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An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College

An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College


Olive San Louie Anderson



An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College...
Kit Carson and the Indians

Kit Carson and the Indians


Thomas W. Dunlay



From Publishers Weekly Nebraska historian Dunlay (Wolves for the Blue Soldiers) goes to great lengths in searching for th...
Identity politics of the captivity narrative after 1848

Identity politics of the captivity narrative after 1848


Andrea Tinnemeyer



Review “The book’s great strengths are its close readings of understudied materials pertaining to an unders...
Minister to the Cherokees: a Civil War autobiography

Minister to the Cherokees: a Civil War autobiography


Barbara Lee Cloud, James Anderson Slover



Review "An interesting and useful primary source, particularly for its account of his work among the Cherokees and homest...
Elias Cornelius Boudinot: a life on the Cherokee border

Elias Cornelius Boudinot: a life on the Cherokee border


James W. Parins



Review “James Parins’ revealing, expertly-researched, and brilliantly-written work on Elias Cornelius Boudi...
War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898 (Envisioning Cuba)

War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898 (Envisioning Cuba)


John Lawrence Tone



Review "An engagingly written book that offers new insights into the war....his thought provoking book should be on many ...
Bourgeois Nightmares: Suburbia, 1870-1930

Bourgeois Nightmares: Suburbia, 1870-1930


Robert M. Fogelson



Review "Bourgeois Nightmares is an original and sweeping history of restrictive covenants and the role they played in the...
Plain Folk's Fight: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Piney Woods Georgia (Civil War America)

Plain Folk's Fight: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Piney Woods Georgia (Civil War America)


Mark V. Wetherington



Review "Impressive research supports Wetherington's refreshing reconsideration of common southerners' perceptions of the ...
Defining Moments: African American Commemoration and Political Culture in the South, 1863-1913

Defining Moments: African American Commemoration and Political Culture in the South, 1863-1913


Kathleen Ann Clark



Review "An intriguing analysis of African-American celebrations of freedom during the late nineteenth century. . . . A wo...
Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State

Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State


Alfred W. Mccoy, Francisco A. Scarano



Review “The superb essays in this volume admirably provide a broad approach to understanding the centuries-long gr...
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory


David W. Blight



From Publishers Weekly Almost all the dominant views of the Civil War and its aftermath, including Reconstruction and "re...
Deliver Us from Evil: The Slavery Question in the Old South

Deliver Us from Evil: The Slavery Question in the Old South


Lacy K. Ford



From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. That southern white views on the slavery question varied across space and changed ...
Staging race: black performers in turn of the century America

Staging race: black performers in turn of the century America


Karen Sotiropoulos



Review Karen Sotiropoulos tells the riveting story of a group of black intellectuals who challenged social Darwinism, imp...
The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877

The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877


Paul H. Carlson



Review “In high summer of 1877, a routine army patrol on the drought-stricken Llano Estacado of Texas turned into ...
The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent

The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent


Thomas A. Tweed



Review Indispensable reading for anyone interested in the history of Buddhism in America. (Jan Nattier, Indiana Universit...
A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb




Review "In this timely and engaging book, Umar Abd-Allah brings to life an important, but little-known figure in Victoria...
A Widow's Tale: The 1884-1896 Diary of Helen Mar Kimball Whitney (Life Writings of Frontier Women, Vol. 6) (Life Writings Frontier Women)

A Widow's Tale: The 1884-1896 Diary of Helen Mar Kimball Whitney (Life Writings of Frontier Women, Vol. 6) (Life Writings Frontier Women)


Charles M. Hatch, Helen Mar Whitney, Todd M. Compton



Review "This diary has it all. A unique and irreplaceable document, it has treasures in every paragraph." -- Lavina Field...
Metal-DNA Chemistry (Acs Symposium Series)

Metal-DNA Chemistry (Acs Symposium Series)


Thomas D. Tullius



About the Author Thomas D. Tullius, Johns Hopkins University. ...
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine

The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine




The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine...
A free ballot and a fair count: the Department of Justice and the enforcement of voting rights in the South, 1877-1893

A free ballot and a fair count: the Department of Justice and the enforcement of voting rights in the South, 1877-1893


Robert Michael Goldman



About the Author Robert M. Goldman is Professor of History and Political Science at Virginia Union University. ...
Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 (Cambridge Library Collection - History)

Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 (Cambridge Library Collection - History)


Fanny Kemble



Review "A leading British actress, Fanny Kemble married a wealthy Philadelphian during her American tour in 1834. She aba...
Portraits of Places (Cambridge Library Collection - History)

Portraits of Places (Cambridge Library Collection - History)


Henry James



Book Description Written by Henry James, Portraits is a record of the author's reminiscences of his travels in Italy, Fra...
The American Bourgeoisie: Distinction and Identity in the Nineteenth Century (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)

The American Bourgeoisie: Distinction and Identity in the Nineteenth Century (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)


Julia B. Rosenbaum, Sven Beckert



Review  “The American Bourgeoisie, with its richly nuanced case studies—ranging from food to geneology...
The Englishwoman in America (Cambridge Library Collection - History)

The Englishwoman in America (Cambridge Library Collection - History)


Isabella L. Bird



Book Description In 1856, Isabella Bird published this lively account of her trip to America. She entertainingly describe...
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Cambridge Library Collection - History)

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Cambridge Library Collection - History)


Isabella L. Bird



Book Description The further American adventures of the indefatigable Isabella Bird, from lone rides across the prairies ...
Lt. Charles Gatewood & His Apache Wars Memoir

Lt. Charles Gatewood & His Apache Wars Memoir


Charles B. Gatewood



Review The memoir is a fascinating read. To fill in missing details, Kraft has provided excellent commentary and footnot...
Spreading the Word: A History of Information in the California Gold Rush

Spreading the Word: A History of Information in the California Gold Rush


Richard T. Stillson



Review "This is truly an important addition to the scholarship of the California Gold Rush. Unlike other accounts, Richar...
Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Race, Realism, and the U.S. Literary Marketplace

Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Race, Realism, and the U.S. Literary Marketplace


Augusta Rohrbach



Review Truth Stranger than Fiction is the first book to explore the direct relationship between slave narratives and real...
From Snake Oil to Medicine: Pioneering Public Health

From Snake Oil to Medicine: Pioneering Public Health


R. Alton Lee



Review "R. Alton Lee has written a detailed account of the professional life of a pioneer in public health, Dr. Samuel J. G...
Liquor in the Land of the Lost Cause: Southern White Evangelicals and the Prohibition Movement

Liquor in the Land of the Lost Cause: Southern White Evangelicals and the Prohibition Movement


Joe L. Coker



Review ""The Temperance Movement was one of the great American ecumenical events, linking Protestants North and South, libe...