Social and cultural history

At the dawn of the 1700s the Natchez viewed the first Francophones in the Lower Mississippi Valley as potential inductees to their chiefdom.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Mormons (the Latter-day Saints) are a fascinating people.

Deepen your faith and enrich your life through this study of core Methodist beliefs.

The second half of the two-volume history of the Union's and Confederacy's opening moves of the American Civil War's Gettysburg Campaign.

When we leave our destiny in the hands of others and live our life in the past, we immediately destroy our future.

In this controversial and thought-provoking bestseller that has sold more than 125,000 copies, America's fastest-growing syndicated columnist explains how we have lost sight of the things that matter most.

The Civil War was primarily a land conflict, but it was not only that.

Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times introduces a history as dynamic and diverse as Kentucky itself.

This award-winning Civil War history examines Robert E.

Diversity: A Reality for America, Racism Still Its Nightmare was written to provide a contemporary look at historical events in America and offer a forward-thinking viewpoint on how if certain major institutions took the lead on race relations and race intervention, their impact would forever change the face of America's racial problems.

First published in 1972, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy's The Rise and Fall of the British Nanny became an instant classic of social history - a groundbreaking study of the golden era of an extraordinary and exclusive British institution.

Adam's Family: A Study of Depravity (Murder, Incest, Deceit, Adultery, Idolatry, Drugs/Alcohol brings to life the rawness of human nature.

Their parents worked as miners and lace workers, but by the mid-twentieth century new opportunities beckoned for the children of the Midlands.

"e;Through the voices of ordinary Native Americans .

A rogue, a megalomaniac, a plodder, and a depressive: the men whose previously unpublished diaries are collected in this volume were four very different characters.

Veronica has been down lately because of a lot that is going on in the world.

"e;An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as .

James Tanner may be the most famous person in nineteenth-century America that no one has heard of.

When historical geographer Sam B.

A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize.

From the foremost authority on the famed Georgia barrier island, here is the first in-depth look at Jekyll Island's early history.

During her sixty-three-year reign, Queen Victoria gathered around herself a household dedicated to her service.

The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south.

The African American adult male's role as a provider and protector has not changed over the years.

Over three hundred years ago the first European colonialists set foot in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean to found permanent outposts of the great empires.

Major transformations in society are always accompanied by parallel transformations in systems of social communication what we call the media.

Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph.

God used one ruler to change the future of Rome and Christianity in Rome forever.

Virtually anyone, anywhere knows that six million Jewish human beings were killed in the Jewish Holocaust.