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Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty. In 1969, thousands of West Virginia state highway workers went on stri……続きを見る

The Finnish Front Line is a historical biography of Urho Kekkonen, the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland. The most controversial as well as the most misunderstood figure in Finnish his……続きを見る

One Man Air Force is the autobiography of World War II fighter-pilot ace Dominic Salvatore "Don" Gentile. The book outlines the celebrated flyer's early experiences with flight through to his entry ……続きを見る

Ancient Tales and Folk Lore of Japan by Richard Gordon Smith is a fascinating anthology of traditional Japanese stories, legends, and supernatural lore collected during the Meiji era. With the eye ……続きを見る

Looking at America through the Irish prism and employing a comparative approach, leading and emerging scholars of early American and Atlantic history interrogate anew the relationship between imperi……続きを見る

Accidental Ukrainians: Part Two - Missile Mania is the ongoing account of two US citizens who were on the ground in Kyiv and Chernivtsi from February 2023 through February 2024. It details the ongoi……続きを見る

"From Squire to Squatter: A Tale of the Old Land and the New" by Gordon Stables is a captivating historical novel set during the era of British colonialism in Australia. Through vivid storytelling, ……続きを見る

Accidental Ukrainians is a description of living through the Russo-Ukrainian War by US citizens living in Kyiv as non-combatants from the Battle of Kyiv (February 2022) through the first year of the……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the 2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, Nonfiction! Chosen one of Booklist's Top Ten History Books of the Year! Winner of the Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfi……続きを見る

In 'Lost Conversations with Abraham Lincoln,' Gordon Shepherd transports readers back to the formative years of one of America's most iconic figures. This thought-provoking volume consists of five c……続きを見る

“Unethical psychology experiments have been conducted throughout history, often with devastating consequences for the subjects involved. These experiments have ranged from the bizarre to the downrig……続きを見る

“Is it a man, or is it a young Polar bear standing on end?” Had any one seen that strange figure, shuffling slowly to and fro on the snow-clad Polar ice on this bitterly cold morning late in winter,……続きを見る

When my own boy and girls, who call me “Daddy,” read any of my books at homeーand I am proud to say they all doーa question almost invariably asked is: “But do tell us, is it all true?” I answer as ……続きを見る

THE young man stood on the deserted platform of the small, north-country station, just where the train had left him, on that bright August evening. Yonder she was speeding east-wards against the bre……続きを見る

First published in 1947 Russian Zone is a record of the conditions Gordon Schaffer found in the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany during a stay of ten weeks. In that time, he had interviewed scores of……続きを見る

The war stories and combat narratives of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment during five-and-a-half years of combat in Vietnam. When the U.S. Army went to war in South Vietnam in 1965, the general con……続きを見る

Erika Funke, WVIA Senior Producer/Program Host, recommends this book: "The word "panorama" was introduced in the 1780s by Irish Artist Robert Barker, derived from Greek roots suggesting "a complete ……続きを見る

“STONER TO SEEKER: PHOTOGRAPHS OF INDIA” India is the pot of gold at the end of the hippie rainbow Here you can lose or find yourself. You have absolute freedom: you can be transformed into a new sp……続きを見る

This is A Lone Voice from the retired medical doctor who was a faculty member. Geopolitics play a very important role. Korean historian could raise a voice against China. Westerners have not heard a……続きを見る

Tommy Talisker was probably one of the most unassuming boys that ever lived. At all events everybody said so. And this is equivalent to stating that the boy’s general behaviour gave him a character ……続きを見る

STONER TO SEEKER: VOLUME I: THE PHOTOGRAHS is my impression of two of the most fascinating countries in Asia. Bangladesh is a brand-new country and I was there just a few months after they won their……続きを見る

NJSAA Edited Works Award Winner (2023) Despite the many jokes and stereotypes about New Jersey and its residents, in reality the state is a wildly diverse place, home to a vast variety of landscapes……続きを見る

The greatest backup group in the history of recorded music undoubtedly was the Jordanaires, a gospel group of mostly Tennessee boys, formed in the 1940s, that set the standard for studio vocal group……続きを見る

The Manor of Strensham is a unique and special place, a charming English rural parish on the West Bank of the River Avon. For over 400 years, the Russell family were Lords of the Manor, and along wi……続きを見る

“One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.” ー New York Times Book Review “During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pac……続きを見る

An ancient Northumbrian sea port town located on England’s north-east coast, Blyth has been a thriving port since medieval times. Thanks to recent regenerations and redevelopment, the town has overc……続きを見る

Narrativa documental feita por um membro vivo da família, 196 anos após a chegada à Austrália de Wiiliam Chalker, ancestral de todos os seus numerosos descendentes. Por meio da montagem de sua árvor……続きを見る

**A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 From the great historian of the American Revolution, New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer-winning Gordon Wood, comes a majestic dual biography ……続きを見る

When separatist revolts erupted in Spain's American colonies in the early 1800s, opinion in the United States was undecided as to what position to take. Proximity and America's own anti-colonial eth……続きを見る

This book posits that the American Revolution--waged to form a "more perfect union"--still raged long after the guns went silent. Eight major fugitive slave stories of the antebellum era are describ……続きを見る