the Progressive Era -- Notes -- Glossary -- For Further Reading -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Important Dates at the Time of the Industrial Revolution -- Introduction: One Hundred Years of Innovation -- Chapter One: The Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution -- Chapter Two: The Industrial Age Transforms America -- Chapter Three: The "Iron Horse," the Telegraph, and Westward Expansion -- Chapter Four: The Economic and Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution -- Chapter Five: Revolutionary Changes in the New Century -- Chapter Six: Industry and Technology in the Modern Era -- Notes -- Glossary -- For Further Exploration -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

"Examines the Cold War and its impact on America, the Soviet Union, and the world. Features include narrative overviews of key events and trends, 100+ primary source documents, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and subject index""--Provided by publisher

Health care and medical practice in the new world, 1600-1800 -- Health care and regulation in antebellum America, 1800-1860 -- The professionalization of American medicine, 1860-1890 -- Health care in the progressive era, 1890-1920 -- The struggle over health insurance between the wars, 1920-1940 -- Partisan jousting over health care in the postwar era, 1940-1960 -- Medicare changes the health care landscape, 1960-1980 -- Restraining health care costs in the age of Reagan, 1980-1990 -- The Clinton health plan and scorched-earth politics, 1990-2000 -- Controversial policy prescriptions for American health care, 2000-2010

The Industrial Revolution began in Europe but really caught fire in the United States, sparked by abundant natural resources, an engaged government and entrepreneurial class, and an energized and ambitious population. These forces came together most dramatically in the communications and food industries, where the United States introduced innovations that transformed the entire world.