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Studies diverse topics on the writing of Civil War history

No event has transformed the United States more fundamentally—or been studied more exhaustively—than the Civil War. In Writing…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945119/International-Relations-and-the-Challenge-of-Postmodernism
Assesses current poststructural and postmodern theories and defends international relations as a discipline

Promising to stimulate discussion among both those who celebrate the arrival…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945011/Slave-Trading-in-the-Old-South
Overwhelming evidence against the historical view of slavery as a benevolent "peculiar institution"

Posting what he called "a most deadly array of facts," Frederic Bancroft exploded dee…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945133/At-Freedoms-Door
A telling reevaluation of African American roles in government and law during Reconstruction

At Freedom's Door rescues from obscurity the identities, images, and long-term contributions…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3944919/The-Making-of-the-Last-Prophet
The sacred biography of Muhammad has shaped Muslims' perceptions of the place of Islam in the religious history of the world and located the Islamic founder and prophet as the last of God's me…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3944890/The-Siege-of-Charleston-1861-1865
On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired on by the Confederate batteries located around the Charleston Harbor. Within thirty-four hours, the fort had surrendered. From that moment on, the reca…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3946126/Heaven-Is-a-Beautiful-Place-second-edition
Born in 1928 in the small coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Genevieve "Sister" Peterkin grew up with World War II bombing practice in her front yard, deep-sea fishing expeditions…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945030/Gullah-Images
Paintings, magisterial and universal, that capture the essence of a vibrant African American community

In his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3944973/The-Churches-of-Charleston-and-the-Lowcountry
Standing as a proud testament to Charleston's religious tolerance, churches and synagogues scattered throughout the historic port have defined Charleston's landscape since its founding. Built…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3944951/Charleston-Blacksmith-revised-edition
Charleston Blacksmith is a guidebook to the beautiful ironwork of Charleston created by the historic city's best-known blacksmith, Philip Simmons. Simmons's mastery of the craft and his love f…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700