American History

Updated to include events through the year 2000, the Millennial Edition of The Timetables of American History -- an entertaining, authoritative survey of our nation's history, presented in the popular...

This is an account of the collapse of Montezuma's great Mexican empire beneath the onslaught of Cortez's conquistadors. It considers the moral and political issues involved in this extraordinary clash...

A collection of essays on workers' efforts in the 19th and 20th centuries to assert control over the processes of production in US. It describes the development of management techniques...

Winner of the Bancroft Prize In this brilliantly original book, written for the general reader, the American past becomes richly meaningful to the present.

When C. Wright Mills published The New Men of Power in 1948, he thought labor leaders a new strategic elite and the unions a set of vanguard organizations that were...

In a groundbreaking book that recasts the history of the Cold War, bestselling author Priscilla J. McMillan exposes, for the first time, the truth behind J. Robert Oppenheimer's 1954 trial...

This superb one-volume history--from early British colonization to the fall of President Nixon--captures all the vivid personalities and events as well as the broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Hugh...

"There are many women like Belen whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman's fight for justice."- Kirkus Reviews (starred...

Tells a highly visual and accessible story of Virginia, and its importance in the history of America, from the late 1500s to the early 21st century. The story of Virginia...

At the beginning of the 18th century, America was a colonized land with European countries squabbling over its many natural resources. In 1754, the French-Indian War broke out as a...

This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples native to the...

The sad plight of the Five Civilized Tribes-the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole-during America's Civil War is both fascinating and often overlooked in the literature. From 1861-1865, the Indians...

In days of old a bard would have sung high ballads of the war hero, but here the task falls to the chief historian of the US Coast Guard. Browning...

Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) ranked among the most important generals who fought with Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. A brigade and corps commander, he played principal roles...

Jefferson Davis, captured, imprisoned, and charged with 1) conspiracy and culpability in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; 2) conspiracy to cause the deaths of Northern P.O.W.'s at Andersonville, Georgia, a...

When Union General George McClellan marched toward the Confederate capital of Richmond in 1862, he encountered the Warwick River -where it wasn't supposed to be.- McClellan was following a map...

A deep dive into how big business took over American politics, from the critically acclaimed author of Fantasyland NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER How an elite cabal rewrote the American dream...

The riveting true story of Robert E. Lee, the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington's family but turned by war against Washington's crowning achievement, the Union. On the...

This book fills a long standing gap in state histories dealing with the period of the Civil War in the western frontier that was Arkansas. Based on newspaper articles, legal...

This title provides personal reflections on Lincoln's life and legacy. In "Lincoln Lessons", seventeen of today's most respected academics, historians, lawyers, and politicians provide candid reflections on the importance of...

A soldier, his widow, and their story; The man who gave his name to the greatest failed frontal attack in American military history, George E. Pickett is among the most...

A sharply focused chronicle of Lee's life and a meditation on the general's career and his place in history, this biography is a thoughtful response to some of the more...

America fought to gain independence from British colonial power between 1763 and 1783. It wasn't just a battle won by American revolutionaries. It was also lost by the British. Combining...

This collection of essays examines the phenomenon of the gradually evolving cultural differences which took place between America and Britain after the American revolution. A culture of individualism began to...

A brilliant collection of essays on the most vital conflict in America's history, written by renowned historians and presented by the editor of the acclaimed WHAT IF? WITH MY FACE...

On the day the first shots of the Civil War were fired, a mob in Richmond clambered on top of the Capitol to raise the Confederate flag. Four years later,...

When Liddell Hart's Sherman was first published in 1929, it received encomiums such as these: "A masterly performance . . . one of the most thorougly dignified, one of the...

General Robert E. Lee was a complicated man and military figure. In Robert E. Lee, the 11th book in the critically acclaimed Great Generals Series, Noah Andre Trudeau follows the...

James M. McPherson is acclaimed as one of the finest historians writing today and a preeminent commentator on the Civil War. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of...

Instant New York Times Bestseller A searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party's dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

A long-time Austinite and journalist's exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texas-charting the shifts within its vibrant music scene, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the challenges...

The Pulitzer Prize winning classic by President John F. Kennedy, with an introduction by Caroline Kennedy and a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy. Written in 1955 by the then junior...

The definitive account of Barack Obama's life before he became the 44th president of the United States - the formative years, confluence of forces, and influential figures who helped shaped...

The authoritative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chavez places the country's controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the...

Author: Kate YeomansBinding: HardbackPublished: Mc-Graw Hill., 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerhe truth is hidden in layers of mystery that lure us ever deeper into this suspenseful story, finally...

Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Vietnam War was one of this country's saddest...

Author: Howard FastBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Stained and faded cover. Minor nicks/tears on a few pages. Clean text.Howard Fast’s Peekskill:...

Author: W. H. Mitchell and L. A. Sawyer.Binding: HardbackPublished: World Ship Society, 1979Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFrom America to United States...

Author: Dennis L. Noble, et al. Binding: HardbackPublished: Coast Guard Bicentennial Series, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Seems to be a collection of magazines/booklets merged into one. Minor...

Author: Terry ColemanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, London, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsTerry Coleman's "Passage to America" is a compelling work of historical non-fiction that meticulously chronicles the arduous...

Author: Robert Penn WarrenBinding: HardbackPublished: HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: Good. Robert Penn Warren's "All...

Author: The Board Of General PurposesBinding: HardbackPublished: Adelaide, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive non-fiction work presents a meticulous historical account...

Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: Redwood Burn ltd (printer), 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded cover.This academic journal presents a critical examination of...

Author: Theodore C. SorensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Very light tanning on back panel, previous bookseller sticker inside, otherwise book in...

Author: LefredmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1969Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine and edges. Tight pages.An historical study. Inc the US and Australia; the US and China;...