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Autor:
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
The schoolhouse has long been a crucible in the construction and contestation of the political concept of'family values.'Through Spanish-bilingual and sex education, moderates and conservatives in California came to define the family as a politicized
Autor:
Benjamin Ross
More than five decades have passed since Jane Jacobs wrote her classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and since a front page headline in the New York Times read,'Cars Choking Cities as'Urban Sprawl'Takes Over.'Yet sprawl persists, and n
Autor:
Patrick Lee Lucas
In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject'the corrupt Age of Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV,'and to emulate instead the ancient temples o
The work of this institution has only begun.... I want to see this faculty continue to develop in not only teaching ability, but heart power—the ability to lead and inspire.... I want to see the fullest opportunities furnished to students.... I wan
Autor:
Paul E. Alyea, Blanche R. Alyea
The remarkable and improbable story of the utopian single-tax social experiment that gave rise to one of the most unique and colorful communities along the Gulf Coast On November 15, 1894, a small group of men and women met on a remote stretch of Mob
Autor:
George G. Humphreys
This in-depth study offers a new examination of a region that is often overlooked in political histories of the Bluegrass State. George G. Humphreys traces the arc of politics and the economy in western Kentucky from avid support of the Democratic Pa
Autor:
Richard Bruce Winders
By 1850, the frontier settlement of San Antonio had seen more than its share of hardships, Indians attacks, rebellions, and repeated military occupations. These events all marked the towns recent past. In 1854, though, the editor of the Alamo Star fe
Autor:
Kyle Kondik
An incisive study that shows how Republicans transformed the US House of Representatives into a consistent GOP stronghold—with or without a majority.Long-term Democratic dominance in the US House of Representatives gave way to a Republican electora