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A lively chronicle of the South's most renowned city from the founding of colonial Charles Town through the present dayA Short History of Charleston-a lively chronicle of the South's most renowned and charming city-has been hailed by critics, historians, and especially Charlestonians as authoritative, witty, and entertaining.

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With more than 1,300 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of the American Revolution, this definitive scholarly reference covers the causes, course, and consequences of the war and the political, social, and military origins of the nation.

From Santa Claus to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Uncle Sam to Uncle Tom, here is a compelling, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining compendium of fictional trendsetters and world-shakers who have helped shape our culture and our lives.

One woman's "e;affecting and well-written"e; memoir of growing up with twelve siblings in rural Kentucky, and returning as an adult (Kirkus Reviews).

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

Paul Revere's midnight ride; the Battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; and the people and places associated with the early days of the American Revolution hold a special place in America's collective memory.

With its long and well-documented history, Prince Edward Island makes a compelling case study for thousands of years of human interaction with a specific ecosystem.

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In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt finally became the nation's thirty-second president.

This book tells the story of one American family.

A study of early transatlantic trade in South Carolina that exposes the divisive complexity that led to warLondon's "e;Carolina traders,"e; a little-known group of transatlantic merchants, played a pivotal but historically neglected role in the rise of tensions in the South Carolina lowcountry.

The untold story of Lane Kirkland, labor leader and advocate for the American worker"e;This book tells the story of one of the true heroes of the struggle for freedom from totalitarianism.

The battle for equality in education during the civil rights era came at a cost to Black Americans on the frontlines.

The tragic story of the killing of 14-year-old George Junius Stinney Jr.

Measuring the success of emancipation in the British West Indies became crucial in the struggle against slavery in antebellum America.

A lively chronicle of the South's most renowned city from the founding of colonial Charles Town through the present dayA Short History of Charleston-a lively chronicle of the South's most renowned and charming city-has been hailed by critics, historians, and especially Charlestonians as authoritative, witty, and entertaining.

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.

The award-winning historian delivers a “brilliant and deeply informed” analysis of American power from the Spanish-American War to the Trump Administration (New York Journal of Books).

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Losing Eden traces the environmental history and development of the American West and explains how the land has shaped and been shaped by the people who live there.

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

This new guide is the first to provide an inventory of the remarkably vast, interdisciplinary African and African American holdings of primary material residing in 22 Harvard libraries and museums.

Who doesn't love the bustle and jangle, the smells, the sounds, the energy, and the tastes of a lively state fair?

A collection of essays that examine how the history of slavery and race in the United States has been interpreted and inserted at public historic sitesFor decades racism and social inequity have stayed at the center of the national conversation in the United States, sustaining the debate around public historic places and monuments and what they represent.

A study of the life, work, and extraordinary influence of an innovative architectAlbert Simons came of age during the vibrant years of the Charleston Renaissance in the early twentieth century.

The story of how a criminal Shangri-La almost happened In 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from the United States and Canada set off on an unlikely mission: to invade the impoverished Caribbean island of Dominica, overthrow its government in a coup d'etat, and install a new bought-off prime minister.

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Riveting ghost stories with history from all the major engagements of the war.