First aired in 1989, The Simpsons has become America’s most beloved animation. It changed the world of television, bringing to the screen a cartoon for adults, a sitcom without a laugh track, an imper
Critics and audiences often judge films, books and other media as “great” —but what does that really mean? This collection of new essays examines the various criteria by which degrees of greatness (
The Ku Klux Klan’s persecution of Hispanics during the early 1920s was just as brutal as their terrorizing of the black community—a fact sparsely documented in historical texts. The KKK viewed Mexican
"The demanding workload and fast pace of college often overwhelm students. Without access to the right resources, many of the three million U.S. college students with disabilities fail or drop out. Th
In this book, author Nicholas Bethell presents readers with an examination of The Albanian Operation, carried out by American and British intelligence between 1949 and 1953 in an attempt to subvert th
"This work provides an historical and chronological look at the development of chess through the writings of Thomas Fraere, whose books, letters, chess columns and scrapbooks chronicle the greater par
Phillips and Ruth Lee Thygeson were pioneers in medical research on external diseases of the human eye. Together, this husband-and-wife team shared a mutual story of extraordinary accomplishment inclu
The Confederacy had a great opportunity to turn the Civil War in its favor in 1864, but squandered this chance when it failed to finish off a Union army cornered in Louisiana because of concerns about
From its beginnings in the 1920s, Columbia Pictures Corporation has churned out an enormous variety of material, wide ranging in quality, subject matter and length. It has also served as a major distr
To some historians and lay observers it appears that "urban renewal" as practiced in the middle of the twentieth century was often synonymous with "cultural destruction." In this compilation of oral h
The Macedonian Empire lasted only 36 years, beginning with Philip II’s assumption of the throne in 359 B.C. and ending with the death of his son Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. In that span, the two l
In this collection of interviews, former players, coaches, and managers speak candidly about their most memorable experiences in baseball's big leagues. Recollections include their early years spent l
The lives and careers of Warner Brothers’ screen legends Joan Blondell, Nancy Coleman, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Glenda Farrell, Kay Francis, Ruby Keeler, Andrea King, Priscilla Lane, Joan Les
From its origination, Arlington National Cemetery’s history has been compellingly intertwined with that of African Americans. This book explains how the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the home o
Joseph Brown, founder of Browne & Sharpe, was a skilled clockmaker turned mechanical designer who invented new machines, and new ways to make things, as needed. Samuel Darling, an eccentric inventor f
Thomas Burr Fisher was one of five brothers who served, between them, in the Fourth and Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry Regiments, Confederate States Army, with remarkable devotion. Using Fisher’s two memo
The first World Series was a best-of-nine series between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburg Pirates, with the first three games to be played in Boston starting at the Huntington Avenue Grounds on
During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire. Dirty tricks were simply part of a winning strategy—spiking, body-blocking, cutting bases short or
? The origins of the vampire can be traced through oral traditions, ancient texts and archaeological discoveries, its nature varying from one culture to the next up until the 20th century. Three 19t
Wagner, who served in the US army and New York Army National Guard, offers short biographies of participants in the Battle of Little Big Horn during the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, including those i
Man Who Could Work Miracles (without a The) is a 1937 film, ostensibly a comedy, that H.G. Wells scripted late in life for London Film Productions. This work is a literary text of the scenario and dia
Edgar Rice Burroughs was not satisfied with creating characters and events within the world that we know; instead he created whole new worlds for histories, and he filled them with peoples, languages,
This book provides current information on American Revolution landmarks, listing more than 700 battlefields, memorial markers, statues, museums, and library collections in 28 states. The listings whic
During the Cold War, the U.S. government began testing paranormal claims under laboratory conditions in hopes of realizing intelligence applications for psychic phenomena. Thus began the project known
U.S. Army surgeon John H. Grindlay served in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II in 1941–1944. Drawing on his unpublished war diary and letters, this book sheds new light on the conduct of b
The New York Clipper (according to its masthead “The Oldest American Sporting and Theatrical Journal”) was the standard bearer of sports weeklies during the 19th century. One of the Clipper’s feature
From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change. Competition by European vehicles forced American car manufacturers to incorporate new features, resulting
A century ago, horses were ubiquitous in America. They plowed the fields, transported people and goods within and between cities and herded livestock. About a million of them were shipped overseas to
Serious literary artists such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf loom large in most accounts of the literary art of the first half of the 20th century. And yet, working in the shadows cast
The titles are primarily from fiction (including, along with novels, particularly important poetry, plays, and short stories), though a few are from literary works of nonfiction. Each entry gives titl
Soap operas have captured loyal, often lifelong viewers since the first American daytime serial debuted in 1949. In this collection of 29 new and five classic essays and recollections, authors and soa
Weber, an author, independent scholar, lecturer, and storyteller who researches and writes about regional history and women's history, details the history of sculptor Adelaide Johnson's Portrait Monum
This study examines the sequels to seven literary classics: Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Emma Tennant's Elinor and Marianne; Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and its multiple rewriting
