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A New York Times Notable Book Selection Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner of the Lionel Trilling Book Award A New York Times Critics' Best Book "Excellent... stunning."—Ta-Nehisi Coates This book tells the story of America’s original sin—slavery—through politics, law, literature, and above all, through the eyes of enslavedblack people who risked their lives to flee from bondage, thereby forcing the nation to confront the truth about itself. The struggle over slavery divided not only the American nation but also the hearts and minds of individual citizens faced with the timeless problem of when to submit to unjust laws and when to resist. The War Before the War illuminates what brought us to war with ourselves and the terrible legacies of slavery that are with us still.

Tennessee was ordered on two unusual missions in the early months of World War I, long before the United States formally entered the war. The first was carrying tons of gold coin to England to bail out Americans stranded on the Continent when the fighting started. The second was a mission to the eastern Mediterranean, transporting thousands of desperate refugees from the Holy Land to safety in Egypt when Turkey entered the war. These little-known missions, and the sudden destruction of the ship by a storm surge in the Caribbean off Santo Domingo, are the centerpieces of the story. Threaded through the narrative are biographical sketches of the principal players in the drama that unfolded following the ship's demise. They include two of Tennessee's commanding officers; Vice Admiral Sims, who commanded the U.S. .

A collection of one hundred columns written between 1962-1987 on subjects such as the Vietnam War, how to fry the perfect egg, and cats―to name a few. Full of the author's wit, compassion, direct and often irreverent observations, and the ability to laugh at himself.

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This book is an innovative, interdisciplinary study of the nature of design as a form of communication within and across Britain and its empire in the long nineteenth century. In this period, Britain had developed from the world’s first industrial nation into the ‘Workshop of the World’ but how were technological innovations translated and communicated across the imperial territories? How were designs turned into reality? This book explores these themes, incorporating archival case study technologies such as trains, sugar manufacture and agricultural technologies. Using a four-part framework we firstly examine the identification of innovation opportunities and how these translated to engineering specifications. The realization of conceptual designs through collaboration and their subsequent manufacture and distribution as finished products are then reviewed. Using the authors’ expertise in the fields of historical and design engineering, this study contributes real-world case studies to design theory.

Black Cat Mystery Magazine returns with an action-packed issue featuring 11 original tales of crime and mystery. Our classic reprint is "The Moffat Mystery" by Australian writer Mary Fortune. Here's the lineup: REAL COURAGE, by Barb Goffman MEET ME AT THE CHURCH AND BRING ALL THE GUNS, by Bruce Arthurs EL PASO HEAT, by Peter W.J. Hayes THE LEGEND OF YAG-GRYLLHOTH, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY, by Josh Pachter HEIRESS, by Linda Niehoff EL PRIMO DE ANA, by Tom Larsen RAIN ALWAYS FALLS, by Stephen D. Rogers HYENAS, by Janice Law< A GREAT TEAM, by John Bosworth SPEED DATING, by Steve Liskow

"Built between 1931 and 1936, Hoover Dam stands as a magnificent tribute to the indomitable will, spirit, and resourcefulness of the American people during the years of the Great Depression. The dramatic story of this great public works endeavor - which put thousands of Americans back to work and resulted in one of the largest dams in the world - embodies hope, danger, politics, adventure, struggle, humor, determination, and inspiration. And while other books have chronicled the dam's construction, until now none has done so in the words of the workers themselves." "Building Hoover Dam represents oral history at its finest. Drawing on priceless archival material, as well as interviews conducted expressly for this volume, editors Andrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride present a stirring eyewitness account of the dam workers' experience. The chapters - framed by instructive introductory and concluding sections - document the workers' stories in a chronological and thematic fashion; in their own words the men, women, and children who participated in this monumental undertaking speak of everything from setting up tent-homes along the Colorado River to hauling 30-foot pipes over primitive roads with hairpin turns, from establishing schools and churches on a "government reservation" to attending the 1935 dedication ceremony at which Franklin Roosevelt spoke. Their stories are by turn humorous and tragic, gripping and triumphant, touching and courageous. Skillfully interweaving background information to clarify and set the testimony in context, the editors make complex, sometimes technical material readily understandable to readers; they also address forthrightly such issues as racial discrimination, women's roles, the "Boulder" vs. "Hoover" Dam naming controversy, and Boulder City residents' divisiveness over remaining part of the government or incorporating as an independent town." "Augmenting the volume are over 60 illustrations and a trio of appendixes that detail workers' terminology, FDR's dedication address, and the individuals who lost their lives during the dam's construction. A fascinating, moving account of a major achievement in our nation's history, Building Hoover Dam holds significant appeal for citizens today pulling together with a sense of national renewal."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved