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This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS Lessons of the War with Spain, 1898. McClure's Magazine, December, 1898-April, 1899. Introductory: Comprehension of Military and Naval Matt……続きを見る

Highly readable . . . . interdisciplinary history of a high order. -- The Historian Well-written and superbly documented . . . . Both physicians and lawyers will find this book useful and fascinatin……続きを見る

Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger is the first full and complete modern biography of a man who served as a Texas Ranger from 1887 until early 1915. He came to the attention of the Rangers aft……続きを見る

Contrary to popular opinion, the opening of the American frontier was not a simple land purchase; it was actually a hardscrabble fight. Even as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on their le……続きを見る

Ferdinand Ward was the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age. Throughhis unapologetic villainy, he bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and ran roughshod over the entire world of finance. Now, his compelling, ……続きを見る

The sparkling wines of California rival the best French Champagnes today, but their place at our tables came about through careful craftsmanship that began more than a century ago. The predecessor o……続きを見る

A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention,……続きを見る

During the Civil War, John Singleton Mosby led the Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, better known as Mosby's Rangers, in bold and daring operations behind Union lines. Throughout the course o……続きを見る

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, African American men were seldom permitted to join the United States armed forces. There had been times in early U.S. history when black and……続きを見る

This anthology of primary documents traces Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War, chronicling the way AmericansーNorthern, Southern, black, and whiteーresponded to the changes unleashed b……続きを見る

Alexander Hamilton rose from his humble beginnings as an illegitimate West Indian orphan and emigrant to become the premier statebuilder and strategic thinker of the American Founding generation. Th……続きを見る

By engaging closely with the work of Richard Francis Burton (1821-90), the iconic nineteenth-century imperial spy, explorer, anthropologist and translator, Postcolonialism, Psychoanalysis and Burton……続きを見る

On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that……続きを見る

During World War Two, the United States fought mainly against Germany, Italy, and Japan. As you can imagine, any Germans, Italians, or Japanese citizens visiting or temporarily working in the Unite……続きを見る

Stonewall Jackson needs no formal introduction, being one of the most famous generals of the Civil War, revered throughout the South for his extremely successful military skill. At the same time, Ja……続きを見る

Progress on the nation’s second transcontinental railroad slowed in 1873. The Northern Pacific’s proposed middleーthe 250 miles between present Billings and Glendive, Montanaーhad yet to be surveyed……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln never wrote a book: his ideas are contained in speeches, letters, and occasional writings. By bringing these works together into a single anthology, this book shows that Lincoln dese……続きを見る

This bundle book is a compilation of four of KidCaps top selling history books. This book presents the following subjects in an easy to understand format that kids love: *The Cotton Gin *The ……続きを見る

The 1828 presidential election, which pitted Major General Andrew Jackson against incumbent John Quincy Adams, has long been hailed as a watershed moment in American political history. It was the co……続きを見る

This short piece discusses the expedition of Du Chaillu and his encounters with Gorillas in his explorations of Africa during the Mid Nineteenth Century. Illustrated. 続きを見る

In 1867 conservative estimates put the number of buffaloes in the trans-Missouri region at fifteen million. By the end of the 1880s, that figure had dwindled to a few hundred. The destruction of the……続きを見る

Jacob Riis (May 3, 1849 May 26, 1914) is best known as a social reformer who used photography to document different social classes. In particular, his journalism and photography displayed the pligh……続きを見る

Volume 1 - from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi 1769-1776; Volume 2 - from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi 1777-1783; Volume 3 -- The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths 1784-1790; V……続きを見る

Mary Rogers and her mother, Phebe, came to New York City following the financial panic of 1837. Phebe lost her second husband and also her most important source of economic support, i.e. Daniel and ……続きを見る

To America's leaders in 1812, an invasion of Canada seemed to be "a mere matter of marching," as Thomas Jefferson confidently predicted. How could a nation of 8 million fail to subdue a struggling c……続きを見る

A Brief look at the history of the practice of Law in New York to 1900. 続きを見る

An incisive look at the turning point of the Civil War, when the great armies of the North and South came to Gettysburg in July 1863ーfrom Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Catton, one of the great histor……続きを見る

An early exploration briefly describes life with the Inuit peoples during the mid nineteenth century. Illustrated.続きを見る

Legal Publishing in Antebellum America presents a history of the law book publishing and distribution industry in the United States. Part business history, part legal history, part history of inform……続きを見る

Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS CATHARINE MARIA SEDGWICK, 1789 – 1867 MARY LOVELL WARE, 1798 – 184……続きを見る