The small planter’s small stake in human property placed him on the same side of the fence as the large man, whom he regularly elected to protect his interests. Virginia’s small farmers could perceive a common identity with the large... Neither was a slave. And both were equal in not...
[…] Dr. Kelsey, who died on Friday at the age of 101, became a 20th-century American heroine for her role in the thalidomide case, celebrated not only for her vigilance, which spared the United States from widespread birth deformities, but also for giving rise to modern laws regulating ...
Required reading in many schools, Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century. Also ranks #1...
imperialism inAfrica. Recent research, however, has raised questions about whether Equiano was born an Igbo(Ibo) in Africa, as he claims in his autobiography. His baptismal record in Westminster, England, lists him on February 9, 1759, as “Gustavus Vassa a Black born in Carolina 12 years ...
imperialism inAfrica. Recent research, however, has raised questions about whether Equiano was born an Igbo(Ibo) in Africa, as he claims in his autobiography. His baptismal record in Westminster, England, lists him on February 9, 1759, as “Gustavus Vassa a Black born in Carolina 12 years ...
on scenes ofAmerican Presidentsfrom Herbert Hoover toGeorge W. Bush. "LOCKOUT", a play about contemporarylabor conflictsin the grocery, hotel and west coast ports since 2002. The acclaimed 2.5 hour multimedia production, "FIRE ON PIER 32", about the history of the west coast longshore workers...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic and timeless American novel that has stood the test of time. It tells the story of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic self-made millionaire who lives in West Egg on Long Island and his pursuit to win back Daisy Buchanan, the woman he loves fr...
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a watershed moment in the history of the United States—and, as a result, has made an enormous impact on American literature, explainsCraig A. Warren, author ofScars to Prove It: The Civil War Soldier and American Fiction.Here, he recommends five ...
The best books onEnvironmental History, recommended by John R McNeill Read 1 The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail by W. Jeffrey Bolster Read 2 Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters ...
The 100 Greatest Southeast Asian History and Politics Books list has a focus on politics and imperialism in the region.