Documents the transformation of British literary culture, spanning the eighteenth century and linking journalism, literature, theology, and philosophy. In recovering the... Læs mere
Documents the period from 1 January through 30 April 1794, a time when Washington continued to focus his efforts as president on preventing the United States from becoming entangled in the continuing war between France and Great Britain.
This volume covers the closing months of Washington's first presidential term, opening at Mount Vernon with Washington... Læs mere
Explains for a general reader what eighteenth-century American militias were and why the authors of the Constitution believed them to be... Læs mere
Covering the full range of building, this text traces the origin and development of an American architectural vocabulary in the colonies and states of the Eastern seaboard from Delaware to Georgia. It features 1500 terms ranging from building types to methods of construction.
Explores the English literary influence on classic American novelists’ depictions of gender, sexuality, and race. With All The Devils... Læs mere
Offers the first comparative study of Toni Morrison and Chinua Achebe. Surveying both writers’ oeuvres, Christopher Okonkwo examines significant relations... Læs mere
The third and final volume of the correspondence between William and Henry James begins in 1897 and concludes with William's death in 1910.
In this provocative new biography, Mary Sarah Bilder looks to the 1780s - the Age of the Constitution - to investigate... Læs mere