David Reynolds
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The years from 1815 to 1848 were arguably the richest period in American life. In Waking Giant, award-winning historian David S. Reynolds illuminates the era's exciting political story alongside the fascinating social and cultural movements that influenced it. He casts fresh light on Andrew Jackson, who redefined the presidency, as well as John Quincy Adams and James K. Polk, who expanded the nation's territory and strengthened its position internationally....
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations present characters from episode I of "Star Wars" and the technology they use, including Qui-Gon Jinn and his wrist hologram projector, the space freighters of the Nemoidians, and the lightsabers of the Jedi Knights.
8) Finding Nemo
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, Marlin, an overly protective clownfish, embarks on a daring rescue mission when his beloved son, Nemo, gets scooped up by a diver. With his unforgettable friend Dory by his side, Marlin encounters an ocean full of memorable comedic characters on his momentous journey -- to find Nemo.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xx, 1,066 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"ABE is a cultural biography of Abraham Lincoln, following Lincoln's monumental life from cradle to grave while weaving a narrative that includes Lincoln's cultural influences and the nation-wide and regional cultural trends and moods and happenings of his day, and how Lincoln both shaped and was shaped by his America. The music, humor, literature, and fashions of the time and their impact on Lincoln's life are explored as well, and analysis of other...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xxix, 514 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One of the most violent conflicts in the history of civilization, World War I has been strangely forgotten in American culture. It has become a ghostly war fought in a haze of memory, often seen merely as a distant preamble to World War II. In The Long Shadow critically acclaimed historian David Reynolds seeks to broaden our vision by assessing the impact of the Great War across the twentieth century.
17) Walt Whitman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
x, 159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
18) John Brown, abolitionist: the man who killed slavery, sparked the Civil War, and seeded civil rights
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
x, 578 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
John Brown, the controversial Abolitionist who used terrorist tactics against slavery, single-handedly changed the course of American history. This biography by critic and cultural biographer Reynolds brings to life the Puritan warrior who gripped slavery by the throat and triggered the Civil War. When does principled resistance become anarchic brutality? How can a murderer be viewed as a heroic freedom fighter? The case of John Brown opens windows...
