American History from GlobalAcademics

St.Louis, MO.: Saddle and Bridle, Inc., 1975. Detailed text examines the life and achievements of Tom Bass, who was born into slavery in 1859, who became an accomplished horseman, trainer, and breeder of horses, predominantly the American Saddle horse, which became a distinct breed in 1891. Based on extensive research by the author, including interviews with persons and relatives of… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1979. Scholarly text presents the first full-scale study of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society- the prototype of the modern American student movement and the ancestor of Students for a Democratic Society- which was the first nationally organized student group that had a distinct politicaland ideological orientation. Study traces the society from its birth in 1905 to its… Read more about this item

Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1995. Comprehensive scholarly text presents a detailed interpretation of Wilson's Russian policy in which Schild challenges the belief that Wilson's reaction to the 1917 October Revolution was exclusively ideological. In contrast to the belief that when Wilson sent American troops to intervene in July 1918, his goal was to aid liberal groups in Russia and thus… Read more about this item

Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1997. Comprehensive text presents an important study to scholars and researchers of American progressivism, pacifism, and feminism. U.S. intervention in World War I occurred in an historical context of widespread anxiety about masculine identity produced by the suffrage movement and highlighted by the election of suffragist Jeannette Rankin, the only woman present in Congress during the… Read more about this item

Mendota,Illinois: Winnebago County Illinois Sesquicentennial Committee, 1968. Classic comprehensive text presents the first authentic history of this Illinois community to be published since the turn of the twentieth century. Includes detailed contributions from leading regional newspaper men and women covering historical topics and biographies from the early settlers and pioneers; geological history; townships; city politics and government; business and industry;… Read more about this item

Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1997. Comprehensive updated and expanded five-volume complete reference text based on the seventh edition of the African American Almanac, first published in 1967 as the Negro Almanac. Includes new and revised material in sections covering media, law, the family, education, fine and applied arts, popular music, blues & jazz, sports, Africa and the Black Diaspora, military,… Read more about this item

Detroit,Michigan: Gale Research, 1995. Comprehensive two-volume reference text contains over 2,300 tables of statistics describing African-American life in America from 1619-1975. Sequentially numbered, the tables, charts, graphs and short narratives covers a broad range of topics including agriculture, religion, military affairs, politics, education, business, demographics and vital statistics, population studies, etc. 2245 pgs. collectively. Illustrated. Small stamps on endpapers and… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, Ca.: Special Publications, 1963. Classic text conatins a compilation of four detaiuled and lavishly illustrated books- Four Dark Days in History: November 22, 23, 24, 25, 1963; Assasin: The Lee Harvey Oswald Biography; Highlights of the Warren Report: The Facts and Findings Surrounding the Assasination of President John F. Kennedy; In Memoriam: One Year Later. Includes numerous black-and-white… Read more about this item

Naperville, IL.: Joyce E. Wehrli, 1993. Classic text presents a biographical novel of the author's mother, Gertrude Hitenbrand Wehrli (1897-1974), her life and the famous Pre-Emption House Hotel (1834-1946) intertwined for more than 40 years in small town Naperville, Illinois. The hotel was a "vision of the future" for Captain Joe Naper, who founded Naperville in 1831. It served as… Read more about this item

Washigton D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, 1976. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed listings of the quality of significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, and culture that is present in various districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and: that are associated with… Read more about this item

Golden, CO.: Fulcrum Publishin, 1995. Detailed collection of actual oral histories and memoirs compiled by the author, from over 180 men and women who experienced life in the old West Colorado, predominantly Boulder County, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Includes narrations from cattlemen, politicians, farmers, housewives, miners, teachers, and pioneers. 192 pgs. Illustrated.Inscribed and signed by the… Read more about this item

Lexington, KY.: Henry Clay Press, 1968. Comprehensive classic reference text presents an in-depth chronology of the history of the Bluegrass State dating back to the mid-sixteenth century, including detailed information of over 100 Kentucky counties in existence at the time of the book's original publication date. Includes biographical information on the county's founder(s) and other distiguished citizens. 560 pgs. Illustrated… Read more about this item

Salem, New Hampshire: Ayer Company, 1992. Classic reprint of the original 1872 historical text written by the "Father of the Underground Railroad", an American abolitionist and successful Philadelphia businessman who was born a free man, Still helped hundreds of slaves to escape to freedom (as many as 60 slaves a month) in the years before the Civil War ended slavery.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper Collins, 1997. Comprehensive highly acclaimed text presents the story of the coming of the American Civil War through the voices and from the viewpoints of thirteen principle players in the drama, from Thomas Jefferson and Henry Clay in the Missouri crisis of 1820 down to Stephen A. Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and Abraham Lincoln in the final crisis… Read more about this item

Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company, 1985. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed history of the front-range town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains from its adventurous frontier days of the 1800's old West, through its modern day growth. Includes over 290 photographic illustrations, many of them rare and previously unpublished. 191 pgs. Frontispiece. Signed by the author on a limited… Read more about this item

Denver, Colorado: Sage Books, 1956. Classic biographical text recounts the author's most famous cases spanning his career as one of the greatest trial lawyers of the twentieth century. The author discusses a variety of cases which illuminated his career, including those involving murder and attempted murder, and the ensuing problems which faced the courts. 261 pgs. Signed by the author… Read more about this item

Baltimore,MD.: Gateway Press, 2004. Comprehensive reference text presents a documentary of the family ancestry of Eleanore and Ann Louise Miles; including ancestral families of Brosius, Dillman, Ebling, Fahl, Hassler, Jaeger, Manley, Miles, Palm, Richert, Rick, Shaner, Scheidi, Schneider, Shuman, Wildermuth; and families Augustine, Dillman, Dunn, Gaughan, Hobbs, Kramer, Manley, McDowell, Miles, Riess, Shaner, Shuman, Tierney, Upcavage. The geneology is presented… Read more about this item

Central City, Nebraska: Merrick County Historical Society, 1981. Comprehensive reference text traces the history of Merrick County from the early 1800's including a general history, Lone Tree, Chapman, Clarksville, Loup, Mead, Midland, Prairie Creek, Prairie Island, Silver Creek, Vieregg, County Seat, the Native Americans, Waterways, Sheriffs, Physicians, Settlements and Post Office Sites, Grist Mills, Historical Houses, Merrick Foundation, Highway 30,… Read more about this item

Charles P. Barrett, 1905. Comprehensive classic reference set contains a detailed historical account of American history spanning 590 years up to the date of publication. Beginning with the earliest discoverers of America and continuing through the voyages of Christopher Columbus; Aborigines, Europeans and other early settlers; the colonial era; slavery; the founding fathers; American Revolution; Civil War; the birth of… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Comprehensive five-volume complete reference set, considered to be the Oxford English Dictionary of American Constitutional history, includes documents ranging from the early 17th century to the 1830's; from reflections of philosophers to popular pamphlets; public debates in ratifying conventions; private correspondence of politicians; early case law; common law tradition; etc. Materials are primarily… Read more about this item