New Civil War

Historian Jay Sexton contends that our national narrative is not one of halting yet inevitable progress, but of repeated disruptions brought about by shifts in the international system. Sexton shows that the American Revolution was a consequence of the increasing integration of the British and American economies; that a necessary precondition for the Civil War was the absence, for the first time in decades, of foreign threats; and that we cannot understand the New Deal without examining the role of European immigrants and their offspring in transforming the Democratic Party.

Godfrey Mwakikagile looks at the African post-colonial state and the challenges it faces. He contends that it is structurally flawed and does not reflect African realities. It is an oppressive machinery and an apparatus of power to serve the interests of the ruling class and the elite at the expense of ordinary citizens and the masses. And it has retained the institutional structure of the colonial state instead of undergoing fundamental transformation to become truly African. Mwakikagile focuses on a number of countries providing case studies whose relevance is continental in scope. He ...

There is no doubt that the Civil War is one of the most interesting conflicts not only in the United States of America, but in the entire world. Few wars had such an impact on a society. The Civil War is a compulsory subject in school and even for the test of American citizenship. Therefore, if you plan on becoming an American citizen, you will have to know every detail about this war. The Civil War unfolded for four consecutive years. Can you imagine the amount of information generated by four years of battle? Insurmountable.

In this startling and original work, best-selling author Charles Higham (Howard Hughes: The Secret Life) addresses one of the greatest historical mysteries: Did John Wilkes Booth act alone on the night of Good Friday, 1865, or was he part of a wide conspiracy? Drawing from letters, diaries, previously unstudied records of official hearings, railway timetables, and obscure shipping manifests, Higham weaves a spellbinding account of intrigue.

From drone warfare in the Middle East to digital spying by the National Security Agency, the US government has harnessed the power of cutting-edge technology to awesome effect. But what happens when ordinary people have the same tools at their fingertips? Advances in cybertechnology, biotechnology, and robotics mean that more people than ever before have access to potentially dangerous technologies that could be used to attack states and private citizens alike.

How to restructure the modern African state to make it an effective machinery responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people and facilitate regional integration is the focus of this study.

"In giving an account of the battle of Wilson’s Creek, or Oak Hills, which though not the largest, has passed into history as one of the hardest and best fought battles of the American Civil War, it is necessary to describe certain military movements and operations which took place previously, in order that a better understanding of all of the circumstances may be had. This must be done here briefly and in a somewhat desultory way." Originally published in 1883 for a commemoration of the battle for veterans of both sides; a three day event took place.

It seemed so simple, go to Conquest New Mexico, track down and kill a murderer. But that proves much harder than it should. A clever killer and a town filled with scared people willing to hang anyone they suspect puts Rain Dancer squarely in the middle trying to save innocents, identify the murderer and stay alive. After all, Rain Dancer is next on the list of victims. By Your Copy Today!

Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of one of the Civil War battlefields every American should visit. He captures the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict.

The Civil War was the most traumatic conflict in British history, pitting friends and family members against each other and tearing down the old order. Award-winning historian Jessie Childs plunges the listener into the shock of the struggle through one of its most dramatic episodes: the siege of Basing House. To the parliamentarian Roundheads, the Hampshire mansion was a bastion of royalism, popery and excess. Its owner was both a Catholic and staunch supporter of Charles I. His motto Love Loyalty was etched into the windows. He refused all terms of surrender.

Set against the burgeoning Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and then just before the outbreak of the Civil War, The Freedom Maze explores both political and personal liberation, and how the two intertwine. In 1960, 13-year-old Sophie isn't happy about spending the summer at her grandmother's old house in the Bayou. But the house has a maze Sophie can't resist exploring once she finds it has a secretive and mischievious inhabitant.

In 2020, the United States confronted a heated election and the first pandemic in over a century. Instead of uniting for a common cause, internal division ravaged American society. Social and traditional media alike traded the national interests of unity and stability for clicks and profits. Covering numerous controversies, this collection of papers represents a personal call to unity through genuine conversations regarding empathy and respect, a revitalized education standard centered on shared national values, structural and reasonable alterations to the federal government, and more.

Lincoln struggles to form a new party to take the place of the defunct Whig party. He has strong doubts that a peaceful end to slavery is possible. Joining with anti-slavery, anti-nativist forces, Lincoln launches the Republican Party of Illinois and the first Republican convention takes place. When the Dred Scott case is decided, Lincoln publicly denounces the court decision.

The author looks at why Africa is in such a mess – political, economic, social – decades after independence and proposes solutions to the continent's seemingly intractable problems. He attributes Africa's plight to both internal and external forces but contends the main problem lies within not without. Bad leadership is the biggest problem Africa has faced since independence and everything else revolves around it, he contends. He explains why most countries on the continent have had bad leaders since the end of colonial and white minority rule and what internal forces, such as ethnic ...

Elven debutante Stelia Tercell is a wannabe wallflower, but her status draws attention. Her father is so famous, she's even caught the eye of the prince. Anyone else would be thrilled, but Stelia has no interest in balls, gowns, and royals. Stelia cares more about her father's plantation and the human slaves who work there. They deserve to be free, but no one agrees with her—until now. A handsome enemy soldier slips into her room, and like Stelia, he wants to free the slaves. Unfortunately, he might also want to kill her father. Airships & Dragons is a fusion of fantasy, historical ...

Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, 'Judah,' Blows the Whistle on the American Opioid Circus! Meet Judah, a National Science Foundation Award-winning research-writer who claims he traveled to Mexico for an overnight 'cure' to opiate addiction which has topped the DEA's chart of illegal drugs for decades! His own dark path which led to this remarkable discovery, combined with his technical-writing background, lends Judah a unique perspective through which he shares his story and research with the world. Originally scripted as a documentary film, Judah's new exposé news piece reads more like a ...

Forbidden love on the frontier.... Hope Tucker is content staying in her hometown of Lamar, Missouri, focusing on her life as a schoolteacher instead of finding love. But when she hears the truth about her parents' romance during the Civil War, how her mother Cordia set out to find her father Will after a deadly battle, Hope is determined to have that sort of adventure as well. Accepting a teaching position in a frontier town in Texas isn't quite what she was expecting--there are no marauders or gunslingers--but there is one man with a shady past, and when the entire town tells her to stay ...

The Patrons of Husbandry - or the Grange - is the longest-lived US agricultural society and, since its founding shortly after the Civil War, has had immeasurable influence on social change as enacted by ordinary Americans. The Grange sought to relieve the struggles of small farmers by encouraging collaboration. Pathbreaking for its inclusion of women, the Grange is also well known for its association with Gilded Age laws aimed at curbing the monopoly power of railroads.

Her mouth twists, “I was a slave there until General Butler came along.” “I can’t imagine you being a slave to anyone.” “I couldn’t either.” She says dryly.