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City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York
Tyler Anbinder · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 768
Format: Print book
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A defining American story, never before told with such breadth of scope, lavish research, and resounding spirit With more than three million foreign-born residents today, New York has been America's defining port of entry for nearly four centuries, a magnet for transplants from all over... |
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Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
Richard Brookhiser · Tantor Audio; Unabridged CD edition
Format: Hardcover
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Argues that the sixteenth president of the United States was inspired by the Founding Fathers of the nation and struggled to carry on their work throughout his career. |
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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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19th-Century Fashion in Detail
Lucy Johnston · Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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An up-close look at the defining features of exquisitely crafted nineteenth-century fashion in vivid detailFashion in Detail: 1800-1900 showcases the opulence and variety of nineteenth century fashion through exquisite color photography of garment details paired with line drawings showing... |
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The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land---A True Detective Story
Patrick Bishop · Harper; First U.S. Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of Britain's most renowned military historians revisits a controversial murder: that of Zionist leader Avraham Stern, head of Israel's notorious Stern Gang, in Tel Aviv during WWII.Militant Zionist Avraham Stern believed he was destined to be the Jewish liberator of British... |
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Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero
Douglas Perry · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city's soulEliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad's daring... |
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In Advance of Fate
Charles E. Heller · Star Cloud Press
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
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"Read how one man with vision and courage profoundly changed America's landscape during the Civil War. We are indebted to Heller for uncovering this unheralded heroic figure. A great American story. " General Richard B. Myers Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and currently... |
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The Kamikaze Hunters: Fighting for the Pacific: 1945
Will Iredale · Pegasus
Pages: 456
Format: Print book
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An extraordinary story of courage, valor, and dogged determination, the vivid account of how a few brave young pilots ensured lasting peace during World War II. In May 1945, with victory in Europe established, the war was all but over. But on the other side of the world, the Allies were... |
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Hear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Rich Musical Heritage & Lively Current Scene
Michael Murphy · W W Norton, 2016.
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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By the author of Eat Dat and Fear Dat, a charmingly irreverent guide to the thriving, world-famous music scene in New Orleans "Where can I go to hear music?" is a question often asked by visitors to New Orleans. The question might better be asked, "Where can I go and not hear... |
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China
Jeffrey N Wasserstrom · Oxford University Press
Pages: 361
Format: Print book
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This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China promises to be essential reading... |
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The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics
Stephen Coss · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 350
Format: Print book
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More than fifty years before the American Revolution, Boston was in revolt against the tyrannies of the Crown, Puritan Authority, and Superstition. This is the story of a fateful year that prefigured the events of 1776.In The Fever of 1721, Stephen Coss brings to life an amazing cast of characters... |
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