
Promises of Citizenship: Film Recruitment of African Americans in World War II
Book
Since the earliest days of the nation, US citizenship has been linked to military service. Even...

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
Book
In a provocative, groundbreaking work, Rebecca Traister traces the history of unmarried and...

Ignorance/Jahiliyyah
Book
1949. Small town Colorado. A group of regular American students struggle to accept a foreigner in...

Best and the Brightest
Book
Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The...

The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 - Video
Podcast
(HIST 119) This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from...

The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 - Audio
Podcast
(HIST 119) This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from...

The Founding Gardeners: How the Revolutionary Generation Created an American Eden
Book
A follow-up to Andrea Wulf's award-winning and critically acclaimed history of British gardening,...

The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century
Book
Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time - enormous...

Frost/Nixon
Book
In 1972, a break-in was foiled at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the...

The Suckers Kiss
Book
Set against the first three decades of twentieth century American history, 'The Sucker's Kiss'...