History - Essays

A Text Book Of The Origin And History, Etc. Of The Colored People (1841) is a book written by James W. C. Pennington that explores the history and origin of people of color. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the African...

The History of Natural Hygiene and Principles of Natural Hygiene is a book written by Herbert M. Shelton, which delves into the history and principles of natural hygiene. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the history of...

The Awakening: The Seawright-Ellison Family Saga, Vol.1, A Narrative History, is the first volume in a narrative history about the descendants of two families that share a common ancestor, Martha Kitchings Seawright Ellison, born into slavery, in 1849, in Aiken County, South Carolina. The...

Fascinating portraits illuminate the diversity of Japanese American experiencesFrom a title-winning boxer in Louisiana to a Broadway baritone in New York, Japanese Americans have long belied their popular representation as "quiet Americans." Showcasing the lives and achievements of relatively unknown but remarkable people in...

The Pirate Queen begins in Ireland with the infamous Grace O'Malley, a ruthless pirate and scourge to the most powerful fleets of sixteenth-century Europe. This Irish clan chieftain, sea captain, and pirate queen was a contemporary of Elizabeth I, a figure whose life is...

What essential leadership lessons do we learn by distilling the actions and ideas of great military commanders such as George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Colin Powell? The Art of Command demonstrates that great leaders become great through a commitment not only to develop...

Steven Shapin argues that science, for all its immense authority and power, is and always has been a human endeavor, subject to human capacities and limits. Put simply, science has never been pure. To be human is to err, and we understand science better...

From the Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with truly disastrous military campaigns. How to Lose a War chronicles some of the most remarkable strategic catastrophes and doomed military adventures of overreaching invaders and clueless defenders--whether...

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20,000 Years on the Merrimack River Starting at its headwaters in Franconia Notch, the Merrimack rushes 117 miles to its mouth in Newburyport, Massachusetts. But it also spans 20,000 years of history crucial to the development of the American continent and the United States....

Colin Rafferty's Execute the Office uses lyric prose and formal invention to explore the humanity, or lack thereof, that thrived in each of the forty-five American presidents. Whether these powerful individuals were celebrated for infamous deeds and heroism, or forgotten as placeholders in the...

Author: Lerone Jr. BennettISBN-10: 1258521385ISBN-13: 9781258521387Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2012Pages: 418Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d

Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays...

Was Abraham Lincoln influenced by communism when the Union condemned the rights of Southern states to express their independence? It's shocking to think so. But that's precisely what Walter D. Kennedy and Al Benson Jr. assert in Red Republicans and Lincoln's Marxists. The pair...

Virginia 1619 provides an opportunity to reflect on the origins of English colonialism around the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic world. As the essays here demonstrate, Anglo-Americans have been simultaneously experimenting with representative government and struggling with the corrosive legacy of racial thinking for...

In a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced...

In the 1970s, feminist slogans proclaimed "Sisterhood is powerful," and women's historians searched through the historical archives to recover stories of solidarity and sisterhood. However, as feminist scholars have started taking a more intersectional approach--acknowledging that no woman is simply defined by her gender...

The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in Sinology, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to English-speaking...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

Those who lived through the Second World War have many stories of bravery, sadness, horror, doubt and longing. Inspired by conversations with a wide range of veterans following the publication of her grandfather's wartime memoir, Victoria Panton Bacon has gathered a moving collection of...

A classic of investigative journalism, the pamphlets of Ida B. Wells-Barnett shine a light on the evils of racism in the United States. With a contextual introduction and useful footnotes, this book gives students an opportunity to analyze and interpret primary texts. The book...

Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons, pulling artillery pieces, and serving as fighting platforms for cavalrymen. Drafted to support the war effort, horses often died or suffered terrible wounds on the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Faith in the Masses is a collection of 12 essays by historians and activist-scholars on various aspects of the 100-year history of the CPUSA. The essays in this book demonstrate the Communist Party, USA's century long commitment to equality, workers' rights, peace, and socialism....

These essays travel near andfar to explore landscapes of personal and cultural significance and thecommunities that inhabit them. At a time when wereexamine how policies of yesteryear shape equities in the present, award-winning writer Stephen Benz challenges readers to delve beyondwhitewashed versions of history...

Lessons from History is a joyful romp through the obscurest parts of the past. The annals have been scoured for overlooked figures and events that nonetheless made an impact, and within these pages they are brought hilariously and often poignantly back to life.Alex Deane...

The influence of Vannevar Bush on the history and institutions of twentieth-century American science and technology is staggeringly vast. As a leading figure in the creation of the National Science Foundation, the organizer of the Manhattan Project, and an adviser to Presidents Roosevelt and...

With its in-depth reflections on the monumental events of the past, this amazing book of essays ponders what might have been if things had gone differently in history. Featuring Stephen J. Ambrose, John Keegan, and many others.Author: Robert CowleyISBN-10: 0425176428ISBN-13: 9780425176429Publisher: Berkley / NalLanguage:...

"What is the scene or incident in European history that you would like to have witnessed-and why?" With lively and detailed accounts of some of the most dramatic events in history, some of our finest historical writers now turn their attention to Europe in...

"Time Maps extends beyond all of the old clich駸 about linear, circular, and spiral patterns of historical process and provides us with models of the actual legends used to map history. It is a brilliant and elegant exercise in model building that provides new...

Late antiquity saw the barbarian invasions overrun the western Roman empire and Persian and Arab armies end Roman rule over the eastern and southern coasts of the Mediterranean. Was late antiquity therefore merely a time of decline? In this vibrant and compact introduction, Gillian...

The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History represents an invaluable tool for historians and others in the field of African studies. This collection of essays, produced by some of the finest scholars currently working in the field, provides the latest insights into, and interpretations...

Dive into this vibrantly illustrated history of everything humans have invented to entertain ourselves, from Chess and Nintendo to Drag Queen Story Hour and Burning Man. In The Book of Fun, Polygon co-founder Russ Frushtick divulges the hidden backstories and fascinating facts about your...

Author John M. Williams, who grew up in Auburn, Alabama, has penned an unusual memoir written in the form of essays about the people and places that made the greatest impact on him as a young man. Village People: Sketches of Auburn will both...

Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, including The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have enriched our understanding of the Greco-Roman world in fundamental ways. In his writings...

The New World History is a comprehensive volume of essays selected to enrich world history teaching and scholarship in this rapidly expanding field. The forty-four articles in this book take stock of the history, evolving literature, and current trajectories of new world history. These...

Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson, is a classic essay on the nature and meaning of humor in various cultures throughout the world. The book has been highly successful in France, where it is in its seventh edition....

Much has been written about place and Civil War memory, but how do we personally remember and commemorate this part of our collective past? How do battlefields and other historic places help us understand our own history? What kinds of places are worth remembering...

Author: Oren ArnoldISBN-10: 1258495694ISBN-13: 9781258495695Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2012Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.08d

Originally published: Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1961.Author: Glanville DowneyISBN-10: 1258486652ISBN-13: 9781258486655Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/22/2012Pages: 786Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.95lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 1.56d

Author: Percy DunsheathISBN-10: 1258476738ISBN-13: 9781258476731Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2012Pages: 414Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d

Author: Miriam Allen DefordISBN-10: 1258379295ISBN-13: 9781258379292Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2012Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.34d

Author: Konrad HeidenISBN-10: 1258152509ISBN-13: 9781258152505Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d

The ""Genealogical History Of The Duncan-Stuart Family In America"" is a book written by Joseph Alonzo Stuart in 1894. It provides a comprehensive account of the history and lineage of the Duncan-Stuart family in America, tracing their ancestry and origin across various branches. The...

The book ""History Of The Clan Mackenzie: With Genealogies Of The Principal Families"" was written by Alexander Mackenzie and published in 1879. It is a comprehensive account of the history of the Clan Mackenzie, one of the most prominent Scottish clans. The book includes...

""History of Southold, Long Island: Its First Century"" by Epher Whitaker is a comprehensive historical account of the first hundred years of Southold, a town located on the eastern end of Long Island in New York. The book covers the period from the town's...

""History Of The Eberharts In Germany And The United States: From 1265 To 1890, 625 Years"" is a comprehensive account of the Eberhart family's history, spanning over six centuries. Written by Uriah Eberhart and published in 1891, the book traces the family's origins in...

A Short History Of Algiers: With A Concise View Of The Origin Of The Rupture Between Algiers And The United States (1805) is a historical book written by Evert Duyckinck. The book provides an overview of the history of Algiers, a city located in...

A History Of The Clan MacLean is a comprehensive account of the origins and development of the MacLean clan from its earliest days at Duard Castle on the Isle of Mull up until the late 19th century. Written by John Patterson MacLean, a prominent...

My First Days In The White House is a memoir written by Huey Pierce Long, Jr., an American politician who served as the Governor of Louisiana and later as a United States Senator. The book describes Long's experience as Vice President of the United...