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Focusing on a little-known yet critical aspect of the American Civil War, this must-read history illustrates how guerrilla warfare shaped the course of the war and, to a surprisingly large extent, determined its outcome.

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The American Civil War was the world's first full-blown 'railroad war'. This work presents the thrilling chases and pitched battles that made the railroad so dangerous and resulted in a high casualty rate. It describes the equipment and tactics used by the south and north side, and the vital supporting elements.

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This book debunks popular myths and misconceptions about the American Civil War through primary source documents and shows how misinformation can become so widespread.

The American Civil War deeply divided the nation and was a pivotal point in American history.

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This essential reference work helps promote a thorough understanding of the conflict that divided the nation and proved more costly in terms of human suffering than any in American history.

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A duo of university reference librarians compiled this handbook to answer questions such as `What are the school colors of the University of New Mexico' `What is the nickname of Syracuse University's athletic teams' `What are the words to the alma mater of Merrimack College' and `What is the title of Baylor University's yearbook' .

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This title examines the development of the Colonial Rangers in this period, and shows how they were taught to survive in the woods, to fight hand-to-hand, to scalp a fallen foe, and to fight across all types of terrain and in all weather conditions.

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This popular text takes a hard look at the effect of U.S. communications worldwide and points to the trends and new factors that will be crucial to effective U.S. policy in future international interaction.

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Highly recommended to academic libraries with programs in sociology, social work, local politics, and urban history, and to all urban public libraries. The organizational activities included in this volume focus on the geographical community rather than on issue-oriented activities;

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This book is a collection of primary source documents from leading constitutional conservatives during the period 1900-1930, many reproduced for the first time. The readings address the main political issues of the Progressive Era, such as economic regulation, federalism, executive power, and foreign policy.

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What is American conservative thought and what are the unique qualities that distinguish it from other schools of thought

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A complete constitutional history, from the British colonies to the Truman era.

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Historians, political scientists and experts in international law discuss the role American constitutionalism has played in the development of liberal democratism and drafting of constitutions in Europe and Latin America in the last 200 years.

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This volume examines the Supreme Courts rulings in U.S. v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges in light of its earlier rulings while also incorporating several prominent accounts of marriage and the family from the history of political philosophy.

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Traces our country's long history of covert and special operations, focusing on the similarities and differences in the practice from the Revolutionary War to the present.

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This book argues that the foundations of Americas foreign policy are distinctly evangelical. It traces the work of evangelical and theologically conservative Americans who linked sacred and secular to secure power in American government, ultimately embedding religious principles in US foreign policy and shaping the ethos of the American people.

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This new edition of Norgren and Nanda's classic updates their examination of the intersection of American cultural pluralism and law.

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This new edition of Norgren and Nanda's classic updates their examination of the intersection of American cultural pluralism and law.

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These essays examine the proliferation of American culture in Europe and focus on the degree and manner in which American cultural influences are spread. Topics range from German advertising in the 1980s to US influence in post-Soviet Russian to Greek youth's fascination with American commercial culture.

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A case study of American culture as a society characterized by diversity.

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From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it.

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