Americas category: 34066 books

After many years of research, award-winning historian Hugh Thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade. Beginning with the first Portuguese slaving expeditions, he describes and analyzes the rise of one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures...

Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors expect from the partnership, and what were the implications of their involvement in Spain's New World empire? Laura Matthew's study of Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala--the first study to focus on a single...

**“Long-awaited and important . . . No other book before has so thoroughly related the broad history of Indian slavery in the Americas.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A necessary work . . . [Reséndez’s] reportage will likely surprise you.”—NPR “One of the most profound contributions...

"As entertaining as it is thoughtful....Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate." --Washington Post After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indians of the Americas has finally been explored in all its...

Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith’s new book is an extraordinary achievement, an eye-opening account of how, over the past four decades, the American Dream has been dismantled and we became two Americas.   In his bestselling The Russians, Smith took millions of readers inside the Soviet Union....

*Includes pictures of Jackie and important people, places, and events in her life.*Includes a Table of Contents A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors American Legends series, readers...

*Includes pictures of Wild Bill and important people, places, and events in his life.*Discusses Wild Bill's most famous shootouts and his murder, explaining what's fact and what's legend.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. "Wild Bill was a strange character. Add...

*Includes 30 pictures of Grant and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes anecdotes about Grant's life, such as how Hiram Ulysses Grant came to be known as Ulysses S. Grant.*Includes a Table of Contents.A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential...

*Includes biographies of all 4 presidents on Mount Rushmore. *Includes pictures of Mount Rushmore, the 4 presidents, and important people, places and events in their lives. *Includes an introduction for each president. *Includes a Table of Contents. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of...

*Includes pictures of Helen Keller and important people in her life.*Includes Helen's quotes on politics, religion, inspiration, and more. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents"Most people measure their happiness in terms of physical pleasure and material possession....

*Includes pictures of the Lincolns and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies on both Abraham and Mary for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Abraham Lincoln (18091865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countrys most revered...

*Includes pictures of FDR, Eleanor and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Table of Contents.Franklin Delano Roosevelt might be Americas greatest 20th century president, but theres no question that he was the most unique. A well-connected relative of Theodore Roosevelt, FDR...

*Includes pictures of Eleanor, Jackie, Hillary and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Table of ContentsAmerican presidents have shaped the course of global affairs for generations, but as the saying goes, behind every great man theres a great woman. While the First Ladies...

The Fabulous Fifties were America's "Happy Days." The Eisenhower Years produced amazing contributions to our American culture -- and to other cultures around the world. In so many ways, Americans innovated, and the world imitated -- from Elvis Presley and rock 'n' roll to the Salk anti-polio...