Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, known as Upper Volta until its independence from France in 1960, and locally called the “land of the upright people,” is a medium-sized … Read more
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An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania
None At a time in U.S. history when negative stereotypes and prejudices toward the Germans in Pennsylvania abounded, Benjamin Rush&’s account sought to redeem their … Read more
The Patriot Parson of Lexington, Massachusetts: Reverend Jonas Clarke and the American Revolution
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere arrived at the parsonage of Reverend Jonas Clarke to deliver a warning to its occupants, including … Read more
No Separate Refuge: Culture, Class, and Gender on an Anglo-Hispanic Frontier in the American Southwest, 1880-1940
Long after the Mexican-American War brought the Southwest under the United States flag, Anglos and Hispanics within the region continued to struggle for dominion. From … Read more
Gastropolis: Food and New York City
Whether you’re digging into a slice of cherry cheesecake, burning your tongue on a piece of fiery Jamaican jerk chicken, or slurping the broth from … Read more
Mornings on Horseback
None The National Book Award–winning biography that tells the story of how young Teddy Roosevelt transformed himself from a sickly boy into the vigorous man … Read more
Appalachia on Our Mind: The Southern Mountains and Mountaineers in the American Consciousness, 1870-1920
Appalachia on Our Mind is not a history of Appalachia. It is rather a history of the American idea of Appalachia. The author argues that … Read more
Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia
Acclaimed historian Elizabeth Catte, author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, returns with a “lacerating analysis” of the history of state-sponsored eugenics, and … Read more
Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston
In the spring of 1971, the largest mass arrest in Massachusetts history unfolded at a site nationally celebrated as the birthplace of freedom and democracy. … Read more
Building the Columbia River Highway: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
When nine-hundred-foot ice age floods carved the Columbia River Gorge through the Cascade Mountains to the sea, little space was left for man to form … Read more
Hitlers South African Spies: Secret Agents and the Intelligence War in South Africa
The story of the intelligence war in South Africa during the Second World War is one of suspense, drama and dogged persistence. In 1939, when … Read more