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Enlightening the World
The Creation of the Statue of Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Conceived in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the grief that swept France over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty has been a potent symbol of the nation's highest ideals since it was unveiled in 1886. Dramatically situated on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island)...
by Mary Cable
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
In August 1839, what appeared to be a listless pirate ship, unidentified by any flag, was spotted off the North Atlantic coast of the United States. On board were thirty barely clad black men, armed with cutlasses, and two white men - Spanish slave owners with an incredible story to tell. A month...
The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1
Building an Empire, 1846-1917
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2012
"Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise," Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. "Think of it as a nation." At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest privately owned business corporation in the world....
Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America
The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
The powerful story of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of the Second World War
In 1943, nearly one thousand European refugees from eighteen different countries set out on a journey for asylum in the United States. Accompanying them was Ruth...
The Arsenal of Democracy
FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
“A touching and absorbing portrait of one of the forgotten heroes of World War II . . . A. J. Baime has given us a memorable portrait not just of an industry going to war but of a remarkable figure who helped to make victory possible.”—Wall Street Journal
As the United States entered...
by LTC Robert L. Jahns
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Statesman and soldiers: What is the relationship that exists between the policymaker and the strategist? And, when the policymaker is actively involved in determining the strategies, what is the effect of advice given by the senior military leader and what role should he play in formulating policy...
The Cradle of Texas Road
A Model of Cultural Integration for the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
The region north of Houston, Texas, is a cultural enclave of communities and sites distinctive in Texas history. Here, significant contributions to the history of the great state of Texas emerged, along with some of its most noted and distinctive personalities, communities, and historical sites.
Thoroughly...
Ireland's Exiled Children
America and the Easter Rising
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
In their long struggle for independence from British rule, Irish republicans had long looked west for help, and with reason. The Irish-American population in the United States was larger than the population of Ireland itself, and the bond between the two cultures was visceral. Irish exiles living...
by Doug Gelbert
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 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...
Liberty's Exiles
American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
On November 25, 1783, the last British troops pulled out of New York City, bringing the American Revolution to an end. Patriots celebrated their departure and the confirmation of U.S. independence. But for tens of thousands of American loyalists, the British evacuation spelled worry, not jubilation....
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
America and China, 1776 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
A remarkable history of the two-centuries-old relationship between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the present day
From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap Chinese tea, to the US warships facing off against China's...
by Leonard Dinnerstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 1995
Is antisemitism on the rise in America? Did the "hymietown" comment by Jesse Jackson and the Crown Heights riot signal a resurgence of antisemitism among blacks? The surprising answer to both questions, according to Leonard Dinnerstein, is no--Jews have never been more at home in America....
by Kat Smutz
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the...
by Basil A. Bouroff
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Basil A. Bouroff was an early 20th century clergyman who wrote this work about the concentration of wealth in America around the turn of the century. This kind of activism would help spur Teddy Roosevelt's anti-trust legislation.