The Life and Times of an American Jewish Woman Writer
This book is about Zelda Popkin who lived and wrote through all the great changes of American Jewish women's lives in the 20th century: the reaction against religious tradition, women's emancipation, struggles against antisemitism, the impact of the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, and the upsurge of Jewish identity in the 1960s.
White Supremacy in the United States from the Klan to the Alt-Right
Years of Rage is a revealing-and frightening-history of the many and varied white supremacist groups that have operated in the United States from the rebirth of the Klan in 1915 through to the rise of the alt-right and the presidency of Donald J. Trump. Historian D. J. Mulloy explores the motivations and underlying beliefs of these racists, their ......
How the Commission for Relief in Belgium Saved Millions from Starvation
During World War I, a US-led effort saved nearly ten million civilians from starvation in Belgium and northern France during the German occupation, yet one of America's greatest humanitarian efforts is virtually unknown today. Miller brings this inspiring story to light as he recounts compelling stories of daily struggles to survive the Great War.
One of history's most defining moments comes to life in this jam-packed, 3-panel guideadesigned for students and history buffs alike! The entire war, from its beginnings to the final days, is comprehensively examined on each jam-packed page; important names, dates, countries and battles are listed and described in full detail within an easy-to-use ......
Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-President
Collects Woodrow Wilson's most influential work, from early essays on religion to his famous Fourteen Points speech, which introduced the idea of the League of Nations. His writings allow us to trace the intellectual struggle that took the nation from a position of neutrality in World War I to its role as a central player on the world stage.
The Story of World War II's Most Successful Fighter Outfit
"Beware the Thunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions.
The Battle for Stalingrad and the Operation to Rescue 6th Army
Battling frigid weather, malnutrition and the constant onslaught of enemy fire, those who took part in the pivotal Battle of Stalingrad were sujected to some of the most challenging conditions of the battlefield.
How Jewish Values Transformed Twentieth Century American Pop Culture
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jewish immigrants upended Protestant control of vaudeville and the silent film industry. This book rejects the commonly held explanations for this shift: Jewish commercial acumen and their desire to assimilate. Instead, this book argues that the "pleasure principle"-a positive view of bodily pleasures and ......
The Decline of Participatory Democracy and the Emergence of Modern Ameri
Public involvement in the electoral process has all but disappeared. Nonvoting is systemic in American Politics. It was not always this way. With the integration of America's mass electorate into the electoral system in the 1830s, voters were intensely participatory and remained mobilised in the nineteenth century.
