Regional & national history

The Tea Party: A Brief History

Ronald P. Formisano

Hardback. Formisano's brief history certainly gives us clues. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 208 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages: 152
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SKU: V9781421405964
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African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album

Ronald S. Coddington

Hardback. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 77, 77 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCP; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition: First
Number of pages: 384
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SKU: V9781421406251
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My Lai: An American Atrocity in the Vietnam War

William Thomas Allison

Paperback. Well written and accessible, Allison's book provides a clear narrative of this historic moment and offers suggestions for how to come to terms with its aftermath. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages: 184
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SKU: V9781421406459
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Progressives at War: William G. McAdoo and Newton D. Baker, 1863–194...

Douglas B. Craig

Hardback. Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages: 552
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SKU: V9781421407180
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Eating Smoke: Fire in Urban America, 1800–1950

Mark Tebeau

Paperback. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters-climbing ladders and manipulating hoses-with the mundane technologies-maps and accounting charts-of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor. Num Pages: 440 pages, 31, 2 black & white line drawings, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 440
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SKU: V9781421407623
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Brutes in Suits: Male Sensibility in America, 1890–1920

John Pettegrew

Paperback. This timely assessment of the evolution of masculine culture will be welcomed and debated by social and intellectual historians for years to come. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFP; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 424
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SKU: V9781421407647
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To Touch the Face of God: The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Sp...

Kendrick Oliver

Hardback. Oliver's study is rigorous and detailed but contemplative in its approach, examining the larger meanings of mankind's first adventures in "the heavens." Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages: 248
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SKU: V9781421407883
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Secession Winter: When the Union Fell Apart

Robert J. Cook

Paperback. Secession Winter explores the fact of contingency and reminds readers and students that nothing was foreordained. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages: 136
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SKU: V9781421408965
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Studies in Eighteenth-century Culture

Lisa Forman Cody

Hardback. Kate C. Hamilton, "She 'Came up Stairs into the World:' Elizabeth Barry and Restoration Celebrity" Editor(s): Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages: 240
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SKU: V9781421409511
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Zbig: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski

Charles Gati

Hardback. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati Editor(s): Gati, Charles. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 280
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SKU: V9781421409764
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Marrow of Tragedy: The Health Crisis of the American Civil War

Margaret Humphreys

Hardback. Medicine and public health clearly advanced during the war-and continued to do so after military hostilities ceased. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages: 400
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SKU: V9781421409993
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DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton: Geology and Power in Early New York

David I. Spanagel

Hardback. Deeply researched, this book will interest historians of nineteenth-century American arts and science, politics, and technological development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ; PDX; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421411040
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Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan

Mark N. Katz

Paperback. Anyone concerned with the future of the War on Terror will find Katz's argument highly thought provoking. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 168
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SKU: V9781421411835
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Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence

Sharon T. Strocchia

Paperback. The book is a valuable text for students and scholars in early modern European history, religion, women's studies, and economic history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12, 1 black & white line drawings, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 280
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SKU: V9781421411842
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Investing in Life: Insurance in Antebellum America

Sharon Ann Murphy

Paperback. She discusses the role of consumers-their reasons for purchasing life insurance, their perceptions of the industry, and how their desires and demands shaped the ultimate product. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 416
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SKU: V9781421411941
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Native Memoirs from the War of 1812: Black Hawk and William Apess

Carl Benn

Paperback. Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22, 17 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421412191
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The Boy Problem: Educating Boys in Urban America, 1870–1970

Julia Grant

Hardback. Grant's cogent analysis will interest education policy-makers and educators, as well as scholars of the history of education, childhood, gender studies, American studies, and urban history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ2; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421412597
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Summer in the City: John Lindsay, New York, and the American Dream

Joseph P. Viteritti

Paperback. Morris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. Viteritti Editor(s): Viteritti, Professor Joseph P. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20, 13 black & white illustrations, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421412627
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Securing the West: Politics, Public Lands, and the Fate of the Old Rep...

John R. Van Atta

Hardback. By 1830, many other important national concerns had become critically entangled with land disposition, creating points of ideological tension among rival regions, parties, and interests in the early years of the republic-particularly in Jacksonian America. Series: Reconfiguring American Political History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421412757
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Encountering Ellis Island: How European Immigrants Entered America

Ronald H. Bayor

Paperback. Encountering Ellis Island lays bare the profound and sometimes-victorious story of people chasing the American Dream: leaving everything behind, facing a new language and a new culture, and starting a new American life. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: 1st Printing
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SKU: V9781421413686
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The Overflowing of Friendship: Love between Men and the Creation of th...

Richard Godbeer

Paperback. Using an array of personal and public writings, The Overflowing of Friendship will transform our understanding of early American manhood as well as challenge us to reconsider the ways we think about gender in this period. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421413839
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The Nature of Cities: Ecological Visions and the American Urban Profes...

Jennifer S. Light

Paperback. The Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 3 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHB; PDX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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SKU: V9781421413846
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