A provocative look at the secret society that has controlled St. Louis for over a century, revealing how shadowy elites organize themselves against working-class power.
Every December in downtown St……続きを見る
In "Battle of the Crater; and Experiences of Prison Life," Sumner U. Shearman intertwines firsthand accounts of the pivotal Battle of the Crater with a poignant exploration of the realities faced by……続きを見る
Every stamp and piece of mail tells a story. In fact, each often tells multiple stories, ranging from concept to art design to production to usage, often with tales of politics, history, technology,……続きを見る
Willie Harris is an American icon. Born into a Black sharecropping family, he was raised picking cotton on a plantation in Mississippi in the 1950s, though his childhood sounds more like a tale from……続きを見る
著者：Scott S. Sheads
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2014年02月20日
A slim, yet detailed volume on The Chesapeake Campaign of 1813–14, which saw the British burn the White House, while the bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired the writing of the “Star-Spangled Banner……続きを見る
The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day. Support for Democrats, up and down the ballot, has plummeted throughout the countryside, a……続きを見る
The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day. Support for Democrats, up and down the ballot, has plummeted throughout the countryside, a……続きを見る
著者：Stuart Shea
出版社： The University of Chicago Press
発売日： 2014年03月07日
"One of the best books ever written about the Cubs, their home and the fans who flock there to watch them, win or lose."ー Rolling Stone
In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. Hastily con……続きを見る
Nestled in the quiet hills of Vermont�s Green Mountains lies the shire town of Hyde Park. Located in the heart of Lamoille County, its vibrant history reflects the essence of small-town culture, com……続きを見る
In the two hundred years following the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Campaign became romanticized in tall tales and local legends. St. Michael's on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was famously cast as t……続きを見る
Founded in 1908 to provide services for visitors arriving at the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park, the town of West Yellowstone, Montana, serves tens of thousands of international traveler……続きを見る
Summoned by the call of the copper mines in Butte, Montana, Irish immigrants left a struggling Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century in search of a better life. Around the mines peppering the……続きを見る
著者：William L. Shea
出版社： The University of North Carolina Press
発売日： 2016年08月26日
William L. Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding fighting at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War, which effectively ended Confederate offen……続きを見る
Motorists traveling along State Highway 104 north of Tucumcari, New Mexico, may notice a sign indicating the location of Fort Bascom. The post itself is long gone, its adobe walls washed away. In 18……続きを見る
著者：Thomas Healy
出版社： Henry Holt and Co.
発売日： 2021年02月02日
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
**2021 Hooks National Book Award Winner
The fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart o……続きを見る
Did you know that there’s a Connecticut hotel room with a real helicopter inside? Can you guess who inspired the character of Indiana Jones, who was president before George Washington, and who flew ……続きを見る
A vast and desolate region, the Texas–New Mexico borderlands have long been an ideal setting for intrigue and illegal dealingsーnever more so than in the lawless early days of cattle trafficking and……続きを見る
In "Battle of the Crater; and Experiences of Prison Life," Sumner U. Shearman provides a riveting firsthand account of one of the most notorious episodes of the American Civil War. With a blend of m……続きを見る
著者：Byron Hollinshead
出版社： Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日： 2007年09月04日
I Wish I’d Been There brings together twenty of our most distinguished historians’ responses to the question “What scene or incident in American history would you most liked to have witnessedーand w……続きを見る
In 1835, a petition for land far from Santa Fe, New Mexico was awarded to pobladores (settlers) willing to relocate to the eastern edge of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Founded along the Gallinas ……続きを見る
The hills east of Scranton's downtown are home to one of the most eclectic and historic neighborhoods in America. Scranton's aptly named Hill Section developed over the course of the 19th and 20th c……続きを見る
