Maurice Isserman
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
"America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, Sixth Edition, is the definitive interpretive survey of the political, social, and cultural history of 1960s America. Written by two top experts on the era--Maurice Isserman, a historian of American radicalism, and Michael Kazin, a specialist in social movements--this book provides a compelling tale of this tumultuous era filled with fresh and persuasive insights."--
5) Korean war
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Examines the political climate and military situation that led to the Korean War and discusses the key figures and events involved in the conflict.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. Walter Cronkite, an obscure 23-year-old United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship. She proved to be the love of his life, and their marriage lasted happily until her death in 2005. But before Walter and Betsy Cronkite celebrated their
...Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally seen as obstacles to civilization; over time they came to be viewed as places of redemption and renewal. The White Mountains stirred the transcendentalists; the Rockies and Sierras pulled explorers westward toward Manifest Destiny; Yosemite inspired the early environmental conservationists....
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After generations in the shadows, socialism is making headlines in the United States, following the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns and the election of several democratic socialists to Congress. Today's leftists hail from a long lineage of anti-capitalist activists in the United States, yet the true legacy and lessons of their most radical and controversial forebears, the American Communists, remain little understood. In Reds, historian Maurice...
9) Fallen giants: a history of Himalayan Mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes
Author
Publisher
Yale Univ. Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
