This volume republishes forty-four essays, reviews, and miscellaneous pieces from 1939, 1940, and 1941. In his Introduction, R. W. Sleeper characterizes the contents of this...
As Part Of The Sixteenth Centurys Intellectual Triumvirate, Which Included Joseph Scaliger And Isaac Casaubon, Justus Lipsius Formulated A Humanist Scholarship Aimed Ultimately At Practical...
The Illinois Habitant, writes Natalia Maree Belting, was a gay soul; he seemed shockingly carefree to later, selfrighteous puritans from the American colonies. He danced...
The Illinois Habitant, writes Natalia Maree Belting, was a gay soul; he seemed shockingly carefree to later, selfrighteous puritans from the American colonies. He danced...
In Lacemakers, Claire McQuerry investigates the timeless questions of relationships, of loss and longing, and of environment both natural and manmade. This informal yet haunting...
Drawing on research from a variety of academic fields, such as archaeology, history, botany, ecology, and physical science, M. J. Morgan explores the intersection of...
Lincolns reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January...
Lincolns reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January...
Named on the 2013 list of University Press Books for Public and Secondary SchoolsAbraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, yet his personal views...
In this persuasive work of intellectual history, Lucas E. Morel argues that the most important influence on Abraham Lincolns political thought and practice was what...
In This Persuasive Work Of Intellectual History, Lucas E. Morel Argues That The Most Important Influence On Abraham Lincolns Political Thought And Practice Was What...
In this indispensable account of Abraham Lincolns earliest political years, Ron J. Keller reassesses Lincolns arguably lackluster legislative record during four terms in the Illinois...
In Lincoln Lessons, Seventeen Of Todays Most Respected Academics, Historians, Lawyers, And Politicians Provide Candid Reflections On The Importance Of Abraham Lincoln In Their Intellectual...
To fully understand and appreciate Abraham Lincolns legacy, it is important to examine the society that influenced the life, character, and leadership of the man...
In 1849, while traveling as an attorney on the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln befriended Leonard Swett (182589), a fellow attorney sixteen years...
Michael Burlingame presents anonymous and pseudonymous newspaper articles written by Lincoln's assistant personal secretary, John Hay, between 1860 and 1864. In the White House, Hay...
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A unique and definitive study of freedom of expression rights in electronic media from the 1920s through the mid1930s, Louise M. Benjamins Freedom of the...
Over the past decade, movie audiences have become hungry for films based on real people and historical events. Never was this more evident than during...
Review'In this book, Donnalee Rubin counters the claims of oppositional feminism that polarize male and female and argues instead that essentialist views of gender fail...
Twentyfirstcentury technological innovations have revolutionized the way we experience space, causing an increased sense of fragmentation, danger, and placelessness. In Geographies of Writing: Inhabiting Places...
Ghost Light: An Introductory Handbook for Dramaturgy offers useful and entertaining answers to the confounding questions: What, exactly, is dramaturgy, and what does a dramaturg...
Winner, Russell P. Strange Memorial Book Of The Year Award From The Illinois State Historical Society, 2013!University Press Books For Public And Secondary Schools, 2013...
WINNER, Russell P. Strange Memorial Book of the Year Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2013!University Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools, 2013...
On November 4, 2008, when presidentelect Barack Obama celebrated his victory with more than one hundred thousand supporters in Chicago, everyone knew where to meet....
Given His Background, President Truman Was An Unlikely Champion Of Civil Rights. Where He Grew Upthe Border State Of Missourisegregation Was Accepted And Largely Unquestioned....
In the process of providing the most extensive analysis of Alfred Hitchcocks Rear Window to date, John Fawell also dismantles many myths and clichs about...
In the process of providing the most extensive analysis of Alfred Hitchcocks Rear Window to date, John Fawell also dismantles many myths and clichs about...