M.B - 19th Century 3

The modern, centralized American state was supposedly born in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Kimberley S. Johnson argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong. Cooperative federalism was not bo……続きを見る

In Francis William Blagdon's book 'Paris as It Was and as It Is,' readers are taken on a captivating journey through the history and culture of the vibrant city of Paris. Blagdon's writing style is ……続きを見る

Donald J. Trump ran on a platform that, among other things, promised to "drain the swamp" that is Washington, DC. Part of that draining would entail what his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, would ca……続きを見る

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soilーwhen Ulysses S. Grant wielded the power of the federal government to dis……続きを見る

Journalism in the Civil War Era presents the historical context of Civil War journalismーplacing the press of the era within the entire nineteenth century. It gives a broad account of journalism in ……続きを見る

The rediscovery of a pivotal figure in Black history and his importance and influence in the struggle against slavery and discrimination Born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Samuel Ringgold Ward (……続きを見る

Undoing Slavery excavates cultural, political, medical, and legal history to understand the abolitionist focus on the body on its own terms. Motivated by their conviction that the physical form of t……続きを見る

On June 3, 1920, Brigadier General Mott Hooton was laid to rest in a quiet corner of Oaklands Cemetery, a leafy burial ground on the outskirts of the small south eastern Pennsylvania town of West Ch……続きを見る

Through the lens of a classic Russian travelogue, this historical study examines early globalization and Russia’s participation in the Imperial race. In the 1850s, American Commodore Matthew Perry e……続きを見る

Dismissive, conservative and aloof, Wellington treated his artillery with disdain during the Napoleonic Wars – despite their growing influence on the field of battle. Wellington's Guns exposes, for ……続きを見る

A distanza di quattro anni dalla prima raccolta su Craveggia dal 1895 al 1925, il seguito delle Cronache dal 1926 al 1960. La Val Vigezzo, anche denominata valle dei pittori, ha per De Petri un part……続きを見る

La Val Vigezzo - Turismo e arte La Valle Vigezzo è uno scrigno contenente preziosi tesori e il paese di Craveggia è uno di questi. Ho dunque deciso, dopo avere raccolto le cronache di Crana, che die……続きを見る

In the last third of the nineteenth century Boston grew from a crowded merchant town, in which nearly everybody walked to work, to the modern divided metropolis. The street railway created this divi……続きを見る

In the last third of the nineteenth century, the discourse on the “Jewish question” in the Habsburg crownlands of Galicia changed fundamentally, as clerical and populist politicians emerged to denou……続きを見る

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a “gripping, vigorous [history] featuring a large cast of unforgettable characters with fierce beliefs” (Publishers Weekly, starred Review). When gold was……続きを見る

This updated, new edition of this book explores the emergence of what the author terms "late modernist freakish aesthetics"– a creative fusion of "high" and "low" themes and forms in relation to dis……続きを見る

Maturin M. Ballou's 'The Sea-Witch; Or, The African Quadroon' is a compelling gothic novel that delves into the themes of race, identity, and the supernatural. Set in the Antebellum South, the story……続きを見る

" Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and Distributed by the University Press of Kentucky This period of Kentucky's history began with the unsettled society following the close of the Civil……続きを見る

"The Life and Adventures of Zambaan African King: His Experience of Slavery in South Carolina" by Zamba Zembola is an autobiographical work. In it, Zembola describes his kidnapping and 40 years of l……続きを見る

In the months after the end of the Civil War, there was one word on everyone’s lips: redemption. From the fiery language of Radical Republicans calling for a reconstruction of the former Confederacy……続きを見る

'The only remarkable thing people can tell of their doings these days is that they have stayed at home', declared George Eliot in 1869. In Victorian and Edwardian Britain travel became the rage. The……続きを見る

In 'The Middle Period, 1817-1858', John William Burgess provides a comprehensive analysis of the political, social, and economic developments in the United States during a crucial period in history.……続きを見る

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. Few men can have known General and Preside……続きを見る

Club Life of London in two volumes is a work of social history that presents the pictures of the social life of England's Capital, with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee-houses and taverns of the metro……続きを見る

In the spring of 1848, revolution threatened to sweep away the old order throughout Europe. In the Austrian-occupied north of Italy, newly nurtured nationalism, further fueled by economic issues, pr……続きを見る

Originally published in 1978, Richard Gombin’s book traces the recurrent attitudes in the history of the European revolutionary movement which have criticized socialist and communist parties for the……続きを見る

Two centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen t……続きを見る

Excerpt In the year 1788, March 28th, I was going from Bellfontain to Cahokia, in company with a young man named John Vallis, from the State of Maryland; he was born and raised near Baltimore. About……続きを見る

Perhaps no author personified the darker elements of Realism more than Ambrose Bierce (1842-1913), whose service during the Civil War deeply affected him. Bierces short stories, often taking place i……続きを見る

William Buel Franklin (February 27, 1823 March 8, 1903) was a career United States Army officer and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of a corps commander in the A……続きを見る