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Few rules of law can so quickly strike terror into the hearts of lawyers as the Rule against Perpetuities. This rule, two centuries in development, is designed to prevent tying up property for too l……続きを見る

1986年洛杉磯中央圖書館，疑似遭到縱火，100萬本藏書付之一炬，是史上最嚴重的圖書館火災之一，且懸案至今未破。三十多年後，《紐約客》知名記者和《紐約時報》暢銷書作家蘇珊．歐琳，費時四年，鎖定一名嫌疑者...……続きを見る

Walt Disney, Brad Pitt, Jack Dorsey, Payne Stewart. Josephine Baker. Samuel Clemens. George Washington Carver. What do these icons have in common? They were all raised in the Show-Me State. This sec……続きを見る

When the first American tax on distilled spirits was established in 1791, violence broke out in Pennsylvania. The resulting Whiskey Rebellion sent hundreds of families down the Ohio River by flatboa……続きを見る

Did you know that Chicago was named for a wild onion? Or that the only president born in Illinois was Ronald Reagan? Or that the Ferris Wheel, processed cheese, the game of softball, the fly swatter……続きを見る

A fun, nostalgic look at the great American stores of yesteryear and their rise and fall. The wealthy and leisured lady of the 1920s shopped in a palatial downtown department store with a restaurant……続きを見る

Charlottesville, Virginia is best known for its role in history, current affairs, and its connection to Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, and the University of Virginia. Secret Charlottesville: A Guide ……続きを見る

In Frozen in Time, Susan Snow Lukesh takes a mid-nineteenth century photo album from New Bedford, Massachusetts, created against an almost unmentioned backdrop of the Civil War, and moves the people……続きを見る

This in-depth studyoffers a new examination of a region that is often overlooked in political histories of the Bluegrass State. George G. Humphreys traces the arc of politics and the economy in west……続きを見る

The Knights of Hog Island By: Joyce Fairchild Almeida Step into another world and a different time to discover the origins of Hog Island, an island off the coast of Rhode Island, the families who li……続きを見る

A redistricting crisis is now upon us. This surprising, compelling book tells the history of how we got to this momentーfrom the Founding Fathers to today’s high-tech manipulation of election distri……続きを見る

Wandering along the Riverwalk or exploring one of San Antonio’s unique historic neighborhoods, any curious traveler will inevitably begin to speculate about the past. Was that always a church, a mar……続きを見る

Have you ever walked past a building or location in your city and thought, “I wonder what that used to be?” Well, if you live in Louisville, you’re about to get some answers to that question in This……続きを見る

The matriarch of a remarkable African American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation, to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her son……続きを見る

For thirty years, Linda Greenhouse, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction, chronicled the activities of the justices as the Supreme Court corresponde……続きを見る

An incisive study that shows how Republicans transformed the US House of Representatives into a consistent GOP strongholdーwith or without a majority. Long-term Democratic dominance in the US House ……続きを見る

El sistema de dependencia, que llamamos sociedad moderna, se basa en los principios fundamentales de la preparación y el abuso infantil. Para comprender a nuestros abusadores y los abusos que pudiér……続きを見る

How can the “father of the California wine industry” still be walking around after more than 160 years? Why do thousands of beer lovers flock to Sonoma County from across the US once a year? Where c……続きを見る

Un mito sostenido en el siglo actual ha sido considerar a los Estados Unidos como un santuario de los derechos civiles y humanos, sin embargo, las violaciones de estos derechos en ese país son cada ……続きを見る

El origen de la festividad del Corpus se encuentra en la respuesta que la iglesia dio a los herejes que ponían en duda la presencia de Cristo en los Santos Sacramentos. En la ciudad de Sevilla comie……続きを見る

Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states. From the infamous Jersey Devil to the obscure Snallyg……続きを見る

O sistema de dependência, que chamamos de sociedade moderna, é construído sobre os princípios fundamentais de cuidados infantis e abuso. Para entender nossos abusadores e os abusos que possamos ter ……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From political wunderkind and former army intelligence officer Jason Kander comes a haunting, powerful memoir about impossible choicesーand how sometimes walking away from ……続きを見る

**A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER “[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invisible City is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to ……続きを見る

From Jeff Pearlmanーthe New York Times best-selling author of Three Ring Circusーcomes the rollicking, outrageous story of the USFL, full of larger-than-life characters and you-can’t-make-this-up st……続きを見る

Against all oddes Boston revived itself to become one of the leading centers of the global economy. This book captures how rogue politicians, passionate neighborhood activists, new immigrants, and o……続きを見る

Explore the history of the Fortuna Rodeo from its origins in 1921 up to the present day with this intriguing history packed with photographs and lore of Humboldt County, California. The rodeo contin……続きを見る

Between 1850 and 1912, the year New Mexico was granted statehood, the Territory of New Mexico was a wild and dangerous place. Homesteaders, cowboys, ranchers, sheepherders, buffalo hunters, prospect……続きを見る

"I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become a writer about things New Mexican was born shor……続きを見る

Cadwallader Colden's 'The Five Indian Nations of Canada' delves into the complex history and cultural traditions of the indigenous tribes in Canada, specifically focusing on the Mohawk, Oneida, Onon……続きを見る