The Heartland: An American History

DescriptionA history of a quintessentially American place--the rural and small town heartland--that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection...

Reducere. "Who is an American?" asked the Ku Klux Klan. It is a question that echoes as loudly today as it did in the early twentieth century. But who really...

Reducere. * Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year * Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize​ * 800-CEO-READ Business Book of the Year * A ...

Reducere. This book chronicles a small number of people who made musical history in a setting that produced internationally recognized bands such as the Viol...

Reducere. On October 3, 1807, Thomas Jefferson was contacted by an unknown traveler urgently pleading for a private "interview" with the President, promising...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sarah Smarsh*Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and Finalist for the Kirkus Prize* An eye-opening memoir...

DescriptionA US Naval Aviator's odyssey through pivotal moments in 20th-century history The rise of Adolf Hitler, America's Great Depression in the...

Reducere. Description"I have sat and listened to Joe tell various stories and history of Piggott, Arkansas and am amazed at the detail that he can communicat...

Reducere. Untold stories from the American heartland of living between two worlds At six years old, Antonia Rivera crossed the border from Mexico with nothin...

Reducere. A New York Times Editor's ChoiceEverything you never knew about sushi-- its surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre be...

Reducere. In a coming-of-age story as enchantingly vivid and ribald as anything Mark Twain or Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., recounts his childh...

Reducere. Following the Civil War, large corporations emerged in the United States and became intent on maximizing their power and profits at all costs. Poli...

This dazzlingly original work of literary nonfiction interweaves the science and history of the powerful refrigerant (and dangerous greenhouse gas)...

Reducere. What does it mean to deeply love a home place that haunts us still? From Mark Twain to Grant Wood to Garrison Keillor, regionalists from the Gilded...