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"These were the best hogs I've ever seen," said seventy-five year old Cohen Archer. He grew up with the amiable black Guinea Hogs in Washington County, Georgia. Cohen's father died when he was just ……続きを見る

Established by New York stockbroker Juan Trippe in 1927, the story of Pan Am is the story of US-led globalisation and imperial expansion in the twentieth century, with the airline achieving the vast……続きを見る

Charles Ball (1780 - ?) was an enslaved African-American from Maryland, best known for his account as a fugitive slave, The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball (1837) and having served in the Chesap……続きを見る

The Wesleys and the Anglican Mission to Georgia, 1735-1738 considers the fascinating early history of a small group of men commissioned by trustees in England to spread Protestantism both to new set……続きを見る

This definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1979, this was the first biography of Jonathan Potts, a prominent Pennsylvania Quaker and physician who served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. It was al……続きを見る

This definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war ……続きを見る

Originally published in 2011, this volume publishes the letters of Jeremy Belknap and Ebenezer Hazard. The letters encompassed twenty years, from 1779 to 1798, during a time when the United States w……続きを見る

Originally published in 1986, this book discusses the various meanings which historians have given to the term ‘American Revolution’. It can be seen as a revolutionary war of independence from Brita……続きを見る

Originally published in 1967, this book is a concise and ideal study of one of the most important periods of American history and is ideal for A Level students and as an introduction for undergradua……続きを見る

Originally published in 1967 this book tells the full story of the breach between the United States and Great Britain and the pivotal role played by Benjamin Franklin in both the declaration of inde……続きを見る

Originally published in 1975, this assessment of the American Civil War is a broad treatment of the war as a major historical event, set in the context of a detailed picture of two governments, econ……続きを見る

Thrust into the Montana Territory wilderness near Musselshell by the death of his parents in the 1880's, a 14-year-old boy, home schooled in isolation, is forced to survive through winter alone. Rea……続きを見る

In 1991, Doug Tompkins abandoned his comfortable life in San Francisco and flew 6,500 miles south to a shack in Patagonia. Instead of the Golden Gate Bridge, Tompkins stared out the window at Volcan……続きを見る

Het eerste deel van de definitieve biografie over de ongrijpbare en geliefde JFK 'Voortreffelijke biografie.' •••• NRC 'De meest meeslepende biografie die ik in jaren heb gelezen.' Max Hastings, The……続きを見る

Ce livre décrit les différences interculturelles franco-américaines dans de nombreux domaines de la vie privée, éducative, professionnelle et publique que ce soit dans les aspects politiques, sociau……続きを見る

A large number of American citizens trace their ancestry back to German immigrants who entered this country over the last centuries. This book is written for these German Americans but also for othe……続きを見る

History has been so often written and improved, either for party purposes, or mere amusement, that some serious persons have been ready to treat it as a thing foreign to religion, and of little serv……続きを見る

A source of compiled information and esoteric mysteries surrounding Oak Island before the 1500's, and that lead up to the other purposes of its use as a ancient gold seekers hang out or sanctuary de……続きを見る

‘Abigail Adams and her times’ is an in-depth biography of Abigail Adams, wife of the second American President, John Adams. The book covers her life from birth to death, including information on the……続きを見る

French North America in the Shadows of Conquest is an interdisciplinary, postcolonial, and continental history of Francophone North America across the long twentieth century, revealing hidden histor……続きを見る

Stone and brick tombs were repositories for the physical remains of many of Connecticut’s wealthiest and influential families. The desire was to be interred within burial vaults rather than have the……続きを見る

What happened on 1 July 1867? Over 150 years after Canadian Confederation, it seems like a question with an obvious answer. Questions of Order argues that Confederation was not just a political deal……続きを見る

From mining to sex work and from the classroom to the docks, violence has always been a part of work. This collection of essays highlights the many different forms and expressions of violence that h……続きを見る

In his seminal work, "Report on the Affairs of British North America," John George Lambton, better known as Lord Durham, offers a meticulous examination of the political and social landscape of the ……続きを見る

Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renowned classic is now updated for the millennium. Hendrik Willem van Loon's ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adventure has endeared t……続きを見る

Beginning with the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1875 and ending with the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, this book explores the intersection of education and nationalism in Spai……続きを見る

Neill McKee, author of the award-winning travel memoir **Finding Myself in Borneo,**takes the reader through 400 years and 15,000 miles of an on-the-road adventure, discovering stories of his Scots-……続きを見る

In early 1965, Humble Oil and Refining Company Co. (now ExxonMobil) planned to expand to the West Coast by building an oil refinery in the heart of some of California's most beautiful scenic coastli……続きを見る

This eclectic collection is a classic volume of beautiful tales and songs from South Carolina’s sea-island folklore. First published in 1923, this wonderful folklore collection by Elsie Clews Parson……続きを見る