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Brown V. Board of Education : The Case Against School Segregation
Wayne Anderson
Library Binding - $56.95
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court announced its decision that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The decision effectively denied the legal basis for segregation in the 21 states that still allowed segregated clas ...
The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
James Barter
Library Binding - $57.95
On April 15, 1920, two innocent men were murdered during a bungled armed robbery in a Boston suburb. Crimes of this sort were not uncommon at that time but this one became one of the most celebrated court cases of the century. The two men charged, co ...
Dusted and Busted! : The Science of Fingerprinting
D. B. Beres
Library Binding - $39.95
- Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases
- Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner
- Reading Cues a ...
Gangs and Crime
Leslie Berger
Library Binding - $62.95
-- Focuses on popular subjects that are bound to capture the reader's imagination
-- Provides a window into American culture
-- Encourages moral reasoning and fundamental thinking
What life as a gang member is like.
Organized Crime
J. Anderson Black
Library Binding - $44.95
This series covers every aspect of a topic that has fascinated human beings since the beginning of time--crime and punishment. Crime, the detection of criminals, and the punishment of offenders has taken many forms throughout history, and these 20 vo ...
True Stories of Gangsters
Henry Brook
Paperback - $9.95
FROM AL CAPONE'S REIGN OF TERROR IN CHICAGO TO THE LAST STAND OF NED KELLY IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH, MOST GANGSTERS LIVED LIVES OF COLD, CALCULATING VIOLENCE, LIVING HARD AND DYING YOUNG. YOU'LL FIND BANK ROBBERS, MAFIA BOSSES, PRISON BREAK-OUTS AND MO ...
This Book Is Bugged
Sue Bursztynski
Paperback - $10.95
"Plain-clothes facts about super snoops."
Did you know that cats have been used as spies? Or that there really is an agent 007? Sneak a peek at It's True! This Book Is Bugged and uncover the infamous history of spies, including tricks of the trad ...
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Geoffrey A. Campbell
Hardcover - $57.95
On a windy winter night in 1932, someone kidnapped the baby of Charles A. Lindbergh, one of the most famous men in the world. The sensational trial that followed, known as the Trial of the Century, sparked worldwide controversy and debate that still ...
The Gault Case and Young People's Rights : Debating Supreme Court Decisions
Laura Cohen
Library Binding - $51.95
- Explains the most important U.S. Supreme Court cases
- Explains how each case affected American history and society
- Can be used for debates, projects, or exploration of issues
- Includes an exercise tailored to the specific issue
- Su ...