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  • The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History

    A "well-reasoned and timely" ( Booklist) essay collection interrogates the Lost Cause myth in Civil War historiography.Was the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states' rights? In reality, these suggestions are an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners to ... Leer más

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  • Giants in Their Tall Black Hats

    Essays on the Iron Brigade

    Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
    This volume of essays by renowned Civil War historians provides a comprehensive history of the legendary Iron Brigade and its service to the Union.Fighting in the Civil War for the Union Army of the Potomac, Brigadier General Rufus King's Wisconsin Brigade was the only all-Western Brigade to fight for the Eastern armies of the Union. Known as "The Black Hat Brigade" because the soldiers wore the ... Leer más

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  • Lee Considered

    General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History

    de Alan T. Nolan ...
    Series series Civil War America
    Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E. Lee is the most revered and perhaps the most misunderstood. Lee is widely portrayed as an ardent antisecessionist who left the United States Army only because he would not draw his sword against his native Virginia, a Southern aristocrat who opposed slavery, and a brilliant military leader whose exploits sustained the Confederate cause.Alan ... Leer más

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  • New Perspectives on the Civil War

    Myths and Realities of the National Conflict

    As the American Civil War recedes into the past, popular fascination continues to rise. Once a matter that chiefly concerned veterans, separately organized North and South, who gathered to refight old battles and to memorialize the heroes and victims of war, the Civil War has gradually become part of a collective heritage.Issues raised by the war, including its causes and consequences, reverberate ... Leer más

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  • Starswarm

    Explore the fate of humankind across the stars in this classic collection of stories by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Helliconia trilogy."Aldiss' stories are cleverly conceived and deeply felt." — The A.V. ClubIn the far-distant future, refugees from Earth leave their dying planet behind for a wondrous galactic cluster known as "Starswarm."Originally published in 1963, Starswarm ... Leer más

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  • The Robber Barons

    The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future

    "The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War ( The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that ... Leer más

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  • Why the Allies Won

    **“Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians and probably the best historian of World War II writing in English today.” —Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. Army retired, Twentieth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army magazineThe 30th anniversary edition of the indispensable history that explains how Allied forces rallied for victory against Germany and Japan.**The Allied victory ... Leer más

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  • The Nation That Never Was

    Reconstructing America's Story

    " P ersuasively argues that we must liberate ourselves from our sentimentalized attachment to the 'Founders' and even the Declaration of Independence" --Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic ConstitutionThere's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the ... Leer más

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  • Off-White

    The Truth About Antisemitism

    de Rachel Shabi ...
    What is and isn't antisemitism?'I cannot wait for Off-White to be read, debated and put into practice.' Naomi Klein, author of DoppelgangerAs claims of antisemitism continue to distort our politics at home and abroad, it has become almost impossible to talk about constructively, even in private. Instead, we find ourselves in a storm of misinformation, political mudslinging and bad-faith ... Leer más

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  • How to Survive in Ancient Greece

    What would it be like if you were transported back to Athens 420 BCE? This time-traveler's guide is a fascinating way to find out . . .Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. What would you see? How would the people around you think and believe? How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? What work would be available, ... Leer más

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  • At War With The Wind:

    The Epic Struggle With Japan's World War II Suicide Bombers

    de David Sears ...
    Drawing from hundreds of interviews with WWII veterans who survived Japan’s terrifying kamikaze strikes, acclaimed author and former U.S. Navy Officer David Sears vividly portrays what it was like to experience this tactic, capturing the real-life dramas behind America’s first confrontation with the psychology and devastating impact of suicide warfare.In the last days of World War II, a new and ... Leer más

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  • The Secrets of Alchemy

    Series series Synthesis
    "This elegant, readable book…covers the history of alchemy from its shadowy origins in Hellenistic Egypt to its scholarly recovery in the 20th century" (Anthony Grafton, Science).In The Secrets of Alchemy, science historian and practicing chemist Lawrence M. Principe dispels commonly held misconceptions about alchemy and sheds light on what it was, how it began, and how it influenced a range of ... Leer más

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