F.F - 19th Century 1

During the four decades following the War of 1812, Great Lakes Indians were forced to surrender most of their ancestral homelands and begin refashioning their lives on reservations. The challenges I……続きを見る

What if the greatest journey of your life wasn't the one on the map? In Uncharted Moments, Jeff Ton recounts a six-year journey following the Lewis & Clark Trail with his wife, Carmen-an adventure t……続きを見る

The regimental history of a regiment about to lose its identity, known sometimes as the Death and Glory Boys because of their famous skull and crossbones badge. They have had a long and distinguishe……続きを見る

British Manufacturing Industries: Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork is a comprehensive exploration of some of the most significant sectors that shaped Britain’s industrial landsca……続きを見る

The tally of Texas lawmen killed during the state�s first sixty-five years of organized law enforcement is truly staggering. From Texas Rangers the likes of Silas Mercer Parker Jr., gunned down at P……続きを見る

The cultural and political history of the Pledge of Allegiance, how it came to be, what it means to Americans, and why we have battled over it for generations For more than a century, reciting the P……続きを見る

Scopri i segreti degli economisti che hanno plasmato il pensiero moderno! Economisti del cinque e seicento di Montanari, Scaruffi e Serra è un viaggio affascinante nel cuore del pensiero economico r……続きを見る

Erleben Sie den dramatischen Zusammenbruch einer Ära in »1906«! In einer Welt, die am Rande des Wandels steht, entfaltet sich eine Geschichte voller Spannung und Intrigen. Ferdinand Heinrich Grautof……続きを見る

Fitness, exercise and physical culture is a key part of our modern lives, but has this always been the case? In this book, Conor Heffernan shows how the 19th century was critical for the development……続きを見る

In the tradition of The Devil in the White City comes a spell-binding tale of madness and murder in a nineteenth century American dynasty On June 3, 1873, a portly, fashionably dressed, middle-aged ……続きを見る

À Mazamet, capitale du délainage et du textile, on raconte que les ouvriers votaient à droite parce que catholiques, et que les patrons votaient à gauche parce que protestants. Que cache cette asser……続きを見る

How did the federal government change from the weak apparatus of the antebellum period to the large, administrative state of the Progressive Era? To Enlarge the Machinery of Government explores the ……続きを見る

Johann Adam Lemp ranks among the most influential figures in St. Louis history, the founder of a brewery that left an indelible mark on the city. But the story of the German-American founder of the ……続きを見る

Johann Adam Lemp ranks among the most influential figures in St. Louis history, the founder of a brewery that left an indelible mark on the city. But the story of the German-American founder of the ……続きを見る

The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of ……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Astronaut Jim Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger’s harrowing account of the Apollo 13 disaster, a gripping true story of survival in space. Serving as the basis for Ron Howard’s……続きを見る

The Nature of Empire exposes the central role of modern imperialism in the development of contemporary environmentalism and environmental science. It builds this case through an investigation of fiv……続きを見る

Catholics without Rome examines the dawn of the modern, ecumenical age, when “Old Catholics,” unable to abide Rome’s new doctrine of papal infallibility, sought unity with other “catholics” in the A……続きを見る

Léon Harmel is a penetrating study of the French industrialist who from 1870 to 1914 advanced social Catholic and Christian democratic movements by improving factory conditions and empowering worker……続きを見る

In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was in his late twenties and already a celebrated lecturer across the northern United States. The recent publication of his……続きを見る

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris a……続きを見る

A study of the thirty-five Carnegie libraries built in towns and industrial communities in Wales before the First World War. The library system is in a transformative phase that attracts much attent……続きを見る

“Imagine a book with the narrative force and the behind-the-scenes revelations of Barbarians at the Gate. Now imagine that what’s at stake isn’t just which rich investment banker gets richer, but ra……続きを見る

The Root and the Branch examines the relationship between the early labor movement and the crusade to abolish slavery between the early national period and the Civil War. Tracing the parallel rise o……続きを見る

Prior to European colonization, the world was thickly populated with hundreds of independent states and vibrant regional state systems. Yet these states are typically excluded from traditional inter……続きを見る

Et si Napoléon avait suivi les traces d’Alexandre le Grand et envahi le Moyen-Orient ? S’il s’était évadé de Sainte-Hélène à bord d’un submersible faisant furieusement écho au Nautilus ? Si l’Empere……続きを見る

In 'The Greatest Works of Charles Carleton Coffin,' readers are treated to a collection of the author's most significant writings, showcasing his powerful prose and keen insight into American histor……続きを見る

This book was the first collection of Thomas Jefferson's writings, published in 1829 by his favorite grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875). Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American stat……続きを見る

This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from its origins in the helter-skelter ferment of antebellum capitalism to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a……続きを見る

George Catlin gained renown for his nineteenth-century paintings of Indians and their lands, sympathetic portraits that counterbalanced those of other Americans eager to conquer and dominate both. I……続きを見る