Gess - United States 1

Fully illustrated and featuring little-known facts, this book is an entertaining guide and an irresistible keepsake for visitors and Charlestonians alike. Cobblestone streets leading to perfectly pr……続きを見る

In "The Middle Period, 1817-1858," John William Burgess meticulously explores a pivotal era in American history, highlighting the social, political, and intellectual transformations that underpinned……続きを見る

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt changed America with a government on the side of the people that put Americans back to work and inspired confidence that the nation could overcome the Great Depression……続きを見る

First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Its innovative combination of ethnographic observation and social science theory epitom……続きを見る

In the courage and unselfish love this book describes there is an inspiration for the world today. It is the story of Ned Langford, an ordinary young mid-western American who learned that something ……続きを見る

James Still (1906–2001) first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet, and he remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Though he is best known fo……続きを見る

The nationally recognized Roosevelt Row Artists' District in downtown Phoenix originated during the platting of the Churchill Addition in 1888, when fewer than 4,000 people called the city home. The……続きを見る

Cooperatives have been central to the development of New Orleans. Anne Gessler asserts that local cooperatives have reshaped its built environment by changing where people interact and with whom, he……続きを見る

The Atrocity, first published in 1961, is a World War II novel centering on an American ordnance company stationed in Italy near the end of the war. Following a night of heavy drinking in a nearby t……続きを見る

In "The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830," Arthur Clinton Boggess meticulously chronicles the transformative period of Illinois's early statehood, delving into the intricate social, political, and ……続きを見る

The steamboat evokes images of leisurely travel, genteel gambling, and lively commerce, but behind the romanticized view is an engineering marvel that led the way for the steam locomotive. From the ……続きを見る

In "A New Guide for Emigrants to the West," John Mason Peck presents a comprehensive resource aimed at prospective settlers of the American frontier during the early 19th century. Written in an acce……続きを見る

Who Walk Alone, first published in 1940, is author Perry Burgess' moving account of the life of Ned Langford, then a patient at the leper colony on Culion Island, Philippines (known as the "Sanctuar……続きを見る

The black middle classーsaviors of the American way. Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps documents the role of the 21 white, self-avowed socialist, atheist and&n……続きを見る

On February 23, 1863, Pres. Abraham Lincoln signed the bill creating the Territory of Arizona. The first Arizona Territorial Legislature established the capital at Prescott and met in September 1864……続きを見る

In "A Short History of Rhode Island," George Washington Greene meticulously chronicles the rich and multifaceted history of one of America's smallest yet most strategically significant states. Writt……続きを見る

Camden County extends southward from the Virginia line as a peninsula between the North and Pasquotank Rivers into the Albemarle Sound. Named for Revolutionary sympathizer Sir Charles Pratt, the fir……続きを見る

American Individualism has been the crown jewel of a nation that, based on its Judeo-Christian values, has prioritized God, family, and freedom to out-dream its obstacles. It is the freedom of this ……続きを見る

An homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it. Archetypal wild man Edward Abbey and proper, dedicated Wallace Stegner left their footprints ……続きを見る