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From the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, an inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by be……続きを見る

[Includes 16 charts, 54 maps and 196 illustrations] Triumph in the Philippines is the story of the largest joint campaign of the Pacific phase of World War II. Devoted principally to the accomplishm……続きを見る

An account of the Grenada Invasion (Operation Urgent Fury) and why the Marine Expeditionary Force are my heroes for their stand at Grenada. 続きを見る

"The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic" in 3 volumes is one of the best-known works by the American historian William Hickling Prescott. Isabella I (1451-1504) was Queen of……続きを見る

The murky history behind municipal laws criminalizing disability In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, municipal laws targeting "unsightly beggars" sprang up in cities across America……続きを見る

Every stamp and piece of mail tells a story. In fact, each often tells multiple stories, ranging from concept to art design to production to usage, often with tales of politics, history, technology,……続きを見る

Selected testimonies to living historyーspeeches, letters, poems, songsーoffered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring ……続きを見る

Discover the forgotten story of Mary Mallonーthe real Typhoid Maryーin this humanizing portrait offering a window into the ethical dilemmas of public health policy that continue to haunt us in the C……続きを見る

Mary Norton of New Jersey: Congressional Trailblazer tells the compelling story of Mary Norton, who served in the United States House of Representatives for 13 terms from 1925 to 1951, featuring her……続きを見る

It was a time when music fans copied and traded recordings without permission. An outraged music industry pushed Congress to pass anti-piracy legislation. Yes, that time is now; it was also the era ……続きを見る

Ranging from Plato in antiquity to Martha Nussbaum in the present era, the authors of the seventy readings included in The Liberal Arts Tradition present significant and exemplary views addressing l……続きを見る

Debating the American Conservative Movement chronicles one of the most dramatic stories of modern American political history. The authors describe how a small band of conservatives in the immediate ……続きを見る

Forgotten Reformer traces criminal justice practice and reform developments in late nineteenth-century America through the life and career of Robert McClaughry, a leading reformer. As a warden of on……続きを見る

This book explores images of single and married men in C.B. Brown's Monthly Magazine and concludes that Brown used his periodical as a vehicle for validating bachelorhood as a viable alternative for……続きを見る

George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for hi……続きを見る

Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processes--conquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial acquisition, and vol……続きを見る

"Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary."ーThe Christian Science Monitor The modern American economy was the creation of four men: An……続きを見る

From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin explores Wisconsin's rich Native tradition. This unique volumeーbased on the hist……続きを見る

**"James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to understand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few historians write as well as McPher……続きを見る

AIR WAR EUROPA: Chronology by Eric Hammel -- Follow the great Amerian aerial crusade of World War II over North Africa and Europe. This exhaustive chronology sheds a fascinating light on the course ……続きを見る

“I called the bishop of the local ward, and he put the date of your move into the church bulletin, and these gentlemen came to help,” Brady, the real estate agent, says. Welcome to Wellsville, Utah.……続きを見る

Since its founding, the United States' declared principles of liberty and democracy have often clashed with aggressive policies of imperial expansion. In this sweeping narrative history, acclaimed s……続きを見る

The worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s was the most traumatic event of the twentieth century. It ushered in substantial expansions in the role of governments around the world, focused attention……続きを見る

"One of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field." ーAnne Firor Scott, Duke University Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation Sou……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Having suffered during World War One – not only the indignities of political betrayal and battlefield defeat but also starvation, fuel shortage……続きを見る

“Fascinating. . . . Williams tells the story of La Guardia and Roosevelt with insight and elegance.”ーEdward Glaeser, New York Times Book Review 続きを見る

An interdisciplinary study of conservation efforts and attitudes in the Carolina lowcountry Sustainability of the natural environment and of our society has become one of the most urgent challenges ……続きを見る

“A work of astonishing ingenuity, intellectual and emotional depth, and (most of all) brilliant writing.”ーJohn Demos, author of The Unredeemed Captive In the tradition of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s c……続きを見る

The future of the U.S. Supreme Court hangs in the balance like never before. Will conservatives or liberals succeed in remaking the court in their own image? In A Constitution of Many Minds, acclaim……続きを見る

A collection of extraordinary columns on all things literary from an accomplished Southern critic, historian, and preservationist Southern Bound represents a running conversation on books, writers, ……続きを見る