Shows how urban liberals joined in uneasy alliance with agrarian interests to install Francisco Madero as president and how his attempts... Læs mere
This indispensable book includes three of Che Guevara's most influential essays describing his tactical philosophy of fighting a guerrilla war in Latin America. 5 illustrations.
Tells the story of Waheenee, a Hidatsa Indian woman, born in 1839 amid a devastated tribe. This book describes her life as a strong-willed, curious child, a spirited adolescent, and a skilled, hardworking young mother.
Provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West
Presents a new perspective on Salish weaving through technical and anthropological lenses. Drawing on first-person accounts of... Læs mere
When Julija �ukys was a child, her paternal grandfather, Anthony, rarely smiled, and her grandmother, Ona, spoke only in her native Lithuanian. But they still taught �ukys her family's story: that of a proud people forced from their homeland when the soldiers came.
Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Korean War, Mark Clodfelter explains how US Air Force doctrine evolved through the American experience in these conventional wars only to be thwarted in the context of a limited guerrilla struggle in Vietnam.
A biography of Challenger astronaut and teacher - Christa McAuliffe.