Sharon - History 1

The end of slavery left millions of former slaves destitute in a South as unsettled as they were. In Making Freedom Pay, Sharon Ann Holt reconstructs how freed men and women in tobacco-growing centr……続きを見る

WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR TRANSPORTAION to arrive, the woman scrutinized their surroundings continuously and also kept a watchful eye on the little girl seated across the bistro table. Her daughter, j……続きを見る

Daughters of kings were often used to seal treaty alliances and forge peace with England’s enemies. Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters from the Conquest will explore the lives of t……続きを見る

These are the women who ruled, the women who founded dynasties, the women who fought for religious freedom, their families and love. These are the women who made a difference, who influenced countri……続きを見る

Behind Telluride's postcard beauty lies a past lit by red lanterns, whispered secrets, and women who lived boldly in the shadows. 10 Shades of Red pulls back the curtain on the town's forgotten red-……続きを見る

Maine’s Downeast culinary history begins well before explorers arrived in the 1500s. Some of the food preparation and preservation techniques used by the Wabanakis and early colonists are still in……続きを見る

The story of long-gone eateries in Henderson is inseparable from the city's unique origin story. Rising from humble beginnings, the population exploded during World War II due to the building of the……続きを見る

A FORGOTTEN MANUSCRIPT. A FAMILY SECRET. AND THE URGENT NEED TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE CHILDREN HITLER WANTED DEAD. THE TRUE STORY OF THE MISCHLINGE. Mischling (plural: Mischlinge): a cruel, derog……続きを見る

Charles Swett (1828–1910) was a prosperous Vicksburg merchant and small plantation owner who was reluctantly drawn into secession but then rallied behind the Confederate cause, serving with distinct……続きを見る

Breath | Voice | Fire is a compilation of three creative nonfiction essays written in response to the rise of anti-black violence and the existential crisis of blackness currently at the forefront o……続きを見る

Sharon V. Salinger's Taverns and Drinking in Early America supplies the first study of public houses and drinking throughout the mainland British colonies. At a time when drinking water supposedly e……続きを見る

St. Louis was the pivot of the free states and slave states and the border of the settled East and frontier West. Sharon Hartman Strom draws on disparate and previously untapped sources to weave the……続きを見る

This book offers a deep, meticulously researched examination of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), from its origins in post-Soviet Russia to its growing influence on extremist networks abroad, inc……続きを見る

Sharon Newton (neé Ubank, Stafford) was a well known local historian and writer of a number of books including Ring of Rooks and Landscapes of the Past, which focus on Little Stoke, Bradley Stoke an……続きを見る

One of the first things any visitor to Barbados notices is Barbadian youths wearing baseball caps and T-shirts sporting the logos of North American teams; and these days, one is more likely to find ……続きを見る

This book analyses how reproductive rights and sexual freedoms, the political sphere, women’s role in the workplace and sexual violence were positioned and depicted by three magazines with very diff……続きを見る

Gender and the Jubilee is a bold reconceptualization of black freedom during the Civil War that uncovers the political and constitutional claims made by African American women. By analyzing the acti……続きを見る

Sharon Farmer here investigates the ways in which three medieval communitiesーthe town of Tours, the basilica of Saint-Martin there, and the abbey of Marmoutier nearbyーall defined themselves throug……続きを見る

This is a thoughtful and sensitive analysis of the history and significance of non-violent civil resistance in the Palestinian national movement. It shows how the thread of unarmed struggle has run ……続きを見る

In Colonial Complexions, historian Sharon Block examines how Anglo-Americans built racial ideologies out of descriptions of physical appearance. By analyzing more than 4,000 advertisements for fugit……続きを見る

Garden of Wisdom: Timeless Teachings in an AI Era is a transformative exploration of the intersection between ancient wisdom and modern technology. This book offers a comprehensive framework for the……続きを見る

This is the first book to examine the late Byzantine peasantry through written, archaeological, ethnographic and painted sources. Investigations of the infrastructure and setting of the medieval vil……続きを見る

How adventurous Jewish women’s travels upended Jewish norms In 1922, Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism, first initiated the bat mitzvah as a rite-of-passage for Jewish ……続きを見る

Strength. Survival. Spirit. Sovereignty. ISRAEL IS THE NEW KING OF THE JUNGLE is a fierce, unapologetic collection of WORLD FAMOUS QUOTES that captures the courage, resilience, and spiritual destiny……続きを見る

True Story! The First Women in the World in a Tank Battle Defeat Evil 17 HOURS: Israeli Women Warriors of Valor Defeat Evil is the astonishing true story of the first women in the world to fight in ……続きを見る

Papa whispered to Chana, 'If we get separated, if something happens to me, look after Mama and Aron. And one last thing-' He smoothed an affectionate hand over her hair. 'Remember everything I've ta……続きを見る

The Paper Clip Project was born as a way for middle school students in a small Appalachian town to commemorate the souls lost in the Holocaust. It became much more. The project began slowly and beca……続きを見る

He electrified the world. But Nikola Tesla's secrets remained hidden... until now. A vast number of today's electronics and appliances for use in homes and businesses are based on at least one of Ni……続きを見る

TOHU VAVOHU: Simchat Torah - Genesis 1:2 A book born from the darkest day in modern Jewish history - and the ancient verse that foretold it. On October 7, 2023 - the happiest Jewish holiday of Simch……続きを見る

In the Jewish community of Târgu Mureș, Transylvania, Holocaust concentration and labour camp survivors struggle with the weight of their tragic past. Having endured unspeakable horrors, these men a……続きを見る