Founding Brothers

"During the decade of the 1850s, the Oregon Territory progressed toward statehood in an atmosphere of intense political passion and conflict. Editors of rival newspapers blamed a group of young men wh

The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your reading group's discussion of Joseph Ellis's Founding Brothers: T

The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your reading group's discussion of Joseph Ellis's Founding Brothers: T

This is the first book to examine the life and career of Dr. Joyce Brothers, a nearly ubiquitous figure who appeared on television from the mid-1950s (as a contestant onThe $64,000 Question) through t

The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John

The most important conflicts in the founding of the English colonies and the American republic were fought against enemies either totally outside of their society or within it: barbarians or brothers.

The most important conflicts in the founding of the English colonies and the American republic were fought against enemies either totally outside of their society or within it: barbarians or brothers.

"The true story of Brothers to the Rescue finally told in a compelling, riveting narrative that brings the reader inside the founding, growth, and tragic end of one of Florida's most important Cuban

To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan Order, Franciscan scholar and historian Dominic Monti tells us the beautiful and inspirational story of Francis of Assisi and his f

Sons of Providence paints a vivid portrait of Colonial life as we follow these founding brothers in their rise to the heights of American commerce and power and from revolution to nationhood.

A hilarious unofficial tribute to the most opinionated and entertainingly cantankerous band in rock and roll history. Hello and listen up. In 1994, with the shock of the lightning that was Oasis's force-of-nature debut album, the British band's cigarettes-and-alcohol-fueled founding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher went supernova all around the world. Most artists would have responded to this fame by opting to cast no shadow, saying less in public, or at least being more cautious when they did, reluctant to add to the weight of the world on their shoulders. Not Liam and Noel, who did a strange thing. As if born on a different cloud, they refused to be quiet ones and acquiesce to the typical masterplan for celebrity. For the next thirty years, they never stopped opening their big mouths and shouting out loud their opinions on everything underneath the sky. Whether as stormy as a cloudburst, as playful as a shakermaker, as wise as a headshrinker in a rockin' chair, as uncouth as a girl i

How many of the presidents were founding brothers? Who decided on America’s gold standard? What was Lincoln’s nickname?Amaze your friends and stun your co-workers with these answers and more from Mast

Since its founding in 1912, Oscar Heyman & Brothers has created fabulous jewels for some of the world’s elite houses, causing it to be known in the trade as ‘the jewelers’ jeweler.’ This lavishly illu

在這本標誌性的歷史著作中，美國國家圖書獎獲得者、《美國的斯芬克斯》作者展現了一群天賦異稟但同樣擁有深刻缺點的人——漢密爾頓、伯爾、傑弗遜、佛蘭克林、華盛頓、亞當斯和麥迪森——是如何應對他們面臨的巨大挑戰，從而為美國確立了前進道路。美國在1790年是非常脆弱的。在隨後十年中，建國之父們——在這本著作中被重新審視——將他們在 《獨立宣言》中的理念和憲法條文結合起來，創造了美國政府的實際運作機制。通過剖析六個令人著迷的故事——漢密爾頓和伯爾的決鬥、華盛頓的告別演說、亞當斯政府和亞當斯夫婦的政治夥伴關係、有關建都地點的爭論、佛蘭克林試圖讓國會處理奴隸問題，以及傑弗遜和亞當斯夫婦之間的通信往來——《奠基者》讓美國歷史中最重要十年中的核心問題和人物，生動地在我們面前再現。生動而富有啟發性……讓讀者對美國建國階段有了深刻的瞭解……一部一針見血的、富有洞察力的著作。——《紐約時報》(The New York Times)大師級的……引人入迷的……艾理斯是一個行文優雅的作家……他抓住了革命事業的奠基者們的激情……一部非常精妙的著作。——《芝加哥論壇報》(Chicago Tribune)絢麗……富有啟發性……一部傑作。它那富有洞見的結論是建立在廣泛研究基礎上的，作者的行文生動、簡潔。——《聖路易斯快郵報》(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)艾理斯在這部著作中展示了他淵博的知識……他為讀者將問題抽絲剝繭，揭示了美國人民第一次遭遇“黨派”這種有組織的意識形態和利益集團時所面臨的各種核心假設和主要擔憂。——《華盛頓郵報書評世界》（The Washington Post Book World）

For the first time, rock icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the story of his career, opening up about his long struggle with substance abuse, the tragic

Since its founding in 1718 by the LeMoyne brothers, New Orleans has cemented its status as one of the busiest ports on the continent. Producing many unique and fascinating individuals, Colonial New Or

The lawyer and journalist Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907) published People from the Other World in 1875. Part 1 of the work is a careful account of Olcott's 1874 investigations into the famous Eddy brothers of Chittenden, Vermont, and their claimed psychic powers. Part 2 is a report into two Philadelphia mediums who claimed to be able to call up two spirits called John and Katie King. The account includes descriptions of séances, healings, levitation, teleportation and the famous Compton transfiguration. Olcott, a founding member of the Theosophical Society and its first president, was a pioneer of psychical research. This work, deeply influenced by Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), who he met at Chittenden, is one of his most popular. It offers an important insight into the nineteenth-century fascination with the occult and is a classic example of a Victorian attempt to approach the supernatural with the rigours of scientific investigation.

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, best-selling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America’s preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, best-selling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America’s preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the

The Pulitzer Prize-Winning, best-selling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America's preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the

The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant c