The Fight for Peace: A History of Anti-War Movements in America

by Ted Gottfried

Book Overview

Throughout U.S. history, antiwar activists have gathered and lobbied to prevent armed conflict.Often their work put them at odds with the majority population.Sometimes their antiwar positions gave their opponents' reason to questions the activist loyalty to the United States.The Fight for Peace traces the work of antiwar activists from the Revolutionary War (1776-1783) to the conflict in Iraq in the 2000s.This book shines light on the U.S. peace movements...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761329323
• ISBN13: 9780761329329
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10