How did a handful of colonies in a short space of time become a nation that shapes politics, business and science across the world? Anyone who wants to understand the rapid rise of the United States……続きを見る
Journals of the Emigrant Trails (1845–1870) – 3 Classic Westward Exploration Accounts plunges readers into the raw and unvarnished narratives of America's westward expansion. This anthology captures……続きを見る
Wie wurde aus wenigen Kolonien in kurzer Zeit eine Nation, die Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft weltweit prägt? Wer den rasanten Aufstieg der Vereinigten Staaten zur Weltmacht nicht nur in Schlagwo……続きを見る
Understand the daily choices, fears, and experiences of freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad.
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The History of the Highland Clearances Second Edition, Altered and Revised, is a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of one of the most significant and tragic episodes in Scottish hist……続きを見る
Entdecken Sie die wahre Geschichte hinter der Entdeckung Amerikas!
„Martin Behaim aus Nürnberg. Der geistige Entdecker Amerika's“ von Alexander Ziegler ist ein faszinierendes Werk, das die Geschicht……続きを見る
"Seventy Years on the Frontier" is a vivid autobiographical account by Alexander Majors, a prominent figure in the American West during the 19th century. The book offers an engaging narrative, rich ……続きを見る
During the first quarter of the twenty-first century, more than one hundred institutions of higher education in the United States launched projects to study and share their histories concerning slav……続きを見る
The legal crusade of Myra Clark Gaines (1804?--1885) has all the trappings of classic melodrama -- a lost heir, a missing will, an illicit relationship, a questionable marriage, a bigamous husband, ……続きを見る
In "General Instructions for the Guidance of Post Office Inspectors in the Dominion of Canada," Alexander Campbell provides an invaluable resource for understanding the operational landscape of post……続きを見る
The inspiration for Leo Tolstoy's famous "War and Peace", this translation of Ilya Timofeyevich Radozhitskii's memoirs includes vivid accounts of the battles of Ostrovno, Smolensk, Lubino (Valutina ……続きを見る
In 1892, unrepentant anarchists Alexander Berkman, Henry Bauer, and Carl Nold were sent to the Western Pennsylvania State Penitentiary for the attempted assassination of steel tycoon Henry Clay Fric……続きを見る
In "Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state," John Alexander Martin presents a profound reflection on the historical and cultural significance o……続きを見る
A colorful study of the nineteenth century march on Washington, the man who led it, and the national sensation that prefigured the New Deal.
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On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This horrific - and controversi……続きを見る
The full story of Napoleon's legendary escape from Russia under seemingly impossible odds is recounted in this thrillingly vivid military history.
In the winter of 1812, Napoleon's army retreated fr……続きを見る
After his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any Russian attempts to come to the aid of their ally. There then followed the bloody battle in a blizzard at ……続きを見る
Nat Turner was an African American slave who lead a rebellion of slaves and 'free blacks' in Southampton County Virginia in 1831. The rebellion was brief but bloody, and resulted in the deaths of ov……続きを見る
The discovery of Robert E. Lee’s Special Orders No. 191 outside of Frederick, Maryland, on September 13, 1862, is one of the most important and hotly disputed events of the American Civil War. For m……続きを見る
著者：Alexander Nemerov
出版社： Princeton University Press
発売日： 2023年03月07日
A vivid historical imagining of life in the early United States
“One of the richest books ever to come my way.”ーAnnie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Shipping News
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Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award
Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have cons……続きを見る
The emergence of Haiti as a sovereign Black nation lit a beacon of hope for Black people throughout the African diaspora. Leslie M. Alexander’s study reveals the untold story of how free and enslave……続きを見る
Released to mark the 150th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, this book provides general readers with a succinct examination of the Confederacy's last major triumph.
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"L. D. Lafferty has been described as a rough ashlar of reckless daring and thoughtless intrepidity and a youthful adventurer who had fought Indians at the age of 15." - We Never Retreat: Filibuster……続きを見る
"Walker has done ample justice to American valor and patriotism." -Hunt's Merchants' Magazine
"His style is lively, often graphic... a good gift to the American people." - United States Review
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The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudon……続きを見る
The journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied rank among the most important firsthand sources documenting the early-nineteenth-century American West. Published in their entirety as an annotated three-vo……続きを見る
Russia played a decisive role in the Napoleonic wars and the success in the struggle against France allowed Russian leaders to profoundly influence the course of European history. Over the last 200 ……続きを見る
Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter A……続きを見る
In his compelling address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of Kansas' admission as a state, John Alexander Martin masterfully weaves together historical narrative, personal reflection……続きを見る
