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Author
Publisher
3 Fields Books, an imprint of the University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative between Penny Pullen and Rosemary Mulligan unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abortion in the United States. But the hard-fought primary also illustrated the overlooked importance of down-ballot contests in America's culture wars. Patrick Wohl offers the dramatic account of a rollercoaster campaign that, after attracting political celebrities...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
445 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"To an extent acknowledged by neither Churchill nor his previous biographers, Churchill's outlook--his political instincts, his understanding of the means and ends of power, his commitment to empire--was shaped decisively by his family, his friends, and adversaries, for good and for ill. Historian David Reynolds extricates the reality of Churchill from the legend, revealing a lifelong struggle to overcome his political shortcomings and his evolving...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First HarperOne hardcover [edition].
Physical Desc
678 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A history of England from the Norman Conquest through the twentieth century, told through the stories of ordinary women"--
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A first-person account chronicling the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career--and her education--on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine"--
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xi, 273 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book argues that racism and white supremacist attitudes in the North, and not just the opposition of Andrew Johnson, blocked the adoption of Black suffrage (for men) in 1865. The virulent, racist tactics of the Democratic Party, as well as racism among a minority of Republicans and the small size of the northern Black population helped explain why the vigorous efforts of northern Blacks, southern Blacks, abolitionists, and Radical Republicans...
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 335 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
""Mud, Blood, and Ghosts" is a thoughtful, creative, and deeply researched story about the origins of Populism in America and its anti-immigrant and racist attitudes"--
"Populism has become a global movement associated with nationalism and strong-man politicians, but its root causes remain elusive. Mud, Blood, and Ghosts exposes one deep root in the soil of the American Great Plains. Julie Carr traces her own family's history through archival documents...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
""Andrew Jackson is both one of the most significant and controversial United States Presidents. This book follows Jackson's life and death through the lives of six women who influenced both his politics and his persona. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, introduced him to their Scots-Irish heritage. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson provided emotional support and a stable household throughout her life. Emily Donelson, his niece, was...
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