Eva Peron: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Work captures Evita's eventful life, her works, and her legacy. The volume features a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and a cross-reference dictionary section that includes entries on people, places, and events related to her.
This lively, accessible account of the problem-solving work of Harvard labor economist and former US Secretary of Labor John T. Dunlop illuminates its relevance to our present-day political and economic challenges.
This powerful memoir traces the life of Karol Modzelewski (1937-2019), one of the preeminent Polish dissidents of the twentieth century. In a nuanced and critical analysis of Poland's politics over the last half century, Modzelewski provides a frank assessment of the country's flawed transition to democracy.
For each of the 366 days of the year, Paul Brandus of West Wing Reports offers little-known, fascinating facts; historical anecdotes; and pithy quotes from the 45 presidents of the United States. This Day in Presidential History will surprise its readers with the inside information that Brandus has uncovered in his years on the White House beat.
Reveals how the European travels of John and Abigail Adams helped define what it meant to be an American From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the two shared rich encounters with famous heads of the European royal courts, including the ill-fated ......
This is an account of the bitter feud between two of Britain's greatest Prime Ministers and statesmen-Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone. It analyses the causes of the antagonism, how it developed and the actions of the two men. A wealth of fascinating facts and anecdotes are included.
The alliance between the U.S. and Great Britain won World War II. But the ultimate victory of that partnership has obscured many of the conflicts. Synthesizing an impressive variety of sources, Lewis Lehrman explains how the Anglo-American alliance worked - and occasionally did not.
The Sustaining Insight and Inspiration of Abraham Lincoln
Rich Fritzky poses five questions to forty-five individuals who have devoted much, if not all of their lives, to Abraham Lincoln. This book brings Lincoln's contributions, words, light, and spirit into our own day and time.
William R. Keylor traces the complicated and often conflictual relationships between Charles de Gaulle and the six US presidents with whom he interacted. Deeply researched and elegantly written, the book moves from FDR's stubborn refusal to recognize the leader of Free France to Richard Nixon's embrace of the founder of France's Fifth Republic.