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Natural History of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820)
A little over 170 years ago--hardly a moment on the clock of history--one half of the United States was empty of all but Indians and the plants and game on which they subsisted. …
Color Factor
Despite the many advances that the United States has made in racial equality over the past half century, numerous events within the past several years have proven prejudice to be …
My Lai
On the early morning of March 16, 1968, American soldiers from three platoons of Charlie Company (1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division), …
Themes from Kaplan
This anthology of essays on the work of David Kaplan, a leading contemporary philosopher of language, sprang from a conference, "e;Themes from Kaplan,"e; organized by the …
Bay of Pigs
In The Bay of Pigs, Howard Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of the disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro in April 1961. Drawing on recently declassified …
Significance of Religious Experience
In this volume of essays, Howard Wettstein explores the foundations of religious commitment. His orientation is broadly naturalistic, but not in the mode of reductionism or …
Dropout Prevention Specialist Workbook
Despite policy efforts at the state and federal levels, the school dropout rate for students in the United States is estimated at a staggering 500,000-to-1,000,000 children and …
This Species of Property
Owens' fascinating study explores the personality and behavior of the slave within the context of what it meant to be a slave. Based on a variety of plantation records, diaries, …
Mutiny on the Amistad
This volume presents the first full-scale treatment of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. Jones …
"e;A New Kind of War"e;
America's experience in Greece has often been cited as a model by those later policymakers in Washington who regard the involvement as a "e;victory"e; for American foreign …