Through exhaustive use of declassified documents, previously unavailable investigative materials, and wide-ranging interviews,... Læs mere
In her clear, engaging study, Perry argues that Jackie exerted an impressive, enduring cultural influence on Washington and the White House, an influence unsurpassed by other first ladies.
A sweeping narrative of America's Civil War era, Liberty and Union shows how the war helped to bring about revolutionary changes in American life, changes that were sustained--and limited--by most Americans' abiding commitment to the nation's founding principles.
In the world of farmers, small-town businessmen, engaged women, and working people, Lynda Beck Fenwick's Prairie Bachelor shows us the provenance and lived reality of a rural populism that would forever alter the American political scene.
Long before the coming of Euro-Americans, native inhabitants of what is now Kansas left their mark on the land: carvings in the soft orange and red sandstone of the... Læs mere
A job that once was “not worth a bucket of warm spit”, according to John Nance Garner, became, in the hands of the most recent... Læs mere
Winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize. The first modern history of Lincoln's border-state policies during the Civil War which tells the story of how... Læs mere
The first thorough, well-documented, and fair-minded evaluation of Justice Thomas's 500 written opinions during 25 years on the Supreme Court, and, the most complete examination of his consistent original general meaning approach to constitutional interpretation.
Takes readers behind the common and simplistic representations of the state of Alaska to explore the rich history and... Læs mere
When the US took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these... Læs mere
During the Civil War, thirty-six officers in the Army of the Potomac were assigned corps commands of up to 30,000 men. This book looks at this command cadre, examining... Læs mere
Beginning with the first regiments formed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this book chronicles how American militia-men have transformed themselves from a loose collection of local defence forces into a modern efficient reserve force.