Freedom in the Age of Slavery by historian Warren Eugene Milteer Jr. follows the history of free black people living in Virginia from the colonial period through Reconstruction, whether documenting...
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Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom
Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom by historian Warren Eugene Mitleer Jr. brings light to the stories of free african-americans in the critical years before, during and after the Civil War through...
This biography by historian Jenna Weissman Joselit paints a portrait of the life of Mordecai M. Kaplan who was a rabbi, writer, teacher and his undeniable influence on American Judaism.
Award-winning author and historian David Silverman examines the emergence of a racial identity among Euro-Americans and their determination to reign dominance and superiority over others– like Native...
Gregg Brazinsky in "Cold War Comrades" delves into the impact of Sino-North Korean relationship as a vital role in building and maintaining socialist states.
The first book of its kind, Less than Victory explores both the impact the Vietnam War had on American Catholics
Inquiring into Empire: Colonial Commissions and British Imperial Reform, 1819–1833
Co-written by Lisa Ford, this research covers the vast project of British imperial investigation between the 1815 Battle of Waterloo and the Great Reform Act.
Left Adrift by Historian Timothy Shenk explores the transformation of the left over the last 50 years via the recent history of the democratic party through the experience of Stan Greenberg and Doug...
Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative
In Weapons in Space, Aaron Bateman draws from recently declassified American, European, and Soviet documents to give an insightful account of the SDI.
Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York
Acclaimed historian Tyler Anbinder presents for the first time the Famine generation’s individual and collective tales of struggle, perseverance, and triumph.