History of the Americas

Shortly before 8 am on 16 March 1968, C Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Regiment, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, on a search-and-destroy mission in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, entered the hamlet of My Lai.

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In this hilarious collection of stories, Old Autos columnist Bill Sherk describes in vivid detail the trials and tribulations of those brave souls who, throwing caution to the wind and money down the drain, made the fateful decision that would forever change the course of their lives.

What did Abraham Lincoln envision when he talked about "e;reconstruction?

Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S.

Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream'Absorbing.

Delve into the fascinating history of one of the South's greatest states with Mississippi Secrets: Facts, Legends, and Folklore.

The work of Edward Curtis captures forever the images, myths, and histories of a vanishing age.

The social movements of the 1960s - still vital and challenging - seen through the author's experiences as a civil rights activist, a feminist, an antiwar organizer, and a radical teacher.

Joshua Tree National Park is a vast protected area in Southern California where two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado come together.

People have honest doubts and questions about God that deserve solid answers.

British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure.

Is America the new world empire?

A MILESTONE IN GAY FICTIONPhillip Froelich is in trouble.

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A compelling look at tobacco's uses and abuses from its Native origins to today's controversies.

It started as an innocent challenge and through sheer determination and pure tenacity, it developed into one of the greatest and most successful promotions ever conducted in the state of Arizona.

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In the vein of Bill Brysons The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, with a dash of some of the homegrown nostalgia of The Dangerous Book for Boys and A Prairie Home Companion, humorist Philip Gulley (Front Porch Tales, Home to Harmony) tells of his coming of age in small-town Indiana.

Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S.

How has the Ontario Agricultural College contributed to Canadian education?

The Revolutionary War colonel—and leader of the famed Culper Spy Ring—tells his story in this fascinating historical autobiography.

During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the countrys shared history and culture.

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Americans are deeply divided over the Second Amendment.

Possessing an extraordinary love for God, Protestant Lilian Staveley (1878-1928) teaches us to combine an inner and hidden dialog with Jesus Christ, along with an outward life of everyday duties.

*WINNER OF THE WOMEN WRITING THE WEST 2023 WILLA LITERARY AWARD*Brave Hearted is not just history, it is an incredibly intense page-turning experience.

During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the countrys shared history and culture.

Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979.

What the author of this book has to tell is the true story of a great City that was founded "e;by order of the King,"e; in the old days when the Western World was new.

El impactante testimonio y la trayectoria vital del padre Amorth son mundialmente conocidos, pero en esta entrevista con Elisabetta Fezzi, además de profundizar en su fe y amor a Dios y su devoción ferviente por la Virgen María, ofrece una ayuda catequética que nos acerca al discurso firme y profundo del exorcista más famoso del mundo.

Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons’ return to political prominence.

During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the countrys shared history and culture.

British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure.

Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty - if you know where to look.

By 1781, the sixth year of the American rebellion, British strategic focus had shifted from the northern states to concentrate in the south.

This quirky ode to a quirky land is a humorous nostalgia trip and a fun Canadian history lesson couched in a hipster quiz book.

In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day (and slept much of the rest), a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth.

With a political career spanning nearly half a century, Tlesphore-Damien Bouchard was an advocate for progress in Quebec's history.

Evoking a time when life revolved around the front porch, where friends gathered, stories were told, and small moments took on larger meaning, in todays hurry-up world, Philip Gulleys essays remind us of the world we once sharedand can share again.

The Canadian Crown is a unique institution that has been integral to our ideals of democracy from its beginning in 16th-century New France.

When a waiting world learned on April 12, 1955, that Jonas Salk had successfully created a vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis, he became a hero overnight.