History of the Americas

From 1910 to 1940, over half a million people sailed through the Golden Gate, hoping to start a new life in America.

Mention the name Carlisle to any steam enthusiast of a certain age and they will probably conjure up an image of bygone days when Stanier and Gresley pacifics rubbed shoulders alongside each other within Citadel station whilst waiting to relieve incoming titled trains such as the Royal Scot and the Waverley.

In Brothers of Coweta Bryan C.

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

In his inaugural address, President John F.

The South Carolina Historical Marker Program, established in 1936, has approved the installation of more than 1,700 interpretive plaques, each highlighting how places both grand and unassuming have played important roles in the history of the Palmetto State.

Allan Andrade.

One of TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2020 and one of Good Housekeeping's Best Books of the YearNamed one of the most anticipated books of the year by ELLE,Buzzfeed,Esquire,Bitch Media, Good Housekeeping, Electric Literature, Parade andBookRiotOne of the smartest young writers of her generation.

The story of a young artist who walked into the Southwestern desert and vanished, and the legends he left behind—includes his personal correspondence.

There has been quite a bit of scholarship on the history of the space race, but collaboration in space has received little attention and has usually been dismissed as a propaganda side show.

Praise for The Great Raid on Cabanatuan "e;An exciting narrative presented by a first-rate storyteller.

A biography and family memoir by turns hilarious and heart-wrenching, Miranda Seymour's Thrumpton Hall is a riveting, frequently shocking, and ultimately unforgettable true story of the devastating consequences of obsessive desire and misplaced love.

An "e;excellent biography"e; of General Washington's aide-de-camp, a daring soldier who advocated freeing slaves who served in the Continental Army (Journal of Military History).

For decades roughly 80 percent of commercial Broadway productions have failed to recoup their original investments.

“Anyone who is interested in Civil War logistics, wartime railroads, and the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania needs to read this study.

The Washington Century chronicles the hundred-year rise of the nation's capital as it grew to become the most powerful city in the world -- a story made vivid through the history of three very different families, each representing an essential aspect of Washington: the Cafritzes, headed by a real estate mogul and his consummate hostess wife; the Boggs family, a political force in the ultimate political town; and the Hobsons, lead by a prominent black activist and civic leader in the first black-majority American city.

This in-depth Civil War study examines two early Union victories that were instrumental in deciding the conflict's ultimate outcome.

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

For decades roughly 80 percent of commercial Broadway productions have failed to recoup their original investments.

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation.

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West.

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

A complex look at California Nativeecological practicesas a modelfor environmental sustainabilityand conservation.

This biography attempts to set the record straight for a misunderstood military figure from the American Revolution.

Written for the Houghton Mifflin Riverside Biographical Series by William Garrott Brown, Andrew Jackson is an admiring retelling of the life of the 7th President of the United States.

After the Second World War, progressives and traditionalists waged a quieter battle over schools.

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.

The first comprehensive study of one of America's most gifted civil rights activists and political mavericksWhen civil rights leader Hosea Lorenzo Williams died in 2000, U.

"e;The definitive account of Union Maj.

Up to 500,000 Union soldiers, or one fourth of the Union army, had been born in Europe.

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

In the two centuries before the Quiet Revolution, the people of Quebec exercised a higher degree of independence from the Catholic Church than is often presumed.

From The Louisiana PurchaseLike many other major events in world history, the Louisiana Purchase is a fascinating mix of destiny and individual energy and creativity.

This work is a thought-provoking look at the original 13 colonies, presenting the facts and engaging the reader by using alternate history-what if key events had turned out differently?

The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle.

A collection of Civil War and Reconstruction era journalism by one of the most popular and acclaimed authors of the antebellum South.

A splendid piece of work.

How did we go from John F.

North and South Carolina are steeped in history-some of it supernatural.

The eminent political activist examines the principles and strategies of imperial violence and propaganda from American colonization to the modern day.

How did a bedraggled band of nomads manage to evolve into a Mesoamerican superpower in such a brief time?

A comprehensive, illustrated history of North Carolina spanning from the colonial period to the twenty-first century.

Creole Composition is a collection featuring essays by scholars and teachers-researchers working with students in/from the Anglophone Caribbean.