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Manufacturing the Newspaper in Twentieth-Century North America
A deep and timely account of how American newspapers were produced and distributed on paper. Winner of the Best Book in Canadian Business History by t...
A Biography
For more than six decades, William F. Winter (1923–2020) was one of the most recognizable public figures in Mississippi. His political career spanne...
Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991
Following on Making Civil Rights Law, which covered Thurgood Marshall's career from 1936-1961, this book focuses on Marshall's career on the Supreme C...
Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation
Many prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period wa...
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A New York Times bestseller! “Beautifully crafted and fun to read.” —Louis Galambos, The Wall Street Journal “Nasaw’s research is extraordin...
U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism
For more than fifty years, the United States supported the Colombian military in a war that cost over 200,000 lives. During a single period of heighte...
The American President
New York Times #1 bestselling author Larry Schweikart, armed with previously unseen sources from Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Library, uncovers the ...
The Southern Conference Movement, 1938-1963
ÒA factual record assembled in depth, this is an important contribution to the archives of integration and nondiscrimination.Ó ÑPublishers WeeklyÒ...
USAF Strategic Weapons Doctrine and SIOP-62, 1959-1962
In the wake of the Soviet launching of Sputnik I, John H. Rubel became one of six Assistant Directors of Research and Engineering for the Department o...
Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm
The natural and cultural history of an iconic plant The palmetto, also known as the cabbage palm or Sabal palmetto, is an iconic part of the southeast...
The life and work of Nazi Germany s remarkable military attache in Washington...
Domestic Politics, the Republican Party, and the War
The effects of domestic politics on the Vietnam War are revealed in this groundbreaking historical study by the author of The Price of Loyalty. In Vie...
Reframing JFK's Assassination
David Wrone, one of the nation's foremost authorities on the JFK assassination, reexamines Zapruder's film with a fresh eye and a deep knowledge of th...
A Semi-monthly Journal of Education
The Life of Duncan Lee, Red Spy and Cold Warrior
Duncan Chaplin Lee was a Rhodes Scholar, patriot, and descendent of one of America's most distinguished families -- and possibly the best-placed mole ...
The Battle for a State
The Arkansas River Valley is one of the most fertile regions in the South. During the Civil War, the river also served as a vital artery for moving tr...
My Journey from Combat to the Citizens' Commission of Inquiry on U.S. War Crimes in Vietnam
In this vividly honest memoir, author Michael Uhl details his experiences in Vietnam as first lieutenant of a counterintelligence team attached to the...
The Life and Times of James Forrestal
A haunting portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the mid-twentieth century, this biography takes a penetrating look at Ja...
Presents a guide to publishing poetry, containing lists of entries with evaluations of poetry publishers and complete submission and contact informati...
The United Electrical Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania
An empowering history told from below, showing that the collective efforts of the many can challenge the supremacy of the few. Erie's two UE locals co...
"You read with a rising sense of despair and outrage, and you finish it as if awakening from a nightmare only Kafka could have conceived."--Christophe...
The Cultural Significance of the Strategic Defense Initiative
Since the public unveiling of SDI in 1983, discussion has focused on the technical and strategic aspects of the project. This book takes a new look, e...
Reflections on a Life's Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer
An inspiring autobiography by “one of the finest human beings, industrial leaders, and philanthropists on the planet” (Stephen R. Covey). The comp...
For the Specialist Book World
The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 compiled from original sources and illustrated by photo-intaglio reproductions of important maps, plans...
America and the World in the Free Market Era
Gary Gerstle provides a sweeping re-interpretation of the entire era - from the revival of market liberalism in the 1970s to the ruin generated by the...
Proceedings of the 22d-33d annual conference of the Library Association in v. 1-12; proceedings of the 34th-44th, 47th-57th annual conference issued a...
Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools
With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug educatio...
The Rise and Fall of Community Policing in New York Public Housing
In recent years, community policing has transformed American law enforcement by promising to build trust between citizens and officers. Today, three-q...
A Comprehensive Analysis
The purpose of Understanding the Volatile and Dangerous Middle East is to assist the general public to obtain a deeper comprehension of this bewilderi...
Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11
Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. They faked the moon landing. They...
George Kennan, Charles Bohlen, W. Averell Harriman, William Bullitt, Joseph E. Davies, Llewlleyn Thompson, Jack Matlock: these are important names in ...
Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is i...