Biography: historical, political and military Books
Duke University Press Las hijas de Juan
Book SynopsisMexican American author Josie Méndez-Negrete's memoir of how she and her siblings and mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father.Trade Review“Las hijas de Juan breaks new ground in the literature of Chicano/a autobiography by taking on the shameful issue of paternal incest at the same time that it demonstrates the process of healing through speaking, writing, and remembering. This book is the genuine song of the survivor, and the narrator’s personal story is also a political reality of the Chicano/a and Latino/a community, an ugly beast fed on silence that must be both contained and confronted. More than anything, Las hijas de Juan shows us the imperative need to speak the secrets that, unfortunately, bind and damage so many mujeres in our communities.”—Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Latino Studies“Las hijas de Juan is a searching and searingly honest portrayal of struggle, survival, and corage! This is a woman’s story that has lessons for the entire community.”—Louis Gerard Mendoza, author of Historia: The Literary Making of Chicana and Chicano History“To tell this story took an inordinate amount of courage; to have survived it makes me marvel at the power of the human spirit. As a reader, one feels deeply grateful for the privilege of being granted into its confidence. Josie Méndez-Negrete writes that the healing is not in the telling, but perhaps it resides in us, the listeners. May this story, then, travel far.”—Sandra Cisneros“Las Hijas de Juan is a tale of female triumph, justice and hope. . . . To its great merit this true story, written in the tone of a novel, exposes unflinchingly some of the tragic realities faced by many children worldwide who end up living as illegal immigrants and unaccounted for. It breaks the silence about incest within a poor Mexican-American family with such brutal candor that it has been hailed as a feminist survival story. By depicting the deep prejudices that persist in so many Mexican males, it candidly lays bare the cruelty and discrimination faced by their women, especially those who remain in limbo on both sides of the border picking up the pieces for their errant men.” -- Georgina Jiménez * Latin American Review of Books *Table of ContentsAbout the series xi Acknowledgments xiii Author's Note xv Prologue: Sin padre 1 México lindo y querido: Dearest and beloved Mexico 3 A donde iran los muertos? Quién sabe a donde iran: Where will the dead go? Who knows where they will go 41 Buscando abrigo y no lo encontraran: Searching for shelter they will never find 81 Que lejos estoy del suelo donde he nacido: So far from the land that gave me birth 139 She kept her head in a jar by the door: Mantuvo su cabeza el el jarrón junto a la puerta 159 Epilogue: Purging the Skeletons, Bone by Bone 185 Songs Quoted in Text 191 Glossary 201
£76.50
University of Pittsburgh Press American Mosaic The Immigrant Experience in the Words of Those Who Lived It Pittsburgh Series in Social Labor History
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University of Pittsburgh Press Alexander the Great Pitt Paperback 94
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£27.06
University of Pittsburgh Press The Firebird The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy Russian and East European Studies
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£17.00
Fordham University Press The Lincoln Assassination Crime and Punishment
Book SynopsisThe assassination of President Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most prominent events in US history. In this book, the leading scholars of Lincoln and his murder offer their studies and arguments about the assassination, its aftermath, the extraordinary public reaction, and the iconography that Lincoln's murder and deification inspired.Trade Review"Unlike other scholars who couch assassin John Wilkes Booth's motivations in the politics of the time (his romanticization of the South and anguish at its perceived oppression), Holzer locates Booth's disenchantment within the bosom of the idiosyncratic, theatrical Booth clan." -- -Georgette Gouveia Westchester County Business Journal "Can there possibly be anything new to add to the millions of words already written about Abraham Lincoln's assassination and its aftermath? The answer is a resounding yes, and much of it is contained in this slim but enormously informative and thought-provoking volume. Exploring topics such as the identity of those who kept vigil at the President's deathbed, the joy that some Americans felt when they learned what Booth had done, and the character of the judge who presided over the conspirators' trial, this collection of essays offers welcome - and yes, new - insight into a tragedy whose history-shaping impact remains undiminished after 145 years." -- -Richard Moe, President National Trust for Historic Preservation "The nine essays in The Lincoln Assassination--all of them excellent--explore, in the words of the introduction, 'the legal, cultural, political, and even emotional consequences of the assassination.'" -The Federal Lawyer "Once again, the Lincoln Forum has assembled some of the finest historians and most compelling historical writers, this time to produce a lively collection of essays that manages to challenge many of our assumptions about Lincoln's assassination and the subsequent military trials of the conspirators. I learned a great deal from this volume and expect that every reader will come away with something new." -- -Matthew Pinsker author of Lincoln's Sanctuary:Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home "These wide-ranging thought provoking essays present a striking analysis of the contemporary impact and the memory of the murder of President Abraham Lincoln, the first American president to be assassinated while in office. These powerful, thoroughly researched presentations, with several impressive illustrations, provide important information about one of our nation's most critical and memorable times, a time still significant in American social and political life." -- -James Oliver Horton author of The Landmarks of African American History and co-editor of Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory "A brilliant addition to the Lincoln assassination bookshelf! This collection of essays, by some of the foremost authorities in the field, is a refreshingly new look at an endlessly captivating but tragic moment that changed America forever. Beginning with a creatively perceptive look at the history of the public response to Lincoln's death, each excellent essay offers new and original research and interpretation of the plot, capture, trial and execution of the assassination co-conspirators. While illuminating the historical truth, these essays also simultaneously expose the myths and trappings of distorted histories that have long shaped an enduring national memory of that horrific event. Engaging and written with flair, there is something here to please and excite everyone!" -- -Kate Clifford Larson, Ph.D. Simmons CollegeTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 1. Lincoln's Deathbed in Art and Memory: The "Rubber Room" Phenomenon Harold Holzer and Frank J. Williams 2. Abraham Lincoln's New York City Funeral Richard E. Sloan 3. Not Everybody Mourned Lincoln's Death Thomas P. Lowry 4. Lincoln's Chief Avenger: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt Elizabeth D. Leonard 5. The Lincoln Assassination in Law and Lore Frank J. Williams 6. Writing History in a Vacuum: The Lincoln Assassination Thomas R. Turner 7. "Let the Stain of Innocent Blood Be Removed from the Land": The Military Trial of the Lincoln Conspirators Edward Steers Jr. 8. Process versus Truth in the Case of the Lincoln Conspiracy Michael W. Kauffman 9. The Martyr and the Myth: The Lincoln Nobody Knows Richard Nelson Current List of Contributors Members of the Lincoln Forum Index
£18.89
Fordham University Press Red Tail Captured Red Tail Free
Book SynopsisThis book is a rare and important gift. One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier, it is also perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp.Trade Review"... If Detroit's Museum of African American History wants to prosper, it need do no more than establish a wing for one of the great stories of the Second World War, the tales of the Tuskegee Airmen, the military's first black pilots, who were trained at a remote training complex near Tuskegee, Alabama... The black bomber escorts made history because they never lost a bomber to the enemy...Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free ... 56 years in the making, is the result of thousands of hours of Alexander Jefferson's working in his basement. It should be a part of every public school and community library in America." -Detroit News and Free Press "... One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier; it is perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp." -Ebony "Photographs and Jefferson's drawings during his imprisonment add to the fascination of this memoir." -BooklistTable of ContentsDedication Foreword by Lewis H. Carlson Alexander Jefferson Timeline Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Detroit: The Formative Years Chapter 2. Clark College Chapter 3. The Making of a Tuskegee Airman Chapter 4. Combat Chapter 5. Captured! Chapter 6. Stalag Luft III Chapter 7. Stalag VIIA and Liberation Chapter 8. Civilian! Postscript Appendix The Legacy Lives On! Selected Sources Index
£24.69
University of Hawai'i Press Tsungmi and the Sinification of Buddhism Studies
Book SynopsisThis study of Tsung-mi is part of the Studies in East Asian Buddhism series. Author Peter Gregory makes extensive use of Japanese secondary sources, which complements his work on the complex Chinese materials that form the basis of the study.Trade ReviewA superlative study of a most involved topic.... [Gregory's] scholarship is impeccable; his exhaustive use of the extensive Japanese secondary literature complements his facility with the extremely abstruse and difficult Chinese materials that form the basis of his study. - Journal of Asian Studies
£16.96
University of Missouri Press The Strange Deaths of President Harding
Book SynopsisThis text examines the mystery around Warren G. Harding's death. After Harding's death a variety of attacks and unsubstantiated claims left the public with a tainted impression. This work examines the claims against this unpopular president and presents material to counter the accusations.
£27.08
University of Missouri Press Calhoun and Popular Rule
Book SynopsisAlthough John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) remains a major figures in American political thought, many of his critics consider him merely a Southern partisan whose ideas were obsolete even during his lifetime. H. Lee Cheek, Jr., presents Calhoun as an original political thinker who devoted his life to the recovery of a ""proper mode of popular rule.Trade ReviewDefinitive. - Clyde Wilson, Editor, The Papers of John C. Calhoun; ""This is a rich and well-argued book. It not only forces its thoughtful readers into a serious reconsideration about the political thought and theory of John C. Calhoun, but, at its best, forces them to reconsider the nature, purpose, and future prospects of the American regime."" - American Political Science Review; ""Perhaps even the best single study of Calhoun's political thought."" - Civil War History; ""Though it is largely unrealized today, John C. Calhoun may have been our nation's foremost theoretical defender of communal interests and cultural diversity. Cheek's book goes a long way toward reminding us why Calhoun's portrait still hangs with the likes of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster in the United States Senate."" - Perspectives on Political Science; ""Calhoun and Popular Rule makes a substantial contribution to understanding Calhoun's 'reflective journey' and the value of popular rule then and now."" - University Bookman
£33.20
University of Missouri Press The Truman Court
Book SynopsisPerhaps the most overlooked aspect of Harry S. Truman's presidency is his judicial legacy, with biographies neglecting to consider the influence he had on the Supreme Court. Yet, as Rawn James lays, as president, Harry Truman molded the high court into a judicial body that appeared to actively support his administration's political agenda.
£33.96
MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Martyr Luis De Carvajal a Secret Jew in
Book SynopsisTraces the history of Luis de Carvajal the Younger and his family in Spain, their migration to the New World, their religious practices, and their adventures in New Spain until one by one they were put to flight or indicted by the Inquisition.
£22.46
Jewish Publication Society Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement
Book SynopsisIsrael Salanter was one of the most original and influential Jewish leaders and thinkers of Eastern European Jewry in the modern period. Immanuel Etkes traces Salanter's unique view of Mussar doctrine, especially his introduction of modern psychology to the traditional understanding of personal ethical development.
£22.49
Jewish Publication Society Hannah Szenes
Book SynopsisHannah Szenes grew up in a loving home filled with books, plays, and music. Unfortunately, the rise of the Nazis forced Hannah to immigrate to Palestine, where she became an ardent Zionist pioneer. Haunted by the murder of the Jews by Hitler, she risked her own life to become a resistance fighter, vowing to save as many Jewish lives as possible.
£11.39
Liverpool University Press Life of Cicero Classical Texts Aris Phillips
Book SynopsisPlutarch’s Life of Cicero is one of his greatest works. A valuable historical document, largely based on contemporary sources, it also gives a perceptive analysis of Cicero’s character and psychology. This edition aims at a wide audience, from first-time readers to specialists. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review“Useful and comprehensive introduction... a piece of work both scholarly and useful.”Classical Review“It is unusually good at providing material at all levels: an excellent introduction to Plutarch for beginners, it is also much more quoted than most other volumes in the series because of its contributions to scholarship (his discussion of the concept of ‘truth’ is especially noteworthy).”HistosTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Using this book 2. The Pleasures and Virtues of Plutarch 3. The Cicero: Structure and Theme 4. Word Patterns 5. Translation 6. Complexity and Intent 7. The Demosthenes-Cicero Pairing 8. The Sources of the Cicero 9. The Cicero: Biography, History, Literature and Truth 10. The Historical Value of the Cicero 11. The Text Text and Translation The Commentary Abbreviations Index
£29.95
Liverpool University Press Alexander the Great
Book SynopsisWhat are ancient texts saying to us when they describe Alexander the Great’s romantic relationship with his wife Barsine, or comment on his homosexual relationship with Hephaestion?Trade Review... will repay the attention of a readership far broader than the community of Alexander and Hellenistic scholars to which it is obviously directed. Thomas M Banchich, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Mawr Classical Review *"Highly recommended."Near Eastern Archaeological Society BulletinTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Son of the Thunderbolt: Alexander's birth myths and their dates 2. Son of the Snake: the original identity of Alexander's snake sire 3. Son of the Ram: Alexander as heir to the Macedonian foundation myths 4. Son of the Eagle: the heirs to Alexander's birth myths 5. Son of the Witch: traditions of polygamy in the Macedonian court 6. Alexander's wives in fact and tradition 7. Alexander's dalliances 8. Alexander's men in fact and tradition 9. Alexander the gynnis Bibliography Index
£27.99
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press Gandhi and South Africa Perspectives and
Book SynopsisResult of a conference held in 1993, a century after Gandhi was ejected from a train at Pietermaritzburg station, this book traces some of the influences, which effected his transformation from an unsuccessful young man to a mature political and spiritual leader ready to carve his niche in history after his return to India in 1914.
£12.56
Kent State University Press General Grant
Book SynopsisThis text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country.
£8.95
Kent State University Press A Hero to His Fighting Men Nelson A.Miles
Book SynopsisIn this reassessment of the career of Nelson A. Miles - which he began as a volunteer officer in the Civil War - the author suggests that comments made by his enemies influenced the way Miles's career has been viewed by historians and tries to readdress this.
£28.46
Kent State University Press John L.OSullivan and His Times
Book SynopsisThis work charts the life of 19th-century journalist, diplomat, adventurer, and enthusiast John Louis O'Sullivan. It presents an in-depth examination of O'Sullivan's ideas as they were expressed in the ""Democratic Review"" and other newspapers and literary magazines that he edited.
£999.99
MP-KST Kent State Uni The Sage of Tawawa Reverdy Cassius Ransom
Book SynopsisReverdy Cassius Ransom spent his life as a pastor, editor, politician, writer, civil rights leader, and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. This work offers Ransom as a symbol of an era and a larger movement and recalls him to be a man of deep faith and conviction.
£999.99
MP-KST Kent State Uni A Politician Turned General The Civil War Career
Book SynopsisA critical examination of the turbulent early political career and the controversial military service of Stephen Augustus Hurlbut, an Illinois Whig, Republican politician, and Northern political general who rose to distinction as a member of the Union high command during the Civil War.
£36.86
Cornell University Press The Story of My Campaign
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Story of My Campaign, an interesting story superbly edited by a gifted historian, represents an important stepping stone on the path to discerning what the American Civil War meant to those who fought in it. * Civil War Book Review *
£26.59
Cornell University Press Confronting Slavery
Book SynopsisEdward Coles, who lived from 1786-1868, is most often remembered for his antislavery correspondence with Thomas Jefferson in 1814, freeing his slaves in 1819, and leading the campaign against the legalization of slavery in Illinois during the 1823-24 convention contest.In this new full-length biography Suzanne Cooper Guasco demonstrates for the first time how Edward Coles continued to confront slavery for nearly forty years after his time in Illinois. Not only did he attempt to shape the slavery debates in Virginia immediately before and after Nat Turner''s rebellion, he also consistently entered national political discussions about slavery throughout the 1830s, 40s, and 50s. On each occasion Coles promoted a vision of the nation that combined a celebration of America''s antislavery past with an endorsement of free labor ideology and colonization, a broad appeal that was designed to mollify his fellow-countrymen''s sense of economic self-interest and virulent anti-black prejuTrade ReviewSuzanne Cooper Guasco... tells Coles's story as a 'life-long confrontation with slavery.' Her account is fascinating, inspiring, and tragic all at once. * Claremont Review of Books *The book's major strengths lie in Guasco's recognition that Coles's life and antislavery politics span eras, regions, and ideologies that historians often examine in isolation, preventing them from seeing nineteenth-century social and political histories as deeply intertwined. She effectively makes the case for Coles's own trajectory, demonstrates the development of antislavery politics over several decades, and thereby brings Coles more fully into the historiography of antislavery. * Ohio Valley History *Suzanne Cooper Guasco's elegantly written study of Edward Coles, second governor of Illinois, proves that his life story merits historians' attention. Cooper Guasco has a gift for selecting diverting examples, and she adeptly depicts how throughout his long public life Coles battled sectionalism, sought national unity, and tirelessly argued that the United States' founders opposed slavery. * Middle West Review *Suzanne Cooper Guasco ably illuminates the debate over slavery and race from the revolutionary era through the early Reconstruction years, bridging important historiographic gaps in the process. * The Journal of American History *
£23.39
Cornell University Press Senator Benton and the People
Book SynopsisSenator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was their first senator and served in Washington, DC, for more than thirty years. Like Andrew Jackson, with whom he had a long and complicated relationship, Benton came out of the developing western section of the young American Republic. The foremost...
£27.54
East European Monographs Jovan Ristic Outstanding Serbian Statesman
Book SynopsisFeatures the biography of Jovan Ristic, one of Serbia's leading political figures during the second half of the nineteenth century. At the height of his career between 1868 and 1880, Ristic became one of the most successful negotiators during Serbia's dialogue with other European powers and the Ottoman Empire.
£35.70
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch
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£39.06
John Wiley & Sons Alvaro Obregon Power and Revolution in Mexico
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£19.96
Harvard University Press Meletij Smotryckyj
Book SynopsisDavid Frick’s biography—the first major English-language work on Smotryc’kyj—examines the ways in which established cultures were altered by cross-cultural understandings and misunderstandings, resulting from the confrontation and mutual adaptation of two or more diverse cultures.Trade ReviewAs David Frick’s fascinating monograph illustrates, there are great rewards for those who work in this shadowy region… In fact Frick has produced the first comprehensive study in English on one of the most important religious leaders of central Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries…this is a very important book. Frick is trying to reintegrate early- seventeenth-century east central Europe into what is unfortunately a fragmented world of early modern studies. -- Howard Louthan * Sixteenth Century Journal *
£15.15
Zone Books The Wicked Queen The Origins of the Myth of
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Maryland Historical Society Maryland Blood An American Family in War and
Book SynopsisThe blood of the Hambletons is the blood of Maryland, a rich land stretching from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the tidal basins of the mighty Chesapeake to the mountains of the west, a poetic framework that illuminates one truly American family that continues its legacy of building new generations of strong Americans.
£57.60
Maryland Historical Society A Woman of Two Worlds Elizabeth Patterson
Book SynopsisIn this well-balanced and exceptionally sensitive work, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte finally breathes.
£27.45
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Fiorello La Guardia
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The new edition of Bayor's Fiorello La Guardia offers a wise, approachable introduction to the life and times of perhaps the best-studied mayor in American history [...] Bayor relates all the key episodes of the Little Flower's career, locating them acutely in the political and social contexts in which they unfolded--amid the arc of reform politics in the hustle and bustle of early twentieth-century New York City." - Mason B. Williams, Williams College, for the Italian American Review (2019) Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vii 1 Bridging DifferentWorlds 1 2 A Fighting Congressman 21 3 “The Conscience of the Twenties” 49 4 La Guardia as Mayor: The First Term 79 5 Reelection and Disappointment 133 6 La Guardia: His Place in History 177 Bibliographical Essay 185 Index 195
£69.26
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Fiorello La Guardia Ethnicity Reform and Urban
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vii 1 Bridging DifferentWorlds 1 2 A Fighting Congressman 21 3 “The Conscience of the Twenties” 49 4 La Guardia as Mayor: The First Term 79 5 Reelection and Disappointment 133 6 La Guardia: His Place in History 177 Bibliographical Essay 185 Index 195
£24.65
WW Norton & Co Passionate Sage
Book SynopsisImpassioned and erudite... A captivating portrait of this Massachusetts native as a wonderfully contrary genius possessed of an uncommon moral intelligence and farsighted political wisdom.Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesTrade Review"The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers, John Adams knew himself as few men do and preserved his knowledge in a voluminous correspondence that still vibrates. Ellis has used it with great skill and perception not only to bring us the man, warts and all, but more importantly to reveal his extraordinary insights into the problems confronting the founders that resonate today in the republic they created." -- Edmund S. Morgan, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University"The best portrait of a Revolutionary-era statesman." -- Evan Thomas - Wall Street Journal"Ellis’s palpable affection lends a pleasing glow to his profile of Adams, which is why Passionate Sage is his best book." -- Judith Shulevitz - The New York Times Book Review
£14.24
Johns Hopkins University Press Booker T. Washington Rediscovered
Book SynopsisDu Bois and other black leaders.Trade ReviewBlack educator Booker T. Washington is finally escaping his long-held characterization as an 'Uncle Tom,' particularly when measured against Harvard sociologist and freedom fighter W.E.B. DuBois. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive Most significantly, the book's rich use of pictures to show historical documents provides contexts and shows the aura they possessed, considerably more than any existing scholarship on Washington has done. These visuals provide rare opportunities to students who have limited access to archival documents. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceNote to ReaderIntroduction1. Autobiography2. Speeches3. Education4. Work5. Philanthropy6. Aesthetics7. Race8. Religion9. PoliticsConclusionNotesIndex
£57.60
Johns Hopkins University Press The Unfinished Life of Benjamin Franklin
Book SynopsisAnderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance.Trade ReviewA nuanced discussion of Franklin's life and thought. Reference and Research Book News This book deserves a special place on any library's shelf... Franklin was a master at segmenting and redistributing his experience in different formats, Anderson points out, and Franklin's autobiography is very much a part of that digressive practice... This study provides an illuminating insight into autobiography in general and the ways publishers and editors partly determine a book's structure and fate. ChoiceTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceA Note to the ReaderIntroduction: Accident and Design1. Great Works and Little Anecdotes2. Imposing Forms3. The Scramble of Life4. Litera Scripta Manet5. Some Uses of CunningConclusion: Segmented SerpentNotesIndex
£45.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Progressives at War
Book SynopsisBaker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures.Trade ReviewCraig has done a fine job adding to understanding of the politics of the first third of the twentieth century. -- Mark E. Benbow Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionSpring: 1863– 19121. New South Rising, 1863– 19012. Gotham's Class A Genius and Cleveland's Little David, 1902–19113. Changing Roles4. Newton Baker, William McAdoo, and ProgressivismSummer: 1913– 19205. In Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet, 1913– 19216. Secretaries at Peace7. Wartime Service, 19178. Wartime Service, 19189. The Heir Apparent, the Crown Prince, and Woodrow Wilson, 1918– 1924Autumn: 1921– 193210. Lawyers and Businessmen11. Lost Causes, 1921– 192912. The Great Depression13. Husbands and FathersWinter: 1933– 194114. The New Deal15. "I have no quarrel with fate, no matter in whatmoods I have found her"AbbreviationsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£48.60
Johns Hopkins University Press Collecting Shakespeare
Book SynopsisHe draws on interviews with surviving Folger relatives and visits to 35 related archives in the United States and in Britain to create a portrait of the remarkable couple who ensured that Shakespeare would have a beautiful home in America.Trade ReviewGrant provides not just a biography of the 'onlie begetters' of this astonishing library, but also an account of the worlds in which the Folgers lived. The result is a superlative book... Crisply written and packed with facts and anecdotes. -- Michael Dirda Washington Post This thoroughly researched and accessibly written book is first of all a fascinating biography of how a man and his wife devoted their lives to gathering the world's largest collection of the original folios of William Shakespeare, plus a range of literature from as early as 1500. It is also a meditation on why some museums endure and thrive, while others lapse into confusion and decay. -- James Srodes Washington Times This first biography of Emily Jordan Folger and Henry C. Folger... taps hitherto neglected resources to trace their joint obsession with collecting Shakespeare. Choice Grant's text is indeed well-researched and written, in a snappish and easily-readable style, even though there are many details. -- Jeffery Moser Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature While Collecting Shakespeare is biography intertwined with technicalities of antiquarian book and artifact collecting, it undoubtedly belongs on the Shakespeare lover's bookshelf. -- Felicia Hardison Londre Theatre Journal Stephen H. Grant tells the story of the Folgers' joint obsession clearly and efficiently; the illustrations he reproduces are particularly engaging... Shakespeareans, book collectors and all who have worked at the Library and who love and admire it will enjoy Collecting Shakespeare. -- H.R. Woudhuysen Times Literary Supplement An engrossing read... Grant has written an illuminating book that artfully places Henry and Emily Folger in their own time while showing how they helped to shape the scholarship of ours. Renaissance Quarterly Stephen H. Grant uses primary sources from within the Folger Library vault, interviews with the Folger family, and visits to nearly three dozen archives to craft a compelling narrative... This biography could be read as a perfect case study of how a cultural institution in 20th century America was conceived, created, and accomplished. It will delight students of Washington's early 20th century history and readers who are seeking background on the impact of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Washington History ... A good read... Chronique d'Egypte
£26.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Rethinking the Administrative Presidency
Book Synopsisjigsaws metaphor to stress his main point: that mutual support based on optimistic trust is a more effective managerial strategy than fragmentation founded on unsubstantiated distrust.Table of ContentsSeries Editors' ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The "Black Box" of the Administrative Presidency2. Trust, Intellectual Capital, and the Administrative Presidency3. Connecting Trust to Intellectual Capital through the MultileveledEnvironment of the Executive Branch4. Appointee-Careerist Relations and Trickle-Down Trust5. Encapsulated Interest and Explicit Knowledge Exchange6. Rethinking the Administrative PresidencyNotesReferencesIndex
£35.10
Johns Hopkins University Press John Adamss Republic
Book SynopsisThe first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist.Trade ReviewThis is a serious, detailed, and convincing account with few unexplored avenues... Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One. Adams Moves to the Center1. A Provincial Reverence for the British Constitution, 1735–17672. The Discovery of the Republic, 1768–17723. Realm versus Dominion, 1773–17744. From Imperial Dominion to Autonomous Republic, 1774–17755. Building a Republican Orthodoxy, 1775–1776Part Two. Adams on His Own6. Defending Executive Authority, 1775–17807. An Education in American Aristocracy, 1775–17838. Redefining the Republican Tradition, 1784–17879. John Adams's Republic in Republican America, 1787–180010. A Retrospective Retirement, 1801–1826ConclusionRepublican RevolutionNotesAn Essay on SourcesA Chronology of John Adams's Political Study and WritingsIndex
£46.35
Johns Hopkins University Press Eisenhower
Book SynopsisHighly accessible and sprightly written.Library JournalWinner of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book AwardIn this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. Ike Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War. The longtime editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly, and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful invasion of France and a decTrade ReviewHighly accessible and sprightly written.—Library JournalDwight Eisenhower was a mystery to many of those who favored and most of those who opposed him. Louis Galambos, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and editor of the Eisenhower papers, resolves some of that mystery in his succinct, insightful portrait.—Wall Street JournalOffers many insights into the politics and history of [Eisenhower's] times.—Donovan's Literary ServicesFor readers looking for an overview of Eisenhower's life and career, the Galambos book is a fine choice.—Weekly StandardJohns Hopkins historian Galambos, editor of the Eisenhower papers, examines the development of the leadership style of President Eisenhower from his boyhood in Abilene, Kansas, through his presidency . . . Galambos's succinct style and penetrating analysis make for a rewarding study. Highly recommended.—ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. TroubleChapter 2. AbileneChapter 3. Locked InChapter 4. EpiphanyChapter 5. TestedChapter 6. CombatChapter 7. The DecisionChapter 8. Tested AgainChapter 9. Duty, Honor, PartyChapter 10. Pursuint Prosperity, 1953-1961Chapter 11. Pursuing Peace, 1953-1961Chapter 12. The Wise ManNotesIndex
£20.25
Johns Hopkins University Press Young Frederick Douglass
Book SynopsisNo one working on Douglass should leave home without a copy of this book.from the foreword by David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of FreedomDrawing on previously untapped sources, Young Frederick Douglass recreates with fidelity and in convincing detail the background and early life of the man who was to become the gadfly of America's conscience and the undisputed spokesman for nineteenth-century black Americans. With a new foreword by renowned Douglass scholar David W. Blight, Dickson J. Preston's highly regarded biography traces the life and times of Frederick Douglass from his birth on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1818 until 1838, when he escaped from slavery to emerge upon the national scene. Astounding his white contemporaries with his oratorical brilliance and intellectual capabilities, Douglass dared to challenge the doctrine of white supremacy on its own grounds. At the time of Douglass's death in 1895, one eulogist wrote that he was pTable of ContentsForeword by, David W. BlightForeword by, James MichenerPrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I. A Boy Named Frederick1. The Bailey Heritage2. Father Image: Aaron Anthony3. Frederick's Birth4. The Colonel and the Slave Boy5. Rule by Terror6. Fells Point7. Teen-Age Rebel8. Rebirth9. Preparation for FreedomPart II. The Exile's Return10. Postwar Reunions11. Homecoming to TalbotAppendix A. A Douglass ChronologyAppendix B. Genealogy of Frederick DouglassA Note on SourcesNotesIndex
£22.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Eisenhower
Book SynopsisHighly accessible and sprightly written.Library JournalWinner of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book AwardIn this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. Ike Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War. The longtime editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly, and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful invasion of France and a decTrade ReviewHighly accessible and sprightly written.—Library JournalDwight Eisenhower was a mystery to many of those who favored and most of those who opposed him. Louis Galambos, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and editor of the Eisenhower papers, resolves some of that mystery in his succinct, insightful portrait.—Wall Street JournalOffers many insights into the politics and history of [Eisenhower's] times.—Donovan's Literary ServicesFor readers looking for an overview of Eisenhower's life and career, the Galambos book is a fine choice.—Weekly StandardJohns Hopkins historian Galambos, editor of the Eisenhower papers, examines the development of the leadership style of President Eisenhower from his boyhood in Abilene, Kansas, through his presidency . . . Galambos's succinct style and penetrating analysis make for a rewarding study. Highly recommended.—ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. TroubleChapter 2. AbileneChapter 3. Locked InChapter 4. EpiphanyChapter 5. TestedChapter 6. CombatChapter 7. The DecisionChapter 8. Tested AgainChapter 9. Duty, Honor, PartyChapter 10. Pursuint Prosperity, 1953-1961Chapter 11. Pursuing Peace, 1953-1961Chapter 12. The Wise ManNotesIndex
£19.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The Black President
Book SynopsisTrade Review. . . a gracefully written, scrupulously balanced and quite satisfying account of what Obama meant for Black Americans.—The New York Times Book ReviewA brilliant book.—Dorothy V. Smith, M. Phil, PhD, Dillard University, African & Asian Studies Journal of The NetherlandsA scholarly and well-written book that considers what the Obama presidency did for Black Americans. Professor Clegg describes very eloquently the glamour and hope of the Obama presidency while assessing the accomplishments and domestic failures beneath it.—Vince Cable, former Liberal Democrat leader 2017—2019Clegg is a compelling writer with an understated wit. His account is comprehensive and judicious.—Daniel Geary, Trinity College Dublin, The Irish TimesThe Black President: Hope and fury in the age of Obama by Claude A. Clegg III is an impressive attempt to gauge how well the former president performed in that impossible job.... This thoughtful, even-handed, highly useful book looks at the entire span of the forty-fourth US presidency.—Clifford Thompson, The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPrefacePart I. A Chronic Restlessness1. Wanderers and Dreamers2. Joshua Rising3. The Pendulum Swings ForwardPart II. Hope and Change4. Bamelot 5. President of the Entire United States 6. Dancing with the Caucus 7. Man on a Tightrope 8. Pitchforks, Daggers, and Carnival Barkers 9. Guess Who's Coming to Tea 10. Signifier in Chief 11. Renaissance Woman 12. The Blood of Africa 13. Demographics and Destinies Part III. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 14. Bamelot 2.0 15. A Second Wind 16. "If I Had a Son" 17. The Measure of a President 18. The Pendulum Swings Back Epilogue
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Wilson Circle
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at the key advisers to Woodrow Wilson during the course of his tumultuous presidency. Nearly 100 years after Woodrow Wilson's death, historians continue to be divided over the impact of his presidency and his political leadership. The collapse of Wilson's health in 1919 and his failure to win Senate approval of the Versailles Treaty have tainted his legacy, as have the racism of his administration and its disregard for civil liberties after American entry into World War I. In The Wilson Circle, Charles E. Neu takes a new look at the Wilson presidency through the lens of his inner circle, a group of ten advisers. Some of these advisers, like his wife Ellen, were by his side at the start of his term, while others joined him as the challenges facing Wilson's presidency mounted. All of these advisers believed that, whatever Wilson's flaws as a leader, they had served a great man whose legacy would endure. Struck by his magnetism, his oratorical gifts, and the power and pTable of ContentsPrologue: Helping the PresidentAcknowledgments1. Woodrow Wilson2. Ellen Axson Wilson3. Josephus Daniels4. William Gibbs McAdoo5. Joseph Patrick Tumulty6. Colonel Edward M. House7. Cary T. Grayson8. Newton D. Baker9. Edith Bolling Galt10. Bernard M. Baruch11. Ray Stannard Baker Epilogue: Guardians of the LegacyNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex
£37.35
Johns Hopkins University Press Collecting Shakespeare
Book SynopsisThe first biography of Henry and Emily Folger, who acquired the largest and finest collection of Shakespeare in the world. In Collecting Shakespeare, Stephen H. Grant recounts the American success story of Henry and Emily Folger. Shortly after marrying in 1885, the Folgers started buying, cataloging, and storing all manner of items about Shakespeare and his era. Emily earned a master's degree in Shakespeare studies. The frugal couple worked passionately as a tight-knit team during the Gilded Age, financing their hobby with the fortune Henry earned as president of Standard Oil Company of New York, where he was a trusted associate of John D. Rockefeller Sr. While a number of American universities offered to house the collection, the Folgers wanted to give it to the American people. Afraid the price of antiquarian books would soar if their names were revealed, they secretly acquired prime real estate on Capitol Hill near the Library of Congress. They commissioned the design and construction of an elegant building with a reading room, public exhibition hall, and the Elizabethan Theatre. The Folger Shakespeare Library was dedicated on the Bard's birthday on April 23, 1932. The library houses 82 First Folios, 277,000 books, and 60,000 manuscripts. It welcomes more than 100,000 visitors a year and provides professors, scholars, graduate students, and researchers from around the world with access to the collections. It is also a vibrant center in Washington, DC, for cultural programs, including theater, concerts, lectures, and poetry readings. With unprecedented access to the primary sources within the Folger vault, Grant draws on interviews with surviving Folger relatives and visits to 35 related archives in the United States and in Britain to create a portrait of the remarkable couple who ensured that Shakespeare would have a beautiful home in America.Trade ReviewGrant provides not just a biography of the 'onlie begetters' of this astonishing library, but also an account of the worlds in which the Folgers lived. The result is a superlative book . . . Crisply written and packed with facts and anecdotes.—Michael Dirda, Washington PostThis thoroughly researched and accessibly written book is first of all a fascinating biography of how a man and his wife devoted their lives to gathering the world's largest collection of the original folios of William Shakespeare, plus a range of literature from as early as 1500. It is also a meditation on why some museums endure and thrive, while others lapse into confusion and decay.—James Srodes, Washington TimesThis first biography of Emily Jordan Folger and Henry C. Folger. . . taps hitherto neglected resources to trace their joint obsession with collecting Shakespeare.—ChoiceGrant's text is indeed well-researched and written, in a snappish and easily-readable style, even though there are many details.—Jeffery Moser, Rocky Mountain Review of Language and LiteratureWhile Collecting Shakespeare is biography intertwined with technicalities of antiquarian book and artifact collecting, it undoubtedly belongs on the Shakespeare lover's bookshelf.—Felicia Hardison Londre, Theatre JournalStephen H. Grant tells the story of the Folgers' joint obsession clearly and efficiently; the illustrations he reproduces are particularly engaging. . . Shakespeareans, book collectors and all who have worked at the Library and who love and admire it will enjoy Collecting Shakespeare.—H.R. Woudhuysen, Times Literary SupplementAn engrossing read . . . Grant has written an illuminating book that artfully places Henry and Emily Folger in their own time while showing how they helped to shape the scholarship of ours.—Renaissance QuarterlyStephen H. Grant uses primary sources from within the Folger Library vault, interviews with the Folger family, and visits to nearly three dozen archives to craft a compelling narrative. . . This biography could be read as a perfect case study of how a cultural institution in 20th century America was conceived, created, and accomplished. It will delight students of Washington’s early 20th century history and readers who are seeking background on the impact of the Folger Shakespeare Library.—Washington History. . . A good read. . .—Chronique d'ÉgypteTable of ContentsPrologueAcknowledgments1. Well Read in Poetry, Fair in Knowledge: Henry and Emily Form a Team2. Thou Lovest Me, My Name Is Will: Smitten by Shakespeare3. Wise, Circumspect, and Trusted: Five Decades at Standard Oil4. Leading on to Fortune: Henry Invests to Buy the Bard5. The Hunt Is Up, the Fields Are Fragrant: Building a Collection6. Whole Volumes in Folio: The Ultimate Prize for Collectors7. What News on the Rialto: Maneuvers in the Rare Book Market8. Hotspur and Hal: Two Henrys Compete9. A Monument to Gentle Verse: Designing a Treasure House10. Dear, Blessed Plot of Land: The Folgers' Gift to AmericaEpilogue: Praise in the Eyes of Posterity: The Folger after the FolgersAppendix: Directors of the Folger Shakespeare LibraryNotesBibliographyIndex
£18.45
Crossway Books Andrew Fuller
Book SynopsisBest-selling author John Piper puts the life of Andrew Fuller on display as inspriration forallChristians to devote themselves to knowing, guarding, and spreading the true gospelto the ends of the earth.
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University of Toronto Press A Year at Hartlebury Or The Election
Book SynopsisThe revelation that a long forgotten novel first published anonymously in 1834 is the work of Benjamin Disraeli and his sister Sarah is an exciting literary event. Newly discovered letters between brother and sister prove without doubt that it was written jointly by them. We do not have to look far for the reason for their secrecy. The vividly described election which forms the centrepiece of the story is clearly based on Disraeli's recent experiences as an unsuccessful candidate in two elections at High Wycombe. His political career had a long way to go and the last thing he wanted was to jeopardize it by revealing his motives in the past or his hopes for the future.The hero, Aubrey Bohun, has, like Disraeli, recently returned from mysterious travels in the East, but unlike him has his own castle and an income of 30,000 a year. Bohun obviously contains an element of wish fulfilment and allows the authors to incorporate in the novel elements of wish fulfilment and allows the
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