History of the Americas

How did the political party of Lincoln--of emancipation--become the party of the South and of white resentment? How did Jefferson Daviss old party ...

The historic election in 2005 of Evo Morales Ayma marked a radical and transformative moment in Bolivia's history. It was the first time that a dem...

Beginning with the war for America''s independence more than 230 years ago up to and including the regional conflicts of the 21st century, Chronolo...

Born in a log cabin in Tennessee in June 1854, Nat Love was the slave of Robert Love. He was about six when the Civil War began, and after the slav...

Long before European boats reached the shores of the Americas, sophisticated civilizations had already developed throughout the continents. The emp...

War Is Not Just for Heroes rescues the incredible true stories of one writer's life as a marine combat correspondent in the Pacific during World Wa...

Mirrors of Clay: Reflections of Ancient Andean Life in Ceramics from the Sam Olden Collection features photographs and descriptions of sixty cerami...

In the last century historians and anthropologists interested in northwestern Mexico knew that Indians had inhabited four large islands in the Gulf...

Greed, misunderstanding, and resentment characterized the relationship between early white settlers moving west and the Native American peoples of ...

African-American Social Leaders and Activists, Revised Edition documents the lives and legacies of a selection of memorable leaders from colonial t...

In Gabriel Garcia Marquezs novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, a character articulates the fascination goods, technology, and modernity held for m...

Millions of visitors view the four famous faces of Mount Rushmore each year, but the Black Hills are home to more than just the presidents in Gutzo...

This quick reference brings together (and often corrects) large amounts of information from many diverse and hard-to-find resources. The work begin...

The rapid expansion of the newspaper business in the first decade of the American republic had crucial consequences for cultural, commercial, and p...

Between 1941 and 1945, over sixteen million men and women served in the U.S. armed forces. In an effort to deepen our understanding of the Second W...

From Eve to Evolution provides the first full-length study of American women's responses to evolutionary theory and illuminates the role science pl...

The Brief History series introduces readers to the dramatic events, notable people, and special customs and traditions that have shaped many of the...

Throughout the twentieth century, pioneering biological field work was conducted from Mexico through Panama by such giants in the field as Miguel A...

Eyewitness to America's Wars features dramatic accounts of life and death during the ferocious battles experienced by our nation's men and women. T...

Since its founding in 1846 for the increase and diffusion of knowledge, the Smithsonian Institution has been an important feature of the American c...

As a cowboy, Ed Lemmon saddle-handled more cattle than any man in history. As a cattleman, he oversaw the largest fenced pasture in the world. Equa...

Anyone who has encountered costumed workers at a living history museum may well have wondered what their jobs are like, churning butter or firing m...