History

People have always been fascinated with the hidden the mysterious and the unexplained Every society has its tall tales and ghost stories its odd legends and heroes Also every society has its stories of strange beasts dangerous or benign that live in the twilight world between the everyday and the legendary Through most of history…

American Traitor examines the career of the notorious Gen James Wilkinson whose corruption and espionage exposed the United States to grave dangers during the early years of the republic Wilkinson is largely forgotten today which is unfortunate because his sordid story is a cautionary tale about unscrupulous actors who would take advantage of gaps in…

The Transcontinental Railroad laid across the United States during the 1860s remains the very epitome of contradiction On the one hand it was a triumph of engineering skills over thousands of miles of rough terrain but on the other hand it drained the natural resources in those places nearly dry It civilized the American West…

Louis Armstrong once claimed that Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mineI look right in the heart of good old New OrleansIt has given me something to live for This statement conjures an image which most anyone familiar with jazz music can recall Armstrong clutching his trumpet forcefully his eyes closed…

The Lewis and Clark Expedition notwithstanding its merits as a feat of exploration was also the first tentative claim on the vast interior and the western seaboard of North America by the United States It set in motion the great movement west that began almost immediately with the first commercial overland expedition funded by John…

Amerigo Vespucci discoverer and namesake of America Life and work in a short biography Everything you need to know brief and concise Infotainment education and entertainment at its best

Las tres historias que componen este libro tratan sobre la bsqueda De esposos padres e hijos que durante la sombra dictadura militar fueron detenidos torturados y hechos desaparecer

Amy Winehouse brilliant singer and tragic figure Life and work in a short biography Everything you need to know brief and concise Infotainment education and entertainment at its best

By the late 1960s what had been widely heralded as the best qualified besttrained army in United States history was descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end Morale was tanking AWOL rates were rising And in August 1968 a group of Black soldiers seized control of the infamous Long Binh Jail burned…

For many years Britain tried to impose its own laws on the peoples it conquered and English common law usually followed the Union Jack But the common law became less common after Britain emerged from the Seven Years War as the worlds most powerful empire At that point imperial policymakers adopted a strategy of legal…