Shie - History 1

In a country founded without kings, Joshua Norton walked into a San Francisco newspaper office and calmly declared himself Emperor of the United States. The city could have mocked him, ignored him, ……続きを見る

Explores how psychiatry in Ghana was never just about medicine; it was about migration, exile, and the politics of who gets to stay and who must be cast out. For centuries, mental distress in West A……続きを見る

For most of the Cold War, a direct war between America and Russia belonged to war rooms and nightmare scenarios, held back by the knowledge that both sides could end the world. This book begins wher……続きを見る

He entered American life as a soldier and statesman, then stepped into history at the moment the country began to break apart. What follows is not a simple rise-and-fall tale, but the life of a man ……続きを見る

In 1946, Harry Truman offered Denmark one hundred million dollars for Greenland. The Danes said no. But the strategic logic behind that offer never went awayーit only intensified. As Arctic ice melt……続きを見る

In November 1961, a young man strapped two empty fuel cans to his belt and swam toward a distant shoreline in one of the most treacherous stretches of water on earth. He was twenty-three years old, ……続きを見る

In the early 1900s, the United States attempted what the world's greatest engineers had already deemed impossible and what a French-led effort had proven fatal. The jungle of Central America had bro……続きを見る

What if the United States had never entered World War II? In late 1941, this was not a fringe fantasy but a genuine possibility, fiercely debated in the halls of Congress and on the streets of every……続きを見る

This probing and innovative monograph, based on an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach, traces the trajectory of the Japanese influence on Klimt’s heterogeneous and idiosyncratic oeuvre. Pl……続きを見る

As Tennessee grew into a modern state, it found itself increasingly beset by crime. In 1831, the legislature approved the construction of the first penitentiary. The pen world was violent and dark, ……続きを見る

Unlike appreciating America's other natural wonders such as waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, or prairies, one must struggle to absorb, assimilate, and comprehend the Grand Canyon's tremendous scale.……続きを見る

In the nineteenth century, changes to the environment, driven by ideology, natural forces, and burgeoning fossil fuel power, shifted the course of the Habsburg Empire. Along the DanubeーEurope’s sec……続きを見る

By: Ruth H. Shields, Pub. 1965, Reprinted 2005, 182 pages, E-BOOK, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-581-2. Orange County was created in 1752 from Granville, Johnston and Bladen Counties with Granville havin……続きを見る

It's the inside scoop on US military special operations. From weapons, gear, missions, and commandos, learn every military secret from the eighteenth century to today. Few aspects of the US military……続きを見る

America’s elite counterterrorist organization, Delta Force, is a handpicked group of the U.S. Army’s finest soldiers. The group specializes in hostage rescues and other difficult procedures to prote……続きを見る

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia explores the intric……続きを見る

THE LOST ART OF THE SAMURAI: Translations of 2 secret scrolls unveil 290+ lessons that define samurai life on and off the battlefield. Perfect for fans of martial arts, Japanese history, and The Boo……続きを見る

In 1971, a young American couple in their twenties, fly to Nairobi, Kenya, with their two young daughters to begin a five-year teaching contract at American-run Nairobi International School. Through……続きを見る

This book was written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death in 1519 at Clos Lucé, Amboise, France. This is where he and his painting of the Mona Lisa spent his last three……続きを見る

This book offers a multifaceted understanding of how the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror affected the Caribbean. This book dives deeper into how the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War……続きを見る

In response to requests from the readers of the Islington Gazette these are the articles (expanded and updated) commissioned by the paper to celebrate the Millennium. They tell the eccentric, unconv……続きを見る

Finalist for the American Battlefield Trust Prize for History Damian Shiels’s Green and Blue explores Irish American service in the United States military by analyzing the written correspondence of ……続きを見る

In a small Illinois town, piano prodigy Ned Godwin is living in a world vibrating with the optimism of youth and the sweet promise of success. But in one heart-stopping moment, the young man's journ……続きを見る

Under cloudless blue skies, the Oakwood Cemetery Annex in Montgomery, Alabama hosts the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the United States. Most of the graves contain young RAF……続きを見る

Embarking on a new business venture can be a daunting and unpredictable journey, much like rolling the dice in a game of chance. In 1967, two bold young men, Les Marino and Kenny Anderson, fearlessl……続きを見る

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Q-Anon, Fox News, etc., etc., etc. have kidnapped the last century of intellectual thought and philosophical investigation: poststructuralism, quantum ……続きを見る

NJSAA Edited Works Award Winner (2024) Histories of gay and lesbian urban life typically focus on major metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York, opportunity-filled destinations for LGBTQ ……続きを見る

Japanese troops on U.S. soil June 6th 1942, Japanese troops invade and occupy Kiska in the Aleutian island chain only 3 days after their bombing raids on Dutch Harbor. A day later they also occupy A……続きを見る

The Akwa-Cross People of Nigeria: History, Heritage, and Culture is the first comprehensive book on Akwa-Cross contemporary historical analysis, and its historical reconstruction. The Akwa-Cross peo……続きを見る

In 'The Incredible Tales of Ohio (Illustrated Edition)' by William Dean Howells, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the state of Ohio, exploring its rich history and culture through ……続きを見る