Overview :Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led... Read More
Overview :ACE the FRETBOARD teaches how to create guitar chord progressions by connecting basic triads. It uses patterns that repeat and are easy to p... Read More
Overview :In a meticulously researched and engagingly written narrative, Brian McGinty rescues the story of Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court from... Read More
Overview :The Oatman massacre is among the most famous and dramatic captivity stories in the history of the Southwest. In this riveting account, Brian... Read More
Overview :In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus along the military line between Washington, D.C., and Philadelp... Read More
Overview :The ties that bound Abraham Lincoln to California, and California to Lincoln, have been long overlooked by historians. Although the great Ci... Read More
Overview :Bold, flamboyant, extravagant, devious, visionary, Agoston Haraszthy (1812-1869) is one of the most fascinating--and elusive--figures in the... Read More
Overview :The sparkling wines of California rival the best French Champagnes today, but their place at our tables came about through careful craftsman... Read More
Overview :In the early hours of May 6, 1856, the steamboat Effie Afton barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge the first railroad bridge ever... Read More
Overview :Independence Day, 1861. The schooner S. J. Waring sets sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it lim... Read More