History of the Americas

In Why Texans Fought in the Civil War, Charles David Grear provides insights into what motivated Texans to fight for the Confederacy. Mining import...

While many recognize William Penn as the founder of Pennsylvania and a defender of religious liberty, much less is known about Penn as a man of fai...

An introduction to the rich history of the Tensaw River.

This book explores the transformation of political culture in northwest Spanish America during the age of the Atlantic revolutions and the subseque...

Important and lucidly writtenThe American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity of ...

How one man brought the Olympics to Los Angeles, fueling the city's urban transformation. Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeless pursuit...

The first study of Christian murals created by indigenous artists in sixteenth and seventeenth century Yucatán. In the sixteenth and seventeenth ce...

Paul Cuffe is best understood as a member of the Black founding fathersa group of pre-eminent African Americans who built institutions and movement...

Paul Cuffe is best understood as a member of the Black founding fathersa group of pre-eminent African Americans who built institutions and movement...

Rutgers University has come a long way since it was granted a royal charter in 1766. As it migrated from a parsonage in Somerville, to the New Brun...

From the 1920s through the 1970s, Howard University was home to Americas most renowned assemblage of black scholars. This book traces some of the p...

The diaspora of Portuguese Jews and New Christians, known as Gente da NaÇÃo (People of the Nation), is considered the largest European diaspora of ...

The diaspora of Portuguese Jews and New Christians, known as Gente da NaÇÃo (People of the Nation), is considered the largest European diaspora of ...

Incorporating political, economic, and environmental factors, this book explores the evolution of health and living standards in Brazil in the nine...