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This Popular and Classic Text explores both the paradoxes and the possibilities of postwar America. Author William H. Chafe portrays the significant cultur...

In Iron Will: Cleveland-Cliffs and the Mining of Iron Ore, 1847-–2006, Terry S. Reynolds and Virginia P. Dawson tell the story of Cleveland-Cliffs, th...

From top journalists and the bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington, an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency. Revered journ...

Washington, D.C., has always been a city of secrets. Few have been more dramatic than the ones revealed in James Kirchick's Secret City. For decades, the ...

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897--1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckl...

Political scandals have become a pervasive feature of many societies today. From Profumo to the cash-for-questions scandal, from Watergate to the Clinton-L...

For A Half Century Following The End Of World War Ii, The Seemingly Permanent Cold War Provided The United States With An Organizing Logic That Governed Nea...

Elizabeth R. Varon. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 435-487) And Index.Categories: HistoryMilitary

From Its Origins As A Dusty Mining Camp, Helena Quickly Grew Into A Bustling Cosmopolitan City, Eventually To Become The Capital Of Pioneer Montana. At Th...

Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the primary source material for NBC’s Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. A successf...

In Ten Unsuccessful Runs At The U.s. Presidency, Harold E. Stassen Became Infamous As A Perennial Candidate. But His Lifetime Of Achievements--as Minnesota'...

The only journalist ever to interview "C" presents a definitive, illustrated biography of the British spymaster and a chronicle of his legendary careerCateg...

The New York Times best-selling biography of one of America’s most storied military figures. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 burning of Atlanta...

John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents R...

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has operated for more than three decades as a tourist ride over the breathtaking Cumbres Pass, ten thousand feet ab...

... Journey Into The Past And Present Of The Lands East Of Poland And West Of Russia. Germans -- Poles & Lithuanians -- Russians, Belarusians, & Ukr...

beech Mountain Was Once A Rugged Wilderness Known Only To The Cherokee Indians. Eventually Hunters, Loggers, Moonshiners, And Settlers Made Their Marks Upon...

Introduction: A Generation Revisited -- Long Time Passing -- Two Soldiers -- The Generation -- A Different War -- Southie And The Rebels -- Draft And Protes...

Schwantes gathers historical photos, advertisements, posters, and contemporary accounts to recreate one of the most colorful periods in the American West. ...

The defect, Sandel maintains, lies in the impoverished vision of citizenship and community shared by Democrats and Republicans alike. American politics has...

"[Crapalachia is] a wild and inventive book, unquestionably fresh of spirit, and totally unafraid to break formalisms to tell it like it was." —Vice "Pa...

In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible...

In Health Care for Some, Beatrix Hoffman offers an engaging and in-depth look at America’s long tradition of unequal access to health care. She argues tha...

The Popular Rock Singer Delivers Behind-the-scenes Stories From His Life In Music, From His Solo Career To His Decade-long Tenure As Lead Singer Of Van Hale...

in Celebration Of The Bsa's 100th Anniversary, Boy Scouts Of America: A Centennial History Is The Official And Definitive History Of One Of Our Nation's M...

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The Lost Soul of American Politics is a provocative new interpretation of American political thought from the Founding Fathers to the Neo-Conservatives. R...

Wild As A March Hare -- The Model Plan For Legal Marijuana -- A True Pioneer In The Kentucky Spirit -- Spectacular Bid -- The War On Drugs, The Militia, And...

Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning...

paradise Valley, Located Midway Between Gardiner And Livingston, Montana, Is Aptly Named. The Area Is Surrounded By Spectacular National Parks And Forests, ...

The Detroit True Crime Chronicles sets forth the rich history of criminal activity in the Motor City. Using information from declassified federal documents...

Synthesizing the best and most current scholarship, Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents is a widely admired, ground-breaking text. Th...

2009 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the saints in America’s civil religion, then the twenty-ninth preside...

A storytelling approach that engages students with features to help them master core content, think critically, and make connections. The engaging narrativ...

For six years, Helene Hanff held captive audiences all over the world with her monthly broadcasts on the BBC's Woman's Hour. In five-minute vignettes, she m...

A Stirringly Evocative, Thought-provoking, And Often Jaw-dropping Account, The Operator Ranges Across Seal Team Operator Robert O'neill's Awe-inspiring Four...

On September 4, 1755, The Pennsylvania Gazette Printed A Dispatch From The Maritime Province Of Nova Scotia: We Are Now Upon A Great And Noble Scheme Of Sen...

Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray t...

Since 1999, a number of documents relating to the CIA’s activities in Guatemala have been declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearth...

Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the momentous events of April – June 1982 were fresh in his mind. As Commander of 3 Commando Brig...

This Work Offers The First Look At How Religion Created And Prolonged The First World War. At The One-hundredth Anniversary Of The Outbreak Of The War, The ...

In A Natural, Cultural, And Artistic History Of Our Favorite Mood Enhancer, The Authors Show How Caffeine Was Discovered, Its Early Uses, And The Unexpected...

The companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional his...

From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino Comes A Searing Account Of The Wilmington Riot And Coup Of 1898, An Extraordinary Event Unknown To Most AmericansC...

The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder d...

An eye-opening examination of Latin America's role as proving ground for U.S. imperial strategies and tactics In recent years, one book after another has ...

Introduction -- Don't Miss -- The Patriarch (1881 1924) -- Go Hollywood, Young Man! (1924-29) -- To Be An Actor (1929-32) -- Mediocrity Is Not My Lot (1932-...

Through The Lens Of Their Decades-long Friendship, The Noted Historian And New York Times-bestselling Author Examines John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Life And Legacy ...