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  • There is Power in a Union

    par Philip Dray ...
    From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience.In this stirring new history, Philip Dray shows us the vital accomplishments of organized labor and illuminates its central role in our social, ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $17.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

  • At the Hands of Persons Unknown

    The Lynching of Black America

    par Philip Dray ...
    WINNER OF THE SOUTHERN BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION • “A landmark work of unflinching scholarship.”—The New York TimesThis extraordinary account of lynching in America, by acclaimed civil rights historian Philip Dray, shines a clear, bright light on American history’s darkest stain—illuminating its causes, perpetrators, apologists, and victims. Philip Dray also tells the story of the ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $10.99 CAD

  • A Lynching at Port Jervis

    Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age

    par Philip Dray ...
    An account of a lynching that took place in New York in 1892, forcing the North to reckon with its own racism.On June 2, 1892, in the small, idyllic village of Port Jervis, New York, a young Black man named Robert Lewis was lynched by a violent mob. The twenty-eight-year-old victim had been accused of sexually assaulting Lena McMahon, the daughter of one of the town's well-liked Irish American ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD

  • Stealing God's Thunder

    Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America

    par Philip Dray ...
    “We forget, living in this era of heavily patented research and closely guarded results, how wonderfully exciting the scientific world used to be. In Stealing God’s Thunder, the story of Benjamin Franklin’s invention of the lightening rod and the resulting consequences, that sense of wonder and excitement and even fear comes beautifully to life. Philip Dray does a remarkable job of illuminating ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells

    The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

    par Philip Dray ...
    Illustré par Stephen Alcorn ...
    The award-winning picture book tells the inspirational story of journalist Ida B. Wells and her crusade for justice and civil rights. A must-have for American, Black, and women's history collections.In 1863, when Ida B. Wells was not yet two years old, the Emancipation Proclamation freed her from the bond of slavery. Blessed with a strong will, an eager mind, and a deep belief in America's promise ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Fair Chase

    The Epic Story of Hunting in America

    par Philip Dray ...
    An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity.From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban Americans with nature and to the legacy of the country's pathfinding heroes. Fair chase, a ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

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    Stealing God's Thunder

    Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America

    par Philip Dray ...
    Lu par David Chandler ...

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    9 heure 30 min

    Award-winning author Philip Dray delves into the lesser-known side of an American icon in Stealing God's Thunder. Benjamin Franklin, more often viewed as a statesman and founding father than as a man of science, challenged religion, science, and reason with his inventions. But in a time when everything was blamed on sin, it was the lightning rod- Franklin's attempt to control the heavens-that ... En savoir plus

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    A Lynching at Port Jervis

    Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age

    par Philip Dray ...
    Lu par Dion Graham ...

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    7 heure 4 min

    An account of a lynching that took place in New York in 1892, forcing the North to reckon with its own racismOn June 2, 1892, in the small, idyllic village of Port Jervis, New York, a young Black man named Robert Lewis was lynched by a violent mob. The twenty-eight-year-old victim had been accused of sexually assaulting Lena McMahon, the daughter of one of the town's well-liked Irish American ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

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    The Fair Chase

    The Epic Story of Hunting in America

    par Philip Dray ...
    Lu par Will Collyer ...

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    14 heure 9 min

    An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity.From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban Americans with nature and to the legacy of the country's pathfinding heroes. Fair chase, a ... En savoir plus

    $41.99 CAD

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    Not a Crime to Be Poor

    The Criminalization of Poverty in America

    par Peter Edelman ...
    Lu par Eric G. Dove ...

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    7 heure 31 min

    In addition to exposing racially biased policing, the Justice Department’s Ferguson Report exposed to the world a system of fines and fees levied for minor crimes in Ferguson, Missouri, that, when they proved too expensive for Ferguson’s largely poor, African American population, resulted in jail sentences for thousands of people.As former staffer to Robert F. Kennedy and current Georgetown law ... En savoir plus

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    Endangered Eating

    America's Vanishing Foods

    par Sarah Lohman ...
    Lu par Sarah Lohman ...

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    11 heure 6 min

    Apples, a common New England crop, have been called the United States' most endangered food. The iconic Texas Longhorn cattle is categorized at critical risk for extinction. Unique date palms, found nowhere else on the planet, grow in California’s Coachella Valley, but the family farms that caretake them are shutting down. Apples, cattle, dates?these are foods that carry significant cultural ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

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    Becoming Ella Fitzgerald

    The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song

    par Judith Tick ...
    Lu par Carmen Jewel Jones ...

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    19 heure 55 min

    Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult ... En savoir plus

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