This annotated edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about a mixed-race couple’s experiences while held captive during the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War in Minnesota of 1862.
Elliott West lays out the main events and developments of the emergence of the American West, situating the birth of the West in the broader narrative of American history between 1848 and 1880.
Tells the stories of five militant feminist women who aided in the creation of a modern culture in revolutionary and... Læs mere
Volume 15 of the Histories of Anthropology Annual, focuses on themes of individual scholars and national developments, with each specific case building... Læs mere
Frontier Comrades examines LGBTQ+ experience in the American West through six accounts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives, each in a different part of the West, moving chronologically from the fur trade era to the dawn of the automobile age.
Liza Bennett tells the little-known story of the friendship between Georgia O’Keeffe and Anita Pollitzer, and their relationship’s history-making consequences.
Written with the help of Courtney Ryley Cooper, Annie Oakley’s first biographer, Memories of Buffalo Bill offers an idealized account of William F. Cody’s life from the perspective of his wife, Louisa.
This lively memoir details Fred Haefele’s experiences with pickup trucks in each phase of his life. Uniquely free spirited, The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks is equal parts love story, blue-collar writer’s tale, and motor-head memoir.
Through American comics, Silence in the Quagmire focuses on the Vietnam War’s forgotten voices, including the Vietnamese on both sides of the conflict, women and girls, and returning veterans.
In French author Tristan Garcia’s Memories from the Jungle chimpanzee Doogie is marooned in the jungle after being raised by human beings. With his exceptional intelligence,... Læs mere
From Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong study of and enthusiasm for outdoor adventure came a host of durable writings; the collection celebrates his love of nature study and outdoor adventure, and champions preserving wild nature for the wellbeing of both individuals and the nation.
Daddy Issues is a collection of moving stories of queer Asian American experience. In these contemplations on solitude and hope, many of the characters find the connections they need once they allow themselves to become vulnerable.