William J Cooper: 26 books
We Have the War Upon Us
The Onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
In this carefully researched book William J. Cooper gives us a fresh perspective on the period between Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861, during which all efforts to avoid or impede secession and prevent war failed. Here is the story of the men...
by William J. Cooper, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
In his masterpiece, Jefferson Davis, American, William J. Cooper, Jr., crafted a sweeping, definitive biography and established himself as the foremost scholar on the intriguing Confederate president. Cooper narrows his focus considerably in Jefferson Davis and the Civil War Era, training his expert...
by William J. Cooper Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Initially published between 1970 and 2012, the essays in Approaching Civil War and Southern History span almost the entirety of William J. Cooper’s illustrious scholarly career and range widely across a broad spectrum of subjects in Civil War and southern history. Together, they illustrate the broad...
The American South
A History
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
In The American South: A History, Fifth Edition, William J. Cooper, Jr. and Thomas E. Terrill demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the South from the history of the United States. The authors' analysis underscores the complex interaction between the South as a distinct...
The American South
A History
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
In The American South: A History, Fourth Edition, William J. Cooper, Jr. and Thomas E. Terrill demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the South from the history of the United States. The authors' analysis underscores the complex interaction between the South as a...
The American South
A History
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
In The American South: A History, Fifth Edition, William J. Cooper, Jr., Thomas E. Terrill, and Christopher Childers demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the South from the history of the United States. The authors' analysis underscores the complex interaction between...
by William J. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
“A vivid and convincing account of one of the most significant—but too often overlooked—figures in our history.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion
Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long...
by William J. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
From a distinguished historian of the American South comes this thoroughly human portrait of the complex man at the center of our nation's most epic struggle.
Jefferson Davis initially did not wish to leave the Union—as the son of a veteran of the American Revolution and as a soldier and...
by William J. Cooper, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1980
The politics of slavery consumed the political world of the antebellum South. Although local economic, ethnic, and religious issues tended to dominate northern antebellum politics, The South and the Politics of Slavery convincingly argues that national and slavery-related issues were the overriding...
Understanding Inequality
The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007
As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
The World's Beaches
A Global Guide to the Science of the Shoreline
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet’s most dynamic environments—from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World’s...
PIRATE NOVELS: 50+ Adventure Classics, Treasure Hunt Tales & Maritime Novels
Treasure Island, Captain Blood, Sea Hawk, The Dark Frigate, Blackbeard, Pieces of Eight, Captain Singleton, Facing the Flag, Swords of the Red Brotherhood, Gold-Bug, The Ghost Pirates and many more
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Sale with the iconic pirate-villains and outlaws, experience great sea adventures and dangerous treasure hunts! You will find it all in this passionately edited collection: Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini) Sea Hawk (Sabatini) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces...
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 175+ Western Novels & Short Stories in One Edition
Famous Outlaw Tales, Cowboy Adventures, Battles & Gold Rush Stories: Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, The Last of the Mohicans, Rimrock Trail, Black Jack…
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Introduction The Last American Frontier – History of the 'Far West', of the Pioneers & Trailblazers Story of the Cowboy Story of the Outlaw...
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Post-Apocalyptic Tales
The War of the Worlds, Anthem, Space Viking, The Conquest of America, A Traveler in Time, The Guardians…
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Philip F....
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