A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAt a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenans new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best.
One could not choose a worse place for fighting the Japanese, said Winston Churchill of North Burma, deeming it the most forbidding fighting country imaginable.
El contexto histórico en que Félix Varela desarrolló su programa ideo-político fue el del régimen plantacionista de la burguesía esclavista, los movimientos liberales en España (1812-1814 y 1820-1823), la destrucción del imperio Español por las luchas independentistas en América y la conversión de Cuba en la perla de la Corona, sometida al régimen tiránico de los Capitanes Generales.
The definitive single-volume compendium of all things PrincetonThe New Princeton Companion is the ultimate reference book on Princeton University's history and traditions, personalities and key events, and defining characteristics and idiosyncrasies.
How slave emancipation transformed capitalism in the United States and BrazilIn the nineteenth century, the United States and Brazil were the largest slave societies in the Western world.
National Bestseller One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfictionA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus, New York Post, Fast CompanyFrom legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a "e;masterly"e; (New York Times) reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threatened by war, pandemic, and violence fueled by battles over race, immigration, and the rights of labor The nation was on the brink.
From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofWashingtons Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy whocame to Britain to turnthe tide of the Civil Warand the Union agent resolved to stop him.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an eminent Dean of American journalism, a vital voice whose work chronicled the civil rights movement and so much of what has transpired since then.
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama.
El proyecto de publicación consta de seis importantes volúmenes en los que se recorre la historia de la independencia argentina desde los primeros años de la Colonia hasta la organización de la República.
A thanksgiving and lament for life on the South Carolina coast"e;Columbus knew no greater thrill than I, a ten-year-old discovering new creeks and branches and islands and mainland hideaways.
A comprehensive study of the oyster shell building material of the South Carolina LowcountryBeaufort, South Carolina,is well known for its historical architecture, but perhaps none is quite as remarkable as those edifices formed by tabby, sometimes called coastal concrete, comprising a mixture of lime, sand, water, and oyster shells.
A handful of celebrated photographs show armed female Cuban insurgents alongside their companeros in Cuba's remote mountains during the revolutionary struggle.
Esta monografía es la primera publicación de la Cátedra Gregorio Marañón que han impulsado el Centro Universitario de Lagos, de la Universidad de Guadalajara y el Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Salud Gregorio Marañón de la Fundación José Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Marañón, con el fin de crear y desarrollar un fructífero diálogo en el espacio cultural, científico y académico en español.
One man's fight for the ballot reveals the sacrifices of those who shaped the civil rights movement in the American SouthOn August 13, 1946, George Elmore arrived at his regular polling place in Columbia, South Carolina.
Progressive-era "e;poverty warriors"e; cast poverty in America as a problem of unemployment, low wages, labor exploitation, and political disfranchisement.
Operaciones de desinformación; atentados contra altos mandos del Ejército; sabotajes a bordo de submarinos; o viajes desde Marruecos a bordo de un caza robado por un as de la aviación española.
Visitors to Colorados famous ski resorts embrace alpine adventures, luxurious amenities, and a glamorous nightlife, all against a backdrop of towering mountains and high-drifted snow.
Choice Outstanding Academic TitleEverything began to unravel on October 5, 1986, when a Nicaraguan soldier downed an American plane carrying arms to Contra guerrillas, exposing a tightly held U.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE AMERICAN CRISIS - Revolutionary Work Which Inspired the American People to Fight for Their Independence"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
"e;Presents Custer's Civil War accomplishments in clear and engaging prose, while its ample images and battle maps place unfamiliar readers in the action.
"e;It is the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority,"e; wrote Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers.
Dieses eBook: "Jüdisches Leben in Wort und Bild" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the Pacific region, and the North American West at the turn of the twentieth century.
How our national identity has changed in significant and unexpected ways since the attacks of 9/11 Beautifully written and carefully reasoned, this bold and provocative work upends the conventional wisdom about the American reaction to crisis.
This book documents and analyses Chilean university and school students' opposition to the Pinochet regime during the latter years of the 1970s and the 1980s.
"e;Native American Studies"e; is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America.
Youll never understand America until youve driven Route 66thats old Route 66all the way, a truck driver in California once said to author Rick Antonson.
