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The Time Traveler's Handbook: 18 Experiences from the Eruption of Vesuvius to Woodstock
Johnny Actonis · Harper Design
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover
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Travel through time to witness some of the most extraordinary and colorful events in world history with this unusual and entertaining guide that includes fascinating cultural details from each period, including what and where to eat, what to wear, how to act like a local, and most importantly,... |
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Buffalo Soldiers: The Colored Regulars in the United States Army
T. G. Steward · Dover Pubns
Pages: 344
Format: Book
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Formed in 1866, the African-American army units known as Buffalo Soldiers acquired near-mythical status for their fortitude and courage. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the Buffalo Soldiers were among the first units to depart for Cuba. Dr. T. G. Steward, who served... |
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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
Elizabeth Dowling Taylor · Amistad
Pages: 512
Format: Print book
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In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow... |
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The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII
Suzannah Lipscomb · Pegasus Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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An insightful and elegant examination of Henry VIII's last will and testament that evokes the glittering world of the Tudor king in all its glory, pomp, and paranoia. On 28 January 1547, the sickly and obese King Henry VIII died at Whitehall. Just hours before his passing, his last... |
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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 Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House
DANIEL MARK EPSTEIN · BALLANTINE
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution - from the acclaimed author of The Lincolns. Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness - even his grandfatherly... |
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The Book That Changed America: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation
Randall Fuller · Viking
Pages: 294
Format: Print book
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A compelling portrait of a unique moment in American history when the ideas of Charles Darwin reshaped American notions about nature, religion, science and race"A lively and informative history." - The New York Times Book ReviewThroughout its history America has been torn in two by debates... |
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Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West
Tom Clavin · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The instant New York Times bestseller!Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through to populate the expanding West. Before... |
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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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