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Prostitution, gambling, moonshine and drugs could all be found behind closed the closed doors of Danville, VA from 1919 to 1933. During Prohibition, the "Law and Order League," of Danville was, of c……続きを見る

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it has the tallest tales. It's home to many larger-than-life men with exciting stories of mutiny, revolt and daring. Horror writer H.P. Lovecraft tries to……続きを見る

A Legacy of Faith, Family, and Freedom--Told Through the Power of the Written Word In Letters: Our American Story, Ann Brubaker Greenleaf Wirtz invites readers into a deeply personal yet profoundly ……続きを見る

This Palgrave Pivot is a personal and universal history of gain and loss. Via memoir and oral histories, Sharony Green, a native of Miami with ancestral roots in the American South and the Bahamas, ……続きを見る

The work of considering, imagining, and theorizing the U.S. South in regional, national, and global contexts is an intellectual project that has been going on for some time. Scholars in history, lit……続きを見る

Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understandi……続きを見る

Steven K. Green, renowned for his scholarship on the separation of church and state, charts the career of the concept and helps us understand how it has fallen into disfavor with many Americans. In ……続きを見る

Eight chilling stories of crime, disaster and unusual deaths from southeastern Pennsylvania. A sequel to the first Dark History book, Murder, Madness, and Misadventure in Southeastern Pennsylvania, ……続きを見る

An extensively illustrated history covering the artillery weaponry of the United States military from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. The first regiment of artillery in the American Cont……続きを見る

"The most comprehensive and comprehendible history of the West Virginia Coal War I've ever read." ーJohn Sayles, writer and director of Matewan On September 1, 1912, the largest, most protracted, an……続きを見る

Elizabeth Greenspan's Battle for Ground Zero provides a revealing look at the heated politics behind the long struggle to rebuild the World Trade Center. In the aftermath of 9/11, Americans came tog……続きを見る

"[A] fascinating and indispensable book."ーChristopher Knight, Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2018ーThe Guardian Gold Medal for Contribution to Publishing, 2019 California Book Awards Carleton Watk……続きを見る

A National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book, the true story of a black community standing up to a white, corrupt lawman. "An inspiring and absorbing account of the struggle for ……続きを見る

In this landmark essay collection, twelve contributors chart the contours of current scholarship in the field of slavery studies, highlighting three of the discipline’s major themesーcommodification……続きを見る

The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, economic, and cultural history of the state and assesses the……続きを見る

The Black people of Marks, Mississippi, and other rural southern towns were the backbone of the civil rights movement, yet their stories have too rarely been celebrated and are, for the most part, f……続きを見る

2022 PROSE Awards Category Winner - Biography & Autobiography Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - 2021 BRONZE Winner for Biography The fascinating biography of Eunice Hunton Carter, a social j……続きを見る

By: Anna Maria Green Cook, Pub. 1925, reprinted 2023, 522 pages, Index, E-Book, ISBN #978-1-63914-445-7. Baldwin County, one of the original Georgia counties, was formed in 1805 from lands obtained ……続きを見る

This pictorial history of US aircraft carriers illustrates the many classes and types of carriers used by the navy from before WWII to the present day. In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first sma……続きを見る

This pictorial history of US battleships illustrates the power, versatility, and many combat operations of this naval stalwart across the 20th century. Between 1895 and 1944, the US Navy commissione……続きを見る

**From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most power……続きを見る

Legends of the Mountain Men: True Stories of Wilderness Survival and Adventure by Tristan Evergreen dives deep into the heart and soul of America's rugged frontier. This enthralling book unveils the……続きを見る

Visionary Inventors This book delves into the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla, a visionary inventor whose groundbreaking contributions revolutionized the modern world. It begins with an exploration ……続きを見る

The provocative true story of one Virginia school system's refusal to integrate after the US Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional. A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post……続きを見る

This book chronicles a University of Alabama historian’s efforts to engage public history over the course of a decade, highlighting personal and educational experiences inside and outside of the cla……続きを見る

In Little Helpers, historian John Robert Greene encourages us to rethink the scandals of Harry Truman’s presidency by providing the first political biography of the man who precipitated themーGen. H……続きを見る

From a disregarded, forlorn island in the early 1900s to the world-famous resort and go-to place of today, Jews have played a prominent role in Miami Beach's achievements and fame. Initially consign……続きを見る

Fascinating journal of a small farm holder in Maryland in the Antebellum South. "Life at Ferry Hill was very different from that on a major staple crop plantation where the laborers worked in gangs,……続きを見る

This fascinating book looks at the select group of third parties that have made a real difference in U.S. politics and governance. Third parties have been a fixture in the American political landsca……続きを見る

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II. The entry of the US into World War II provided the Allies with the industrial might to finally……続きを見る