Reader's Guide to American History

Reader's Guide to American History
Author: Peter J. Parish
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 930
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134261896

There are so many books on so many aspects of the history of the United States, offering such a wide variety of interpretations, that students, teachers, scholars, and librarians often need help and advice on how to find what they want. The Reader's Guide to American History is designed to meet that need by adopting a new and constructive approach to the appreciation of this rich historiography. Each of the 600 entries on topics in political, social and economic history describes and evaluates some 6 to 12 books on the topic, providing guidance to the reader on everything from broad surveys and interpretive works to specialized monographs. The entries are devoted to events and individuals, as well as broader themes, and are written by a team of well over 200 contributors, all scholars of American history.

Lincoln's Code

Lincoln's Code
Author: John Fabian Witt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416569839

By one of the nation's foremost legal historians, a groundbreaking history of the pioneering American role in establishing the modern laws of war. This book is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience.