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Edith and Woodrowby Phyllis Lee Levin
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 24.99Elegantly written, tirelessly researched, full of shocking revelations, Edith and Woodrow offers the definitive examination of the controversial role Woodrow Wilson's second wife played in running the country. "The story of Wilson's second marriage, and of the large events on which its shadow was cast, is darker and more devious, and more astonishing, than previously recorded." -- from the Preface Constructing a thrilling, tightly contained narrative around a trove of previously undisclosed documents, medical diagnoses, White House memoranda, and internal documents, acclaimed journalist and historian Phyllis Lee Levin sheds new light on the central role of Edith Bolling Galt in Woodrow Wilson's administration. Shortly after Ellen... more...
America in the Great Warby Ronald Schaffer
Oxford University Press 1994; US$ 38.00Demonstrates how, in order to mobilize the USA for World War I, the US government created a war welfare state in which groups having the largest bargaining power - businessmen, labour and military leaders, social reformers and pro-war lobbies - received the largest rewards for their co-operation. more...
Savage Peaceby Ann Hagedorn
Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 13.99Written with the sweep of an epic novel and grounded in extensive research into contemporary documents, Savage Peace is a striking portrait of American democracy under stress. It is the surprising story of America in the year 1919. In the aftermath of an unprecedented worldwide war and a flu pandemic, Americans began the year full of hope, expecting to reap the benefits of peace. But instead, the fear of terrorism filled their days. Bolshevism was the new menace, and the federal government, utilizing a vast network of domestic spies, began to watch anyone deemed suspicious. A young lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover headed a brand-new intelligence division of the Bureau of Investigation (later to become the FBI). Bombs exploded on the doorstep... more...
Woodrow Wilson and the Pressby James D. Startt
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 98.00Esteemed journalism historian James Startt has crafted an intriguing case study of the relationship between political leadership and the mass media during its early days, using the political ascendancy of Woodrow Wilson as its focus. more...
The Great War and Americaby Nancy Gentile Ford
Greenwood Publishing Group 2008; US$ 50.00The evolution of civil-military relations in America's first major overseas coalition war. more...
A World Engravedby Mark Williams; Rebecca Saunders; Alan Marsh; Daniel T. Elliott; Buddy Calvin Jones; D. Keith Stephenson; Daniel T. Penton; Betty A. Smith; Douglas Sun; Frankie Snow; Jennifer Freer-Harris; Judith A. Bense; Karl T. Steinen; Keith Ashley; Louis Daniel Tesar; David W. Chase
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 27.96This major summary of the current state of archaeological research on the Swift Creek culture is the first comprehensive collection ever published concerning the Swift Creek people. The Swift Creek people, centered in Georgia and surrounding states from A.D. 100 to 700, are best known from their pottery, which was decorated before firing with beautiful paddle-stamped designs--some of the most intricate and fascinating in the world. Comprehensive in scope, this volume details the discovery of this culture, summarizes what is known about it at the present time, and shows how continued improvements in the collection and analysis of archaeological data are advancing our knowledge of this extinct society. Although they know nothing of... more...
The Paleoindian and Early Archaic Southeastby David G. Anderson; Michael F. Johnson; Lisa D. O'Steen; Dena F. Dincauze; Larry R. Kimball; Boyce Driskell; R.J. Daniel Daniel; John S. Cable; James L. Michie; John B. Boster; Mark R. Norton; James S. Dunbar; David Webb; Samuel O McGahey; Christopher J. Gillam; Joel Gunn; Kenneth E. Sassaman
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 27.96The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Archaic research from the region, together with an appraisal of models developed to interpret the data. It summarizes what we know of the peoples who lived in the Southeast more than 8,000 years ago—when giant ice sheets covered the northern part of the continent, and such mammals as elephants, saber-toothed tigers, and ground sloths roamed the landscape. Extensively illustrated, this benchmark collection of essays on the state of Paleoindian and Early Archaic research in the Southeast will guide future studies on the subject of the region's... more...
Anthropologists and Indians in the New Southby Rachel Bonney; Patricia Lerch; J. Anthony Paredes; Lisa J. Lefler; Raymond D. Fogelson; Janet E. Levy; Max E. White; Susan S. Stans; George Roth; Allan Burns; Penny Jessel; Emanuel J. Drechsel; Michael H. Logan; Stephen D. Ousley; Kendall Blanchard; Clara Sue Kidwell; Billy Cypress; Larry Haikey; Karen I. Blu
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 26.36Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2002 An important collection of essays that looks at the changing relationships between anthropologists and Indians at the turn of the millennium. Southern Indians have experienced much change in the last half of the 20th century. In rapid succession since World War II, they have passed through the testing field of land claims litigation begun in the 1950s, played upon or retreated from the civil rights movement of the 1960s, seen the proliferation of "wannabe" Indian groups in the 1970s, and created innovative tribal enterprises—such as high-stakes bingo and gambling casinos—in the 1980s. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 stimulated a cultural... more...
Signs of Powerby Jon L. Gibson; David G. Anderson; Richard Jefferies; Jon L. Gibson; Kenneth E. Sassaman; John A. Clark; Nancy Marie White; George R. Milner; Randolph J. Widmer; Philip J. Carr; Philip J. Carr; Samuel O. Brookes; Prentice Thomas; Mike Russo; Janice Campbell; James R. Morehead; Lee H. Stewart; Michael Heckenberger; Joe W. Saunders
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 23.96Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this book explores the sources of power and organization among Archaic societies. It investigates the origins of these technologies and their effects on long-term (evolutionary) and short-term (historical) change. The characteristics of first origins in social complexity belong to 5,000- to 6,000-year-old Archaic groups who inhabited the southeastern United States. In Signs of Power , regional specialists identify the conditions, causes, and consequences... more...
Bioarchaeological Studies of Life in the Age of Agricultureby Patricia M. Lambert; Keith Jacobi; David C. Weaver; Debra L. Gold; Clark Spencer Larsen; Dale L. Hutchinson; Mary Lucas Powell; Mark R. Schurr; Lisa Sattenspiel; Marianne Reeves; Matthew A. Williamson; Leslie Sering; Margaret J. Schoeninger; Elizabeth I. Monahan; Lynette Norr; Patricia S. Bridges
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 27.96Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in the Southeast. The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health existed within communities that had made this transition. This new collection draws on the rich bioarchaeological record of the Southeastern United States to explore variability in health and behavior within the age of agriculture. It offers new perspectives on human adaptation to various geographic and cultural landscapes across the entire Southeast, from Texas to Virginia, and presents new data from both classic and little-known sites. The contributors question the... more...