Wondering what to do now that the kids have flown the coop? Look no further than Turning Points for Empty Nesters, wherein answers to the questions and challenges now facing you reside. Fuel-for-the-journey chapters address issues such as redefining and rediscovering yourself, deliberate downsizing, dealing with depression, balancing new responsibilities, becoming part of the sandwich generation, living with a renewed purpose, and so much

...

Traces the events of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion ofGerman-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy, which tookplace on June 6, 1944.

Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1

Describes the far-reaching repercussions of the events of March7, 1965 when 525 men, women, and children in Alabama attempted to march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery in order to register to vote.

An account of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which explored the unknown Louisiana Purchase territory and the Pacific Northwest from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River.

Examines the period of American history beginning with the Roaring Twenties and the disastrous stock market crash of 1929 and ending with financial rebuilding through the New Deal and World War II.

Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.

Details the history of women in America from 1620 to the present as they have fought for freedom, equality, and particularly the right to vote.