Subject: History
Johnson’s Island : a prison for Confederate officers
“Decidedly the best location”: establishing the prison — “A prison for officers alone”: early days of operation — “Everything in prison is elated”: the road […]
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The fight to vote
Michael Waldman takes a succinct and comprehensive look at a crucial American struggle: the drive to define and defend government based on “the consent of […]
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Prince of darkness : the untold story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s first black millionaire
Summary: “A prominent historian brings to life the story of a man who defied every convention of his time by becoming Wall Street’s first black […]
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Floating palaces of the Great Lakes : a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas
Contents: Introduction: steam navigation on the Great Lakes — Steam navigation from 1817 to 1860 — Harnessing steam — Early years on the lakes — […]
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Blood and earth : modern slavery, ecocide, and the secret to saving the world
Summary: “BLOOD AND EARTH is a gripping account of the deadly link between slavery and environmental destruction. Kevin Bales is a social scientist, human rights […]
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The money makers : how Roosevelt and Keynes ended the Depression, defeated fascism, and secured a prosperous peace
Contents: Introduction: the Keynesian president and us — A system to save the world: 1918-1919 — The last days of the gold dollar: 1932-1933 — […]
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Hopewell ceremonial landscapes of Ohio : more than mounds and geometric earthworks
Contents: Chapter 1. More than mounds and ditches, an introduction to Ohio Hopewell ceremonial landscapes. Ohio and the Beginning of North American archaeology — Mortuary […]
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The victory with no name
The victory with no name : the Native American defeat of the first American army “In 1791, General Arthur St. Clair led the United States […]
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