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Johann Adam Lemp ranks among the most influential figures in St. Louis history, the founder of a brewery that left an indelible mark on the city. But the story of the German-American founder of the ……続きを見る

Johann Adam Lemp ranks among the most influential figures in St. Louis history, the founder of a brewery that left an indelible mark on the city. But the story of the German-American founder of the ……続きを見る

After the Revolution, Americans abandoned the political economy of self-denial and sacrifice that had secured their independence. In its place, they created one that empowered the modern citizen-con……続きを見る

“A haunting story about the long reach of the past.”ーMaureen Corrigan, NPR’S Fresh Air “In this intriguing book, [Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really wasーand……続きを見る

Buying and Selling Civil War Memory explores the ways in which Gilded Age manufacturers, advertisers, publishers, and others commercialized Civil War memory. Advertisers used images of the war to se……続きを見る

The vital influence of Black American intellectuals on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson’s ideas The lofty Enlightenment principles articulated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, s……続きを見る

Two centuries ago, native New Yorker Washington Irving exploded onto the literary scene of Europe with the publication of his breakout collection of stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent……続きを見る

Ecological Form brings together leading voices in nineteenth-century ecocriticism to suture the lingering divide between postcolonial and ecocritical approaches. Together, these essays show how Vict……続きを見る

This collection of eleven original essays interrogates the concept of freedom and recenters our understanding of the process of emancipation. Who defined freedom, and what did freedom mean to ninete……続きを見る

Starting in the 1860s, the people of Covert, Michigan, broke laws and barriers to attempt what then seemed impossible: to love one's neighbor as oneself. This is the inspiring, true story of an extr……続きを見る

In "Chief of Scouts," William F. Drannan crafts a vivid narrative that delves into the tumultuous life of a scout in the American frontier during the late 19th century. This memoir-style account int……続きを見る

The Gas Tram was a short-lived phenomenon which briefly seemed to herald a new way forward in tramcar design, replacing horses and steam locomotives on the streets with quieter and smoother travel. ……続きを見る

In "The Adventures of William F. Drannan," William F. Drannan presents a vivid and engaging autobiographical account that captures the raw essence of frontier life in 19th-century America. Drannan's……続きを見る

By: Charles A. Hanna, Pub. 1900, Reprinted 2022, 172 pages, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-533-1. This book contains in alphabetical order approximately 350 genealogies of the first families who settled ……続きを見る

By: Anna Maria Green Cook, Pub. 1925, reprinted 2023, 522 pages, Index, E-Book, ISBN #978-1-63914-445-7. Baldwin County, one of the original Georgia counties, was formed in 1805 from lands obtained ……続きを見る

The formation of modern European states during the long 19th century was a complicated process, challenged by the integration of widely different territories and populations. The Science of State Po……続きを見る

After the atomic bombing at the end of World War II, anxieties about survival in the nuclear age led scientists to begin stockpiling and freezing hundreds of thousands of blood samples from indigeno……続きを見る

Brings together agenda-setting essays that illuminate the complex relationship between ideas and political activity in modern British history. Ideas matter in modern British political life: culture,……続きを見る

The *History of the Women's Suffrage Movement in America* serves as a profound exploration of the hard-fought battles and significant victories in the pursuit of women's suffrage in the United State……続きを見る

Drawing from diverse multilingual sources, Krzemień delves into Solomon Dubno's life (1738–1813), unraveling complexities of the Haskalah movement's ties to Eastern European Jewish culture. Dubno, a……続きを見る

In "31 Years on the Plains and in the Mountains," William F. Drannan offers an engrossing memoir that chronicles his experiences as a frontiersman during a transformative era in American history. Th……続きを見る

In "Thirty One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains," William F. Drannan offers a compelling autobiographical account of his life as a frontiersman during the tumultuous period of the American W……続きを見る

In "Captain W.F. Drannan 'Äì Chief of Scouts," author William F. Drannan chronicles his dynamic experiences as a scout during the tumultuous years of the American West. This autobiographical narrati……続きを見る

In "Reminiscences of Colored People of Princeton, N. J.: 1800-1900," Anna Bustill Smith presents an invaluable oral history that intricately weaves the narratives of African American residents in Pr……続きを見る

In "31 Years on the Plains and in the Mountains," William F. Drannan presents a vivid tapestry of his life as a frontiersman, chronicling his experiences across the American West during the mid-19th……続きを見る

In "Thirty One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains," William F. Drannan serves as both chronicler and participant in the vibrant tapestry of frontier life, offering readers a rich mosaic of exp……続きを見る

The year 1873 was one of financial crisis. A boom in railway construction had spurred a bull marketーbut when the boom turned to bust, transatlantic panic quickly became a worldwide economic downtur……続きを見る

In 1845 an expedition led by Sir John Franklin vanished in the Canadian Arctic. The enduring obsession with the Franklin mystery, and in particular Inuit information about its fate, is partly due to……続きを見る

This “revealing dual biography . . . succeeds in lifting up two underappreciated figures of the antislavery movement" (Publishers Weekly). In the 1820s, few Americans could imagine a viable future f……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NONFICTION CROWN AWARD 2024 GUARDIAN: BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024 'GRIPPING' THE TIMES This is an immersive and revelatory history of the survivors of the Clotilda, the last sh……続きを見る