U.S. History Titles
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by Ulysses S. Grant
Introduction by David Hardin
United States History, Military History, American History, U.S. HistoryUlysses S. Grant takes the reader onto the battlefield and behind the lines in his account of the final actions of the Civil War.
by William L. O'Neill
United States History, American History, U.S. HistoryAs William O’Neill makes us realize, the 1960s was a time like no other America has ever known. In this appraisal of its “new” culture, he conveys all that was inspired, phony, large-spirited, dreary, mad, magnificent, screwed-up, delightful, and confused about the period.
The Story of a Sexual Obsession
by Michael O'Brien
United States History, American History, U.S. HistoryLargely under the radar during Kennedy’s White House years was the president’s womanizing. O’Brien details Kennedy’s near-pathological approach to women and sex, then beyond the farthest reaches of the media’s imagination. Here is an astonishing piece of presidential history.
The FBI, the NSA, and the Struggle Between National Security and Civil Liberties in the Wake of 9/11
by Athan G. Theoharis
United States History, American History, U.S. History, U.S. GovernmentAthan Theoharis considers the record of the past to assess today’s broadened powers for the FBI and the NSA after 9/11. He concludes that Americans may feel marginally safer, but at a dangerous cost to their freedoms and to the tenor of our political dialogue.
Hank Greenberg Confronts Anti-Semitism in Baseball
by Ray Robinson
United States History, U.S. History, Sports HistoryWhen Hank Greenberg challenged Babe Ruth’s home run record he became a hero to American Jews. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Ray Robinson remembers the man, the player, and the prejudice he overcame.
How Medical Activism Has Inflated the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Depression
by Stewart Justman
United States History, U.S. History, Medical HistoryHow the quest for early detection of prostate cancer and depression has led to mass screenings, which in turn have revealed an incidence of disease that is beyond common sense and cautious medical practice. The entire process has led to patients who have been not helped but damaged.
The Significance of the Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
United States History, American History, U.S. HistoryTurner here lays out his “frontier thesis,” which remains one of the key interpretations of American history. He argued that the circumstances of life on the western frontier were a determining influence on American character and institutions.
by Richard J. Tofel
United States History, European History, Military History, American History, U.S. History, EssaysAn insider’s assessment of the precipitous decline of large city papers in the United States, and the newspapers’ response to their problems, by an experienced newspaper executive.