History of the Americas

A road map for addressing and resolving the debate surrounding Confederate monuments in the United StatesIn recent years, the debate over the future of Confederate monuments has taken center stage and caused bitter clashes in communities throughout the American South.

This anthology examines the role of Loyalism in the American Revolution, building on the pioneering work of historian Robert M.

These essays by political scientists provide “an effective snapshot of where the presidency appears to be heading in the 21st century .

The history of America's third-largest city, as told through stories and photos from the Chicago Tribune archives.

This extensive study suggests that, despite being one of the largest slaveholders in Virginia, Jefferson was consistent in his advocacy of human rights.

From family trees written in early American bibles to birther conspiracy theories, genealogy has always mattered in the United States, whether for taking stock of kin when organizing a family reunion or drawing on membership-by blood or other means-to claim rights to land, inheritances, and more.

Artificial Intelligence meets Gettysburg.

A study of the Supreme Court tenure of the only US president to serve as chief justice provides a unique perspective on 1920s America.

Unrestricted Warfare reveals the dramatic story of the harsh baptism by fire faced by U.

Bertha Lee Bethea, a girl raised by a grandmother who was once a slave, adapted to a new way of life in the South during a time not long after slavery was abolished.

After the Civil War's end, reports surged of violence by Southern whites against Union troops and Black men, women, and children.

“An excellent account and analysis of the Mexican Revolution, its background, its course, and its legacy .

In the decades after the Civil War, the world experienced monumental changes in industry, trade, and governance.

This thrilling WWII biography tells the incredible true story of one of the Royal Air Force's greatest flying aces.

For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a drivers license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits.

This "e;admirably detailed and thoroughly welcome history"e; provides a fascinating examination of a pivotal moment in the evolution of economic theory (The Economist).

An investigation into who burned South Carolina's capital in 1865Who burned South Carolina's capital city on February 17, 1865?

"e;America was the place Smith had dreamed of his whole life.

The Civil War historian recounts a significant yet smaller battle in the Shenandoah Valley—showing how it changed the war and the lives of those present.

The outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes following Ronald Reagan's death demonstrated the love and admiration people still have for our nation's 40th president.

Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death.

In the decades after the Civil War, the world experienced monumental changes in industry, trade, and governance.

A groundbreaking and comprehensive order of battle for German ground troops in WWII, from the invasion of Poland to the final defeat in Berlin.

In his inaugural address, President John F.

In the centuries preceding the American Civil War, the large wooden sailing ship was the mainstay of the world's navies.

"e;Reminds readers that the history of lynching and racial violence in the United States is not a closed book, but an ever-relevant story.

The book explores the era of space collaboration (from 1970 to the present).

Through letters and other writings, this historical study chronicles an Irish Catholic family's influence on mid-nineteenth-century South Carolina.

Drawing upon the most recent discoveries and scholarship in archaeology and the first-century Near East, The Dawn of Christianity reveals how a beleaguered group of followers of a crucified rabbi became the founders of a world-changing faith.

Some Confederates called him a "e;Bluebelly,"e; "e;Mudsill,"e; and even a "e;Lincolnite"e; (for President Abraham Lincoln), but the name that has carried down through the decades is simply "e;Billy Yank.

The history of thought and thinking in the American South is now alive with curiosity and poised for a new maturity.

A compelling case for reparations based on powerful, first-person accounts detailing both the horrors of slavery and past promises made to its survivors.

Neoliberalism took shape in the 1930s and 1940s as a transnational political philosophy and system of economic, political, and cultural relations.

The stories of the doctors, nurses and patients at the Union Army’s hospital in Gettysburg come to life in this unique Civil War history.

This social history of post-Revolutionary South Carolina examines the successful reconciliation of Patriots and Loyalists.

Lincoln scholars explore the president’s law career in this informative volume, examining his legal writings on matters from ethics to the Constitution.

This story of Latina labor organizers is "e;a vital accounting of the struggles still being waged"e; (Margaret Randall, author of When I Look Into the Mirror and See You: Women, Terror, and Resistance).

In the mid-twentieth century, the struggle against colonial rule fundamentally reshaped the world and the lives of the majority of the world's population.

Many African Americans of the Civil War era felt a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln.

This sweeping reference work covers every aspect of the Cold War, from its ignition in the ashes of World War II, through the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

With the collapse of the Confederate defenses at Forts Henry and Donelson, the entire Tennessee Valley was open to Union invasion and control.

Many African Americans of the Civil War era felt a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln.

A study of how South Carolina's federal district courts were central to achieving and solidifying gains during the civil rights movementAs the first comprehensive study of one state's federal district courts during the long civil rights movement, The Slow Undoing argues for a reconsideration of the role of the federal courts in the civil rights movement.

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A fascinating look at the private lives of prosperous landowners in antebellum South CarolinaOffering a richly textured picture of early national South Carolina, Richardson-Sinkler Connections includes more than 150 letters and documents left by the prominent Richardson and Sinkler families, who lived in the Santee region between Charleston and Columbia.

Defying many of the supposed rules of civilization building, and lacking the advantages of a written language, hard metals, the wheel, or draft animals, the Incas forged one of the greatest imperial states in history.

Sacred Violence in Early America offers a sweeping reinterpretation of the violence endemic to seventeenth-century English colonization by reexamining some of the key moments of cultural and religious encounter in North America.