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Mr. Jefferson's Women
Jon Kukla · Alfred A. Knopf; 1st edition
Pages: 279
Format: Hardcover
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A pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson’s relationships with women in his personal life and in American society and politics. The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words “all men are created equal,” was surprisingly hostile toward women. In eight... |
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Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II
Prit Buttar · Osprey Publishing
Format: Print book
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With the exception of Poland, no region or territory suffered more greatly during World War II than the Baltic States. Caught between the giants of the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia became pawns in the desperate battle for control of Eastern Europe throughout... |
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The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President
Noah Feldman · Random House
Pages: 816
Format: Hardcover
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A surprisingly controversial look at how James Madison redefined the United States in each of his three political "lives" James Madison is revered as "the Father of the Constitution" but rarely described as a radical. Yet Madison fundamentally changed the United States... |
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China and Taiwan
Steven M Goldstein · Polity Press
Pages: 228
Format: Print book
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Relations between Taiwan and the People�s Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago. While the mainland has long coveted the island, Taiwan has resisted - aided by the United... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada
Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 440
Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada will lead you straight to the best attractions this country has to offer, from the rich historical and cultural treasures of its cities to the stunning scenery of its landscapes and coastlines. Visit the Citadelle of Quebec, eat world-class cuisine in Vancouver,... |
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Ancient Worlds: A Global History of Antiquity
Michael Scott · Basic Books
Pages: 411
Format: Hardcover
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"As panoramic as it is learned, this is ancient history for our globalized world."Tom Holland, author of Dynasty and RubiconTwenty-five-hundred years ago, civilizations around the world entered a revolutionary new era that overturned old order and laid the foundation for our world... |
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Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
CATHERINE KERRISON · Ballantine Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Thomas Jefferson fathered three girls: two white and free, one black and a slave. This book about Martha, Maria, and Harriet tells the fascinating story of their very different lives at Monticello and beyond, as daughters of one of our most brilliant and complicated Founding Fathers. |
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Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery
Jonathan Lamb · Princeton University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Print book
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Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history... |
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Ella Baker: Community Organizer of the Civil Rights Movement
J Todd Moye · ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Publishers
Pages: 185
Format: Paperback
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Ella Josephine Baker (1903-1986) was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern US history, the Civil Rights Movement, yet most Americans have never heard of her. Behind the scenes, she organized on behalf of the major civil rights organizations... |
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Loyalty in Time of Trial: The African American Experience During World War I
Nina Mjagkij · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Book
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In one of the few book-length treatments of the subject, Nina Mjagkij conveys the full range of the African American experience during the "Great War." Prior to World War I, most African Americans did not challenge the racial status quo. But nearly 370,000 black soldiers served... |
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Paper: Paging Through History
Mark Kurlansky · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 389
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world.Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more... |
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Who Killed These Girls?: Cold Case: The Yogurt Shop Murders
Beverly Lowry · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Crossed Over, another masterful account of a horrible crime: the murder of four girls, countless other ruined lives, and the evolving complications of the justice system that frustrated the massive attempts--for twenty-five years now--to find and punish those who committed... |
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Biohistory: Decline and Fall of the West
Jim Penman · Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Pages: 283
Format: Paperback
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Western civilisation is on a path to destruction. In coming decades, economies will shrink, democracy will retreat and nations crumble. The long-term result will be grinding poverty, superstition and disease. This isn't scaremongering it is science. In Biohistory: The Decline and Fall... |
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