Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Total Pages: 1506
Release: 1952
Genre: Copyright
ISBN:

Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals

Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960

Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960
Author: Elliott Vanveltner Converse
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 792
Release: 2012
Genre: Cold War
ISBN:

Book Description: The first publication in a multivolume series on the history of the acquisition of major weapon systems by the Department of Defense, author Elliott Converse presents a meticulously researched overview of changes in acquisition policies, organizations, and processes within the United States military establishment during the decade and a half following World War II. Many of the changes that shaped the nature and course of weapons research and development, production, and contracting through the end of the century were instituted between 1945 and 1960; many of the problems that have repeatedly challenged defense policymakers and acquisition professionals also first surfaced during these years. This study is the first to combine the histories of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the military services into one account. The volume is organized chronologically, with individual chapters addressing the roles of OSD, the Army, Navy and Air Force in two distinct periods.

Freedom's Teacher

Freedom's Teacher
Author: Katherine Mellen Charron
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0807833320

Septima Poinsette Clark's gift to the civil rights movement was education. In the mid-1950s, this former public school teacher developed a citizenship training program that enabled thousands of African Americans to register to vote and then to link the po

Freedom's Teacher, Enhanced Ebook

Freedom's Teacher, Enhanced Ebook
Author: Katherine Mellen Charron
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2012-03-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0807837601

Civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987) developed a citizenship education program that enabled tens of thousands of African Americans to register to vote and to link the power of the ballot to concrete strategies for individual and communal empowerment. Clark, who began her own teaching career in 1916, grounded her approach in the philosophy and practice of southern black activist educators in the decades leading up to the 1950s and 1960s, and then trained a committed cadre of grassroots black women to lead this literacy revolution in community stores, beauty shops, and churches throughout the South. In this engaging biography, Katherine Charron tells the story of Clark, from her coming of age in the South Carolina lowcountry to her activism with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the movement's heyday. The enhanced electronic version of the book draws from archives, libraries, and the author's personal collection and includes nearly 100 letters, documents, photographs, newspaper articles, and interview excerpts, embedding each in the text where it will be most meaningful. Featuring more than 60 audio clips (more than 2.5 hours total) from oral history interviews with 15 individuals, including Clark herself, the enhanced e-book redefines the idea of the "talking book." Watch the video below to see a demonstration of the enhanced ebook: