Eighteen-year-old Joshua Cushing wakes up in a psych ward, not knowing how he got there. Worse, he has only one eye. And no one in his family will tell him what happened to his... Læs mere
An account of the political, social, and educational transformations, emphasizing the effect of Wisconsin's partisan politics... Læs mere
This fourth volume in the history of the University of Wisconsin covers events from the deluge of World War II vets on the GI bill... Læs mere
Burdened by poverty, illiteracy, and vulnerability as Mexican immigrants to California's Coachella Valley, three generations of González men... Læs mere
In 1968, at the peak of the Vietnam War, Congressman Melvin Laird agreed to serve as Richard Nixon's secretary of defense. Lampooned as a ""missile... Læs mere
A newly recovered modernist novel, recounting a passionate triangle of love and loss among three of the most daring women of belle epoque Paris."
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Provides a wide-ranging investigation of the gendered nature of historical memory and its influence on the development of the... Læs mere
Based on detailed research in archival collections, this book establishes Sofia Panina as an astute eyewitness to and passionate... Læs mere
In 1898 the US sent troops to suppress the Filipino struggle for independence, including three regiments of the “Buffalo Soldiers”.... Læs mere
Presents Indonesia through the eyes of a popular thinker who believed that Indonesians and Muslims everywhere should embrace... Læs mere
A love story for the ages, Heartthrob implores us to consider how things could have been. In these romantic cronicas based on detailed diary entries and... Læs mere