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The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America
Betsy Seifter · Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Format: Hardcover
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After seven years of service as the president of Tulane University, Scott Cowen watched the devastation of his beloved New Orleans at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. When federal, state, and city officials couldn't find their way to decisive action, Cowen, known for his gutsy leadership,... |
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The Republicans: A History of the Grand Old Party
Lewis L Gould · Oxford Univesity Press
Pages: 407
Format: Print book
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Lewis L. Gould's 2003 history of the Republican Party was a fast-paced account of Republican fortunes. The Republicans won praise for its even-handed, incisive analysis of Republican history, drawing on Gould's deep knowledge of the evolution of national political history and acute... |
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Kangaroo Squadron: American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
Bruce Gamble · Da Capo Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic untold story of the first US Army unit to cross the Pacific and strike back at the Japanese after Pearl HarborIn early 1942, while most of the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single squadron advanced... |
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Putin's Wars: The Rise of Russia's New Imperialism
Marcel H van Herpen · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
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This book offers the first systematic analysis of Putins two wars, placing the Second Chechen War and the War with Georgia of 2008 in their broader historical contexts. Drawing on extensive original Russian sources, Marcel H. Van Herpen analyzes in detail how Putins wars were prepared and conducted... |
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The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
ANDREW LAWLER · Doubleday
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping account of America's oldest unsolved mystery, the people racing to unearth its answer, and what the Lost Colony reveals about America todayIn 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast of North Carolina to establish the first English settlement... |
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The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America
Stephen M. Silverman · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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The Catskills ("Cat Creek" in Dutch) , America's original frontier, northwest of New York City, with its seven hundred thousand acres of forest land preserve and its five counties - Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, Ulster, Schoharie; America's first great vacationland; the subject... |
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The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China
Philip Ball · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water has been so integral to China's culture, economy, and growth and development that it provides a window on the whole sweep of Chinese history.... |
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Sometimes an Art: Nine Essays on History
Bernard Bailyn · Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the most respected historians in America, twice the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a new collection of essays that reflects a lifetime of erudition and accomplishments in history.The past has always been elusive: How can we understand people whose worlds were utterly different... |
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From the Marine Corps to College: Transitioning from the Service to Higher Education
Jillian Ventrone · Rowan & Littlefield
Pages: 215
Format: Print book
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The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars have taken a harsh toll on our military's population. Some service members come back from combat ready for a change of pace, others get caught up in the draw down currently occurring within the services. Many of these service members decide to pursue higher... |
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