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  • Black History 1619-2019

    An Illustrated and Documented African-American History

    by Sandra K. Yocum, Frances P. Rice ...
    BLACK HISTORY 1619 TO 2019 is an inspiring and educational journey through history. It is an in-depth look at the events which shaped the lives and contributions of the African-American community in the United States of America. This book is designed to restore the integrity of African-American history and is based on extensive research and documentation related to the African-American experience ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Recovering Their Stories

    US Catholic Women in the Twentieth Century

    by Sandra Yocum, Vaughn A. Booker, Brian Clites, Damian Costello, Neomi De Anda, Katherine Dugan, Katharine E. Harmon, Annie Huey, Maureen O’Connell, Catherine R. Osborne0, Marian Ronan1, Nicholas K. Rademacher, University of Dayton3 ...
    Series series Catholic Practice in the Americas
    Celebrating the diverse contributions of Catholic lay women in 20th century AmericaRecovering Their Stories focuses on the many contributions made by Catholic lay women in the 20th century in their faith communities across different regions of the United States. Each essay explores the lives and contributions of Catholic lay women across diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds, ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

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    The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership.Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the ... Read more

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  • The Social Sex

    A History of Female Friendship

    by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown ...
    "Compelling. . . .clear-headed understanding and appreciation of the deep bonds that women form" from the acclaimed author of How the French Invented Love (Los Angeles Times ).In today's culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the ... Read more

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  • Reconstruction Updated Edition

    America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-18

    by Eric Foner ...
    From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white ... Read more

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  • Good Catholic Girls

    How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church

    by Angela Bonavoglia ...
    The widely exposed transgressions of priests within the Catholic Church stunned the faithful and sent a new surge of energy through the progressive church reform movement in the United States. Despite the movement's growing profile, the world has only recently learned that Catholic women are the driving force behind reform. Good Catholic Girls is a lively account of these courageous women, as seen ... Read more

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  • Reconstruction after the Civil War

    by John Hope Franklin ...
    Series series The Chicago History of American Civilization
    The classic work of American history by the renowned author of From Slavery to Freedom, with a new introduction by historian Eric Foner.First published in 1961, John Hope Franklin's revelatory study of the Reconstruction Era is a landmark work of history, exploring the role of former slaves and dispelling longstanding popular myths about corruption and Radical rule. Looking past dubious ... Read more

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  • Not Less Than Everything

    Catholic Writers on Heroes of Conscience, from Joan of Arc to Oscar Romero

    Edited by Catherine Wolff ...
    Joan of Arc, Mother Mary MacKillop, Ignatius of Loyola, and Bartolomé de Las Casas. All of these people have one thing in common—they are Catholics whose beliefs caused them to be per-secuted, but who, through the test of time, proved to be figures revered in the Church.In fact, many of the Catholic figures who intrigue and inspire us are the men and women who found the great strength—personal, ... Read more

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  • Saints and Social Justice

    A Guide to Changing the World

    by Brandon Vogt ...
    Catholic social teaching has explosive power for changing not just individuals, but whole societies. And it's the saints who light the fuse. - Brandon VogtThe value of human life. The call to family and community. Serving the poor. The rights of workers. Care for creation.The church has always taught certain undeniable truths that can and should affect our society. But over the years, these ... Read more

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  • Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents

    by Kenneth C. Davis ...
    From a New York Times bestselling author comes a "guided tour" of the presidents of the United States.From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king," to the creation of the presidency, and on through rich profiles of each man who has held the office, author Kenneth C. Davis examines each chief executive, from the low lights to the bright lights, the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Other Catholics

    Remaking America's Largest Religion

    by Julie Byrne ...
    "An excellent study of churches on the fringe that incubate new ideas and shed new light on mainstream religion."— Times Higher EducationIndependent Catholics are not formally connected to the pope in Rome. They practice apostolic succession, seven sacraments, and devotion to the saints. But without a pope, they can change quickly and experiment freely—with some affirming communion for the ... Read more

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  • How to Get Rid of a President

    History's Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives

    by David Priess ...
    A vivid political history of the schemes, plots, maneuvers, and conspiracies that have attempted -- successfully and not -- to remove unwanted presidentsTo limit executive power, the founding fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. Even so, Americans have often resorted to more dramatic paths to disempower the chief ... Read more

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