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by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
The author rightly observes that establishing an effective local police force is critical to successful stability operations. An effective police force is a key component to security sector reform, justice sector reform, and the successful transition to the host nation's security force. But because...
The Constitution of the United States
A Primer for the People
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
A masterly introduction to the United States Constitution, this slim book leads the reader through a concise overview of the document's individual articles and amendments. With clear and accessible language, Currie then examines each of the three branches of the federal government and explains the...
Las Maquiladoras: Assembly and Manufacturing Plants on the United States-Mexico Border
An International Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Here is a one-stop research resource on the assembly and manufacturing plants on the U.S.-Mexico border, termed Maquiladoras. A combination bibliography and directory, Las Maquiladoras focuses on various aspects of the American-owned companies that are located in Mexico and employ Mexican citizens.
While...
Constitution is Born, A
A Brief History of the Constitution of the United States of America, Tracing the Hand of God
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Now, as never before, basic knowledge of our governmental heritage is essential if we want to be empowered to keep elected officials accountable and defeat the forces that would destroy our freedoms. The truths of the Constitution must be embedded in our hearts—(not blocked out by social media or...
George P. Marsh Correspondence
Images of Italy, 1861–1881
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
The broad diplomatic production of George P. Marsh, the first US ambassador to the Reign of Italy, contains much more than the records of Italo-American relations. From 1864 Marsh reported to the Secretary of State in Washington DC and to some personal friends a detailed and constantly updated description...
Spanish Dollars and Sister Republics
The Money That Made Mexico and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Spanish Dollars and Sister Republics traces the linked history of the new nations of Mexico and the United States from the 1770s to the 1860s. Tatiana Seijas and Jake Frederick highlight the common challenges facing both countries in their early decades of independence by exploring the creation of...
The Morehouse Mystique
Becoming a Doctor at the Nation's Newest African American Medical School
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of only four predominantly Black medical schools in the United States. Among its illustrious alumni are surgeons general of the United States, medical school presidents, and numerous other highly regarded medical professionals. This book...
The Spanish Craze
America's Fascination with the Hispanic World, 1779–1939
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
The Spanish Craze is the compelling story of the centuries-long U.S. fascination with the history, literature, art, culture, and architecture of Spain. Richard L. Kagan offers a stunningly revisionist understanding of the origins of hispanidad in America, tracing its origins from the early republic...
by Fr. Joseph T. Durkin
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
First published in 1959, this is Father Joseph T. Durkin’s scholarly biography of Father Thomas Ewing Sherman (1856-1933), an American lawyer, educator, and Catholic priest who became a popular public speaker during the latter half of the 19th century
Fr. Tom Sherman was born in San Francisco,...
by Abel Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
From Wikipedia: Abel Stevens (1815–1897) was an American clergyman, editor, and author known for his books on Methodist religious history. He wrote History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America, an early history of the church that is frequently referenced in historical...
Lone Star Marine
A Biography Of The Late Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr., U.S.M.C.
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
A fascinating biography of veteran Marine Corps officer Colonel John W. Thomason, dedicated soldier and talented artist.
“On a spring morning in 1917, in fact the very day the United States declared war on Germany, a twenty-four-year-old Texan strode into the recruiting office of the Marine...
by James L. Haley
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Texas is the country's second largest state by size and population. It has a unique and varied history, having been ruled by a succession of nations—from which the term “six flags over Texas” sprang—before becoming an independent republic. From its traditional oil, cattle, and cotton industries...
by Joseph Spark
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Whether you are ready to retire or just thinking about it, you will want to make sure that you read this book. We’ll take you on a journey like no other through the jungles of Ecuador, the tropics of Costa Rica, Ireland, the United States, and many other fantastic retirement destinations. For each...
The JET Program and the US–Japan Relationship
Goodwill Goldmine
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Since 1987, the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program has recruited thousands of young college graduates from more than sixty countries, including the United States, to work in Japan for up to five years. Now, thirty years after the program’s founding, there are more than 60,000 JET Program...