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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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Gateway to freedom : the hidden history of the underground railroad
Eric Foner · W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Pages: 301
Format: Print book
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The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize-winning... |
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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria
Wendy Pearlman · Custom House
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, an astonishing collection of intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.Against the backdrop of the wave of demonstrations... |
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The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · Dk Publishing
Pages: 360
Format: Print book
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Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight against Communism in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of the Vietnam War.Filled with more... |
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Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain
Frances Mccall Rosenbluth · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Peace, many would agree, is a goal that democratic nations should strive to achieve. But is democracy, in fact, dependent on war to survive? Considering this question, two of our most celebrated political scientists trace the shocking ways in which governments have mobilized armies since... |
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From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
Jeffrey E. Garten · Harper
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments.This is the first book to look at the history of globalization through the lens of individuals who did something... |
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Why Homer Matters
Adam Nicolson · Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Adam Nicolson writes popular books as popular books used to be, a breeze rather than a scholarly sweat, but humanely erudite, elegantly written, passionately feltand his excitement is contagious.--James Wood, The New YorkerAdam Nicolson sees the Iliad and the Odyssey as the foundation myths... |
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Ugly Prey: An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence That Scandalized Jazz Age Chicago
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
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An Italian immigrant who spoke little English and struggled to scrape together a living on her primitive family farm outside Chicago, Sabella Nitti was arrested in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband. Within two months, she was found guilty and became the first woman ever sentenced... |
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His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Lelyveld · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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From the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, an intimate and hugely insightful account of Roosevelt's final months of life, when, despite a dire medical prognosis, he was determined to be re-elected, deal with Stalin, and bring the war to a successful conclusion. Franklin D. Roosevelt... |
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