United States category: 34172 books
Following Father Chiniquy
Immigration, Religious Schism, and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century Illinois
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Winner, ISHS Certificate of Excellence, 2016
In the late 1850s and early 1860s, the attention of the Catholic and Protestant religious communities around the world focused on a few small settlements of French Canadian immigrants in northeastern Illinois. Soon after arriving in their new home,...
Civil Rights and Beyond
African American and Latino/a Activism in the Twentieth-Century United States
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Civil Rights and Beyond examines the dynamic relationships between African American and Latino/a activists in the United States from the 1930s to the present day. Building on recent scholarship, this book pushes the timeframe for the study of interactions between blacks and a variety of Latino/a groups...
Welfare in the United States
A History with Documents, 1935–1996
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Welfare has been central to a number of significant political debates in modern America:
What role should the government play in alleviating poverty?
What does a government owe its citizens, and who is entitled to help?
How have race and gender shaped economic opportunities and outcomes?
How...
Us versus Them
The United States, Radical Islam, and the Rise of the Green Threat
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
In this important new book, Douglas Little explores the political and cultural turmoil that led U.S. policy makers to shift their attention from containing the "Red Threat" of international communism to combating the "Green Threat" of radical Islam after 1989. Little analyzes America's...
The History of Street Gangs in the United States
Their Origins and Transformations
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
This book is an historical account of the emergence of youth gangs and the transformation of these into street gangs in the United States. The author traces the emergence of these gangs in the four major geographical regions over the span of two centuries, from the early 1800s to 2012. The author’s...
by Doug Gelbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.
Each...
by Doug Gelbert
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.
Each...
by Doug Gelbert
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.
Each...
Radical Lincoln
Inside the Mind of America's Most Fascinating President
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, held a nation together during a brutal Civil War and changed the course of history by ending slavery. He has more books written about him than any other President of the United States but what do we really know about the “man” himself? There are...
Counting Americans
How the US Census Classified the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
How could the same person be classified by the US census as black in 1900, mulatto in 1910, and white in 1920? The history of categories used by the US census reflects a country whose identity and self-understanding--particularly its social construction of race--is closely tied to the continuous polling...
Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania
Allies on the Home Front, 1944–1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
During World War II 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were detained in the United States. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, most of these soldiers agreed to swear allegiance to the United States and to collaborate in the fight against Germany. At the Letterkenny Army...
by John Selby
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the United States Marine Corps, from 1775, through their service in World Wars 1 and 2, through to Korea and Vietnam. Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail.
by Robert Wooster
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests. Clashing with Spain, Britain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and Indians in this pursuit of expansion, the army's failures and successes alternately...
The Yellowlegs
The Story of the United States Cavalry
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2019
The story of America’s cavalry is extraordinarily rich in colorful, and often flamboyant, personalities and exciting action. Indeed, much of the early military history of the United States is dominated by the exploits of its horse-soldiers.In this comprehensive and lively account, the author –...