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American Protest Literature by Call Number: HN90.R3 A6754 2006 (DPC)ISBN: 9780674023529Publication Date: 2006'American Protest Literature' presents sources from 11 protest movements - political, social and cultural - from the Revolution to abolition to gay rights to antiwar protest. Each section reprints documents from the original phase of the movement.
Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America by Call Number: REF. E173 .M62 2008 (DPC)ISBN: 0979775809
The American Women's Movement, 1945-2000 by Call Number: HQ1236.5.U6 M35 2009 (on both campuses)ISBN: 0312448015Publication Date: 2008The American women's movement was one of the most influential social movements of the twentieth century. Nancy MacLean's introduction and collection of primary sources engage students with the most up-to-date scholarship in U.S. women's history.
Conversations with the Dead : The Grateful Dead Interview Book by Call Number: ML421.G72 G28 2002 (DPC)ISBN: 0306810999
Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed Through the Letters and Cards of the Victims by Call Number: RHC. D810.J4 G76 2016 (RHC)ISBN: 0997840102Publication Date: 2016
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An intimate Self-Portrait by Call Number: ND259.K33 A21995 (DPC)ISBN: 0810932210Publication Date: 1995
War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars by Call Number: E181 .W273 2001 (DPC)ISBN: 0743202945Publication Date: 2001
Uncovering Our History: Teaching with Primary Sources by Call Number: E175.8 .V43 2004 (DPC)ISBN: 0838908624
