Critically examines how movies that feature real or imagined explorers and expeditions creatively... Læs mere
Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her--women who sought to control their own careers and... Læs mere
Traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight - the dominant news frame in the crowded medium of electronic sports journalism - as the primary means of communicating about sports and athletes.
In 1900, hardly anyone in America had heard of Sigmund Freud, but by 1920, with his books translated and distributed... Læs mere
Presents the history of the early US Coast Guard, with special focus on its former whalers-turned-cutters, the Bear and the Northland, and their voyages along the coast of Alaska, Hawaii and Greenland.
Kentucky is richly blessed with rivers. This book tells the stories of three of the most beautiful and historic of them: the Rolling Fork, the Nolin, and the Rough.... Læs mere
In summer 1937 the Salisbury Indians, a Class D minor league team from rural Maryland, achieved national... Læs mere
Tells the story of Ted Mack’s purchase of Peoples Brewing Company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mack’s ownership of Peoples Brewing is an inspirational story of Black entrepreneurship, innovation and pride at a time when America was at an important racial justice crossroads.
Aryeh Malkish, a Ukrainian Jew, was an engineering student when the KGB arrested him in 1969 for organising a group of political... Læs mere
Set against the backdrop of World War II and accented by the birth, demise and rebirth of a nation, this memoir chronicles a Baltic refugee... Læs mere
Uniquely intertwining the stories of three early twentieth century radical Americans, this book presents the enthralling... Læs mere
While media historians have extensively analysed screen portrayals of the more sensational events of America in the 1750s to the 1790s, less attention has been paid to... Læs mere