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By Bruce Catton, William Bruce Catton. 2001
This work focuses on America in the 1850s and shows how north and south became increasingly isolated from each other…
and started down the two roads to the Battle of Fort Sumter and all-out war. Concurrently the book examines the formation and divergence of the attitudes of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis (both born in Kentucky) during this complex period of American history. It describes the era when great railroads were built; the tremendous land-hungry westward expansion of people; the development of the great industrial empires of the north and the great farm empires of the South, and the major factors which, woven together, precipitated the Civil War. Originally published in 1963. 2001.By Herb Colling. 2003
An analysis of the events leading up to, and immediately following, the Detroit Riot of 1967. It looks at Detroit's…
racial history through the eyes of its nearest neighbour, the city of Windsor, at perhaps the city's darkest, but most poignant, moment. It is an effort to determine what was, to understand what is, and what are the differences and similarities of life as experienced on the Canadian and American sides of the river. Descriptions of violence. 2003.By James M McPherson. 2008
James M. McPherson highlights the role President Abraham Lincoln played as the head of the U.S. military during the Civil…
War. Stresses Lincoln’s study and application of war strategies and his development of a political and national policy that focused on preserving the union. 2008.By John Tanner, Edwin James, Pierrette Désy. 1983
Pendant 30 ans, Tanner va partager la vie des ojibwa. Les guerres le feront s'affronter aux sioux et les chasses…
lui feront parcourir le Minnesota, le Manitoba et l'Ontario. Ce récit est authentique. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1983.By Hal Niedzviecki. 2015
A roller-coaster tour through our obsession with the future - and what's at stake when we neglect our present. Meet…
futurist consultants who preach the need for constant change, to a fourth-generation New Jersey dairy farmer grappling with the increasing complexities of a once-bucolic industry, to a group of Stanford undergraduates pulling all-nighters in an effort to produce the next must-have app. Through these characters and others, Niedzviecki shows how future-obsession and future-anxiety are affecting real people. 2015.By Julius Lester. 1995
A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from…
the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century. Junior and Senior High. 1995.By Waldo H Heinrichs. 1988
A study of FDR's performance on the way to America's entry into World War II - a diplomatic, intelligence, strategic,…
military, and political tightrope act. Roosevelt is portrayed as extremely cautious and calculating, continually keeping his options open. Covers the nine-month period between March 1941 and the December attack on Pearl Harbor. 1988.By Jill Lepore. 2018
In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins…
and rise of a divided nation. The American experiment rests on three ideas - "these truths," Jefferson called them - political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, "on a dedication to inquiry, fearless and unflinching," writes Jill Lepore in a groundbreaking investigation into the American past that places truth itself at the center of the nation's history. In riveting prose, These Truths tells the story of America, beginning in 1492, to ask whether the course of events has proven the nation's founding truths, or belied them. "A nation born in contradiction, liberty in a land of slavery, sovereignty in a land of conquest, will fight, forever, over the meaning of its history," Lepore writes, finding meaning in those very contradictions as she weaves American history into a majestic tapestry of faith and hope, of peril and prosperity, of technological progress and moral anguish. A spellbinding chronicle filled with arresting sketches of Americans from John Winthrop and Frederick Douglass to Pauli Murray and Phyllis Schlafly, These Truths offers an authoritative new history of a great, and greatly troubled, nation. Bestseller. 2018.By Joseph Rodota. 2018
Rodota unlocks the mysteries of the Watergate, reveals a surprising connection between the Watergate and Ronald Reagan, and unravels how…
the Nixon break-in transformed the Watergate's reputation and spawned generations of "-gate" scandals, from Koreagate to Deflategate. 2018.By Isabel Wilkerson. 2010
Chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South…
for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2010.By Clarice Stasz. 1991
This book, part biography, part social history, portrays fascinating women of the Vanderbilt dynasty -- religious yet socially conscious Alice;…
feminist, mansion-builder Alva; sculptress and museum launcher Gertrude; and "poor little rich girl" Gloria. 1991.By Richard Crockatt. 1989
By David O Stewart. 2007
Over the span of four hot summer months, delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia hammered out what would be…
regarded as one of the most important documents in world history. But the drafting of the Constitution was fraught with contention and divisive issues that threatened the very future of the Union. Issues such as slavery and states' rights could have formed insurmountable barriers, but America's founders somehow reached enough of a consensus - and compromised when necessary - to produce this remarkable work. 2007.By Peter Maas. 1999
On May 23, 1939, the Squalus submarine failed to resurface from a test dive and settled 243 feet down on…
the ocean floor off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Maas provides accounts of the thirty-three survivors and their families, and of Charles Momsen, who created the device used in their rescue. Bestseller. 1999.By Max Morgan Witts, Gordon W Thomas. 1971
A minute-by-minute account of the effects and aftermath of one of the most devastating earthquakes in America. The 1906 earthquake…
is a precursor, some believe, to a more tragic one yet to come. 1971.By Adam Smith. 1988
By Kenneth M Pollack. 2004
Author of "The Threatening Storm" chronicles the history of Persia (Iran), including its uneasy relationship with the United States since…
World War II. Pollack, formerly with the CIA, cautions that although Iran's fundamentalist Islamic government is pursuing nuclear options, American intervention would be a mistake. 2004.By Bill Nye, John Logsdon. 2018
Among all the technological accomplishments of the last century, none has captured our imagination more deeply than the movement of…
humans into outer space. Renowned space historian John Logsdon traces the greatest moments in human spaceflight by weaving together essential, fascinating documents from NASA's history. Beginning with rocket genius Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars, and closing with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there, this volume traces major events like the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the moon landings, the Challenger disaster, the daring Hubble Telescope repairs, and more. In these pages, we find such gems as Eisenhower's reactions to Sputnik, the original NASA astronaut application, John Glenn's reflections on zero gravity, Kennedy's directives to go to the moon, discussions on what Neil Armstrong's first famous first words should be, customs forms filled out by astronauts bringing back moon rocks, transcribed conversations with Nixon on ending Project Apollo and beginning the space shuttle program, and so much more. 2018.By Bill Minutaglio, Steven L Davis. 2018
Based on freshly uncovered primary sources and new firsthand interviews, this book takes readers along for the gonzo ride of…
a lifetime. Spanning twenty-eight months, President Nixon's careening, global manhunt for Dr. Timothy Leary winds its way among homegrown radicals, European aristocrats, a Black Panther outpost in Algeria, an international arms dealer, hash-smuggling hippies from the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, and secret agents on four continents, culminating in one of the trippiest journeys through the American counterculture. 2018.By John R Erickson. 2005
Enhancing his narrative with good-natured humor, Erickson paints a vivid portrait of today's cowboy--with his stubborn and independent nature, odd-looking…
but practical garb, legendary horse sense, masculine pastimes, and indispensable wife. He carefully explains how the modern cowboy manages his cattle with truck and trailer and with rope and horse. Emphasizing branding, calving, and fencing, he describes what the cowboy must do during each season of the year. He also highlights the challenges facing the modern cattle business and the economic realities affecting both rancher and cowboy. 2005.