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American Aristocrats: A Family, a Fortune, and the Making of American Capitalism
Harry S Stout · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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The story of an ambitious family at the forefront of the great middle-class land grab that shaped early American capitalismAmerican Aristocrats is a multigenerational biography of the Andersons of Kentucky, a family of strivers who passionately believed in the promise of America. Beginning... |
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A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State
Meredith Tax · Bellevue Literary Pr
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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"This is the book I've been waiting for - only it's richer, deeper, and more intriguing than I could have imagined. A Road Unforeseen is a major contribution to our understanding of feminism and Islam, of women and the world, and gives me fresh hope for change." - Barbara... |
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American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
Walter R. Borneman · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous,... |
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From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Disruptive Innovation in the Age of the Internet
John Naughton · Quercus
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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John Naughton is The Observer's "Networker" columnist, a prominent blogger, and Vice-President of Wolfson College, Cambridge. The Times has said that his writings, "[it] draws on more than two decades of study to explain how the internet works and the challenges and opportunities... |
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The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 World's Fair
Margaret S Creighton · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly awry.In 1901, Buffalo was the eighth-largest city in the United States, and its leaders had big dreams. They would host a world's fair, showcasing the Americas, and bring... |
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First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America’s Most Elite Unit
Patrick K. O'Donnell · Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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Beginning in the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men - among them a dentist, a Hollywood movie star, an archaeologist, California surfers, and even former enemies of the Allies - united to form an exceptional unit that would forge the capabilities of the Navy's Sea, Air, and Land... |
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Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
ANONYMOUS. · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 228
Format: Print book
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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE | NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2017 BY: The Washington Post * Bustle * Men's Journal * The Chicago Reader * StarTribune * Blavity "One of the most frank and searing discussions on race ... a deeply serious, urgent book, which... |
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The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny
Ian Davidson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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A vital and illuminating look at this profoundly important (and often perplexing) historical moment, by former Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist Ian Davidson. The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom,... |
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The Hundred Years War: A People's History
Dr. David Green · Yale University Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Hundred Years War 13371453 dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways... |
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Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero
Cate Lineberry · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"Be Free or Die makes you want to stand up and cheer. Cate Lineberry has done us all a great service by telling this incredibly moving, thrilling, and important story about an American hero who deserves to be remembered, and admired." -- Candice Millard, author of Hero of the EmpireFacing... |
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Hell's Traces: One Murder, Two Families, Thirty-Five Holocaust Memorials
Victor Ripp · Farrar
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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In July 1942, the French police in Paris, acting for the German military government, arrested Victor Ripp's three-year-old cousin, Alexandre. Two months later, the boy was killed in Auschwitz. In Hell's Traces, Ripp examines this act through the prism of family history. In addition... |
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German Submarine Warfare in World War I: The Onset of Total War at Sea
Lawrence Sondhaus · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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This compelling book explores Germany's campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare in World War I, which marked the onset of total war at sea. Noted historian Lawrence Sondhaus shows how the undersea campaign, intended as an antidote to Britain's more conventional blockade of German... |
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Surrender: September 2, 1945
James L Starnes · Beau Designs
Pages: 38
Format: Print book
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Surrender is the personal story of James L. Starnes, the navigator of the USS Missouri at the end of World War II. On September 2, 1945, Starnes served as the Officer of the Deck on the battleship for the surrender ceremony of Japan to the Allies. This commemorative booklet focuses on the momentous... |
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