1,921円 Even before settlers came to the Puget Sound, the U.S. Navy was exploring the sheltered inlets and deep water ports of what was dubbed "America's Mediterranean." In 1856, the sailors of the navy warship Decatur repelled an attack by Native Americans, saving a tiny village on the shores of Elliott...

5,306円 In 1924, George McLean, an Ole Miss sophomore and the spoiled son of a judge, attended a YMCA student mission conference whose free-thinking organizers aimed to change the world. They changed George McLean's. But not instantly. As vividly recounted in the first biography of this significant figur...

7,423円 Explore the beauty and history of Mount Vernonーand the inquisitive, independent mind of its famous architect and landscape designer. Winner of the John Brinkerhoff Jackson Book Prize of the Foundation for Landscape Architecture On the banks of the Potomac River, Mount Vernon stands, with its ico...

1,657円 Come take a journey back to the true meaning of the First Amendment. See official court rulings to show how the ACLU has taken the First Amendment out of context to mean something totally opposed to the intent of America’s Founding Fathers. Discover original Yale Laws, Precepts of Harvard, and Ob...

2,912円 Oklahoma is home to nearly forty American Indian tribes, and includes the largest Native population of any state. As a result, many Americans think of the state as “Indian Country.” For more than half a century readers have turned to Muriel H. Wright’s A Guide to the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma as ...

4,642円 An illustrated history of how natural and human forces have shaped the development of a coastal community The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the most rapidly changing locations in the world, but human activities have had enormous impact on these islands as...

1,917円 The Chevrolet car and truck business traces its roots back to Michigan�s lumber industry in the middle of the 19th century. Lumber mills gave way to carriage and wagon manufacturing and the claim, before motorcars burst on the scene, that Flint was the �vehicle capital of the world.� This is the ...

1,243円 There is a superstition that if an emptied theater is ever left completely dark, a ghost will take up residence. To prevent this, a single "ghost light" is left burning at center stage after the audience and all of the actors and musicians have gone home. Frank Rich's eloquent and moving boyhood ...

2,177円 In a provocative exploration of the triumphant South--the region that increasingly defines American politics and values--the former Atlanta bureau chief of The New York Times illuminates the people, places, and passions of this influential section of the country--an area that has effectively deci...

496円 Glamour, Alkohol, rücksichtsloses und sorgloses Verhalten - alle Themen von einem großen F. Scott Fitzgerald Roman? Ja. Aber im Fall von Fitzgerald imitiert die Romanliteratur das Leben. Fitzgeralds Ehe mit Zelda war flüchtig von Anfang an - es wurde durch Alkoholmissbrauch, Schulden und psychisc...

421円 In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the United States of America. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous American figures from history, presidents and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning ...

5,437円 A groundbreaking account of American religious history that highlights the important role played by the physical body The postmodern view that human experience is constructed by language and culture has informed historical narratives for decades. Yet newly emerging information about the biologica...