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For the People is a historical docutext that examines the evolution of the struggle for peace and justice in America's past, from pre-colonial times to the present. Each chapter begins with a brief ……続きを見る

With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller’s gift, RFK Jr. describes his life growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation, ……続きを見る

Historian Jesse F. Ballenger traces the emergence of senility as a cultural category from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s, a period in which Alzheimer's disease became increasingly associat……続きを見る

First published in the year 1915, the present book 'Stories of Later American History' was written by Wilbur F. Gordy. This book was written purposely to provide a compendium of the later history of……続きを見る

"Heat Lightning & Nor'easters" is the second installment in the James family saga, following "Thunder Snow & Dry Rain." The story unfolds along the eastern coast of North America during the early 17……続きを見る

Throughout the twentieth century, local control of school districts was one of the most contentious issues in American politics. As state and federal regulation attempted to standardize public schoo……続きを見る

“This microhistory of the birth, life, and death of an American cruiser offers valuable insight into the early years of World War II, including the procedures, processes, and personnel of the Navy, ……続きを見る

The Coming of the Kingdom explores the experiences of the Indigenous Muisca peoples of the New Kingdom of Granada (Colombia) during the first century of Spanish colonial rule. Focusing on colonialis……続きを見る

In the Age of Exploration, the quest for a westward sea route to the East Indies dominated European ambitions. Yet, a whisper of a different path, a secret route across North America, challenges our……続きを見る

An in-depth exploration of the battle of Tippecanoe, precursor to the War of 1812, where US forces under William Henry Harrison defeated the Native American forces near Prophetstown. 'The prophet's ……続きを見る

A detailed exploration of a significant victory for Virginia militia forces over the Shawnee and Mingo tribes in Kentucky. The only major conflict of Lord Dunmore's War, the battle of Point Pleasant……続きを見る

Occurring in a time of primitive medicine and inconsistent record-keeping, Poe's death has become one of the enduring mysteries of American literature. David F. Gaylin's book marks the first attempt……続きを見る

An in-depth exploration of the battle of Tippecanoe, precursor to the War of 1812, where US forces under William Henry Harrison defeated the Native American forces near Prophetstown. 'The prophet's ……続きを見る

A detailed exploration of a significant victory for Virginia militia forces over the Shawnee and Mingo tribes in Kentucky. The only major conflict of Lord Dunmore's War, the battle of Point Pleasant……続きを見る

With detailed profiles of the commanders and accounts of the battles, this highly illustrated title charts Native American commander Tecumseh's fall as the American forces secured control of the Nor……続きを見る

The last in the Campaign series covering the Ohio Native American wars, this is the story behind the largest battle in the Western theatre of the American Revolutionary War. As the Revolutionary War……続きを見る

Through a number of significant case studies, this volume examines changing Iberian dynamics in the Pacific, bridging the gaps between English and Spanish speaking scholarship to highlight understud……続きを見る

Wokeness, cancel culture, identity politics, political correctness, multiculturalismーterms unsettling but also somehow inescapable. Thomas F. Powers shows how these are all one thing, elements of o……続きを見る

A revision of the popular previous edition published more than a decade earlier, this work examines today's U.S. Latino population-now arguably the most important "minority group" in the country, wi……続きを見る

This anthology provides detailed examinations of the major themes and perspectives of the paleoconservatives as political thinkers and activists. A long forgotten and persistently disregarded group ……続きを見る

In the middle of the twentieth century, liberal intellectuals and policymakers in the United States came to see poverty as a global problem. Applying Progressive era and Depression insights about th……続きを見る

Splitsville USA argues that it’s time for us to break up to save representative democracy, proposing a mutually negotiated, peaceful dissolution of the current United States into several new nations……続きを見る

World War II was a turning point in US history, and its impact on Latinas and Latinos was life changing. Women served in the military, worked in civilian and war-related factories, and toiled in the……続きを見る

Presidential Rhetoric and Indian Policy explores and analyses the dynamics of presidential rhetoric on Native peoples and issues from Nixon to the present. Covering Presidents Washington through Joh……続きを見る

Fire Alarm: The Investigation of the U.S. House Select Committee on Benghazi is a study of legislative-executive friction, partisanship, and Congress's attempt to recount events surrounding the Sept……続きを見る

The president is arguably the most recognized and powerful individual in the United States. This reference work explores the American presidency in relation to issues of race concerning the African ……続きを見る

As Chile has continued to grow and prosper in the twenty-first century, this new edition of the definitive history of the country brings the story of its political, social and cultural development u……続きを見る

A leader in twentieth-century education, Henry Chauncey (1905–2002) introduced large-scale assessment into the lives of individual Americans. This first full-length educational biography examines Ch……続きを見る

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Este ensayo reivindica la acción colonizadora y civilizatoria de los españoles en el continente americano despojada de todas las tergiversaciones interesadas presentes en la leyenda negra. 続きを見る