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Catholics, Slaveholders, and the Dilemma of American Evangelicalism, 1835-1860
Although slaveholding southerners and Catholics in general had little in common, both groups found themselves relentlessly attacked in the northern evangelical press during the …
Capital and Convict
Both in the popular imagination and in academic discourse, North and South are presented as fundamentally divergent penal systems in the aftermath of the Civil War, a difference …
Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities
The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities studies the value system of the French Catholic community the Filles de la Charite, or the Daughters …
Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war, peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North …
History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
A Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and in Quest of a North-west Passage, Between Asia & America; Performed in the Years 1776, to 1779. Illustrated With a Chart of the Ships Employed in This Expedition
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
State and Society in Transition
Using a variety of documentary sources, including hundreds of petitions, letters, and reports to the government, Little traces the complex relationship between community life and …
Astrology and Magic from the Medieval Latin and Islamic World to Renaissance Europe
Astrology and Magic from the Medieval Latin and Islamic World to Renaissance Europe brings together ten of Paola Zambelli's papers on the subject, four of which are published in …
Topographia Hibernica; or the Topography of Ireland, Antient and Modern. ... By Wm. Wenman Seward, Esq;
Father and Son at War
Respectability and the London Poor, 1780-1870
The population of London soared during the Industrial Revolution and the poorer areas became iconic places of overcrowding and vice. Focusing on the communities of Westminster, …
Metternich, the German Question and the Pursuit of Peace
Despite the large number of books and studies written about Metternich, there is still a period of his political career that scholars neglect to this day, the 1840s. This book …