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Hitchcock's Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System
Lesley L. Coffin · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Print book
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Although he was a visual stylist who once referred to actors as cattle, Alfred Hitchcock also had a remarkable talent for innovative and creative casting choices. The director launched the careers of several actors and completely changed the trajectory of others, many of whom created some... |
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West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776
Claudio Saunt · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This panoramic account of 1776 chronicles the other revolutions unfolding that year across North America, far beyond the British colonies. In 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, the Continental Congress declared independence, and Washington crossed the Delaware. We are familiar with... |
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The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown
Penny Junor · Harper
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In the first in-depth biography of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - the infamous other woman who made the marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana "a bit crowded" - esteemed royal biographer Penny Junor tells the unlikely and extraordinary story of the woman reviled... |
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Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
Matthew Kneale · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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"Kneale's account is a masterpiece of pacing and suspense. Characters from the city's history spring to life in his hands." - The Sunday Times (London)
Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City - from... |
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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers · Yale University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers... |
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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
Elizabeth Dowling Taylor · Amistad
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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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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Survivors of Slavery: Modern-Day Slave Narratives
Laura T. Murphy · Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Slavery is not a crime confined to the far reaches of history. It is an injustice that continues to entrap twenty-seven million people across the globe. Laura Murphy offers close to forty survivor narratives from Cambodia, Ghana, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United... |
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Exploring Megalithic Europe: Amazing Sites to See for Yourself
Julian Heath · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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Abundant prehistoric remains survive in the wide landscapes of Europe, but none are arguably as fascinating or awe-inspiring as the "megalithic" (after the Greek megas: great, and lithos: stone) monuments built by the people who lived here during the three hugely important... |
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Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
SARAH SMARSH · Scribner
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest.
During Sarah Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. By telling... |
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Women: Our Story
DK · DK
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Reexamining history from a female perspective, this book celebrates the pivotal but less well-known roles women have played in culture and society.
Packed full of evocative images, this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key events in women's history--from early matriarchal... |
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Enemies of the State: The Radical Right in America from FDR to Trump
DARREN J MULLOY · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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The rise of the alt-right alongside Donald Trump's candidacy may be seem unprecedented events in the history of the United States, but D. J. Mulloy shows us that the radical right has been a long and active part of American politics during the twentieth century. From the German-American... |
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