History of the Americas

Astonishing Events from the American Revolution That They Dont Teach in School!

Rob Fordthe most ridiculed and scandal-ridden mayoris an international celebrity.

Many people might not know that in 1933, a group of wealthy industrialistsworking closely with groups like the K.

A reporters account of the people, culture, and terrain of Texas in the mid-1800s.

Stefan Fatsis sends his stunningly perfect, consummately perfect, why-would-anyone-use-anything-else?

Mary Barton is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class.

Jack London was a writer, but more than that, he was an adventurer who wrote about his adventures.

First published in 1993, The Ultimate Cigar Book has become a classic in its field, and is generally credited with having helped launch the current cigar smoking craze.

When Buffalo Ran tells the story of a young, mid nineteenth century Plains Indian, named Wikis.

We appreciate Roger Stone, he is one tough cookie.

In these days, when the experience of living right up against nature are fast becoming a thing of the past, the story is of special interest.

"e;We appreciate Roger Stone, he is one tough cookie.

One of the original seventeenth-century historical accounts of the Apaches and the southwestern American Indians.

Americas first president has captivated our interest for more than two centuries, but no biographer of George Washington knew him with the authenticity, intimacy, and depth of understanding as John Marshall exhibited in his book The Life of George Washington.

Frequently surprising, sometimes bloody, and always absorbing, Behind Enemy Lines offers up tales of espionage, hit-and-run raids, and guerrilla warfare.

This book details Lee's life from Gettysburg to his death just five years after the South's surrender at Appomattox.

A journalists eyewitness account of the explosive 1849 California gold rush and his travels through Mexico.

The American Freedoms Primer is a compilation of the most historically significant speeches and writings on liberty, from the seventeenth century to the present day.

On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke.

The classic Old West narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of outlaw Henry Plummer and his road agent band.

Local resistance to German-led Axis occupation occurred throughout the European continent during World War II, taking a wide range of formsnoncooperation and disinformation, sabotage and espionage, and armed opposition and full-scale partisan warfare.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the great minds of the mid-nineteenth century.

A fascinating look at the history and development of the revolver.

The first and finest handbook for travelers of the Old American West.

As the biggest criminal trial since the Boston Strangler draws nearer, the publics fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss Whitey Bulger continues to heat up.

Creator of the bestselling The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament and The Brick Bible: The New Testament, author Brendan Powell Smith offers a new take on American history.

The classic account of one mans journey into the wild American frontier.

In 1949, a crime reporter looking for a way to fill a column published the nations ten worst criminals as classified by the FBI: two accused murderers, four escaped convicts, a bank robber, and three confidence men.

The author respectfully submits it as his firm and immovable conviction, that the United States of America, in the years to come, will govern the entire Western Hemisphere.

Highliners are the elite of the fishing world, the skippers and crews who make the biggest catchessalmon, king crab, halibut, shrimpand deliver them first to the bustling canneries of Kodiak and Dutch Harbor.

Whitewash IV tells the story of Harold Weisbergs fight for public disclosure of the Warren Commission executive session transcript of January 27, 1964.

Influential assassination researcher Harold Weisberg revolves the third installment in his Whitewash series around the photographic evidence available to government officials investigating the death of John F.

Weisbergs first volume in the Whitewash series dissected the Warren Report and its failure to confront evidence of conspiracy in the JFK assassination.

In 1832, Washington Irving, Americas first literary superstar, returned to the United States after seventeen years abroad and swiftly set out to explore Pawnee countrythe wild uncharted territory deep in the young nations interior.

Harold Weisbergs Whitewash was originally self-published in 1965, at a time when few publishing houses would consider a book challenging the Warren Report.

War Is a Racket is the title of two works, a speech and a booklet, by retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Smedley Darlington Butler.

An indispensable guide to right living from a Founding Father.

In addition, it covers cutting-edge tech that will soon be employed by our soldiers: missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not).

Where can you find New York Citys best hamburger?

Based in part on his own writings, this is the true story about one of Americas most beloved leaders.

Based in part on Davy Crocketts own writings, this is the true story about one of Americas most iconic historical figures.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Michael Benfante went to work, just like he had day after day, at his office on eighty-first floor in the World Trade Center North Tower.

Thomas Jefferson is most famous for the writing of the Declaration of Independence, which espouses the general principles of freedom and democracies that Americans hold dear.

Frank Blaichman was sixteen years old when the war broke out.

At age thirteen, Dayton Hyde, a spirited beanpole of a boy, ran away from home in Michigan to Yamsi, his uncles ranch in eastern Oregon.

The New York Times Bestseller by the Author of A Man Called IntrepidIdeal for fans of Nancy Wake, Virginia Hall, The Last Goodnight by Howard Blum, The Woman Who Smashed Codes, The Wolves at the Door by Judith Pearson, and similar worksShares the story of Vera Atkins, legendary spy and holder of the Legion of HonorWritten by William Stevenson, the only person whom she trusted to write her biographyShe was stunning.

Loet Velmans was seventeen when the Germans invaded Holland.

Eight years apart in age, John F.

Buffalo Bill lives deep in American legend.