Describes how each of the eleven Confederate states and five slaveholding border states responded to the legal challenges posed by emancipation and postwar economic hardship, and examines the long-ter
State laws affect nearly every aspect of our daily lives?our safety, personal relationships, and business dealings?but receive less scholarly attention than federal laws and courts. Joseph A. Ranney l
This book deals with the history and future of the concept of 'world peace through law' (WPTL), meaning replacing the use of international force with the global rule of law.
The stone monuments of the Incas, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Andes, are among the most magnificent structures in the world. Originally published in 1982, Monuments of the Incas is the mo
New York Times bestselling author Karen Ranney's first novel in a brand-new series spins the intriguing story of a beautiful widow and a devilishly handsome shipbuilderSeven years have passed since Gl
Full-color photography illustrates detailed instructions for these quick and simple home decorating ideas. Easy no-sew techniques are combined with serger finishes, decorative threads, and simple sewi
The Galisteo Basin is an ancient seabed, site of volcanic upheaval. The fertile basin provided temporary hunting and farming grounds for wanderers, and then became the home of Pueblo people who surviv
Allow yourself to be taken back into deep geologic time when strange creatures roamed the Earth and Western North America looked completely unlike the modern landscape. Volcanic islands stretched fro
Edward Ranney (b. 1942) is one of the most distinguished photographers of the Peruvian landscape. In 1985 Ranney began photographing the Nazca lines, a series of monumental geoglyphs that stretch acro
Covers the American landscape architect's two years in California. Includes his correspondence while managing the country's largest gold mine; reports on design projects such as Yosemite, the San Fran
As a result of a lifetime of incomparably wide-ranging investigations, Aaron Wildavsky concluded that politics in the United States and elsewhere was a patterned activity, exhibiting recurring regular
