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The Catholicisms of Coutances
Varieties of Religion in Early Modern France, 1350-1789
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
The Catholicisms of Coutances is a richly detailed account of France from the Hundred Years' War to the French revolution. Coining the word "catholicisms" to denote the complex varieties of religious beliefs and practices within the Church, J. Michael Hayden presents a detailed analysis of the diocese...
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
Images of Thomas Jefferson's hand-drafted copy of The Declaration of Independence have been added.
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expression of Jefferson's monumental talents as a writer, the document captures in unforgettable phrases the...
Memories of Long Pond
Northwood, New Hampshire
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
At the end of the Revolutionary War, James Steven James settled the land around Long Pond, a 101.9-acre, spring-fed lake tucked away in Northwood, New Hampshire. Once a working farm, the land was later divided and became Long Pond Estates. In Memories of Long Pond, author Irene E. DuPont shares the...
First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is both a captivating read and an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. This expanded and updated fourth edition includes Laura Bush's tenure, Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid, and an in-depth...
Watergate: The Hidden History
Nixon, The Mafia, and The CIA
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
While Richard Nixon's culpability for Watergate has long been established-most recently by PBS in 2003-what's truly remarkable that after almost forty years, conventional accounts of the scandal still don't address Nixon’s motive. Why was President Nixon willing to risk his reelection with so many...
Conservative Heroes
Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Conservatism in America, as one early twentieth-century politician said, is “as old as the Republic itself.” But what are its foundational principles, and how did they form the modern conservative movement? Author Garland S. Tucker III tells the story in this lively look at fourteen champions...
by John L. Bullion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
When Waddy Bullion refers to his experience working for LBJ as a tax attorney and business advisor, he calls it "being in the boat." LBJ was the captain; the crew either met his standards for effort and excellence or they got out.
Scotsman Englishman
Two friends. One thorny argument
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
In the summer of 2014 Scotland stood on the brink of an historic independence referendum and a vote that could have brought an end to the union between England and Scotland that had lasted since 1707. As the debate intensified, two experienced Newsweek correspondents – one Scottish, one English...
Lasso the Wind
Away to the New West
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Winner of the Mountains and Plains Book Seller's Association Award
"Sprawling in scope. . . . Mr. Egan uses the past powerfully to explain and give dimension to the present." --The New York Times
"Fine reportage . . . honed...
Politics: Another Perspective
Commentary and Analysis on Race, War, Ethics and the American Political Landscape in the Age of Obama
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Over the past 8 years there have been significant shifts in the American political landscape. The election of Senator Barack Obama as America’s 44th and first African American president signaled a giant leap forward in the American social, cultural, and political landscape. It has taken America...
Slavery before Race
Europeans, Africans, and Indians at Long Island's Sylvester Manor Plantation, 1651-1884
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
The study of slavery in the Americas generally assumes a basic racial hierarchy: Africans or those of African descent are usually the slaves, and white people usually the slaveholders. In this unique interdisciplinary work of historical archaeology, anthropologist Katherine Hayes draws on years of...
by Jeanne Bennett Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2002
In an attempt to recreate some of the early days in Paulding, Ohio, the author has created a journal that might have been written by a resident of the village. Founded in 1850, at first Paulding was a rough and tumble hamlet with most of the residents involved in the timber industry. Gradually, the...
Writings of an American Mother in 2010: Principles of the Founding Fathers and Current Issues
...Planting the Seeds of Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
As I progressed on my leadership training through Lamp: The Institute for Leadership in Physical Therapy, . . . I ran into some resistance in completing my I ILP project . . . there must be something about leadership that I was not getting. So, I went to my plan B. What Leader or Leaders would I like...
Restoring Education: Central to American Greatness
Fifteen Principles That Liberated Mankind from the Politics of Tyranny
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
This book documents the unique and specific American principles for government. The bedrock principles are presented in Chapter One.
John Adams, vice president under George Washington, and second president of the United States: . . . And liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge...