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Galveston
A History
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
On the Gulf edge of Texas between land and sea stands Galveston Island. Shaped continually by wind and water, it is one of earth's ongoing creations—time is forever new. Here, on the shoreline, embraced by the waves, a person can still feel the heartbeat of nature. And yet, for all the idyllic possibilities,...
Ending Our Uncivil War
A Path to Political Recovery & Spiritual Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Civility is in decline in America. Fear and certitude are paralyzing our country. With Congress in gridlock, more Americans are leaning toward authoritarian political figures and the courts for answers to unaddressed legislative questions. Social media seems like an endless landscape of echo chambers...
Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush
A Secret History of the Far North
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1998
In the boomtowns of the Alaska-Yukon stampedes, where gold dust was common currency, the rarest commodity was an attractive woman, and her company could be costly. Author Lael Morgan takes you into the heart of the gold rush demimonde, that "half world" of prostitutes, dance hall girls, and entertainers...
Friend Grief and 9/11:
The Forgotten Mourners
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
“Families only.”
Those who were killed on September 11, 2001 left behind more than family members. They left thousands of friends who are often forgotten and ignored: co-workers, first responders, neighbors and survivors who struggle to find a way to grieve the friends killed when the World...
Twentieth-Century Sprawl
Highways and the Reshaping of the American Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Here, Owen Gutfreund offers a fascinating look at how highways have dramatically transformed American communities nationwide, aiding growth and development in unsettled areas and undermining existing urban centers. Gutfreund uses a "follow the money" approach, showing how government policies...
Denver
A BoomTown History
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Described by Tom Noel, "Dr. Colorado" as "A crackerjack overview!" this history of Denver is the only concise, comprehensive book available. From its gold mining days to today's skyscrapers, this rollicking story of the "Queen City of the Plains" is...
This Wicked Rebellion
Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Over one hundred and fifty years after it began, the Civil War still fascinates us—the vast armies marching to war, iconic leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, the drama of a nation divided. But the Civil War was also about individuals, the hundreds of thousands of ordinary men and boys...
Quarterly Essay 22 Voting for Jesus
Christianity and Politics in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2006
From the Hillsong Church to the Family First Party, Australia appears to be experiencing an evangelical revival. In Voting for Jesus, Amanda Lohrey investigates that revival – its shape and scope, and what it means for the mainstream churches and the nation's politics. She talks to young believers...
The Blood of Lambs
A Former Terrorist's Memoir of Death and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
The Blood of Lambs reveals the true inside story of the making and mind-set of a Muslim terrorist. Though his ties with terrorism were severed more than twenty years ago, it was not until 9/11, when radical Muslims rained terror on American shores, that Kamal Saleem stepped out of the shadows and...
Voices from the Wild Horse Desert
The Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy Ranches
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
Founded before the Civil War, the King and Kenedy Ranches have become legendary for their size, their wealth, and their endless herds of cattle. A major factor in the longevity of these ranches has always been the loyal workforce of vaqueros (Mexican and Mexican American cowboys) and their families....
New Jersey 9/11 Memorials
A Photographic Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
New Jersey 9/11 Memorials: A Photographic Guide brings September 11 memorials and monuments from New Jersey communities large and small, together in one beautiful and informative photo book. Share the memories, history, and heart-felt tributes in this respectful photographic guide. Includes the National...
by Howard Brinkley
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Over 3,000 dead. Buildings shaken to the ground. A city, surrounded by water, burnt to the ground. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the most destructive natural disasters the world has ever known.
In the aftermath of the Earthquake, authorities learned the hard way that the city...
Downtown
My Manhattan
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
In Downtown, Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to 42nd Street, combining a moving memoir of his days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people. From the Battery's traces of the early port...
New York Night
The Mystique and Its History
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2005
Who among us cannot testify to the possibilities of the night? To the mysterious, shadowed intersections of music, smoke, money, alcohol, desire, and dream? The hours between dusk and dawn are when we are most urgently free, when high meets low, when tongues wag, when wallets loosen, when uptown,...