HALE - 19th Century 1

Robert Hale Strong was just 19 years old when he marched off to the Civil War with the 105th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He not only survived to tell of his experiences, he provided the best and cl……続きを見る

Souvent aussi j’ai copié ; on me confiait de petits agendas couverts de notes écrites au crayon, le soir mème de la bataille, dans les bivouacs de Frœschwiller et de Gravelotte. Les phrases étaient ……続きを見る

The groundbreaking debut by the award-winning author of Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, revised and updated. Saidiya Hartman has been praised as “one of our most brilliant contemporary thinker……続きを見る

In "The Industrial History of England," Henry de Beltgens Gibbins meticulously chronicles the transformation of England from a primarily agrarian society to an industrial powerhouse. Gibbins deftly ……続きを見る

Examining the cosmic conceit at the heart of early American political rhetoric Why does the American flag use stars to represent the states? In The Star-Spangled Republic, Eran Shalev answers this a……続きを見る

This volume provides the readers with a broad but detailed consideration of a wide array of transmutationist thinkers who published before Darwin. Highlighting some of those whom Darwin later acknow……続きを見る

Amid the intrigue of the Russian court, John Quincy Adams took walks with Alexander I, spoke up for America, and, as historian William Harlan Hale writes in this short-form book, scored a diplomatic……続きを見る

In "Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation," Horatio Hale masterfully navigates the intricate fabric of Iroquois history and mythology through the lens of the legendary figure Hiawatha. Employing a……続きを見る

In "Fifty Years In The Northwest," William H. C. Folsom offers a captivating narrative documenting his personal experiences and observations over five decades in the American Northwest. The book is ……続きを見る

In this, the first book in a series of three, the author invites her reader to come with her on a journey into the past. It begins in the Connecticut Berkshires in 1801 and transports us north with ……続きを見る

The author invites her reader to come with her on a journey into the past. It begins in the Connecticut Berkshires in 1801 and transports us north with George and Lydia who set forth to Willsborough……続きを見る

In the nineteenth century, restaurants served French food to upper-class Americans with aristocratic pretensions, but by the turn of the century, even the best restaurants cooked ethnic and American……続きを見る

This six-volume set reproduces the complete writings of the London Corresponding Society (LCS) as well as other contemporary literature and parliamentary debates, and reports relating to the Society……続きを見る

An exciting story of a Texas Ranger, adventurer, and immigration officer who became a symbol of his age while gambling with death in the wild frontier regions of Texas, Arizona, and Old and New Mexi……続きを見る

Among the famous ranch brands of Texas are the T Anchor, JA, Diamond Tail, 777, Bar C, and XIT. And the greatest of these was XITーThe XIT Ranch of Texas. It was not the first ranch in West Texas, b……続きを見る

L’ANNONCE D’UN JOURNAL... Il y a trente ans, j’étais à Pornic, pour ma santé ; j’y prenais les bains de mer, et j’avais le temps de me laisser aller à ces longues rêveries qu’inspire toujours la vue……続きを見る

Few American religious figures have stirred more passion among adherents and antagonists than Joseph Smith. Born in 1805 and silenced thirty-nine years later by assassins’ bullets, he dictated more ……続きを見る

Few American religious figures have stirred more passion among adherents and antagonists than Joseph Smith. Born in 1805 and silenced thirty-nine years later by assassins’ bullets, he dictated more ……続きを見る

Under the subject of alternative lifestyles, the issue of polygamous relationships falls squarely in the middle of the debate. Polygamous marriages are a common practice in many other countries, but……続きを見る

Americans of Joseph Smith’s day, steeped in the stories and prophecies of the King James Bible, certainly knew about plural marriage; but it was a curiosity relegated to the misty past of patriarchs……続きを見る

The Bible has always been an integral part of American political culture. Yet in the years before the Civil War, it was the Old Testament, not the New Testament, that pervaded political rhetoric. Fr……続きを見る

Picture book for ages 8 and up. Having learned from Mama that the world is filled with things that do what they please like the moon and the cat, eight-year-old Tess wonders why she and Mama are ……続きを見る

The story of a pivotal president who watched over our westward expansion and solidified the dream of Jacksonian democracy James K. Polk was a shrewd and decisive commander in chief, the youngest pre……続きを見る

In the decades preceding the Civil War, few figures in the United States were as influential or as controversial as Sam Houston. In Sam Houston, James L. Haley explores Houston’s momentous career an……続きを見る

In the last several years a wealth of information has been published on Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy. For some who were already well aware of this aspect of early Mormon history, the availabi……続きを見る

A tall, well-favoured youth, coming from the farther South, boarded the train for Richmond one raw, gusty morning. He carried his left arm stiffly, his face was thin and brown, and his dingy uniform……続きを見る

W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most prolific African American authors, scholars, and leaders of the twentieth century, but none of his previous biographies have so practically and comprehensively i……続きを見る