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Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
Nancy Marie Brown · Palgrave Macmillan Trade; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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An Indie Next pick for December 2012, Song of the Vikings brings to life Snorri Sturluson, wealthy chieftain, wily politician, witty storyteller, and the sole source of Viking lore for all of Western literature. Tales of one-eyed Odin, Thor and his mighty hammer, the trickster Loki, and the beautiful... |
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Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions
Caitlin Fitz · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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A major new interpretation recasts U.S. history between revolution and civil war, exposing a dramatic reversal in sympathy toward Latin American revolutions. In the early nineteenth century, the United States turned its idealistic gaze southward, imagining a legacy of revolution and republicanism... |
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Mexicans in the Making of America
Neil Foley · Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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According to census projections, by 2050 nearly one in three U.S. residents will be Latino, and the overwhelming majority of these will be of Mexican descent. This dramatic demographic shift is reshaping politics, culture, and fundamental ideas about American identity. Neil Foley, a leading... |
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World War I in 100 Objects
Peter Doyle · Plume
Format: Hardcover
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A dynamic social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of World War IGeneral readers and history buffs alike have made bestsellers of books like A History of the World in 100 Objects. In that tradition, this handsome commemorative volume gives a unique perspective on one of the most... |
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The Republic of Conscience
Gary Hart · Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pages: 215
Format: Print book
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Former Senator Gary Hart's The Republic of Conscience is a meditation on the growing gap between the founding principles of the United States Constitution and our current political landscape. Going back as early as 400 BC, the idea of a true republic has been threatened by narrow, special... |
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Blood in the water : the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy
Heather Ann Thompson · Pantheon
Pages: 752
Format: Print book
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The first definitive account of the infamous 1971 Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice - including information never released to the public - published to coincide with the forty-fifth anniversary of this historic event.On... |
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The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation
David Brion Davis · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction Shortlisted for the 2014 Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureFrom the revered historian, the long-awaited conclusion of the magisterial history of slavery and emancipation in Western culture that has been nearly... |
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Shadow Warfare: The History of America's Undeclared Wars
Larry Hancock · Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover
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Contrary to its contemporary image, deniable covert operations are not something new. Such activities have been ordered by every president and every administration since the Second World War. In many instances covert operations have relied on surrogates, with American personnel involved... |
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5 Steps to a 5 AP US History, 2015 Edition
Daniel P Murphy · McGraw-Hill
Pages: 413
Format: Book
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This easy-to-follow study guide includes a complete course review, full-length practice tests, and access to an AP Planner app! 5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. History features an effective, 5-step plan to guide your preparation program and help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking... |
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Last crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson · Crown Publishers
Pages: 430
Format: Print book
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#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York,... |
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Where the Negroes Are Masters: An African Port in the Era of the Slave Trade
Randy J Sparks · Harvard University Press
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover
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Annamaboe was the largest slave trading port on the eighteenth-century Gold Coast, and it was home to successful, wily African merchants whose unusual partnerships with their European counterparts made the town and its people an integral part of the Atlantic's webs of exchange. Where... |
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Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
David L Sedlak · Yale University Press
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
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Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges... |
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Love, Madness, and Scandal: The Life of Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck
Johanna Luthman · Oxford University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The high society of Stuart, England found Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck (1602-1645) an exasperating woman. She lived at a time when women were expected to be obedient, silent, and chaste, but Frances displayed none of these qualities. Her determination to ignore convention... |
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