| Title | : | Kate |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 080712267X |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 |
Kate Cumming was one of the first women to offer her services for the care of the South s wounded soldiers Her journal provides a look behind the lines of Civil War action in depicting civilian attitudes, army medical practices, and the administrative workings of the Confederate hospital system....
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| Title | : | The Stamp Act Crisis |
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| ISBN | : | 0807845132 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 |
The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution....
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| Title | : | Remembering Scottsboro |
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| ISBN | : | 0691140472 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 |
In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight of the defendants were sentenced to death making Scottsboro one of the worst travesties of justice to take place in the post Reconstruction South Remembering Scottsboro explores how this case has emb In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama Despite meager and contradictory evide...
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| Title | : | Empire of Liberty |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0199832463 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 778 |
The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi volume history of our nation The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America s most esteemed historians, Gordon S Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi volume history of our nation The series includes three Pulitzer...
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| Title | : | High Noon in Lincoln |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0826312012 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 279 |
Here is the most detailed and most engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two year facedown and shootout in Lincoln Until now, New Mexico s late nineteenth century Lincoln County War has served primarily as the backdrop for a succession of mythical renderings of Billy the Kid in American popular culture In research, writing, and interpretation, High Noon i Here is the most detailed and most engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two year facedown and shootout in Lincoln Until n...
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| Title | : | What Hath God Wrought |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0195078942 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 904 |
What Hath God Wrought The Transformation of America, 1815 1848 The Oxford History of the United States, Vol 5...
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| Title | : | The March on Washington |
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| ISBN | : | 0393082857 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 |
A brilliant history that goes beyond the dazzling I Have a Dream speech to explore the real significance of the massive march and the movement it inspired.It was the final speech of a long day, August 28, 1963, when hundreds of thousands gathered on the Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom In a resounding cadence, Martin Luther King Jr lifted the crowd A brilliant history that goes beyond the dazzling I Have a Dream speech to explore the real significance of the massive march an...
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| Title | : | The Triumph of Improvisation |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0801452295 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 |
In The Triumph of Improvisation, James Graham Wilson takes a long view of the end of the Cold War, from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 to Operation Desert Storm in January 1991 Drawing on deep archival research and recently declassified papers, Wilson argues that adaptation, improvisation, and engagement by individuals in positions of power ended the In The Triumph of Improvisation, James Graham Wilson takes a long view of the end of the Cold War, from the Soviet invasion of Afghanist...
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| Title | : | Judgment Days |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0618088253 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 |
Opposites in almost every way, mortally suspicious of each other at first, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr., were thrust together in the aftermath of John F Kennedy s assassination Both men sensed a historic opportunity and began a delicate dance of accommodation that moved them, and the entire nation, toward the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Opposites in almost every way, mortally suspicious of each other at first, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr., were thrus...
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| Title | : | The Selected Letters |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 081541126X |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 |
Previously available only in a long out of print, eight volume edition, Theodore Roosevelt s letters are now accessible in this single volume compendium of the most revealing of the former president s correspondence Featuring over 1,000 letters to such influential addressees as Jefferson Davis, Frederick Remington, John Muir, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Rudyard Kipling, Previously available only in a long out of print, eight volume edition, Theodore Roosevelt s letters are now accessible in thi...
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| Title | : | A Rogue's Paradise |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0817308474 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 |
James M Denham traces the growth and social development of this sparsely settled region through its experience with crime and punishment Along the way, he examines such issues as Florida s criminal code, its judicial and law enforcement officers, the accommodation of criminals in jails and courts, outlaw gangs, patterns of punishment, and the attitude of the public towar James M Denham traces the growth and social development of this sparsely settled region through its experience with crime and ...
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| Title | : | Honor in the Dust |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0451229045 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 |
On the eve of a new century, an up and coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U.S into a major world power The Spanish American War would forever change America s standing in global affairs, and drive the young nation into its own imperial showdown in the Philippines.From Admiral George Dewey s legendary naval victory in Manila Bay to the Rough Riders heroic On the eve of a new century, an up and coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U.S into a major world power The Span...
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| Title | : | Abraham Lincoln in the Post-Heroic Era |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0226741885 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 410 |
By the 1920s, Abraham Lincoln had transcended the lingering controversies of the Civil War to become a secular saint, honored in North and South alike for his steadfast leadership in crisis Throughout the Great Depression and World War II, Lincoln was invoked countless times as a reminder of America s strength and wisdom, a commanding ideal against which weary citizens co By the 1920s, Abraham Lincoln had transcended the lingering controversies of the Civil War to become a secular saint, honored in North ...
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| Title | : | Adams vs. Jefferson |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0195167716 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 |
We sell Rare, out of print, uncommon, used BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, DOCUMENTS, AND EPHEMERA We do not sell ebooks, print on demand, or other reproduced materials Each item you see here is individually described and imaged We welcome further inquiries....
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| Title | : | Original Meanings |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0679781218 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 457 |
From abortion to same sex marriage, today s most urgent political debates will hinge on this two part question What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has From abortion to same sex marriage, today s most urgent political debates will hinge on this two part question What did the United States...
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| Title | : | Revolutionaries |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0618267468 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 |
In this remarkable and elegantly written book, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jack Rakove offers a new and revealing perspective on America s revolutionaries In his hands, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, and Hamilton were not pitchfork wielding radicals or relentless power seekers They started out as men of property and private affairs, tending to careers an In this remarkable and elegantly written book, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jack Rakove offers a new and revealing perspective o...
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