V - 19th Century 1

Ontdek de wereld door de ogen van pioniers! Stap in de fascinerende wereld van de late 19e eeuw met "Brieven uit en over Amerika" van C. V. Gerritsen en Aletta H. Jacobs. Dit meeslepende boek neemt ……続きを見る

Ontdek de wereld door de ogen van pioniers! In "Brieven uit en over Amerika" nemen C. V. Gerritsen en Aletta H. Jacobs je mee op een fascinerende reis door het Amerika van de late 19e eeuw. Deze ver……続きを見る

C. V. Waite's "The Mormon Prophet and His Harem" delivers a provocative exploration of the complex interplay between religion, sexuality, and power within the context of 19th-century Mormonism. Thro……続きを見る

From the first profile, your AmeriCAN-do spirit will inspire your increased success and contributions to our magnificent country! This volume continues celebrating timeless AmeriCAN-do values and pr……続きを見る

The War of 1814 featured fierce U.S.-Canada battles, strategic shifts, and pivotal victories shaping peace negotiations. The War of 1812 reached a fever pitch along the American border with Canada d……続きを見る

Throughout his 52-year career, Rear Adm. John Lorimer Worden was always the right officer for the job. The epitome of an innovative commander who helped move the U.S. Navy out of the age of sail and……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

In Yountsville: The Rise and Decline of an Indiana Mill Town , Ronald Morris and collaborators examine the history and context of a rural Midwestern town, including family labor, working women, immi……続きを見る

America had gone to war in June 1812 confident that the conquest of Canada would be swift and decisive. However, ill-prepared and hindered by inexperienced leaders, untrained troops, and a lack of r……続きを見る

"The Negro Workers" by Eugene V. Debs explores the challenges and injustices faced by African American laborers in the early 20th century. Debs, a prominent socialist and labor leader, highlights th……続きを見る

The word "Winds of Change: The history of Netherlands from 1820 ~ 1890 Winds of Change: The history of Netherlands from 1820 ~ 1890 transports readers to a time of profound transformation in the Net……続きを見る

A Year in the South is about four ordinary people in an extraordinary time. They lived in the South during 1865 -- a year that saw war, disunion, and slavery give way to peace, reconstruction, and e……続きを見る

A concise guide to the war with Mexico, one of the most decisive conflicts in American history. After smashing Mexico's armies the young republic bestrode the North American continent like a colossu……続きを見る

The regimental history of a regiment about to lose its identity, known sometimes as the Death and Glory Boys because of their famous skull and crossbones badge. They have had a long and distinguishe……続きを見る

A social history of childbearing and motherhood focused on black and white women in slave-owning households in the antebellum and Civil War South. In Born Southern, V. Lynn Kennedy addresses the piv……続きを見る

Originally inhabited by Native American tribes, territorial Mississippi has a complex history rife with fierce contention. Since 1540, when Hernando de Soto of Spain journeyed across the Atlantic an……続きを見る

A lively memoir from a surgeon who has seen war, death, and sorrowーbut always retains his sense of humor. This anecdotal memoir comes from a surgeon who, from the harrowing account of the crossing ……続きを見る

A fully revised and updated new edition of the classic history of western America The newly revised second edition of this concise, engaging, and unorthodox history of America’s West has been update……続きを見る

"Life and Adventures of Lewis Wetzel...a thrilling history of the celebrated Indian fighter with his perilous adventures and hair-breadth escapes...compiled from authentic records by R.C.V. Meyers."……続きを見る

Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in History “For readers born since the 1930’s, who have grown up assuming the United States leads the world in science, The Launching of Modern American Science 184……続きを見る

The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Robertsーa trailblazer for womenーremembered by her friends and family. Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an ins……続きを見る

Almost 200 years ago the Northeast endured a dramatic, devastating series of cold spells, destroying crops, forcing thousand to migrate west, and causing many to wonder if their assumptions about a ……続きを見る

Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as Americans increasingly came into contact with the Islamic world, U.S. diplomatic, cultural, political, and religious beliefs about Islam b……続きを見る

The Westons were among the most well-known abolitionists in antebellum Massachusetts, and each of the Weston sisters played an integral role in the family’s work. The eldest, Maria Weston Chapman, b……続きを見る

Nineteenth-century California was a society in turmoil, with a rapidly growing population, booming mining camps, insufficient or nonexistent law-enforcement personnel, and a large number of ethnic g……続きを見る

The Millheim and Cat Spring Pioneers German Immigrants Building a New Life in Texas This book is a continuation of an effort began in 2015 by a handful of individuals with an interest in the history……続きを見る

The Millheim and Cat Spring Pioneers German Immigrants Building a New Life in Texas This book is a continuation of an effort began in 2015 by a handful of individuals with an interest in the history……続きを見る

Presents rare biographies of traditional Indian scholars during the nineteenth century, a critical moment of transition for the Indian intellectual tradition. Traditional Indian pāṇḍitya (scholarshi……続きを見る

In popular stereotypes, local grocers were avuncular men who spent their days in pickle-barrel conversations and checkers games; they were backward small-town merchants resistant to modernizing impu……続きを見る

This is a Civil War book about a little known engagement that took place two days before the important Battle of Monocacy which is referred to as the battle that saved Washington, D.C. from capture ……続きを見る