Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books
A Vineyard Odyssey
The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine—the journey from vine to bottle—that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the way. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard world: the host of insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses, along with the feathered...
Between Slavery and Freedom
Free People of Color in America From Settlement to the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
In Between Slavery and Freedom, Julie Winch explores the complex world of those people of African birth or descent who occupied the “borderlands” between slavery and freedom in the 350 years from the founding of the first European colonies in what is today the United States to the start of the...
The Creole Affair
The Slave Rebellion that Led the U.S. and Great Britain to the Brink of War
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
The Creole Affair is the story of the most successful slave rebellion in American history, and the effects of that rebellion on diplomacy, the domestic slave trade, and the definition of slavery itself. Held against their will aboard the Creole—a slave ship on its way from Richmond to New Orleans...
by William H. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
William H. Williams fills a gap in the literature on slavery in America. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the 'peculiar institution' in the First State. An excellent text for courses in colonial and antebellum history, Slavery and Freedom in Delaware provides valuable insight into this unfortunate, unforgettable period in the nation's history.
The Poorhouse
America's Forgotten Institution
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2005
Many of us grew up hearing our parents exclaim 'you are driving me to the poorhouse!' or remember the card in the 'Monopoly' game which says 'Go to the Poorhouse! Lose a Turn!' Yet most Americans know little or nothing of this institution that existed under a variety of names for approximately three...
The Strong Gray Line
War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...
Wine Wars
The Curse of the Blue Nun, the Miracle of Two Buck Chuck, and the Revenge of the Terroirists
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Writing with wit and verve, Mike Veseth (a.k.a. the Wine Economist) tells the compelling story of the war between the market trends that are redrawing the world wine map and the terroirists who resist them. Wine and the wine business are at a critical crossroad today, transformed by three powerful...
Around the World in Eighty Wines
Exploring Wine One Country at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Inspired by Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief of The Wine Economist Mike Veseth takes his readers Around the World in Eighty Wines**.**
The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France and Italy before veering...
Extreme Wine
Searching the World for the Best, the Worst, the Outrageously Cheap, the Insanely Overpriced, and the Undiscovered
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
In Extreme Wine, wine economist and best-selling author Mike Veseth circles the globe searching for the best, worst, cheapest, most expensive, and most over-priced wines. Mike seeks out the most outrageous wine people and places and probes the biggest wine booms and busts. Along the way he applauds...
Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves
Telling Stories in an Age of Blogging
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Using a narrative thread that ties practical advice to his personal experience as reporter, blogger and professor, Jerry Lanson fills his new book on nonfiction writing with time-proven techniques to beat writer's block and hone the skills necessary to write well. Examples from Lanson's own work as...
The New CEOs
Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
The New CEOs looks at the women and people of color leading Fortune 500 companies, exploring the factors that have helped them achieve success and their impact on the business world and society more broadly. As recently as fifteen years ago, there had only been three women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies,...
Giants in their Time
Representative Americans from the Jazz Age to the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2005
From the 1920s to the end of the Second World War, the American experience was one of both unbounded optimism, monumental achievements, and tragic loss. In Giants in their Time, the latest volume in the Representative Americans Series, noted historian Norman K. Risjord uses biographical sketches to...
Why Taiwan Matters
Small Island, Global Powerhouse
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Now in an updated paperback edition, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive but compact introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. Leading expert Shelley Rigger explains how Taiwan became such a key global player, highlighting economic...
The Hidden People of North Korea
Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
This unique book, now fully updated, provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian...