In the spirit of recent works such as Habits of the Heart and The Closing of the American Mind, Ralph Ketcham's Individualism and Public Life asks whether the individualism which has made possible so
A hard-hitting look at the battle now raging over the fate of the public lands in the American West--and a plea for the protection of these last wild placesThe public lands of the western United State
The church faces an unprecedented loss of rising generations. Young adults who were active and engaged in the local church are leaving the community behind after high school. What can we do? Sharon Ga
Katherine Ketcham devoted three decades to writing and teaching about addiction—but none of that prepared her for what she would face in her relationship with her own son. From the coauthor of t
Katherine Ketcham devoted three decades to writing and teaching about addiction—but none of that prepared her for what she would face in her relationship with her own son. From the coauthor of t
In this book, author Ralph Ketcham presents readers with a in-depth examinaton of the contemporary theory and practice of citizenship in the United States. Arguing that the contemporary state of citiz
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the country’s most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the “Westerner” who ed
A former pornographic actress and current reality television personality shares insights into sex addiction and how it has impacted her life and career, describing the events and circumstances that sh
Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote stories that have defined the American frontier for generations of readers. As both author and character in her own books, she became one of the most famous figures in Ameri
"Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote stories that have defined the American frontier for generations of readers. As both author and character in her own books, she became one of the most famous figures in Amer
In his introduction to The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ketcham notes that there has been so much written about Lincoln that the legend has begun to obscure, if not to efface, the man. In this biogr
Drunk and high, holed up in a hotel room with a beautiful blonde she barely knew, Jennie Ketcham was thirty-six hours away from entering rehab. Her on-camera alter ego, Penny Flame, was a rising star.
Restored to its original splendor, Montpelier is now a national shrine, but before Montpelier became a place of study and tribute, it was a home. Often kept from it by the business of the young nation
Dennis vaults into the 1960s with his anarchic spirit still intact. As always, this book is a series of unrelated panel gags (with the exception of one week-long story involving Dennis's mild-mannere
Drawing on their correspondence, noted Madison biographer Ketcham (emeritus, history, Syracuse U.) provides an account of the period James Madison spent after his retirement in 1817 as the fourth pres
Studies the kinds of political questions that concerned the founding generation in connection with, for example, human nature, justice, and the purpose of government approaching the debate over origin
The best one volume biography of Madison’s life, Ketcham’s biography not only traces Madison’s career, it gives readers a sense of the man. As Madison said of his early years in Virginia under the stu
