by Harriet Martineau (2000)
"This new abridgement of the original 1838 edition offers a view of Jacksonian America. Here are Martineau's condemnation of slavery and her championship of abolition and women's rights; her incisive portraits of Jackson, Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Garrison, Emerson, and the Beechers; her observations of American schools, asylums, colleges, and prisons; and her eyewitness accounts of a presidential assassination attempt, a lynch mob, a slave auction, a Quaker wedding, and a Harvard commencement. Historian Daniel Feller, author of The Jacksonian Promise, introduces the narrative, identifies the major characters, and provides an index for easy use."--BOOK JACKET.
Jamie Davis Whitmer
The Whitmers explore some of the most haunted hotels across the United States. They cover the buildings' histories and legends, and include first-hand accounts of spooks sounds, ghost sightings, EVP sessions, and more.
Caroline Alexander
The author's travel account of her exploration in equatorial Africa, retracing the journey made in 1895 by Mary Kingsley.
Jerry Brotton
In this generously illustrated book, Jerry Brotton documents the dramatic changes in the nature of geographical representation which took place during the sixteenth century, and suggests that they tell us a great deal about the transformation of European culture at the end of the early modern era. He examines the age's fascination with maps, charts, and globes as both texts and artifacts that provided their owners with a promise of gain, be it intellectual, political, or financial.
Dandi Daley Mackall
Fred, a plow horse on an Oklahoma farm, dreams of being Federico the Dancing Horse, but his antics cause trouble and he is sent away, to seek not only his dream but a home where he might truly belong.