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An engrossing look at England in its infancy, when the country was surrounded and disciplined by the influences of four sets of conquerorsthe Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Danes, …

The Grateful Dead, one of the most popular bands of all time, still enjoys incredible relevance to this day. But let's admit it, they weren't exactly poster boys for corporate …

This 1883 novel about the struggle between labor and industry focuses on the 1877 railway strike. Its plot comes down squarely in favor of the lattercausing a sensation upon its …

A systematic account of the importance of sociology for the understanding of scientific knowledge. Applying sociological analysis to specific historical case studies, the work …

Attempting to tell the whole truth of the matter in a fair way, Davis studies the politics, history, and economics of the Union Pacific Railway in this 1894 volume. He discusses …

John Stuart Mill's "Utilitarianism", which first appeared in three installments of "Fraser's Magazine" in 1861, was intended as a defense of the notorious doctrine identified with …

In Mills autobiography, the reader not only gets the real story behind the mind of a prodigy, but also an understanding of his emotions. After a strict upbringing, the …

In 1919, even before the U.S. Senate ratified the peace treaty to officially end the Great War, historian John Spencer Bassett attempted the most complete history possible at the …

[History] should not merely gratify the readers curiosity about the past, but modify his view of the present and his forecast of the future. So begins John R. Seeleys sweeping …

Taking its cue from a nineteenth century that felt detached from the poetry and drama of the eighteenth century, and riding the revival of interest in Elizabethan writing, this …

This sweeping history, completed in 1920, brings to thundering life the first shots of the war, the sinking of the Lusitania, propaganda and diplomacy, as well as Americas entry …

This carefully researched book offers a dynamic and expansive Deweyan vision for the arts and education. This (re)vision acknowledges the influence on Dewey’s aesthetics of art …