History of the Americas

A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.

Headlines declare after each new hint of evidence that the Lost Colony--the English colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587, including Virginia Dare--has been found.

Experience the history of the Maryland Campaign with this Civil War chronicle and guide featuring battlefield information and day-trip itineraries.

Ningún gesto o palabra de los neófitos parecía suficiente a los evangelizadores para demostrar la autenticidad de su fe; no bastaban los cambios comportamentales, lo que se esperaba era la transformación de una actitud interior conocida como 'creencia'.

With a foreword by Senator John McCain.

The Real Custer takes a good hard look at the life and storied military career of George Armstrong Custerfrom cutting his teeth at Bull Run in the Civil War, to his famous and untimely death at Little Bighorn in the Indian Wars.

From journals, diaries, and third party accounts ten young people of the 19th century come to life.

In 1974, R.

The Puritan Ideology of Mobility: Corporatism, the Politics of Place, and the Founding of New England Towns before 1650 examines the ideology that English Puritans developed to justify migration: their migration from England to New England, migrations from one town to another within New England, and, often, their repatriation to the mother country.

LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements.

Ulysses S.

When John Wilkes Booth diedshot inside a burning barn and dragged out twelve days after he assassinated President Lincolnall he had in his pocket were a compass, a candle, a diary, and five photographs of five different women.

"e;This epic account is as thrilling and fast-paced as the raid itself and will quickly rival, if not surpass, Dee Brown's Grierson's Raid as the standard.

"e;In offering this book to the public, I have not undertaken to present a history of my life.

The annexation of Texas was one of the most momentous actions the United States government took in the antebellum period.

The Puritan Ideology of Mobility: Corporatism, the Politics of Place, and the Founding of New England Towns before 1650 examines the ideology that English Puritans developed to justify migration: their migration from England to New England, migrations from one town to another within New England, and, often, their repatriation to the mother country.

On May 25th, 1946, after 22 years as a congressional secretary, Jane Pratt was elected as North Carolina's first congresswoman.

This book approaches the field of Political Islam from a European security perspective.

Goodbye, Good Men uncovers how radical liberalism has infiltrated the Catholic Church, overthrowing traditional beliefs, standards, and disciplines.

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Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe.

After decades of conservative dominance, the election of Barack Obama may signal the beginning of a new progressive era.

"e;There are few sensations I prefer to that of galloping over these rolling limitless prairies, with rifle in hand, or winding my way among the barren, fantastic and grimly picturesque deserts of the so-called Bad Lands.

Not so long ago, songs by the Andrews Sisters and Lawrence Welk blasted from phonographs, lilted over the radio, and dazzled television viewers across the country.

From Cicero to Snooki, the cultural influences on our American presidents are powerful and plentiful.

From Cicero to Snooki, the cultural influences on our American presidents are powerful and plentiful.

In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her.

History isnt always written by the winners.

Between 1945 and 1970, Canada's Department of National Defence sponsored scientific research into the myriad challenges of military operations in cold regions.

*; Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America*; Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder Empire of 1050-1300 CE, told through the voice of Honga, a Native leader of the time*; Presents an Indigenous revisionist history regarding Thomas Jefferson, expansionist doctrine, and Manifest DestinyWhile Western accounts of North American history traditionally start with European colonization, Indigenous histories of North Americaor Turtle Islandstretch back millennia.

This provocative history of the largest annual Chinese celebration in the United States-the Chinese New Year parade and beauty pageant in San Francisco-opens a new window onto the evolution of one Chinese American community over the second half of the twentieth century.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

Popular representations of the Vietnam War tend to emphasize violence, deprivation, and trauma.

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In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her.

The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Politically Incorrect Guide series expands on the pro-South slant of the hugely successful Politically Incorrect Guide to American History.

Of the forty-four presidents who have led the United States, nine made mistakes that permanently scarred the nation.

This book approaches the field of Political Islam from a European security perspective.

From the Preface: On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present.

History isnt always written by the winners.

Australians and the Gold Rush: California and Down Under 1849-1854 vividly recounts the dramatic intersection of two worlds during the California Gold Rush.

Goodbye, Good Men uncovers how radical liberalism has infiltrated the Catholic Church, overthrowing traditional beliefs, standards, and disciplines.

This biography of Britain's spy chief during the Revolutionary War sheds new light on his conspiracy with Benedict Arnold-and his mysterious capture.

Of the forty-four presidents who have led the United States, nine made mistakes that permanently scarred the nation.

The gripping account of the U.

Science and Catholicism in Argentina (1750-1960) is the first comprehensive study on the relationship between science and religion in a Spanish-speaking country with a Catholic majority and a "e;Latin"e; pattern of secularisation.

The gripping account of the U.

Investigadores y cientistas sociales buscan comprender en esta obra las construcciones de sentidos sociales del espacio denominado Araucanía-Norpatagonia, desde una mirada que asume la pluralidad del territorio y de las subjetividades tanto en la Patagonia argentina como en la chilena.

James Fenimore Cooper's 'Littlepage Manuscripts: Satanstoe, The Chainbearer & The Redskins (Complete Edition)' is a compelling collection of three novels that delve into the complexities of American society and the impact of historical events on individual lives.