"In Osage Women and Empire, Tai Edwards seeks to refocus the history of Osage power and decline to fully include the role women played in the tribe's religious and political life. Histories of the Osa
A narrative account of life on a Kansas homestead, first published as Breaking Sod in 1936. This edition contains the original manuscript, published for the first time, a reproduction of the sale bo
"Letters of marque" might suggest privateers of the Elizabethan era or the American Revolution. But such conventions are duly covered in the US Constitution, and the private military instruments they
"Unelected, but expected to act as befits her 'office,' the first lady has what Pat Nixon called 'the hardest unpaid job in the world.' Michelle Obama championed military families with the program Joi
" America's founders envisioned a federal government of limited and enumerated powers. What they could not envision, of course, was the vast and complex infrastructure that the growing nation would de
Focusing on the illicit alcohol trade in Indian Country, this book explains how federally developed roads from Missouri to northern New Mexico, especially after 1834, facilitated the diffusion of both
Argues that primetime television shows in the United States tend to be exclusionary, rather than inclusive, because they define white characters as normative in scripted dramas and portray blacks as p
The third volume in Saul's history of U.S.-Russian relations looks at events surrounding America's entry into the European conflict and its encouragement of continued Russian participation, even in th
Between 1867 - the year of the Alaskan purchase - and the beginning of World War I, Russian and American dignitaries, diplomats, businessmen, writers, tourists, and entertainers crossed between the tw
"Five months after the election of Abraham Lincoln, which had revealed the fracturing state of the nation, Confederates fired on Fort Sumter and the fight for the Union began in earnest. This document
A comparative history of the ways that Boston and Oakland overcame the crises of water contamination and shortage that faced them near the end of the 19th century. The author explains how the cities a
Drawing on four decades of research, the award-winning author of Military Tribunals and Presidential Power presents an argument for a reassertion of Congress's rightful role in government while illumi
Light and Rand describe today's Indian gaming industry and examine some of the complex political issues involved. They also offer specific recommendations for tribal, federal, state, and local policym
Beeman (history, Bakersfield College) and Pritchard (natural resource conservation and environmental literature, Iowa State U.) trace the vitality of the organic food industry at the end of the 20th c
The veto power, claimed Woodrow Wilson, is the president's most formidable prerogative. Despite that assertion, Richard Watson shows that the presidential veto of significant legislation is frequently
"In the final years of the nineteenth century, as a large-scale movement of farmers and laborers swept much the country, the United States engaged in an ostensibly anti-colonial war against Spain and
Examines the 1970s citizens movement to rein in the stateto restrain domestic surveillance, protect individual rights, and ensure greater transparency and accountability from the federal government.
