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In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and Cheney administration in a t……続きを見る

Anyone wanting to understand how Giant City State Park in rural Makanda earned its name need only hike on the Giant City Nature Trail. Here they walk through the park�s namesake rock formations, car……続きを見る

George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 June 25, 1876) is remembered for all the wrong reasons today, primarily for being in command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where nearly his entire c……続きを見る

William Preston Bill Longley (1851-1878), though born into a strong Christian family, turned bad during Reconstruction in Texas, much like other young boys of that time, including the deadly John We……続きを見る

Penumbra Theatre Company was founded in 1976 by Lou Bellamy as a venue for African American voices within the Twin Cities theatre scene and has stood for more than thirty-five years at the intersect……続きを見る

On April 10, 2001, Sandra Baker, a recently separated, forty-five-year-old mother of two, went for a faceliftーand a new lease on life. But the nurse anesthetist was a woman from her past. And Sandr……続きを見る

Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as ……続きを見る

As Wisconsin’s population moved from farmsteads into villages, towns, and cities, the state saw a growing interest in gardening as a leisure activity and source of civic pride. In Vintage Wisconsin ……続きを見る

Nancy L. Green offers a critical and lively look at New York’s Seventh Avenue and the Parisian Sentier in this first comparative study of the two historical centers of the women’s garment industry. ……続きを見る

Engineers, inventors, and dreamers in the state of Michigan had been searching for the secret of heavier-than-air flight well before the Wright brothers� successful flights in 1903. In 1911, the fir……続きを見る

Folklorist Wayland Hand once called Mary Alicia Owen “the most famous American Woman Folklorist of her time.” Drawing on primary sources, such as maps, census records, court documents, personal lett……続きを見る

During the Spanish Civil War, foreign military officers wrote highly elaborate reports of their experiences at the front. One was attaché Col. Stephen O. Fuqua of the U.S. Army, who had once held th……続きを見る

Hightstown Borough and East Windsor Township are two neighboring New Jersey communities steeped in history. Over the years, the two towns have seen numerous important developments in agriculture and……続きを見る

Milwaukee�s Brady Street neighborhood, bounded by the Milwaukee River, Lake Michigan, Ogdon Avenue, and Kane Place, is arguably the most densely-populated square mile in the state of Wisconsin. A mi……続きを見る

This antiquarian volume contains a detailed and insightful biography of Jim Bridger, written by Stanley Vestal. Vestal is well-known for his books about America. In Jim Bridger he paints a bold and ……続きを見る

     In 'The Legacy of Bear Mountain,' Janie Mae recalls mountain life with her grandparents during the time her mother and father were involved in the war efforts of World War ……続きを見る

It is better to build a small house than to overburden the budget with debt for a larger one," advised the noted architectural firm of Stillwell & Company. In their guide to economical homes, the Lo……続きを見る

A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's de……続きを見る

It is the study of how Thomas Paine's religious beliefs shaped his political ideology and influenced his political activism. 続きを見る

From the author of the bestselling The Catcher Was a Spy comes an exhilarating exploration of the performers, places, and experiences which form country music--a genre which is uniquely and authenti……続きを見る

Critics often claim that prime-time television seemed immuneーor even willfully blindーto the landmark upheavals rocking American society during the 1960s. Groove Tube is Aniko Bodroghkozy’s rebutta……続きを見る

The period between 1775 and 1815 could be called the “critical period” of American foreign relations. At no time in American history was the existence of the republic in greater physical peril. Ques……続きを見る

4 works of Theophilus Gould Steward American author, educator, clergyman (1843-1924) This ebook presents a collection of 4 works of Theophilus Gould Steward. A dynamic table of contents allows yo……続きを見る

Ambrose Powell Hill, better known as A.P. Hill (November 9, 1825 April 2, 1865), was a well known Confederate general in the Civil War who was noted for his command of Hills Light Division under Sto……続きを見る

The purpose for this book is straightforward: to provide an overview of planning principles and the tools used by planners to design campaign plans. Since 9/11, the US military has been involved in ……続きを見る

The master of true crime returns, John Glatt's To Have and To Kill tells the story of a marriage that turned deadly One by one, three waterlogged suitcases were pulled from the Chesapeake Bay. In ea……続きを見る

The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the Governors of South Carolina documents the lives and careers of the 111 white men and one Indian American woman who have held the Palmetto State's highest……続きを見る

The little-known drama of the last-minute decision to launch the invasion of Normandyーexcerpted from the internationally bestselling D-Day: The Battle for Normandy In D-Day: The Decision to Launch,……続きを見る

An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore. 続きを見る

     Who's My Enemy? Memories of an American Soldier in Vietnam by Ivan Lynn Bowman is not your usual self-published book. It’s confession, catharsis, outrage, and psychotherapy ……続きを見る