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In this comprehensive history of Erdenheim Farm, On the Waters of the Wissahickon separates the facts from the multitude of fictions, revealing the complex and intriguing history behind this i…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534781/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534745/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534674/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534584/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534568/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534551/This-Torrent-of-Indians
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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534282/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534253/Building-Culture
An inclusive view of the formation of modern American culture.

An unprecedented wave of interest in building new cultural institutions swept through America from the end of the Civil Wa…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534274/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, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700