Bayard Taylor 
Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland [EPUB ebook] 

Histories of Postmodernism reexamines the history of the constellation of ideas and thinkers associated with postmodernism. The increasingly dominant historical narrative depicts a relatively smooth …

Why marry? The personal question is timeless. Yet the highly emotional desires of men and women during the period between 1450 and 1650 were also circumscribed by external forces that operated within …

Our period opens at the end of the Roman Empire when intellectual currents are indebted to the Greek philosophical inheritance of Plato and Aristotle, as well as to a Romanized Stoicism. Into this mi …

Focusing on children’s work on family farms in western Canada, an “absolutely fascinating . . . marvellously fresh account of the lives of prairie pioneers.” —The Calgary Herald The phrase …

"The Greek View of Life" by G. Lowes Dickinson offers a profound exploration of ancient philosophy and Greek culture, providing readers with invaluable insights into Hellenistic civilizatio …

"Old John Brown: The Whole Man Whose Soul Is Marching On" by Walter Hawkins is a comprehensive biography of John Brown, a fervent abolitionist whose actions played a crucial role in the Ame …

This anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the ”new world disorder” requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replac …

This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The chapters explore the roots of contemporary American religion from the 1950s up to the pre …

At a moment when Congress is viewed by a skeptical public as hyper-partisan and dysfunctional, Richard Fenno provides a variegated picture of American representational politics. The Challenge of Cong …

In Napoleon III and the Second Empire, Roger D. Price considers the mid-century crisis which provided Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte with the opportunity to gain elective office as President. The author ou …