In the second half of the 19th century, America transformed itself into an industrial power, ready to assume a dominant position on the world scene in the 20th century. The development of industrialization and the consumer society brought about opportunities for many Americans as part of an ever-growing middle class, but also resulted in environmental and social degradation that we continue to deal with at the present time.

UXL's "Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library: Almanac" traces the influence of the British Industrial Revolution on America and other nations and discusses such potent forces as advances in transportation and communication, inventions that transformed manufacturing and agriculture, the growth of trade and much more.

"Biographies" includes entries on various notables, including Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Jay Gould, Jane Addams and others.

"Primary Sources" provides excerpts and explications of seminal sources, including legislative acts, accounts of daily life from regular citizens, political cartoons and more. The set includes a separately published comprehensive index.

For table of contents, sample pages or other volume specific information see the entry for the "Almanac, Biographies" or" Primary Sources."

Explores the history and culture of Hispanic Americans, people in the United States whose ancestors--or they themselves--came from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of South and Central America.

This title provides a comprehensive and objective overview of the people, events, and documents that are key to understanding the complex relationships of the countries and cultures of the Middle East. We have fully updated each of the three components (Almanac, Biography, and Primary Sources), as well as expanding the coverage of the set, including such topics as the flowering of the Arab Spring. Biographies focus on key figures, such as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Golda Meir, and Hosni Mubarak. 01

This title provides a comprehensive and objective overview of the people, events, and documents that are key to understanding the complex relationships of the countries and cultures of the Middle East. We have fully updated each of the three components (Almanac, Biography, and Primary Sources, as well as expanded the coverage of the set, including such topics as the flowering of the Arab Spring. The Almanac covers the roots of the regions conflicts and traces developments to the present day. 01

Pirates Through the Ages Reference Library explores the history of piracy from ancient times to the present day. The set includes Almanac, Biographies and Primary Sources volumes, covering topics including piracy in antiquity and the Middle Ages; the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean; female pirates; the pirate code of conduct and pirate slang; strongholds and hideouts; ships, weaponry, and sea battles; pirates in literature and film, modern maritime piracy; and more. The set includes standard U-X-L(R) Reference Library features such as a chronology, glossary, research and activity ideas, and more. Also includes a comprehensive index.

This new edition of the Middle East Conflict: Primary Sources volume has been fully updated and expanded to cover primary sources related to the Arab Spring, as well as the growing unrest in the region. 01

"Early Civilizations in the Americas: Biographies and Primary Sources" presents a collection of twenty-three biographies and primary sources---both text and photographs of artifacts---that provide detailed and focused views of the people of the early American civilizations, the artifacts they left behind, and the sources upon which the history of the early American civilizations are based. The volume is divided into three chapters: the Incas, the Mayas and their Ancestors, and the Aztec Empire. Each chapter is arranged loosely by topic and chronology. The biographies include Inca emperor Pachacutec, Maya king Pacal, and Aztec emperor Montezuma II. The primary sources feature artifacts such as the Inca quipu, or knotted counting cords, the Maya sacred calendar, and the Aztec Sun Stone. Also included are excerpts from the memoirs and histories compiled by indigenous writers and Spanish missionaries and conquerors in the decades following the conquest.

Each volume includes approximately 30 entries on long-term ethnic, religious, political, territorial and economic conflicts between nations today.

Examines significant social, political, economic, cultural, and educational milestones in Hispanic American history, from 1492 to modern times.

Presents twenty-one full or excerpted articles, memoirs, letters, essays, speeches, testimony and other notable works of Hispanic Americans, each with an explanation of events discussed in the text.

Search the extensive U - X - L "Slavery Throughout History Reference Library" with ease with this cumulative index to the entire set.