Trefferliste "American History" - alle Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr

Jon Roper

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Presidents

An impressively presented guide to the 47 incumbents who have held the highest-ranking political office in the United States government.

Seth Rockman

Plantation Goods

"An eye-opening rethinking of nineteenth-century American history that reveals the interdependence of the Northern industrial economy and Southern slave labor. The industrializing North and the agric…

Heather Akou

On the Job

Through a variety of archival documents, artefacts, illustrations, and references to primary and secondary literature, On the Job explores the changing styles, business practices, and lived experiences of…

Fabricio Tocco

Precarious Secrets

An exploration of the political thriller genre and its context in Latin American politics and entertainment.

William Loren Katz

Black Legacy

Discover the complete Black history of New York---from 1609 to the present---by the award-winning author of Breaking the Chains and Black Indians. For readers 12 and up. Includes a new intro and last chap…

Jerome Oetgen

Schools for the Lord's Service

"An inspiring narrative history of the oldest congregation of Benedictine monasteries in the United States. Commissioned by the American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation, Schools for the Lord's Ser…

Zara Anishanslin

The Painter's Fire

The Painter's Fire follows a remarkable cohort of transatlantic artists who risked their lives and reputations to promote the patriot cause during the Revolutionary War. Their experiences, Zara Anishansli…

Iiro Rantala (geb. 1970)

My History Of Jazz

Das ACT Debüt »Lost Heroes« des finnischen Pianisten Iiro Rantala war das Jazzalbum des Jahres 2010: Es wurde mit dem Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik und dem Echo Jazz ausgezeichnet und von …

Evan Friss

The Bookshop

"Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones of…

Jeffrey P. Rogg

The Spy and the State

Is the NSA spying on Americans? It wouldn't be the first time. Does the CIA still assassinate people? Depends on what you mean by "assassinate." Is the intelligence community really a "deep…

Allan J Lichtman

Conservative at the Core

Conservative at the Core unpacks the history, rhetoric, and policies of the American conservative movement and probes the truth about what conservatism actually represents.Allan J. Lichtman investigates t…

Louis Ferrante

Borgata: Rise of Empire

The first volume in a revolutionary new history of the American Mafia from a man who has seen it all from the inside

Zev Eleff

The Greatest of All Time

"This book explores the phenomenon of "greatness" culture and what Americans really mean when they talk about it. It is for both general readers and scholars interested in American history,…

Kristen Martin

The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow

"Pairing powerful critiques of popular orphan narratives, from Annie to the Boxcar Children to Party of Five, journalist Kristen Martin explores the real history of orphanhood in the United States fr…

Arthur Ashe

A Hard Road to Glory, Volume 3 (1946-1992)

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Richard N. Langlois

The Corporation and the Twentieth Century

A definitive reframing of the economic, institutional, and intellectual history of the managerial eraThe twentieth century was the managerial century in the United States. An organizational transformation…

Jessica Gordon Nembhard

Collective Courage

"Chronicles the achievements and challenges of African American collective economic action and social entrepreneurship in the struggle for civil rights and economic equality"--Provided by publis…

Louis Ferrante

Borgata: Clash of Titans

The explosive second volume of former mobster's Lou Ferrante's BORGATA trilogy in which we learn of the existential threats that nearly destroyed the American Mafia

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Deluxe-Edition)