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Discover the Untold Stories of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Sullivan's Island: Unveiling the Significant Contributions of Unsung Heroes in Shaping America's History. Step into a time of revolut……続きを見る

The author of Hidden History of Terre Haute and Wicked Terre Haute explores the home of sin in the Sin City. Home to uproarious saloons, swindling gambling dens, and thriving brothels, Terre Haute's……続きを見る

Decades of Powerful Contributions Women in Nebraska have been homesteaders, temperance and suffrage crusaders, civil rights activists, philanthropists, journalists, educators, artists, writers and e……続きを見る

Hawaii: The Aloha State is an informative reader which provides all the necessary information about USA's youngest state. This book is packed with fascinating stories from Hawaiian history, mytholog……続きを見る

In recent years, Civil War veterans have emerged from historical obscurity. Inspired by recent interest in memory studies and energized by the ongoing neorevisionist turn, a vibrant new literature h……続きを見る

Newport is a premier destination, but getting to the city has not always been easy. For three centuries, ferries crossed Narragansett Bay's East Passage. That all changed on June 28, 1969, the day t……続きを見る

The Story of Hawaii: History, Customs, Mythology, Geography & Archaeology offers a multidimensional exploration of Hawaii, skillfully blending historical narratives with cultural insights and mythol……続きを見る

Hawaii: The Aloha State is an informative reader which provides all the necessary information about USA's youngest state. This book is packed with fascinating stories from Hawaiian history, mytholog……続きを見る

"A comprehensive . . . and provocative exploration of environmental racism from the founding of the republic until the 1960s" ( American Historical Review) Clean and White offers a history of enviro……続きを見る

Join local historian Tim Crumrin as he reveals the blackguards, rogues and swindlers of Terre Haute's rough and rowdy past. For more than a century, Terre Haute earned its reputation as a sin city. ……続きを見る

The Pawtucket Red Sox were one of the country's premier AAA baseball teams, and for forty-five years they called Rhode Island home. In February 2015, a group of investors purchased the team from the……続きを見る

For black women in antebellum Charleston, freedom was not a static legal category but a fragile and contingent experience. In this deeply researched social history, Amrita Chakrabarti Myers analyzes……続きを見る

The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars produced innovations in agriculture, engi……続きを見る

Clay County extends from the banks of the Tombigbee River in the east across Mississippi's fertile Black Prairie, the Kilgore Hills, and ends in the Flatwoods to the west. West Point, the county sea……続きを見る

East Alton has a long and proud history. From the earliest settlement, Beeman's (Benen) Fort, in 1811, the village of East Alton has long been an industrial powerhouse. The home of Olin Corporation'……続きを見る

"THE principles of conduct of war and conduct of combat as expounded in this book by Field Marshal General Ritter Wilhelm von Leeb were written only a few years before the present war. "Von Leeb rea……続きを見る

Education for Liberation completes the study Dr. Richardson published in 1986 as Christian Reconstruction: The American Missionary Association and Southern Blacks, 1861-1890 by continuing the accoun……続きを見る

Many know about Terre Haute's long-gone reputation as a "sin city," but that hardly tells the whole story. Unknown to all but a few, the city was home to a POW camp for Confederate prisoners and div……続きを見る

The "Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society for the Year 1867" presents a rich tapestry of narratives, insights, and historical accounts that delve into the fabric of Minnesota's burgeoning……続きを見る

Sailor in the White House, first published in 1962 as White House Sailor, is author William Rigdon's fascinating account of his 11 years of personal service to Presidents Roosevelt, Truman and Eisen……続きを見る

In 1910 West Terre Haute, Indiana was the fastest growing town in the United States. Its population increased by an astonishing 376 percent from the previous decade. Its growth was spurred by the ri……続きを見る

An established introductory textbook that provides students with a compelling overview of the growth of the mass movement from its origins after the Second World War to the destruction of segregated……続きを見る

'The Story of Hawaii: History, Customs, Mythology, Geography & Archaeology' expertly navigates through the rich tapestry of Hawaii's multifaceted heritage, encapsulating the essence of its diverse p……続きを見る

"Joe Richardson's Christian Reconstruction is a solid addition to historical scholarship on the work of Yankee missionaries among the freedmen during the Civil War and Reconstruction. . . . Without ……続きを見る

During the final stages of World War II, Japan was finally defeated through the strategic use of the Marianas Islands as a jumping-off point for power projection into the heart of Japan. The main is……続きを見る

What could writers Louisa May Alcott and Henry David Thoreau have in common with the inventors of barbed wire, margarine and the washing machine? They were all deeply moved by their time spent in th……続きを見る

Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion--and consequently culture--is "remade in the U.S.A." Peppered with stories of individua……続きを見る