Union general Joseph Hooker (1814-79) gained a prominent place in Civil War history. Acting swiftly, the general reorganized his army, routed corruption among quartermasters,... Læs mere
Offers an insight into the life and culture of the Pawnee people.
A Hemisphere of Women focuses on the first Pan American women’s organization dealing specifically with women’s civil and political rights in a transnational arena in the early twentieth century.
The basis for the highly acclaimed 1950 film, "Broken Arrow", this work is a history in fiction form, of the Southwest, from the time of the Gadsden Purchase in 1856 until the end of the... Læs mere
Analyses three major Civil War campaigns that were conducted following a series of devastating Confederate defeats at the hands of... Læs mere
The Enlightened Patrolman guides readers through Mexico City’s efforts to envision and carry out modern values as viewed through the lens of early law enforcement, an accelerated process of racialization of urban populations, and burgeoning ideas of modern masculinity.
Argues that war fiction offers a kind of history that both documents its subjects and provides a snapshot of the cultural representation of... Læs mere
Based loosely on the author's life, this novel recounts the narrator's journey following the footsteps of his Mauritius-born grandfather, Maxime, who abruptly boarded a boat... Læs mere
Sheds light on what happened at the Little Bighorn
A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches.
A collection of stories ranging from rural tales of death to a retelling of the biblical Job story, in which a skeletonized Job trades barbs and blows with a murderous lumberjack.