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The southern frontier could be a cruel and unforgiving place during the early eighteenth century. The British colony of South Carolina was in proximity and traded with several Native American…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3603003/Writing-War-and-Reunion
A collection of newspaper editorials written by one of the South's premier literary figures of the nineteenth century

William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870) was a novelist, poet, and essayis…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602967/The-Chief-Justiceship-of-William-Howard-Taft-1921-1930
A comprehensive study of the United States Supreme Court tenure of the only U.S. president to serve as chief justice

In The Chief Justiceship of William Howard Taft, 1921-1930, Jonathan…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602896/Grave-Landscapes
Growing urban populations prompted major changes in graveyard location, design, and use

During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas l…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602879/English-Ethnicity-and-Culture-in-North-America
Ten scholars examine English identity, what makes it distinct, and its role in shaping American culture

To many, English immigrants contributed nothing substantial to the varied palette…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602808/The-Ides-of-War
An examination of the powerful role human agency and rhetoric played in the founding of the nation

History tells us that on a day when the forces of civil government confront the forces…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602790/The-Press-and-Slavery-in-America-1791-1859
An examination of how press coverage of slave revolts forced public discussions that ultimately influenced public opinion

Slavery remains one of the United States' most troubling failin…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602560/The-Chief-Justiceship-of-Melville-W-Fuller-1888-1910
The safeguarding of economic rights during Fuller's tenure

In this comprehensive interpretation of the Supreme Court during the pivotal tenure of Melville W. Fuller, James W. Ely Jr., p…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602500/Deliver-Us-from-Evil
The harrowing firsthand account of how a European holiday turned into a flight for survival for a U.S. Congressman's daughter

On August 1, 1914, as the Great War erupted in Europe and f…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3602508/Pathways-to-the-Presidency
For serious historians and casual tourists alike, Pathways to the Presidency is an ideal travel guide to touring presidential homes and museums. Gerald and Patricia Gutek invite American histo…]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:42:46 -0700