M.D. - 19th Century 1

This second installment in a planned four-volume series chronicles the saga of one of the most rural and rustic regions of coastal LouisianaーBayou DuLarge. In a story that has its origin centuries ……続きを見る

Au XIXe siècle, alors que la pébrine menace de ruiner l’industrie française de la soie, l’empereur Napoléon III dépêche Louis Pasteur pour sauver les filatures. Mais la renaissance de cet « or blanc……続きを見る

Die British East India Company war der unrühmliche Vorreiter kolonialistischer Ausbeutung eines ganzen Subkontinents. Indien wurde im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert nicht etwa von einem anderen Staat unter……続きを見る

This new history explores the social, cultural, practical and legal history of body snatching in America's first capital city. In the 18th century the first American medical school was established i……続きを見る

The Publix Press edition of The Slang Dictionary of 1859 by John Camden Hotten: -Is fully searchable. -Includes the full, unaltered text. -Is newly formatted, typeset, and designed to ensure readabi……続きを見る

In his seminal work, "History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science," John William Draper elucidates the intricate and often tumultuous relationship between faith and empirical inquiry. Drape……続きを見る

American democracy owes its origins to the colonial settlement of North America by Europeans. Since the birth of the republic, observers such as Alexis de Tocqueville and J. Hector St. John de Crève……続きを見る

"This is a pathbreaking book, well grounded in the appropriate documentary record. Downey makes especially good use of the reports of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company and of other corp……続きを見る

In this groundbreaking collection, editors Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie M. Harris place sexuality at the center of slavery studies in the Americas (the United States, the Caribbean, and South Americ……続きを見る

Using the lens of environmental history, William D. Bryan provides a sweeping reinterpretation of the post–Civil War South by framing the New South as a struggle over environmental stewardship. For ……続きを見る

Imagine a time when a killer disease took lives at a rate rivaling Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, and continued that grim harvest year after year, decade after decade. Such a nightmare scenario played o……続きを見る

This study presents a cultural rather than the usual history of the French invasion of Pembrokeshire in 1797, using primary sources both in English and Welsh to debate of how the invasion was rememb……続きを見る

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing pivotal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an A……続きを見る

By: Henry C. Levens & Nathaniel M. Drake, Pub. 1876, Reprinted 2017, 249 pages, E-BOOK, New Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-513-3. Cooper County was created in 1819 from Indians lands. It sits in the heart……続きを見る

Andrew Jackson is one of the most significant and controversial United States Presidents. This book follows Jackson's life and death through the lives of six women who influenced both his politics a……続きを見る

The southern climate, with its heat, oppressive humidity, and stagnant marshland, accentuated disease and suffering for inhabitants of the Old South, from its early settling through the Civil War an……続きを見る

Winner of a 2017 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Book of the Year Award This book represents the first time that the known history and a significant amount of new information has been compile……続きを見る

Herminie and Fanny Pereire were sisters-in-law, married to the eminent Jewish bankers and Saint-Simonian socialists Emile and Isaac. They were also mother and daughter. This book, a companion to the……続きを見る

In "History of the Intellectual Development of Europe," John William Draper embarks on an ambitious exploration of the evolution of human thought from the Middle Ages to the dawn of modernity. Drape……続きを見る

In "Recollections of the War of 1812," William Dunlop offers a poignant and firsthand narrative of his experiences during one of the most defining conflicts in North American history. Through a blen……続きを見る

In "Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867," William Dunn Macray meticulously chronicles the history and development of one of the world's most venerated libraries. His narrativ……続きを見る

Discover the Untold Stories of Immigrant Innovators: Their Struggles, Triumphs, and Pivotal Role in Shaping America's Technological Landscape. In the pages of Immigrant Inventors: Their Pursuit in S……続きを見る

Discover the incredible history of the Smithsonian as it grew to meet the needs of a nation Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's largest museum and research complex during it……続きを見る

The Great Show at Paris 1867 contains three reports from Paris for the American People. A report from the opening days, one from several months later, both of which cover the exhibitions. The third……続きを見る

The #1 New York Times–bestselling coauthor of American Sniper details the history of the nineteenth-century express mail service that spanned the American west. On the eve of the Civil War, three Am……続きを見る

In "Amazing Stories from the History of Ohio (Illustrated)," William Dean Howells artfully weaves a tapestry of Ohio's rich historical narrative, blending anecdotal storytelling with a meticulous at……続きを見る

Placed within a comprehensive contextual historical narrative, The Life of Daniel Waldo Lincoln, 1784–1815 offers a compelling portrait of one brilliant but compromised man’s perspective of his chan……続きを見る

Reveals the life and lore of a vanished era of railroad history. Hopewell Junction: A Railroader's Town tells the remarkable history of the east-west, short-line railroads that ran throughout Dutche……続きを見る

Vegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country’s founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood and understudied. Through the Civil War, the ……続きを見る

In 1856, Miriam Colt, her husband, and her two small children set out for Kansas territory to make a new life. They were part of The Vegetarian Settlement Company, an organization formed to create a……続きを見る