Atlantic History – alle Bücher, CDs und LPs, Seite 3

Adrienne Denoyelles

The Lung Block

Lays Bare the Class Struggles Inherent in Public Health and Urban Parks Campaigns of the Early Twentieth Century

Melissa Dawn Ooten, Jason Michael Sawyer,

A People's Guide to Richmond and Central Virginia

"A People's Guide to Richmond and Central Virginia centers landscapes in narratives generated by public memory and movement of African Americans and other racial and oppressed groups. It provides the read…

Alexander Wood

Building the Metropolis

"Alexander Wood asks a deceptively simple question about New York City in its most iconic period of growth from the 1880s to the 1930s: "Who did this?" In chronicling the labor of architects, builders, co…

Dan Shortridge

Joe Biden's Delaware

"Delaware will be written on my heart." In 1972, a young Delaware attorney made an audacious bet, challenging the state's most formidable politician in a race for the US Senate. Joe Biden won that electi…

Mike Madaio

A History of Philadelphia Sandwiches

Take a Bite of Philadelphia's Storied Sandwich History Philadelphia boasts some of the most delicious original sandwiches and passionate sandwich aficionados. From the classic cheesesteak to the delectabl…

Ezra A. Carman

The Maryland Campaign of September 1862

Shepherdstown Ford and the End of the Campaign is the third and final volume of Ezra Carman's magisterial The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, superbly edited and annotated by Dr. Tom Clemens. Carman …

Gretchen M Bell

Maritime Kensington

Discover the Shipbuilding Dynasties that Built Philadelphia's Maritime Industry The waterfront of Kensington and Fishtown in Philadelphia attracted a host of innovative and hardworking shipwrights from Am…

Mark Kelley

An Uncommon Woman

"A biography of Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813-1884), a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper and life companion of the state's abolitionist congres…

Joseph Seymour

The Pennsylvania Associators, 1747-1777

The First Complete History of the Military Force of Colonial Pennsylvania, a Volunteer Body Created as a Practical Response to the Ideal of Pacifism In The Pennsylvania Associators, 1747-1777, historian …

Sara Beth Kohut

Crossing Under Cover

A photo book profiling the history, architecture, conservation status, and visit details of every covered bridge in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and surrounding regions

Bradley M Gottfried, Linda I Gottfried

Race to the Potomac

"Even before the guns fell silent at Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee was preparing for the arduous task of getting his defeated army back safely into Virginia. It was an enormous, complex, and exceedingly dange…

Edward W Madeira Jr, Michael D Schaffer

The Defender

Long before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia’s public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when p…

Ronald D Kirkwood

Tell Mother Not to Worry

"The George Spangler farm in Gettysburg is a place of reverence. This book profiles scores of additional soldiers and offers new information on events and experiences at the farm. While also completing th…

Christopher Patrick Aylward

Beothuk

Narratives about the disappearance of the Beothuk are entrenched in historical accounts and the popular imagination. Only with the integration of Indigenous perspectives, beginning in the 1920s, was this …

Christopher Bell

Walking East Harlem

East Harlem native Christopher Bell takes you on three separate walking tours of his beloved neighborhood, sharing fascinating stories about its theatres, museums, art spaces, schools, churches, mosques, …

Alexander B Rossino

Calamity at Frederick

"The loss of Robert E. Lee's Special Orders No. 191 is one of the Civil War's enduring mysteries. This meticulous study presents a bold new interpretation of the evidence surrounding the orders' creation,…

Katherine Jellison, Steven D Reschly

Amish Women and the Great Depression

This unique portrait of Depression-era farm life provides a historic look into the farming practices and daily lives of Amish women.

7 Year Bitch

Gato Negro

Mark A Torres

Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics

A Dark History Revealed In the early twentieth century, eugenics was at the forefront of scientific discourse in the quest to understand human genetics. On Long Island and throughout the nation, eugenicis…