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Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America Jon Gjerde "Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America offers one of the first comparative treatments of Protestant and Catholic history in nineteenth-century America. Gjerde argues that Protesta… OL15921390W
Housework and housewives in American advertising Housework and housewives in American advertising Jessamyn Neuhaus "This book traces the surprisingly persistent depiction of housework as women's work in advertising from the late 1800s to today. Asserting that advertising is our most significant public discourse … OL15947452W
Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed Howard B. Means "This portrait of Johnny Appleseed restores the flesh-and-blood man beneath the many myths. It captures the boldness of an iconic American life and the sadness of his last years, as the frontier marc… OL16001814W
Creating the administrative constitution Creating the administrative constitution Jerry L. Mashaw "This groundbreaking book is the first to look at administration and administrative law in the earliest days of the American republic. Jerry Mashaw demonstrates that from the very beginning Congress … OL16239925W
Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum democracy Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum democracy Martin H. Quitt "This thematic biography demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path from a conflicted youth in Vermont to dim prospects in New York to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the De… OL16599662W
Law & disorder Law & disorder Bruce Chadwick " Nineteenth-century New York City was one of the most magnificent cities in the world, but also one of the most deadly. Without any real law enforcement for almost 200 years, the city was a lawless … OL17763834W
The midnight assassin The midnight assassin Skip Hollandsworth Contains primary source material. "In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated Western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in De… OL19665438W
The captain and "the cannibal" The captain and "the cannibal" James Fairhead "Sailing the uncharted waters of the Pacific in 1830, Captain Benjamin Morrell of Connecticut became the first outsider to encounter the inhabitants of a small island off New Guinea. The contact quic… OL19665571W
A changing wind A changing wind Wendy Hamand Venet "In 1845, Atlanta was the last stop at the end of a railroad line, the home of just twelve families and three general stores. By the 1860s, it was a thriving Confederate city, second only to Richmond… OL19665603W
Blood brothers Blood brothers Deanne Stillman xvii, 286 pages : 22 cm OL19718762W
The bonanza king The bonanza king Gregory Crouch Traces the rags-to-riches frontier story of Irish immigrant John Mackay, describing how in mid-nineteenth-century Nevada he outmaneuvered the pernicious "Bank Ring" monopoly and thousands of rivals t… OL19745242W
Heir to the Empire City Heir to the Empire City Edward P. Kohn "Theodore Roosevelt is best remembered as America's prototypical "cowboy" president--an outdoorsy, rough-riding figure who was as versatile with a six-shooter as he was with a pen, and who derived hi… OL19974208W
Last of the blue and gray Last of the blue and gray Richard A. Serrano "In the late 1950s, as America prepared for the Civil War centennial, two very old men lay dying. Albert Woolson, 109 years old, slipped in and out of a coma at a Duluth, Minnesota, hospital, his mem… OL19974413W
James Madison James Madison Cheney, Lynne V. "This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of th… OL19980149W
American carnage American carnage Jerome A. Greene "American Carnage--the first comprehensive account of Wounded Knee to appear in more than fifty years--explores the complex events preceding the tragedy, the killings, and their troubled legacy"-- "… OL19988606W
A just and generous nation A just and generous nation Harold Holzer "In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president … OL20012908W
A nation without borders A nation without borders Steven Hahn "A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's provocative reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War (and leading into the twentieth century); the next volume in the Penguin History of t… OL20040609W
Moral minorities and the making of American democracy Moral minorities and the making of American democracy Kyle G. Volk "Should the majority always rule? If not, how should the rights of minorities be protected? In Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy, historian Kyle G. Volk unearths the origins of mo… OL20048179W
American sea literature American sea literature Shin Yamashiro "Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and t… OL23200205W
Geronimo Geronimo Mike Leach "An overview of the inspiring history of Apache chief Geronimo, with a look at the timeless strategies we can learn from his life, from legendary football coach Mike Leach"-- OL23323304W
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