The Birth of the Grand Old Party
3,040円
The period from 1850 to 1876 was the most transformative era in American history. During the course of this tumultuous quarter century Americans fought a bloody civil war, tried to settle the issue of state versus central government power, recognized the dominance of the new industrial economy ov...
3,040円
The period from 1850 to 1876 was the most transformative era in American history. During the course of this tumultuous quarter century Americans fought a bloody civil war, tried to settle the issue of state versus central government power, recognized the dominance of the new industrial economy ov...
The Politics of Prohibition
5,573円
This book introduces the intrepid temperance advocates who formed America's longest-living minor political party - the Prohibition Party - drawing on the party's history to illuminate how American politics came to exclude minor parties from governance. Lisa M. F. Andersen traces the influence of ...
5,573円
This book introduces the intrepid temperance advocates who formed America's longest-living minor political party - the Prohibition Party - drawing on the party's history to illuminate how American politics came to exclude minor parties from governance. Lisa M. F. Andersen traces the influence of ...
General Edward Porter Alexander at Freder...
164円
Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter Alexanders were among the most insightful and often considered by historians as the most evenhanded....
164円
Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter Alexanders were among the most insightful and often considered by historians as the most evenhanded....
The Great Wave
933円
When the United States entered the Gilded Age after the Civil War, argues cultural historian Christopher Benfey, the nation lost its philosophical moorings and looked eastward to “Old Japan,” with its seemingly untouched indigenous culture, for balance and perspective. Japan, meanwhile, was tryin...
933円
When the United States entered the Gilded Age after the Civil War, argues cultural historian Christopher Benfey, the nation lost its philosophical moorings and looked eastward to “Old Japan,” with its seemingly untouched indigenous culture, for balance and perspective. Japan, meanwhile, was tryin...
Civil War Homicide: The Murder of Major G...
330円
In this essay, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming recounts the shocking death of Union General William "Bull" Nelson at the hands of fellow Union general, Jefferson C. Davis. Yet Davis didn't serve one day in prison for the shooting. Instead, he was allowed to resume his military ca...
330円
In this essay, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming recounts the shocking death of Union General William "Bull" Nelson at the hands of fellow Union general, Jefferson C. Davis. Yet Davis didn't serve one day in prison for the shooting. Instead, he was allowed to resume his military ca...
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
1,555円
Thoreau's account of his 1839 boat trip is a finely crafted tapestry of travel writing, essays, and lyrical poetry. Thoreau interweaves descriptions of natural phenomena, the rural landscape, and local characters with digressions on literature and philosophy, the Native American and Puritian hist...
1,555円
Thoreau's account of his 1839 boat trip is a finely crafted tapestry of travel writing, essays, and lyrical poetry. Thoreau interweaves descriptions of natural phenomena, the rural landscape, and local characters with digressions on literature and philosophy, the Native American and Puritian hist...
Winchester Warriors
2,118円
The Texas Rangers were institutionally birthed in 1874 with the formation of the Frontier Battalion. They were tasked with interdicting Indian incursions into the frontier settlements and dealing with the lawlessness running rampant throughout Texas. In an effort to put a human face on the Ranger...
2,118円
The Texas Rangers were institutionally birthed in 1874 with the formation of the Frontier Battalion. They were tasked with interdicting Indian incursions into the frontier settlements and dealing with the lawlessness running rampant throughout Texas. In an effort to put a human face on the Ranger...
The Ultimate Daniel Boone Collection
450円
Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Daniel Boone•Daniel Boones autobiography•Daniel Boone the Pioneer of Kentucky by John S.C. Abbott•Life and Times of Colonel Daniel Boone by Cecil B. Hartley•The First White Man of the West by Timothy Flint"Many heroic actions and chivalrous ad...
450円
Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Daniel Boone•Daniel Boones autobiography•Daniel Boone the Pioneer of Kentucky by John S.C. Abbott•Life and Times of Colonel Daniel Boone by Cecil B. Hartley•The First White Man of the West by Timothy Flint"Many heroic actions and chivalrous ad...
Slave Narratives: Oklahoma
164円
First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published se...
164円
First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published se...
A Social History of the American Negro
661円
This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes.
CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE COMING OF NEGROES TO AMERICA CHAPTER II THE NEGRO IN THE COLONIES CHAPTER III THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA CHAPTER IV THE NEW WEST, THE SOUTH, AND THE WEST INDIES CHAPTER V INDIAN AND NEGRO CHAPTER VI EARLY AP...
661円
This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes.
CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE COMING OF NEGROES TO AMERICA CHAPTER II THE NEGRO IN THE COLONIES CHAPTER III THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA CHAPTER IV THE NEW WEST, THE SOUTH, AND THE WEST INDIES CHAPTER V INDIAN AND NEGRO CHAPTER VI EARLY AP...
Official Records of the Union and Confede...
164円
One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lees old warhorse. Longstreet was Lees principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet was instr...
164円
One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lees old warhorse. Longstreet was Lees principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet was instr...
Slave Narratives From Confederate States
2,450円
This book contains the complete collection of all narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in the states that comprised the Confederate States of America. The narratives were collected in 1936-1938 at the time of the Great Depression in the United S...
2,450円
This book contains the complete collection of all narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in the states that comprised the Confederate States of America. The narratives were collected in 1936-1938 at the time of the Great Depression in the United S...