A wall that was five feet high and built of concrete, rock, and mortar split Crane, Texas, in half more than a half century ago-with blacks on one side and whites on the other.
From the acclaimed author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners brings together a diverse and fascinating selection of garden writing that spans the centuries, the seasons and the species.
'A very readable history of the British way of life viewed through its homes' Choice MagazineIn recent years house histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history.
'Full of violence and passion' Elle Suffering the recent loss of her beloved grandfather and newly committed to a career in journalism, Delphine Minoui decided to visit Iran for the first time since the revolution - since she was four years old.
God of the Whirlwind demonstrates the power of storytelling traditions to carry memories and shape ways of living by assembling stories from members of the Black Waco community--stories that have been passed on and that have sustained life in Central Texas.
Pairing archive and contemporary photographs of the same location side-by-side, Brooklyn Then and Now(R) provides a visual chronicle of the borough's past, full of rich history and culture.
From the California Indians who labored in the Spanish missions to the immigrant workers on Silicon Valleys high-tech assembly lines, Californias work force has had a complex and turbulent past, marked by some of the sharpest and most significant battles fought by Americas working people.
The RIA-Novosti press agency - now known as Sputnik in the West - has one of the best archives of Soviet Second World War photographs and for this remarkable book Alexander Hill has made a superb selection of them.
Considering that York was always an important Roman city there are few books available that are devoted specifically to the Roman occupation, even though it lasted for over 300 years and played a significant role in the politics and military activity of Roman Britain and the Roman Empire throughout that period.
Considering that York was always an important Roman city there are few books available that are devoted specifically to the Roman occupation, even though it lasted for over 300 years and played a significant role in the politics and military activity of Roman Britain and the Roman Empire throughout that period.
This new book has developed as a result of the author Jane Ainsworth's deep interest in her coal mining ancestors - both paternal great grandparents, Charles Ernest Hardy and Edwin Hall Bailey, worked in collieries in the Barnsley area as did their descendants.
This new book has developed as a result of the author Jane Ainsworth's deep interest in her coal mining ancestors - both paternal great grandparents, Charles Ernest Hardy and Edwin Hall Bailey, worked in collieries in the Barnsley area as did their descendants.
The East End is one of the most famous parts of London and it has had its own distinctive identity since the district was first settled in medieval times.
The East End is one of the most famous parts of London and it has had its own distinctive identity since the district was first settled in medieval times.
Women’s Suffrage In Wales allows its readers to take a glimpse at the lives of the many ordinary Welsh women who contributed in some way to the suffrage movement.
Women’s Suffrage In Wales allows its readers to take a glimpse at the lives of the many ordinary Welsh women who contributed in some way to the suffrage movement.
Isle of Man at War 1939-45 presents the remarkable story of the Manx people, and their homeland, in the most destructive conflict of the twentieth century.
A History of the Royal Hospital Chelsea looks at the hospital's beginnings, with its Royal patronage and heritage which dates back to King Charles ll in 1682.
A History of the Royal Hospital Chelsea looks at the hospital's beginnings, with its Royal patronage and heritage which dates back to King Charles ll in 1682.
Underneath the dreaming spires of Oxford's world-famous university, generations of women have lived their lives, fighting for the right to study there, and for a role within the city's educational, political and social spheres.
Underneath the dreaming spires of Oxford's world-famous university, generations of women have lived their lives, fighting for the right to study there, and for a role within the city's educational, political and social spheres.
