In 1656, a Maryland planter tortured and killed an enslaved man named Antonio, an Angolan
who refused to work in the fields. Three hundred years later, Simon P. Owens battled soul-deadening technologies as well as the fiction of “race” that ...
In a collection that represents over thirty-five years of her writing life, this distinguished poet
explores a wide range of subjects, which include her cultural and family history and reflect her fascination with music and the discoveries offered by language. ...
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. One of the most acclaimed books of our time—the definitive Vietnam War
exposé.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted ...
PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTWINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR PRIZEEssential reading for anyone concerned about
how America got Afghanistan so wrong. A devastating, well-honed prosecution detailing how our government bungled the initial salvo in the so-called war on terror, ignored ...
This engaging and enlightening book allows readers to discover the history of slavery in America
and the long fight for freedom before and during the Civil War. Readers will gain a better understanding of abolitionists, the fight for equality, the ...
“David M. Potter’s magisterial The Impending Crisis is the single best account to date of
the coming of the Civil War.” —Civil War HistoryDavid M. Potter's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Impending Crisis is the classic study of of antebellum America (American Prospect). Potter's ...
In recent years American politics has seemingly become much more partisan, more zero-sum, more vicious,
and less able to confront the real problems our nation faces. What has happened? In The Second Civil War, respected political commentator Ronald Brownstein diagnoses ...
Focusing on Washington’s early years, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Middlekauff penetrates
his mystique, revealing his all-too-human fears, values, and passions. Rich in psychological detail regarding Washington’s temperament, idiosyncrasies, and ...
