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Here, grounded firmly in American history, is a skilled folklorist's survey of the entire field of America's folklore— from colonization to mass culture.
Tracing the forms and content …

geschrieben von Richard Mercer Dorson (Autor) und Daniel J. Boorstin (Herausgeber)

The gangland-style slaying of State Senator Warren G. Hooper on 11 January 1945, three days before he was to testify before a grand jury investigating alleged corruption in the Michigan legislature, …

geschrieben von Bruce Rubenstein (Autor) und Lawrence E. Ziewacz (Autor)

"Medal of Honor" portrays 11 recipients of this sacred U.S. military decoration, from the Civil War through the Vietnam War, and examines what drove them to go so far above and beyond the call of …

geschrieben von Allen Mikaelian (Autor) und Mike Wallace (Autor) und Mike Wallace (Kommentar)

Stuart Macintyre is Ernest Scott Professor of History, Dean of Arts and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His books include A Colonial Liberalism; A History for a Nation (MUP); The …

geschrieben von Stuart Macintyre (Autor) und Anna Clark (Autor) und Sir Anthony Mason (Solist)

The town of Herndon is situated on the western edge of Virginia's picturesque Fairfax County. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, this part of Fairfax County was primarily agricultural, and as …

geschrieben von Margaret Peck (Autor)

Challenges our notion of the connections between …

geschrieben von Richard A. Greenwald (Autor)

Ian Passingham gives a unique and fully illustrated insight into the daily life of the German troops facing the British and French between 1914 and 1918 and fills a significant gap in the …

geschrieben von Ian Passingham (Autor)

The problem of multinational force compatibility requires a planning framework to guide the U.S. Army's investments with partner armies. This report defines the Niche Capability Planning Framework, …

geschrieben von Jennifer D. P. Moroney (Autor)

Spanning nearly a century, the letters in this collection revolve around a central event in the history of a southern family: the death of the eldest son owing to sickness contracted during service in …

geschrieben von Arthur N. Skinner (Herausgeber) und James L. Skinner (Herausgeber)

Beginning in the town of Solon, Old Canada Road winds for nearly 80 miles through the Upper Kennebec and Dead River Valleys before ending at the Canadian border. Following ancient aboriginal trails …

geschrieben von James E. Benson (Autor)