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
More than a biography of a person navigating nineteenth-century America, this is a story about America - brash, imaginative and seemingly limitless in resources and creativity, but overly self-assured and wildly reckless.
In a century of spirited play, the Boston Bruins have participated in numerous contests that have brought joy and disappointment to their passionate legions of followers. Twenty-five of these games are presented here, chronologically, in great detail.
A collection of 29 interviews explores the outer reaches of the Kurt Vonnegut universe. A valuable resource for students, scholars and fans, this book offers windows into Vonnegut’s life and art that are often overlooked in standard biographies.
For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists... Læs mere
Serves as an account of one dog’s life and his family’s attempts to help him, and as a resource on behaviour euthanasia, which is a... Læs mere
Opening day in Milwaukee is an event like no other in baseball - all the pomp and reverence for the return of the season, with a tailgate... Læs mere