Tags
Language
Tags
<<
May 2024
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
  1. Home
  2. eBooks & eLearning
  3. United States History

Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays

Posted By: First1
Date: 5 May 2024 05:02:15
Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays

Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays by Wade Davis
English | April 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1778400442 | 264 pages | True EPUB | 2.02 MB

"Wade Davis is a true wayfinder, and these essays offer new insight into his visionary approach to culture, landscape, and the planet he loves as fiercely as any writer working today."—John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather
Details

Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again

Posted By: First1
Date: 30 Apr 2024 04:20:14
Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again

Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again by Robert Kagan
English | April 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 0593535782 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 0.63 MB

A chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radicalization of the Republican Party, from a leading historian and intellectual
Details

A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden

Posted By: First1
Date: 28 Mar 2024 00:10:30
A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden

A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden by Osamah F. Khalil
English | April 16th, 2024 | ISBN: 0674244222 | 409 pages | True PDF | 29.57 MB

A sobering account of how the United States trapped itself in endless wars—abroad and at home—and what it might do to break free.
Details

Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

Posted By: First1
Date: 27 Mar 2024 04:30:15
Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism by Stephen Breyer
English | March 26th, 2024 | ISBN: 1668021536 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 1.27 MB

A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.
Details

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

Posted By: First1
Date: 30 Jan 2024 05:20:55
The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump by Clay Cane
English | January 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1728290228 | 400 pages | True EPUB | 1.56 MB

Part history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.
Details

American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent

Posted By: First1
Date: 10 Jan 2024 04:04:18
American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent

American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent by Ralph Young
English | January 9th, 2024 | ISBN: 1479826529 | 328 pages | True EPUB | 4.91 MB

A concise history that proves that dissent is patriotic
Details

How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race

Posted By: Maks_tir
Date: 9 Jan 2024 21:41:32
How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race

How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race by Coddington
English | ISBN: 0520383923 | 226 pages | PDF | 2023 | 6 Mb
Details

The Elusive Eden: A New History of California, Fifth Edition

Posted By: Maks_tir
Date: 20 Dec 2023 21:13:05
The Elusive Eden: A New History of California, Fifth Edition

The Elusive Eden: A New History of California, Fifth Edition by Richard B. Rice
English | ISBN: 1478637544 | 555 pages | PDF | 2019 |113 Mb
Details

1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America

Posted By: First1
Date: 29 Nov 2023 08:17:06
1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America

1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America by Scott Martelle
English | November 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 0806541865 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 1.39 MB

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a year in American history that still resonates today, 1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America tells the story of a battered nation fighting for its own future amid the depths of the Great Depression.
Details

UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There

Posted By: First1
Date: 14 Nov 2023 05:50:44
UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There

UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There by Garrett M. Graff
English | November 14th, 2023 | ISBN: 1982196777 | 544 pages | True EPUB | 70.75 MB

From Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Pulitzer Prize finalist for history Watergate, comes the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government's decades-long quest to solve one of humanity's greatest mysteries: Are we alone in the universe?
Details

Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity

Posted By: First1
Date: 6 Nov 2023 05:16:13
Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity

Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity by Brian Domitrovic
English | October 3rd, 2023 | ISBN: 193519125X | 368 pages | True EPUB | 1.66 MB

The history we can't afford to forget.
Details

The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It

Posted By: First1
Date: 6 Nov 2023 05:00:26
The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It

The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It by John Wigger
English | November 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 0197695752 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 13.13 MB

He pulled off what some deem the crime of the century: skyjacking a commercial jetliner, collecting a ransom of $200,000, parachuting off the aft stairs of the Boeing 727 into the night, and simply disappearing. Since November 1971, "D.B. Cooper"DLno one knows his real name or identityDLhas become a figure of enduring fascination and obsession. The FBI pursued him for over forty years, before closing the case and leaving it unsolved.
Details

In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb (Historical Studies of Urban America)

Posted By: First1
Date: 5 Nov 2023 05:22:31
In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb (Historical Studies of Urban America)

In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Tim Keogh
English | November 3rd, 2023 | ISBN: 0226827755, 0226827739 | 336 pages | True EPUB | 1.66 MB

Highlights how low-wage residents have struggled to live and work in a place usually thought of as affluent: suburbia.
Details

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Posted By: First1
Date: 17 Oct 2023 04:29:44
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
English | October 17th, 2023 | ISBN: 0593444515 | 416 pages | True EPUB | 13.44 MB

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
Details

Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Trauma einer Nation - DAMALS

Posted By: Maroutan
Date: 8 Oct 2023 16:46:19
Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Trauma einer Nation - DAMALS

Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Trauma einer Nation. Der einzige Krieg auf dem Boden der USA: Wie der Sezessionskrieg Amerika bis heute prägt. - DAMALS - Das Magazin für Geschichte
Deutsch | 2023 | 128 Pages | ISBN: 3806246319 | PDF | 19.78 MB

Um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts war die junge Nation der USA tief gespalten: In die vom Abolitionismus geprägten Nordstaaten und die Südstaaten, in denen die Sklaverei fester Bestandteil des Wirtschaftssystems war. Jahrelang zeichnete sich der Konflikt ab, bis die Katastrophe 1861 am Fort Sumter ihren Lauf nahm und zum einzigen, beispiellosen Krieg auf US-amerikanischem Boden führte. Eine detaillierte Rekonstruktion der Kriegsjahre und ihre Folgen bis in die Gegenwart sind in diesem Band zusammengefasst:
Details
UPWARDS