Focusing on a neglected aspect of the Civil War’s social history, Mr. Logue describes the character and experience of its soldiers, North and South, and how their postwar lives affected the history of
"She was," George Bernard Shaw wrote, "a great citizen, a great civilizer, and a great investigator." For many she represented the triumph of the independent Englishwoman, for others little more than
How does dissent from administration advisers impact the foreign policy decisions of American presidents? White (history, U. of London, UK) analyzes this question by looking at disputes between Harry
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brin
In The Greatest Generation Grows Up, Kriste Lindenmeyer tells the story behind the roots of a famous generation. Here is an account of how children grew up in the 1930s, showing how American childhoo
This history of the 1960s is as much "of the period" as it is "about the period," admits O'Neill (history, Rutgers U.) in his new introduction, written at a time when liberals such as him were almost
John Rossi offers not only an expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years; he shows how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over time. The National Game chron
Books about Jane Addams—founder of Hull House, social reformer, suffragist, pacifist, and one of the most greatly admired women in American history—come and go, but Allen Davis's account of her life,
These six plays present varying accounts of the battle of the sexes in the early years of the 20th century. The subjects include the double standard, the advent of the “New Woman” and turn-of-the-cent
In this original and convincing piece of history, Paul Henggeler explores the haunting of American politics since the assassination of John Kennedy. Focusing on the behavior of presidents and presiden
James Tuttleton's literary writings in such magazines as the New Criterion, the American Scholar, and the Yale Review have earned him a reputation as one of our most trenchant critics. Here he collect
Volume II of a projected six-volume collection of Huxley's essays. It spans the later years (1926-1929) of the most productive period of his career and includes his controversial work on India and the
Volume I of a projected six-volume collection of Huxley's essays. Spanning the years between 1920 and 1925, it includes his essays for John Middleton Murry's Athenaeum and those on music for the Ne
Most readers will find much that is new to them here, and sometimes material that refutes what they thought they knew. Blainey's analysis of the world's great religions alone justifies the book, but i
