History of the Americas

In Daniel Defoes historischem Roman 'Denkwürdigkeiten eines englischen Edelmannes aus dem großen Kriege' wird die Geschichte eines englischen Adligen während des großen Krieges des 17.

'The History of the Black Hawk War & Autobiography of the Sauk Leader, the Great Black Hawk' is a poignant collection that immerses readers into the depths of Native American history through the dual perspectives of historical analysis and personal narrative.

La cartografía es un ejemplo del poder de la imagen.

This book uniquely reverses today's MAGA conspiratorial concept of the deep state to reveal how a very real "e;deeper state"e; is evident throughout history, back to the founding of American democracy.

'La caída del cielo' es un extraordinario relato en primera persona de la historia vital y el pensamiento cosmoecológico de Davi Kopenawa, chamán y portavoz de los yanomami de la Amazonia brasileña.

El amanecer de los pájaros es mi última mejor canción, dijo Jairo Varela de la novela que escribió hasta la última noche del 7 de agosto del 2012.

This title explores the constitutional foundations and antislavery principles that influenced the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The New Kingdom of Granada tells the history of the making and unmaking of empire in the diverse and decentralized Indigenous landscapes of the Northern Andes.

This book surveys Latin American and Caribbean women's contributions throughout history from conquest through the 20th century.

This book offers a look at how the lives of women changed in the era when the United States emerged.

This book describes the everyday lives of people during the American Revolution as they adapted to the political and military conflicts of the time.

Letting ordinary people speak for themselves, this book uses primary documents to highlight daily life among Americans-Union and Confederate, black and white, soldier and civilian-during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

An insightful look into the immediate and long-term impact of the Vietnam War on a wide range of people and social groups, both Americans in the United States and in Vietnam.

This book offers a detailed timeline of the key events in the history of the U.

This poignant history of the Tuskegee Airmen separates myth and legend from fact, placing them within the context of the growth of American airpower and the early stirrings of the African American Civil Rights Movement.

A thorough and effectively executed study, this biography will appeal to anyone interested in Stonewall Jackson and the military history of the Civil War.

This objective, well-researched biography tells the story of the woman whose meteoric rise to the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidacy made history.

This concise and cogent history of the Mexico/U.

This encyclopedia covers American right-wing extremist groups and extremism from the 1930s to the present day, including neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and various anti-government organizations.

On taking office in 2001, Dick Cheney crowned himself the first imperial vice president in the nation's history, transforming a traditionally inconsequential office into a de facto fourth branch of government.

Between 1815-1860, the tiny American army took on many new and often daunting tasks.

This book tells the story of 1960-a tumultuous, transitional year that unleashed the forces that eventually reshaped the American nation and the entire planet, to the joy of millions and the sorrow of millions more.

This in-depth narrative history of the interactions between English settlers and American Indians during the Virginia colony's first century explains why a harmonious coexistence proved impossible.

This book describes the plight of Native Americans from the 17th through the 20th century as they struggled to maintain their land, culture, and lives, and the major Indian leaders who resisted the inevitable result.

Latin American societies were created as pre-industrial colonies, that is, peoples whose cultures and racial makeup were largely determined by having been conquered by Spain or Portugal.

A collection of essays encompassing a wide variety of topics, people, and events that embodied the Jazz Age, both familiar and obscure.

This provocative book seeks to answer a most crucial-and embarrassing-question concerning the U.

This book offers a concise yet comprehensive history of Puerto Rico, from the reign of Taino Indians through its centuries as a Spanish colony to its present-day standing as a thriving economic force in Latin America with a unique and ever-evolving relationship with the United States.

This concise history of Nicaragua provides the reader with a history of the ways in which key political and economic factors have contributed to the creation of the modern nation.

This sweeping introduction unveils the fascinating, complex, and evolving history of Mexico-from its earliest settlement to the first decade of the 21st century.

This book provides a political and cultural history of Honduras, covering the era of the Mayan and Lenca civilizations to today's current political strife.

An insightful collection of essays focused on American men, women, and children from a range of economic classes and ethnic backgrounds during the Great Depression.

This book offers a revealing look at how newspapers covered the key events of the Plains Indian Wars between 1862-1891-reporting that offers some surprising viewpoints as well as biases and misrepresentations.

This book argues that Franklin D.

This concise diplomatic history of the Confederation era is the first new work on the topic in a generation.

Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions.

Captain America made his debut in 1940, just two years behind the first comic book superheroes and five years before the United States' emergence as the world's primary superpower at the end of World War II.

With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B.

Documents the history of Catholic activism to mitigate human rights abuses in Guatemala and the failed US policies in the country and region during the 1970s and 1980s Blessed Are the Activists examines US Catholic activists' influence on US-Guatemalan relations during the Guatemalan civil war's most violent years in the 1970s and 1980s.

Shawnee legend tells of a herd of huge bison rampaging through the Ohio Valley, laying waste to all in their path.

Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy.

Tras declarar su independencia absoluta de España en 1811, Cartagena de Indias se convirtió en epicentro de una lucha marítima sin precedentes.

Ecuador: Constitutions and Caudillos is a scholarly exploration of the political system and instability of Ecuador, offering valuable insights into Latin American governance.

"e;As America assesses the value of our intervention in Afghanistan and involvement in future foreign wars, we must always consider the price.

Excerpt: "e;For that matter the whole west coast of Africa is called by the natives The White Man's Grave; and everywhere the fever stalks along the beach like a grim sentinel warning the stranger to stay away and ready to beat him into delirium and death if he lands.

When plans to overhaul Southwest Philadelphia in the 1950s scheduled both the integrated neighborhood of Eastwick and the ecologically valuable Tinicum marshes to be razed, two grassroots movements took up the cause-battling eminent domain in the name of environmental conservation and economic injustice.