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The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters
Karl Rove - Simon & Schuster
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rove comes a fresh look at President William McKinley, whose 1896 campaign ended a bitter period of political gridlock and reformed and modernized his party, thereby creating a governing majority that dominated American... |
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings in Detail
Alessandro Vezzosi - Prestel
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Shedding new light on the renowned Renaissance artist, this book examines all of da Vinci's known paintings using recent advances in technology and the latest art historical research.While Leonardo da Vinci is one of history's most studied and renowned artists, there are many myths... |
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Our Family Dreams: The Fletchers' Adventures in Nineteenth Century America
Daniel Blake Smith - St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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In the early years after the Revolution, Americans were on the move, seeking to establish a new way of life. And, more than the church or the school or the courthouse, it was the family that nurtured the American Dream. In this novel-like narrative, Daniel Blake Smith vividly brings... |
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In My Father's House: A New View of How Crime Runs in the Family
Fox Butterfield - Knopf
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist: a pathbreaking examination of our huge crime and incarceration problem that looks at the influence of the family--specifically one Oregon family with a generations-long legacy of lawlessness.
The United States currently... |
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Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe
Sarah Gristwood - Basic Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule - whether they were on the throne or behind the scenes, women held unprecedented power for more than a hundred years. From Isabella of Castile, her daughter Katherine of Aragon, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici,... |
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We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program
Richard Paul - University of Texas Press
Pages: 300
Format: Print book
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Pre-order your signed copy today. The Space Age began just as the struggle for civil rights forced Americans to confront the long and bitter legacy of slavery, discrimination, and violence against African Americans. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson utilized the space program... |
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South and West: From a Notebook
JOAN DIDION - Knopf
Pages: 126
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks--writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.
Joan Didion has always kept... |
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