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American History

1. Give Me Liberty!: An American History

   Eric Foner

   Seagull Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

   The leading United States History survey text is now available in a value edition.More

2. Give Me Liberty!: An American History

   Eric Foner

   Second Seagull Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume / American Colonies-Present

   Concise, clear, compact, Eric Foner’s brilliant synthesis of American history is the perfect teaching tool for the U.S. survey course.More

3. Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World

   Eric Foner

   "Exhilarating . . . strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."—Edward Rothstein, New York TimesMore

4. The Story of American Freedom

   Eric Foner

   "Eric Foner's brilliant, important book . . . shows how, having invoked liberty to justify their independence in 1776, Americans have fought ever since over what that freedom means and who may enjoy its blessings."—Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore

5. Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin

   Alison Frankel

   "A thrilling page-turner....This is a great read."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMore

6. People of Chaco: A Canyon and Its Culture

   Kendrick Frazier

   Revised and Updated

   "[W]ritten in the best tradition of the science writer and the mystery writer. . . . [A] breathtaking piece of work."—Jake Page, Washington TimesMore

7. Woman in the Nineteenth Century

   Margaret Fuller, Larry J. Reynolds

   The text is that of the first edition and includes comprehensive textual annotations.More

8. Khrushchev's Cold War: The Inside Story of an American Adversary

   Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy Naftali

   “Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time.”—The EconomistMore

9. "One Hell of a Gamble": Krushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964

   Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy Naftali

   Based on classified Soviet archives, including the files of Nikita Khrushchev and the KGB, "One Hell of a Gamble" offers a riveting play-by-play history of the Cuban missile crisis from American and Soviet perspectives simultaneously.More

10. For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions

    James R. Gaines

    "Gaines has a deft understanding of the Washington-Lafayette relationship ... [and] a knack for wielding substantial research with aplomb."—San Francisco ChronicleMore

11. Call and Response: Key Debates in African American Studies

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Jennifer Burton

    Class-tested by Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his groundbreaking course, Call and Response is an innovative core reader for African American Studies.More

12. Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America

    Ruth Gay

    Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, a seminal work of history on immigrant Jewish life in early twentieth-century New York.More

13. The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson: Toward the Great Society: February 1, 1964-May 31, 1964

    Kent B. Germany, Robert David Johnson, Guian A. McKee, Et Al.

    Three-volume slipcased set / Volume(s): 4-6

    This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man.More

14. The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection

    William E. Gienapp

    An ample, wide-ranging collection of primary sources, The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection, opens a window onto the political, social, cultural, economic, and military history from 1830 to 1877.More

15. A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York

    Timothy J. Gilfoyle

    "A remarkable tale."—Chicago TribuneMore