United States category: 34172 books
Thor Ballistic Missile
The United States and the United Kingdom in Partnership
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2017
In the mid-1950s faced with worrying advances in Soviet missile technology, the United States sought to develop an IRBM to act as a stop-gap until the Atlas ICBM became operational. Intense inter-service rivalry followed before the US Air Force gained the upper hand in deploying the missile. The UK,...
by Glenn Mitoma
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
The American attitude toward human rights is deemed inconsistent, even hypocritical: while the United States is characterized (or self-characterized) as a global leader in promoting human rights, the nation has consistently restrained broader interpretations of human rights and held international...
The Diplomacy of Migration
Transnational Lives and the Making of U.S.-Chinese Relations in the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
During the Cold War, both Chinese and American officials employed a wide range of migration policies and practices to pursue legitimacy, security, and prestige. They focused on allowing or restricting immigration, assigning refugee status, facilitating student exchanges, and enforcing deportations....
Race against Empire
Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937–1957
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
During World War II, African American activists, journalists, and intellectuals forcefully argued that independence movements in Africa and Asia were inextricably linkep to political, economic, and civil rights struggles in the United States. Marshaling evidence from a wide array of international...
by H. E. Marshall, A.c.michael
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Four years have come and gone since first you asked me to write a Story of the United States "lest you should grow up knowing nothing of your own country." I think, however, that you are not yet very grown up, not yet too "proud and great" to read my book. But I hope that you know...
John Brown Gordon
Soldier, Southerner, American
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
John Brown Gordon’s career of prominent public service spanned four of America’s most turbulent decades. Born in Upson County, Georgia, in 1832, Gordon practiced law in Atlanta and, in the years immediately preceding the Civil War, developed coal mines in northwest Georgia. In 1861, he responded...
The Origins of the Grand Alliance
Anglo-American Military Collaboration from the Panay Incident to Pearl Harbor
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
On December 12, 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the American gunboat Panay, which was anchored in the Yangtze River outside Nanjing, China. Although the Japanese apologized, the attack turned American public opinion against Japan, and President Roosevelt dispatched Captain Royal Ingersoll to London to...
THE VOICES FROM THE MARGINS: Authentic Recorded Life Stories by Former Slaves from 17 American States
True Life Stories from Hundreds of African Americans in South about Their Life in Slavery and after the Liberation
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "THE VOICES FROM THE MARGINS: Authentic Recorded Life Stories by Former Slaves from 17 American States". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices....
James Madison
A Life Reconsidered
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
A major new biography of the fourth president of the United States by New York Times bestselling author Lynne Cheney
Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; it features James Madison among its vibrant cast of characters. This majestic new biography...
by Mr. Mark Stein
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake?
We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities—the entire state of Maryland(!)—have become so engrained that our map might...
by Eugene Alvarez Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2002
Located near the Palmetto State�s historic city of Beaufort, the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina is one of the world�s most famous military bases. Having trained Marine recruits since World War I, the base is the oldest major post of the Marine Corps. It is...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2012
*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...
America's Political Dynasties
From Adams to Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
The Constitution states that "no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States," yet it seems political nobility is as American as apple pie.
America was founded in rebellion against nobility and inherited status. Yet from the start, dynastic families have been conspicuous...
by James Ford Rhodes
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
I hold that the union of these States is perpetual.… Physically speaking we cannot separate.… The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the Government. - President Lincolns First Inaugural AddressAlthough James Ford Rhodes was a career...