From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, a unique image of the black... Læs mere
Perhaps no films attracted more rabid fans and less critical acclaim than black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies . The men and women who made the characters... Læs mere
This is the first book-length biography of Ed McKean, one of the nineteenth-century's premier shortstops. It is also the story of the so-called Emerald Age of baseball and leading Irish figures including Patsy Tebeau, Jimmy McAleer, John MGraw, and Hughie Jennings.
In 1965 Dudley F. Randall founded the Broadside Press, a company devoted to publishing, distributing and promoting the... Læs mere
Dwight Hamilton Diller is a musician from West Virginia devoted to traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo music, and a seminary-trained minister steeped in... Læs mere
By 1915, the Western Front was a 450 mile line of trenches, barbed wire and concrete bunkers. Remarkably, the Allied command gave two... Læs mere
The basis of much conflict and a source for recurrent political instability within Egypt is the inability to define a common national identity. The lack of a shared identity affects all Egyptians, but it impacts Egypt's Coptic Christians the most deeply.
Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon are two of the most important and controversial figures of the twentieth century. Although fame came to them in very... Læs mere
China has the largest education system in the world. This text examines the education system in post-Mao China from 1976 to the start of the 21st century. It explores how... Læs mere
This memoir is filled with recollections of many Hollywood greats and features a number of previously unpublished photographs. It... Læs mere
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe's near miraculous escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar... Læs mere