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“[Sledge] rightfully celebrates and affirms the southern sea’s enriching past and gives readers reason to want for its wholesome and meaningful future.” ーJack E. Davis, Pulitzer Prize–winning autho……続きを見る

“Focuses on three men from vastly different backgrounds and serves as a vehicle for exploring the rigors of the fur trade . . . lyrical and transcendent.” ーAmerican Historical Review In September 1……続きを見る

In this book, Chloë Rae Edmonson analyzes performance sites from throughout U.S. history to reveal the material ways that drinking culture is performative, immersive performance is intoxicating, and……続きを見る

A sweeping saga of the Spanish history and influence in North America over five centuries, from the acclaimed author of Empire’s Crossroads. Because of our shared English language, as well as the ce……続きを見る

This authoritative, annotated translation of the 17th century text is essential reading for historians of New Spain and Spanish Texas. In the seventeenth century, South Texas and Northeastern Mexico……続きを見る

The true tale behind the tragic poem is revealed. On September 5, 1755, the British declared that all Acadians were to be expelled from their homeland of Nova Scotia. The Acadians were forcibly remo……続きを見る

“Great endurances and deeds were surviving treasures for the soul that marched with DeSoto, and this book is their richest storehouse.” –The New York Times Book Review Perhaps the most amazing thing……続きを見る

“Excitement abounds in Scott Weidensaul’s detailed history of the first clashes between European settlers and Native Americans on the East Coast.”ーNancy Marie Brown, author of The Far Traveler: Voy……続きを見る

“A sweeping, well-written, long-view history” of Native American societies and “a sad epic of misunderstanding, mayhem, and massacre” (Kirkus Reviews). In this groundbreaking, critically acclaimed h……続きを見る

First published in 2001, Barren Lands is the classic true story of the men who soughtーand foundーa great diamond mine on the last frontier of the far north. From a bloody 18th-century trek across t……続きを見る

“Fascinating . . . [a] 300-plus year history of North America” from the award-winning historian and author of The Holocaust: History & Memory (Military Heritage). Prize-winning author Jeremy Black t……続きを見る

National Book Award Finalist: A “brilliant” study of the science and mythology of the wolf by the New York Times–bestselling author of Arctic Dreams (The Washington Post). When John Fowles reviewed ……続きを見る

The author of Magic and Masculinity explores the history and development of magic and witchcraft in Western society. Broomsticks, cauldrons, familiars, and spellsーmagic and witchcraft conjure a viv……続きを見る

How the fur trade changed the North and created the modern Arctic: “The history is fascinating.” ーAnchorage Daily News In the early twentieth century, northerners lived and trapped in one of the wo……続きを見る

The first detailed archival study of the indigenous populations of the early historic period in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico. Certain to become a standard reference in its field, ……続きを見る

The Pulitzer Prize– and Bancroft Prize–winning epic history of the American Southwest from the acclaimed twentieth-century author of Lamy of Santa Fe. Great River was hailed as a literary masterpiec……続きを見る

Imagínese la escena: es 1836, y la incipiente República de Texas se encuentra al borde de un enfrentamiento histórico. Las fuerzas texanas, dirigidas por el valiente Sam Houston, están enzarzadas en……続きを見る

This collection of essays showcases the variety and complexity of early awakened Protestant biblical interpretation and practice while highlighting the many parallels, networks, and exchanges that c……続きを見る

In 1941, influential US publishing magnate Henry Luce declared the world was in the midst of the first great American century, believing his nation held the power and vision to lead and transform th……続きを見る

In Walter Colton's 'The land of gold; or, Three years in California', readers are transported to the early days of the California Gold Rush, experiencing the excitement and challenges faced by those……続きを見る

The object of this work is to give the busy reader in acceptable form such a comprehensive knowledge as he would like to have, of the geography, history, picturesque attractions, peculiarities, prod……続きを見る

The book points out that the North wanted to focus on the romance of war not the technology that empowered Grant to win 続きを見る

Socialism always loses out financially through no incentives to work and their emphasis to take from more successful people and institutions. 続きを見る

In 1760, after Montcalm’s defeat at the Plains of Abraham, the French Empire was definitively expelled from the Saint Lawrence Valley. This history is well known. Less well known is that this decisi……続きを見る

The Wood King; or, Daniel Boone's last trail by Jos. E. Badger is a gripping historical novel that delves into the life and adventures of the legendary frontiersman, Daniel Boone. Set against the ba……続きを見る

"The History of America in 100 Objects" is an engaging and comprehensive exploration of American history told through the lens of 100 iconic objects. From the pre-Columbian period to the present day……続きを見る

"American Indian Stories" by Zitkala-Sa is a collection of autobiographical essays and short stories that offer a powerful and insightful look into the experiences of Native Americans at the turn of……続きを見る

In 'Ilex Cassine: The Aboriginal North American Tea' by Edwin M. Hale, readers are taken on a fascinating journey through the history, cultural significance, and medicinal properties of the Ilex Cas……続きを見る

The Story of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg is a play written in 1976 by Nina Serrano, Paul Richards and Judith Binder. The Rosenbergs were an American Jewish leftist couple caught up in the famous “Ato……続きを見る

This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invaluable collection of primary source docu……続きを見る