American History - Post-Medieval

Paved Roads & Public Money: Connecticut Transportation in the Age of Internal Combustion [Hardback]

Richard DeLuca (Author)

£28.95

ISBN: 9780819573032
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Series: Driftless Connecticut
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Drawing on a wide array of primary material, civil engineer Richard DeLuca examines how land, law, and technology have shaped Connecticut and its transportation systems, including aviation, roads, bridges, ferries, steamboats, canals, railroads, e... .... Learn More

Cahokia: City of the Cosmos [Paperback]

John Kelly (Author); James A. Brown (Author)

Regular Price: £38.00

Special Price: £28.50

ISBN: 9781785708855
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 6
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The large American Indian city of Cahokia sits amidst a diverse natural landscape within the larger central Mississippi river valley. Well positioned on the rich agricultural soils of the Mississippi river bottomlands of the Amercan Bottom it is ... .... Learn More

Duty, Honor, County: The Life of Arthur McArthur Jr. [Hardback]

A.K. Brackob (Author)

£29.99

ISBN: 9781592110247
Published by : Vita Histria
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On September 15, 1906 Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination o... .... Learn More

Extracting Stone: The Archaeology of Quarry Landscapes [Paperback]

Anne S. Dowd (Author); Mary Beth D. Trubbitt (Editor)

Regular Price: £38.00

Special Price: £28.50

ISBN: 9781785706240
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 5
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This exciting new addition to the the American Landscapes series provides an in-depth account of how flintknappers obtained and used stone based on archaeological, geological, landscape, and anthropological data. Featuring case studies from three... .... Learn More

Forgotten Voices: The Hidden History of a New England Meetinghouse [Paperback]

Carolyn Wakeman (Author)

£18.00

ISBN: 9780819579232
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Told through the words of those whose lives the meetinghouse shaped, Facing the Past uncovers a hidden past. It begins with the displacement of Indigenous people in the area before Europeans arrived, continues with disputes over worship and witchc... .... Learn More

Southern History on Screen: Race and Rights, 1976-2016 [Hardback]

Bryan M. Jack (Editor); Oliver Gruner (Other); Daniel Farrell (Other); Erik Alexander (Other); Caroline Schroeter (Other)

£41.50

ISBN: 9780813176444
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Hollywood films have been influential in the portrayal and representation of race relations in the South and how African Americans are cinematically depicted in history, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Gone with the Wind (1939) to The Hel... .... Learn More

Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty [Paperback]

Thomas Kiffmeyer (Author)

£21.00

ISBN: 9780813176475
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy challenged Americans to do something for their country. Thousands of young people answered his call, launching an era of flourishing social activism that eclipsed any in U.S. history. Citizens ra... .... Learn More

A New History of Kentucky [Hardback]

James C. Klotter (Author); Craig Thompson Friend (Author)

£37.50

ISBN: 9780813176307
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
When originally published, A New History of Kentucky provided a comprehensive study of the Commonwealth, bringing it to life by revealing the many faces, deep traditions, and historical milestones of the state. With new discoveries and findings, t... .... Learn More

Thomas C. Mann: President Johnson, the Cold War, and the Restructuring of Latin American Foreign Policy [Hardback]

Thomas Tunstall Allcock (Author)

£50.00

ISBN: 9780813176154
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
Lyndon Johnson was often blamed for abandoning Kennedy's vision of development and progress in Latin America in favor of his own domestic concerns: anti-communism and economic stability. Johnson, along with his fellow Texan and chief adviser on in... .... Learn More

College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy [Hardback]

Michael T. Benson (Author); Hal R. Boyd (Author); E. Gordon Gee (Author)

£29.00

ISBN: 9780813176598
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In the past decade, states across the nation have cut higher education spending per student by more than 15 percent. Kentucky has experienced some of the largest cuts in the country, leading many to claim that higher education is in a state of cri... .... Learn More