Story of Our Nation: Defining Moments In American History is a richly curated anthology that captures the essence of American historical and cultural evolution through a diverse array of literary st……続きを見る
著者:Truman Capote
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2001年10月09日
National Bestseller
On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces.……続きを見る
In 1860, Somerset Place was one of the most successful plantations in North Carolina ー and its owner one of the largest slaveholders in the state. More than 300 slaves worked the plantation’s field……続きを見る
Woher stammte Hitler? Wie erklärt sich die Wirkung von Hitlers Reden? Inwieweit hat die Großindustrie Hitler unterstützt? Wie übte Hitler seine Herrschaft aus? Welche Einkünfte bezog Hitler? War Hit……続きを見る
著者:Rus Bradburd
出版社: Lawrence Hill Books
発売日: 2018年05月01日
In the Margins Book Award Winner
Shawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams. In J……続きを見る
In 'President's Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to Trump (1789-2017),' readers are offered a profound glimpse into the evolving landscape of American rhetoric and political commitment. This anth……続きを見る
著者:T. Messer-Kruse
出版社: Palgrave Macmillan US
発売日: 2013年11月29日
Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the worki……続きを見る
著者:A. Runchman
出版社: Palgrave Macmillan US
発売日: 2014年05月07日
Taking as its starting point Delmore Schwartz's self-appointment as both a 'poet of the Hudson River' and 'laureate of the Atlantic,' this book comprehensively reassesses the poetic achievement of a……続きを見る
著者:T. Messer-Kruse
出版社: Palgrave Macmillan US
発売日: 2011年08月14日
The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists is the culmination of seven years of research into the 1886 Haymarket bombing and subsequent trial. It not only overturns the prevailing consensus on this event……続きを見る
More fascinating than fiction, this is the moving story of the most misunderstood woman in American history…
The truth about Mary Lincoln has for nearly a century been hidden under a mountain of myt……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.
"[One of] the Union side's most revealing ……続きを見る
著者:Russell L. Riley
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年09月01日
President Bill Clinton led one of the most influential and consequential White House tenures in recent memory. However, because of the office's traditional climate of confidentiality, many details o……続きを見る
著者:Allan Bérubé
出版社: The University of North Carolina Press
発売日: 2016年08月26日
This anthology pays tribute to Allan Bérubé (1946–2007), a self-taught historian and MacArthur Fellow who was a pioneer in the study of lesbian and gay history in the United States. Best known for h……続きを見る
Take a trip down the Pennsylvania Avenue of years past, the heart of Baltimore's African-American community, when the streets vibrated with life and bass. From 1930 to 1980, Baltimore was a key city……続きを見る
著者:Rudy Socha
出版社: Turner Publishing Company
発売日: 2010年12月20日
In spite of the relatively small number of people passing through its ranks, the Marine Corps produce a disproportionate share of this country’s leaders. It is because Marines are different from the……続きを見る
Offers a collection of ten insightful essays that illuminate the little-known history and increasing presence of Asian immigrants in the American southeast
In sharp contrast to the “melting pot” rep……続きを見る
As breathtakingly exciting as the most thrilling mystery…
This epic story begins May 21, 1941, when the British Admiralty received the report that two large German warships had been seen steaming no……続きを見る
著者:Lee Kruger
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2016年11月23日
This book examines the U. S. Army’s presence in Germany after the Nazi regime’s capitulation in May 1945. This presence required the pursuit of two stated missions: to secure German borders, and to ……続きを見る
"My belief in this war is as deep as any faith can be."
One of the most personal, compelling, and enduring accounts of life as an American Civil War battlefield commander is in these pages. Wounded ……続きを見る
In this riveting insider's chronicle, legendary Marine General Brute Krulak submits an unprecedented examination of U.S. Marines-their fights on the battlefield and off, their extraordinary esprit d……続きを見る
著者:Kurt E Armbruster
出版社: University of Washington Press
発売日: 2011年10月17日
Seattle is a music town with rich, deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. In a society that appreciates music but is ambivalent toward the profession……続きを見る
Like the old soda fountain in the center of town or the local drive-in movie theater, diners evoke nostalgia and are a lasting symbol of the American dream. The hallmarks of the diner-good prices, q……続きを見る
"I can think of a hundred ways already in which the war has "brought us to our senses." But it oughtn't to need a war to make a nation paint its kerbstones white, carry rear-lamps on its bicycles, a……続きを見る
In the 1990s three college campuses in California exploded as Chicano/a and Latino/a students went on hunger strikes. Through courageous self-sacrifice, these students risked their lives to challeng……続きを見る
著者:Bruce Catton
出版社: New Word City, Inc.
発売日: 2018年05月28日
No one has ever told America's story with more grace, clarity, and emotional power than Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Catton. In his books, ranging from the celebrated Civil War trilogies to the accou……続きを見る
For centuries, the Marshall Islands have been drawn into international politics, primarily because of their central location in Oceania. After World War II they came into the American sphere as part……続きを見る
A disturbing trend faces education in the U.S.--not plagiarism but academic forgery (students purchasing and signing their names to work produced by others). This book, by a former professional forg……続きを見る
It has been nearly fifty-seven since Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Appraisals of King's contributions began almost immediately and continue t……続きを見る
In this vivid and compelling memoir, Rulka Langer, tells of the horrible advance of the Wehrmacht into Poland in 1939. Thrown into the chaos of war-torn Warsaw she recounts her struggle to survive a……続きを見る