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Language
English
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As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, historian Adam Goodheart presents an original account of how the Civil War began. 1861 is an epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded, inspiring a new generation to reject their parents' faith in compromise and appeasement, to do the unthinkable in the name of an ideal. It set Abraham Lincoln...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 385 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates: illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An immersive account of the Federal Writers Project, a New Deal program that created state-by-state guidebooks to America, in the midst of the Great Depression--and employed some of the biggest names in American letters.
Author
Pub. Date
1974
Physical Desc
xii, 179 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards?In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality of high cultural standards. While conceding that popular and high culture have converged to some extent over the twenty-five years since he wrote the book, Gans holds that the choices of typical...
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
xi, 178 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even where the error offends and upsets, as it often will." So writes Jonathan Rauch in Kindly Inquisitors, which has challenged readers for more than twenty years with its bracing and provocative exploration of...
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Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive survey of Catholic history in what became the United States spans nearly five hundred years, from the arrival of the first Spanish missionaries to the present. Distinguished historian Leslie Tentler explores lay religious practice and the impact of clergy on Catholic life and culture as she seeks to answer the question, What did it mean to be a "good Catholic" at particular times and in particular places? In its focus on Catholics'...
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Publisher
Regnery Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
xv, 247 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Politically correct textbooks and Hollywood movies portray the 1960s as a momentous era of youthful rebellion and social upheaval. But this is a gross distortion. From popular culture to social views, throughout the 1960s America remained a conservative nation--and in many ways, extremely so."--Publisher's description.
Pub. Date
1987
Lexile measure
1480L
Physical Desc
xxviii, 1263 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For the first time in four decades, there exists an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the literature of the United States, from prehistoric cave narratives to the radical movements of the sixties and the experimentation of the eighties. This comprehensive volume - one of the century's most important books in American studies - extensively treats Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, Hemingway, and other long-cherished writers, while also giving considerable...
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xii, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Pragmatism's Evolution, Trevor Pearce demonstrates that the philosophical tradition of pragmatism owes an enormous debt to specific biological debates in the late 1800s, especially those concerning the role of the environment in development and evolution. The various thinkers associated with pragmatism, from Charles Sanders Peirce to Jane Addams and beyond, were towering figures in American intellectual life. Nevertheless, few realize the full...
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Pub. Date
1999
Lexile measure
1250L
Physical Desc
xvii, 327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The Devil Knows Latin is a provocative and illuminating examination of contemporary American culture. Its range is broad and fascinating. Whether discussing the importance of Greek and Latin syntax to our society, examining current trends in literary theory, education, and politics, or applying a classical perspective to contemporary films, Christian Kopff (Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado) is at home and on the mark. He outlines...
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Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the intellectual deterioration of American politics, from Ronald Reagan to Dan Quayle, from George W. Bush to Sarah Palin, to its apotheosis in Donald J. Trump.
Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge, and mass media have encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagans first campaign...