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The untold history of the multiracial making of the border between Canada and the United States. Often described as the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-United States border was bo……続きを見る

Dieses Buch bietet einen knappen Überblick über die Geschichte der USA von der Kolonialzeit bis heute. Es zeichnet nicht nur die Grundlinien u.a. der Politik- und Sozialgeschichte nach, sondern geht……続きを見る

This book explores the life and career of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826–1902). Dufferin was a landowner in Ulster, an urbane diplomat, literary s……続きを見る

One thousand years ago, Norse Explorer Leif Erikson stepped off a ship and onto an unknown land, becoming the first known European to set foot on North American soil. This discovery led to future Vi……続きを見る

Think you know your states? THINK AGAIN! Did you know that Florida produces 40% of the ENTIRE WORLD'S orange juice supply? Or how about that Florida isn't actually the southernmost state geographica……続きを見る

Romanzo +12, ambientato nel Nord America durante la guerra d'indipendenza americana Genere: avventura e azione, storico, guerra Rivivi in prima persona la grande ribellione contro l'impero britannic……続きを見る

Known as a place of stark beauty, dramatic geographic dimension, and challenging desert terrain, Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas on the north bank of the Rio Grande, adjacent to the ……続きを見る

The Mission Road: “And lo! A light from Heaven shown down, And I beheld through the briars The Mission Road of the Franciscan friars.” Early on the morning, April 6, 2013 while visiting the old Suwa……続きを見る

A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home. Workbook for High School and College students studying Land of Hope ……続きを見る

He rose as a populist and fell as an insurrectionist. The presidency of Donald J. Trump was built on collusion, bribery, scandal, and lies. Trump is famed for his use of Twitter, a digital machine g……続きを見る

"An American Hometown" is the first comprehensive early history of Perkasie, Pennsylvaniaーa town created by the Victorian era that survived losing its cigar industry, fires, the Great Depression, a……続きを見る

**"We choose to go to the Moon not because it is easy but because it is hard!"- President John F. Kennedy, 12 September, 1962. What if there had been today's social media during the incredible Apoll……続きを見る

What if there had been social media during the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis? This is the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis told as if through posts on private social media feeds. The book f……続きを見る

This is the compelling story of the final days of World War II told in the form of imagined social media postings based on actual statements by, and recollections of, the main participants in the in……続きを見る

What really happened on the first Thanksgiving? How did a British drinking song become the national anthem of the United States? And what makes Superman so darned American? Every tradition, even the……続きを見る

Adam’s Treasure, or the Lost Adams Diggings, is a fantastic tale of lost gold buried in the New Mexico desert. It is the story of gold prospector Adams, and his group of miners, who had travelled to……続きを見る

A quirky memoir by a longtime resident, with glances at his city's history and bits of travel lore all rolled into one. Weird and surprising facts that will interest visitors and resident alike. Rea……続きを見る

Winner of the James P. Hanlan Book Award Winner of the J. David Greenstone Book Prize Winner of the S. M. Lipset Best Book Award This pioneering work of political history recovers the central and la……続きを見る

An exploration of the hidden history of camping in American life that connects a familiar recreational pastime to camps for functional needs and political purposes. Camping appears to be a simple pr……続きを見る

Did the Founding Fathers own slaves? What happened to the slaves that ran away to join the war? Were our cherished self-evident truths ever applied to all men equally? Have you ever wondered how our……続きを見る

Love and Sacrifice is the never-before-told true story of a father and son killed in World War II. The reader follows the Reed family journey through the first half of the 20th century as they trave……続きを見る

Excerpt: "Although Charles Lynch of Virginia used to suspend British farmers by their thumbs until they cried out Liberty for ever! and lynching has continued ever since, America is nevertheless at ……続きを見る

This is an impressive, moving, and disturbing account of racial violence and lynchings, with the central part of the story focused on the final fight for his life of Robert Charles. Charles appears ……続きを見る

Excerpt: "COMPANY L was organized and mustered into the State service June 22, 1893, and assigned as the 11th company of the Second Regiment with headquarters at Paterson, with the following officer……続きを見る

Excerpt: "Having voyaged twice to America from British ports and once from Copenhagen, I determined on my fourth visit to approach America from Spain and try to follow Columbus's keel over the water……続きを見る

This pamphlet is a must read for my fellow white people. It details the horrors of the South's Lynch mobs and their brutality against the regions Black inhabitants in the form of case studies and ex……続きを見る

Ida B. Wells-Barnett published "Lynch Law in Georgia" on June 20, 1899, to raise public awareness about white racism and violence in the South, particularly with the act of lynching. 続きを見る

In the postbellum American South, lynching was a frightfully common occurrence, perpetrated so frequently that most Southern politicians and leaders turned a blind eye to the practice. This vicious ……続きを見る

Jews Who Helped Settle the Wild West is a historical overview of the brave men and women who helped found America. Using profiles of important people and places in this exciting period in our nation……続きを見る

Texas is well known to everyone as the setting for Indian tales and Wild West romances and most have also heard of the oil wells and sulfur pits, cattle herds, and cotton fields that secure it a pla……続きを見る