(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186268)
Melissa Daggetts Eugene and Eulalie is an epic story of love, race, prosperity, and legal maneuvering. It chronicles for the first time in a comprehensive way the largely forgotten lives of Eulalie Mandeville, a free woman of color, and her white pa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186251)
Melissa Daggetts Eugene and Eulalie is an epic story of love, race, prosperity, and legal maneuvering. It chronicles for the first time in a comprehensive way the largely forgotten lives of Eulalie Mandeville, a free woman of color, and her white pa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469695464)
Step into the turbulent aftermath of the Civil War, where the abolition of slavery marked the start of a fierce struggle over property, politics, and personhood. In Louisianaa wealthy, diverse state shaped by a history of brutal enslavement and devas...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469693385)
The history of the environmental movementfrom environmentalism of the nineteenth century to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth centuryhas often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists. In Stewards o...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469693392)
The history of the environmental movementfrom environmentalism of the nineteenth century to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth centuryhas often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists. In Stewards o...Loe edasi...
Beyond Fort William, on the road to the Isles, lies Morar, the Highlands of the Highlands and centre of the Rough Bounds, that wild, desolate, but uniquely beautiful part of Scotland that was once the homeland of the Clan Macdonald of Clanranald,...Loe edasi...
Arisiag and Morar, Norse and Gaelic, the river-mouth bay and the great water, part of na garbh Chriochan (The Rough Bounds), an area so rugged and desolate it was itself known as the Highlands of the Highlands. From Borrodale (fort-dale) to Kil...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University Alabama Press, ISBN-13: 9780817395940)
A revealing legal journey through Alabamas civil rights battles, exposing systemic discrimination and the enduring fight for justice via landmark Supreme Court cases State of Segregation: Americas Freedom Rights Struggles, as Told by Alabama by Mar...Loe edasi...
For centuries, Suffolks rural and urban landscape has been shaped by conflict; from Celtic tribes and the Roman Empire, Anglo-Saxons and Viking raiders, Norman invaders to local rebellions. Suffolks shoreline has defended against Dutch and French i...Loe edasi...
The corn-growing county of Essex was home to over 200 windmills at the peak of the milling industry in the mid-nineteenth century, of which twenty-three survive. In this book author Ian Yearsley explores the history of windmills in Essex, including i...Loe edasi...
Boasting the highest number of listed buildings in any British high street, the historic market town of Dorchester is an explorers delight. Archaeologists have found more Roman mosaics here than any other Roman town in Britain, and Dorchester also s...Loe edasi...
Behind Swanseas familiar streets and sweeping bay lies another city: one of heroic dogs, vanished chapels, haunted pubs, and seaside legends. Quirky Swansea uncovers the stories that give this city its distinctive character, celebrating the people,...Loe edasi...
Derbyshire has long been known for its food. Writers from the seventeenth century onwards have extolled the virtues of its fine produce. Created in the nineteenth century, Bakewell Pudding is today perhaps the food most associated with the county but...Loe edasi...
Wrexham has a long history. An important market town in the Middle Ages, close to the border with England, it became the most populous settlement in Wales and today is the largest town or city in North Wales. During the eighteenth and nineteenth cent...Loe edasi...
Staffords history can be traced back to an Anglo-Saxon settlement, when it became the county town of Staffordshire. The Normans built a castle in the town and a priory was founded nearby. The two medieval churches in the centre of the town also surv...Loe edasi...
In 1801 the antiquarian and astronomer Sir Henry Englefield wrote a beautifully illustrated walking tour leading readers through the streets of Southampton. He offered insights into the towns fascinating historical past, including some fanciful stor...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252048951)
Whether Jonagolds or Ida Reds, the apple provides Midwesterners with both a versatile food and a powerful archetype of their culture and heritage. Lucy M. Long examines the ubiquitous fruits place in regional culture and its role in how people in th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186671)
"e;Boudin is what the gods would eat if the gods were looking for the transcendent; a dish as satisfying to the soul as it is to the palate."e; So writes Ken Wells, Louisiana native and boudin hound, in this lively travelogue through the arom...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186664)
"e;Boudin is what the gods would eat if the gods were looking for the transcendent; a dish as satisfying to the soul as it is to the palate."e; So writes Ken Wells, Louisiana native and boudin hound, in this lively travelogue through the arom...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252048579)
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, communities in the Downriver region of the Detroit River have forged an enduring claim to the well-being of waterways that are central to where they live, work, and play. Lisa M. Fine examines important...Loe edasi...
In this guide-thats-not-a-guide, metal detectorist cousins Ellie and Lucie explore their local landscape, getting to grips with the hobby, history and themselves along the way. Enchanting and visceral DR MADELEINE PELLINGBrilliantly witty and mag...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, ISBN-13: 9781976600609)
Discover the three generations of Dousman women who breathed life into a grand Gilded Age estate. On the banks of the upper Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, stands Villa Louis, the majestic Italianate-style mansion and estate built...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186862)
Offshore Oildom tells the riveting story of the United States quest to secure the oil riches of the sea. Drawing on a wealth of untapped sources, Tyler Priest reveals how the offshore oil industry emerged from an ambitious project to incorporate the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186855)
Offshore Oildom tells the riveting story of the United States quest to secure the oil riches of the sea. Drawing on a wealth of untapped sources, Tyler Priest reveals how the offshore oil industry emerged from an ambitious project to incorporate the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Hub City Press, ISBN-13: 9798885740739)
In this ;unjustly neglected masterpiece, Nancy Lemann gives an atmospheric account of the New Orleans trial of the Governor of Louisiana for racketeering, fraud, and bribery. This 40th anniversary edition features a new introduction by critic James...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN-13: 9781476657509)
At the heart of this book are thirty-four personality profiles of North Carolina natives who played baseball in the major leagues. Many of their stories are told for the first time. Collectively, the profiles paint a picture of a time long gone, w...Loe edasi...
This book is the essential companion for those who wish to learn about and visit the Inner Hebridean islands of Eigg, Muck, Rum and Canna, known collectively as the Small Isles. As well as focusing on history, archaeology and landscape change from...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469695457)
Step into the turbulent aftermath of the Civil War, where the abolition of slavery marked the start of a fierce struggle over property, politics, and personhood. In Louisianaa wealthy, diverse state shaped by a history of brutal enslavement and devas...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Utah Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781647692667)
The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon has a well-deserved reputation for whitewater-the feature that draws many boaters to the raging torrent amidst its spectacular chasms. This guide offers a literary guide down the river, through each rapid....Loe edasi...
Awarded History Book of the Year 2025 by London Historians - A complete joy.SHORTLISTED for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2026. A stylish collection of beautifully designed maps of each individual London borough, paired with quirk...Loe edasi...
Sari: The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-Mar-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469693835)
While New Amsterdam has captured public imagination and scholarly attention for centuries, the Dutch borderland settlement that became Albany, New York, was no less vital to the development of early America. In The Ancient House, historian Erin Krame...Loe edasi...
Sari: The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469693828)
While New Amsterdam has captured public imagination and scholarly attention for centuries, the Dutch borderland settlement that became Albany, New York, was no less vital to the development of early America. In The Ancient House, historian Erin Krame...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300289367)
An imaginative history of the Kankakee River, told in reverse chronological order, that examines the ecological losses caused as people transformed the river and its wetlandsThe Kankakee River, whose waters gathered west of present-day South Bend, In...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469694115)
What happens to species when climate disruption causes suitable habitat within one country to move or vanish? In Borders of Biodiversity, Will Wright examines the histories of transnational conservation efforts to address the tension between a warmin...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469694108)
What happens to species when climate disruption causes suitable habitat within one country to move or vanish? In Borders of Biodiversity, Will Wright examines the histories of transnational conservation efforts to address the tension between a warmin...Loe edasi...
Tamera J. Buzick, Ronald M. James, Michael A. Bedeau
Sari: Shepperson Series in Nevada History
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Nevada Press, ISBN-13: 9781647792244)
Few estates born from the discovery of the Comstock Lode still survive. Among the grandest, Bowers Mansion, dates to the height of the Civil War. The property has a tragic history shrouded in legend, laid bare within these pages: from the mansions c...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Mar-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Temple University Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781439927687)
Examining Filipinx cultural representations in the Midwest since the early twentieth century, Thomas Sarmiento shrewdly considers the impact of American exceptionalism and U.S. imperialism in a region where white, middle class, heterosexual, and Chri...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press, ISBN-13: 9781837051984)
This book tells the story of the making of Grimsby. It describes how the town grew on the ground and so helps to explain Grimsbys present-day physical character. The story is an intriguing one and includes colourful controversies and conflicts tha...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press, ISBN-13: 9781837052004)
Cleethorpes was originally three small farming and fishing hamlets on the Lincolnshire coast, which later combined and eventually developed into a thriving seaside resort. This book examines the early history of the hamlets, and the reader is taken o...Loe edasi...
A Charming Choice for Next Months Book Club!Jo Hershberger s warm memoir invites her reader to jump on board for the zany journey through her life that includes a small-town Midwestern childhood, journalistic adventures in Chicago, and unexpected ch...Loe edasi...
A Charming Choice for Next Months Book Club!Jo Hershberger s warm memoir invites her reader to jump on board for the zany journey through her life that includes a small-town Midwestern childhood, journalistic adventures in Chicago, and unexpected ch...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621904649)
In Dixieball, Thomas Aiello considers the cultural function of professional basketball in the Deep South between 1947 and 1979. Making a strong case for the role of race in this process, Aiello ties the Souths initial animus toward basketball to the...Loe edasi...
William Lyons, John M. Ii Scheb, William K. Stair, Joseph Gregory Jarret
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Mar-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621903499)
Most Americans are more aware of the workings of the federal government than of their own state governments. But these "e;laboratories of democracy"e; constitute perhaps the most creative components of the American political experiment.This b...Loe edasi...
The town of Barnet grew up in the twelfth century to the north of London. The towns alternative names of Chipping Barnet or High Barnet are recognition of the market that was established there at the same time and the towns elevation. Today the tow...Loe edasi...
Bexhill-on-Sea, often simply called Bexhill, is a seaside resort located on the south coast of England in East Sussex. The town was transformed by the arrival of the railways in the mid-nineteenth century. Once a haunt of smugglers, Bexhill became po...Loe edasi...
Herefordshire has always been a border region and prone to conflict. During the Iron Age it was the dividing line between the Silures and Dobunni tribes and many hill forts in the area are still visible. The division heightened with the coming of th...Loe edasi...
Weymouth Harbour was historically a major port, flanked by the two towns of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. These settlements form modern-day Weymouth, with a wealth of historical associations from the Middle Ages to the present. The Isle of Portland li...Loe edasi...
Thanks to Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales, the path along the North Downs to Thomas Beckets shrine in Canterbury Cathedral is the most famous pilgrim route in the world. Yet there is another Canterbury pilgrim path that is 600 years older, now revi...Loe edasi...
Kilmarnock is the largest town in Ayrshire. For much of its history it was a market town serving the surrounding area, but during the Industrial Revolution it became a manufacturing centre. Connected to the harbour at Troon and later Glasgow by the n...Loe edasi...
In the century between 1850 and 1950 Bradford witnessed extraordinary growth and changes. Its wealth was based on the textile industry, and the city became known as the wool capital of the world. It was a city of migrants, many from Ireland, and de...Loe edasi...
