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From the #1 international bestselling author of The Revenant – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the remarkable true story of the worst mining disaster in American history. In 1……続きを見る

De B-acteur die president werd en de Koude Oorlog beëindigde Reagan is de eerste Nederlandse biografie over de 40e Amerikaanse president. Ruim 10 jaar na zijn overlijden vertelt meesterverteller H.W……続きを見る

In this second installment of G. Edward White's sweeping history of law in America from the colonial era to the present, White, covers the period between 1865-1929, which encompasses Reconstruction,……続きを見る

This is the only modern, published account of the Soldier’s Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania. A bureaucrat of the system wrote a so-called history in 1873 but it is very self-serving and devoid of any……続きを見る

Several books on Rob Ford have already been published. Though we should not judge their authors’ intentions, even a brief look at them tells us that they have been written from the point of the medi……続きを見る

Le magnifique bras de mer qui baigne les côtes d’Amérique entre le quarantième et le quarante et unième degré de latitude, est formé  par les confluents……続きを見る

The Texas State Historical Association is pleased to offer a reprint edition of Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas, Gregg Cantrell’s path-breaking biography of the founder of Anglo Texas. Cantre……続きを見る

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argues eloquently for American independence from autocratic rule from London Whitehall, an argument that begins with more general, theoretical reflections about governm……続きを見る

Stories of oppression and survival, of heritage denied and reclaimed -- twenty-two American writers recall childhood in their native land. This essential collection of Indigenous voices explores: C……続きを見る

“Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield and unprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grant-like himself: unambiguous, de……続きを見る

“[A] remarkable biography….Moorehead deftly wields periods detail…to tell the story of a captivating woman who kept her sense of self amid the vicissitudes of politics.” ーVogue From acclaimed biogr……続きを見る

Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book of narrative nonfiction to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition. On May 24, 1869, a one-ar……続きを見る

“Was there really a valiant little Dutch boy, a protesting Lady Godiva, a fiddling Nero, or a prudish Queen Victoria? No, says Shenkman ….No person, event, or thing is safe from Shenkman’s correctio……続きを見る

"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." And so we have. Time and again, mankind has faced down problems, but have often failed to take the hard-earned knowledge into the next battle. Doo……続きを見る

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New York Times Bestseller In Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network’s biggest stars, keeps his motto front and center: “If it’s funky, I’ll find i……続きを見る

“Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield and unprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grant-like himself: unambiguous, de……続きを見る

At the height of the Cold War, America’s most elite aviators bravely volunteered for a covert program aimed at eliminating an impossible new threat. Half never returned. All became legends. From New……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The true story behind Jon Krakauer’s bestselling novel and Sean Penn’s acclaimed film Into the Wild, from the sister of Chris McCandless, filling in questions about Chris……続きを見る

“No blessing, no good, can follow in the path trodden by slavery.” - Dorothea Dix Slave Narrative Six Pack 6 presents six more essential texts: Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible? by Isaac Allen. N……続きを見る

Lucy Thompson was a full-blooded Klamath River Indian. She writes of the customs, life, and religion of her people, together with folklore, fables, and history. Lucy was raised, trained, and taught ……続きを見る

Extrait : Entré très jeune dans l’armée, il devint l’ami intime de Washington, qui lui resta profondément attaché. Les qualités morales d’Henry Lee, s……続きを見る

A Wildlife Management Institute Book In this lavishly illustrated volume Richard E. McCabe, Bart W. O'Gara and Henry M. Reeves explore the fascinating relationship of pronghorn with people in early ……続きを見る

First published in 1882, Samuel Watkins’ Co. Aytch – A Sideshow of the Big Show is widely recognized as one of the most important Civil War memoirs. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book cap……続きを見る

Three thousand to four thousand years ago, the Native Americans of the mid-Atlantic region experienced a groundswell of cultural innovation. This remarkable era, known as the Transitional period, sa……続きを見る

"…and they laid all waste with dreadful havoc, trod with unhallowed feet the holy places, dug up the altars, and carried off all the treasures of the holy church. Some of the brethren they killed; s……続きを見る

Music in Boston: Composers, Events, and Ideas, 1852–1918 is a history of the city’s classical-music culture in the period that begins a decade before the American Civil War and extends to the close ……続きを見る

It was the most terrifying day of my life And when it was over, I had become a survivor When the "Great Alaskan Earthquake" struck, my brother and I were in JC Penney's in downtown Anchorage. Moment……続きを見る

Canada and the United States: we think of one as a peaceable kingdom, the other as a warrior nation. But do our expectations about each country’s attitudes to war and peace match the realities? In L……続きを見る

First published on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense was an immediate sensation. In clear simple language it explained to the people……続きを見る