Harris - United States 1

Called to Reckon offers a non-traditional history of Augustana College by centering the narratives of racially and ethnically diverse students and educators often overlooked in the institution’s pas……続きを見る

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall**, first published in 1905, provides an extraordinary account of the political corruption and profiteering of George Washington Plunkitt, a long-time district leader in the ……続きを見る

Transformational leaders are rarely judged correctly by their contemporaries. Thus, our rosy view of figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt are idealized in retrospect, with their ma……続きを見る

Florida Salads: A Collection of Delicious Recipes for Winter Salads is a unique and charming cookbook first published in 1918 by Frances Barber Harris. This delightful volume captures the vibrant fl……続きを見る

It is both natural and inevitable that human beings should wonder what the future holds for mankind. In the nineteenth century, the default answer to this question was that the future would consist ……続きを見る

San Diego enjoys a diverse legacy of formidable female leaders. Ellen Browning Scripps financed and established the groundbreaking Scripps Oceanography Institute. In 1927, Belle Benchley became the ……続きを見る

The City by the Sea boasts an ambitious baseball history dating back to the early days of America's favorite pastime. In 1897, the Newport Colts became the first professional baseball team to ever t……続きを見る

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryCo-winner of the James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American HistoriansWinner of the Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Prize from the Agricultural……続きを見る

Explores how Union veterans at Gettysburg shaped memorials to honor their sacrifices and convey deeper meanings behind their battle experiences. Gettysburg has been widely analyzed in terms of its t……続きを見る

Author Joy Sheffield Harris guides readers on an architectural tour through the religious diversity of the Sunshine State. Over 200 years have passed since the first Florida church was established a……続きを見る

A True Story of Murderous Greed. The John R. Kizer story is a riveting tale of deception, murder and anxiety in rural Arkansas. Kizer was a doctor who used his knowledge to drive his lustful greed a……続きを見る

Are you tired of systems that perpetuate violence, inequality, and environmental decay? Do you believe a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world is not only possible, but is already being built? ……続きを見る

In 1872, the Mile High City embraced a new way to get around and eventually boasted one of the largest streetcar systems in the nation. Enjoy the varied stops the transit system made as it grew alon……続きを見る

The weeks of bloody maneuvering and fighting along the Delaware River at Fort Mercer, Fort Mifflin, and Gloucester receive but scant attention in the literature of the American Revolution. The same ……続きを見る

In 'President's Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to Trump (1789-2017),' readers are offered a profound glimpse into the evolving landscape of American rhetoric and political commitment. This anth……続きを見る

Assessing a university’s legacy in the age of segregation This anthology reckons with the University of Virginia’s post-emancipation history of racial exploitation. Its fifteen essays highlight the ……続きを見る

Long after the Civil War ended, one conflict raged on: the battle to define and shape the war's legacy. Across the Bloody Chasm deftly examines Civil War veterans' commemorative efforts and the conc……続きを見る

Carl V. Harris’s Segregation in the New South, completed and edited by W. Elliot Brownlee, explores the rise of racial exclusion in late nineteenth-century Birmingham, Alabama. In the 1870s, African……続きを見る

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris a……続きを見る

Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understandi……続きを見る

The comprehensive Instructor’s Manual for Volume 1 and 2 of Reasoning with Democratic Values 2.0: Ethical Issues in American History will help instructors use the student volumes in secondary school……続きを見る

130 years after its opening, the once small agricultural college has become Virginia's largest university- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. When Charles Minor opened the doors of……続きを見る

The history of the Roanoke Valley during the 1940s has largely been unexplored until now. This significant decade bore witness to the birth of the local civil rights movement, the impact of World Wa……続きを見る

This in-depth history of our nation’s 46 presidents is now fully revised and updated to include Donald Trump’s eventful term in office, Joe Biden’s presidency, and the results of the 2024 presidenti……続きを見る

By: Mrs. Wallace Leigh Harris, Pub. 1957, Reprint 2018, (2 volumes in 1), 1120 pages, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-437-2. Pulaski County was created in 1808 from Portions of Laurens and Washington coun……続きを見る

Detailed and fully illustrated account of the Philadelphia campaign 1777, with over 150 photographs, maps and contemporary artwork. The British Army in North America conducted two campaigns in 1777.……続きを見る

William Harrison Standley's Admiral Ambassador to Russia is a riveting firsthand account of the author's dual roles as a distinguished naval officer and U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union during a ……続きを見る

By: George Harrison Stafford King, Pub. 1966, reprinted 2021, 236 pages, Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-556-0. Richmond County was created in 1692 from Old Rappahannock County. This is a very impo……続きを見る

Willie Harris is an American icon. Born into a Black sharecropping family, he was raised picking cotton on a plantation in Mississippi in the 1950s, though his childhood sounds more like a tale from……続きを見る

As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery ……続きを見る