Chet'la Sebree
1) Field study
Author
Publisher
FSG Originals, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A lyric poem meditating on sexuality, desire, womanhood, and blackness"--
Layered, complex, and infinitely compelling, Chet'la Sebree's Field Study is a daring exploration of the self and our interactions with others--a meditation on desire, race, loss, and survival.--Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Memorial Drive. Chet'la Sebree's Field Study is a genre-bending exploration of black womanhood and desire, written as a lyrical,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The stock market crash of 1929 triggered the worst economic crisis in U.S. history, the Great Depression. After Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president in 1933, he implemented the New Deal, a series of federal programs designed to ease unemployment and bolster the economy. These programs received mixed responses. The U.S. economy would ultimately continue to suffer until World War II started in 1939, when American industries were revitalized as...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Civil War is still one of the bloodiest wars in which Americans have fought. It not only split the country between North and South, but in many cases it also split families. Students will read speeches, newspaper articles, letters, and diaries entries from those both at war and on the home front. Through these primary sources, students will learn about the events that led to the Southern secession, the battles fought between the Union and the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Readers will learn about recessions and how they are a part of the normal economic cycle: peak, recession, trough, and recovery. This narrative explores how inflation and the imbalance of supply and demand can cause an economic downturn. Through the twenty-first-century example of the Great Recession, students will learn what causes these periods of economic contraction, what leads to recovery, and how to avoid severe and prolonged periods of stagnancy,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Although the stock market has a major impact on the economy, many people do not fully understand it. Through this book, students will learn about stocks, the open market, and the dangers and benefits of investments. They will come to understand why individuals and businesses place their financial confidence in the market in hopes of further financial gains. Additionally, the dangers of taking these financial risks will be explored through the examples...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This volume helps demonstrate the interconnectedness of international economies and cultures in the twenty-first century. Through discussions of economic, political, and cultural globalization, students will begin to understand the varied dimensions of global economies. This book presents twenty-first-century examples of globalization ranging from Apple's outsourced manufacturing to the ways in which countries that are a part of the United Nations...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
During the Reconstruction era, the United States attempted to rebuild itself after the end of both slavery and the Civil War. Despite some successes by Congress to secure the rights for newly freed African Americans through civil rights acts and constitutional amendments, racial conflicts plagued the South. Northerners believed the only way to resolve this was to leave the Southerners to manage their own affairs. In 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Although World War I started in summer 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the United States didn't enter the war until April 1917. In this book, students will learn about the United States' initial decision to remain neutral, the cost of said decision, and the effects of the war both abroad and at home, while hearing directly from the men and women, soldiers and civilians, and politicians and doctors involved in the conflict....
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When most Americans think of the civil rights movement, they think of the organized struggle for equality in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the civil rights movement actually has its roots in the Reconstruction era of the late nineteenth century as the country tried to rebuild itself after the Civil War. In this book, students will read accounts from early civil rights activists and leaders like Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Booker T. Washington, as well...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"While some students might know about the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Declaration of Independence, this book will offer them the opportunity to engage with riveting primary-source material about the war that formed a nation. Letters, newspapers, speeches, legal documents, and diary entries will paint a picture of the toll and cost of the American Revolution. From soldiers, doctors, wives, and politicians, students will learn about the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Although British colonist William Bradford once called America "a hideous and desolate wilderness," that type of sentiment did not keep colonists and future Americans from pressing westward to discover new lands, new riches, and new perils. In this book, students will learn about famous and lesser-known explorers who traversed the great expanse. Through a variety of primary-source documents, readers will learn how the expansion affected not only...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The American colonists solidified their independence from England with the conclusion of the Revolutionary War in 1783. However, the new citizens of this new country called the United States of America still had to figure out their own way forward. In this book, students will hear from Founding Fathers like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin about how the government was formed. Students will also learn about how the United States...
15) Mistress
Author
Series
Publisher
New Issues Press/Western Michigan University
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English