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Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death of Slavery in the United States, 1777-1865
Patrick Rael - University of Georgia Press
Format: Hardcover
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Why did it take so long to end slavery in the United States, and what did it mean that the nation existed eighty-eight years as a "house divided against itself," as Abraham Lincoln put it? The decline of slavery throughout the Atlantic world was a protracted affair, says Patrick... |
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The Story of Britain: A History of the Great Ages: From the Romans to the Present
Roy Strong - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative and sweeping history of Britain from the Romans to the present day -- in a newly revised edition for the next generation of readers.The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins -- and explain how the past shaped the nation's... |
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The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
Adam Smyth - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them. Books tell all kinds of stories - romances, tragedies, comedies - but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into... |
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On the Fringe: Where Science Meets Pseudoscience
Michael D. Gordin - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella-- astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism,... |
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