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A history of the Nazi movement in Germany beginning in 1919 with the German Workers' Party and including discussion of Adolf Hitler, anti-Semitism, and World War II.

Discusses, in text and illustrations, the events in the world between the years 1919 and 1939 and the emergence of dictators such as Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Franco.

Chronicles the trial in which eight White Sox players and several gamblers were charged with "fixing" the 1919 World Series, and presents numerous primary source excerpts and photos.

In 1919, fifteen-year-old Hank escapes an abusive father and goes looking for a chance to become a baseball player, accompanied by a man who calls himself Chief Sunrise and claims to be a full-blooded Seminole.

Examines the causes of World War Two and the events leading up to it discussing the effects of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the rise of militarism in Germany, Italy, and Japan, and appeasement policies of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

Story of an alienated, disillusioned youth who drops out of school, and spends three days and nights in New York City on a quest for self-discovery.

A biography of the award-winning author who has been able to combine her love of wildlife and her love of writing into a successful career.

A biography of the United Farm Workers of America's first female organizer, Jessie De La Cruz, a Mexican American who began working in the California fields at the age of five, joined the UFW in 1966, and helped relieve the plight of field workers throughout the late twentieth century.

Examines the 1920 trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of conspiracy to commit an illegal act when they allegedly took money from gangsters to lose the 1919 World Series.

Relates the life and experiences of the Japanese American who defied the order of internment during World War II and took his case as far as the Supreme Court.

In 1919, independent-minded fifteen-year-old Rosalind lives in India with her English parents, and when they fear she has fallen in with some rebellious types who believe in Indian self-government, she is sent "home" to London, where she has never been before and where her older brother died, to stay with her two aunts.

Provides an overview of the history of the Chicago Bears professional football team, from its first season in 1919 to the beginning of the twenty-first century, spotlighting the team's significant players and moments.

"An elementary look at the Green Bay Packers professional football team, including its formation in 1919, most memorable players, Super Bowl championships, and stars of today"--Provided by publisher.

Reproduces sixty-nine posters created by American children's book illustrators in celebration of Children's Book Week, from 1919 through 1994.

The story of how Babe Ruth restored baseball's reputation which had been damaged when the Chicago White Sox cheated in the 1919 World Series.