Situated in a mid-Victorian moment of frenetic plant collecting from the far reaches of the British empire, Novel... Læs mere
Beginning with Madison's return to Washington from Montpelier, this fourth volume in the ""Secretary of State"" series... Læs mere
Part of a series which covers the eight precedent-setting years of Washington's presidency and his brief retirement. Volume three covers most of the summer of 1789 and focuses on the problems facing the new administration.
Volume 12 of the ""Presidential Series"" continues the fourth chronological series of ""The Papers of George Washington"". This series includes the public papers written by or presented to Washington during his two administrations.
Award-winning journalist Thomas Kapsidelis examines the decade after the Virginia Tech massacre through the experiences of survivors and community members who advocated for reforms in gun safety, campus security, trauma recovery, and mental health.
Provides a systematic examination of the American abolition movement's direct impacts on antislavery politics... Læs mere
The oral poets of the amaXhosa people have long shaped understandings of history and offered a forum for grappling with change. This book... Læs mere
Responding to fears of African American and female political agency, this book shows how... Læs mere
Examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and... Læs mere
Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching... Læs mere