Books written by James R. Norton

  • Saving General Washington: The Right Wing Assault on America's Founding Principles
    Saving General Washington: The Right Wing Assault on America's Founding Principles

    An edgy work of political journalism that debunks conservative contentions tying the right-wing political agenda to the visionary ideas of America's founders, while reclaiming the progressive legacy of the Founding...

  • Haydn’s World
    Haydn’s World

    Joseph Haydn, known as the father of the string quartet, significantly influenced the sonata and the symphony, helping to create the modern symphony orchestra as we know it.

  • Russell Simmons
    Russell Simmons

    Presents the life and career of Hip Hop star Russell Simmons.

  • The Holocaust
    The Holocaust

    The annihilation of Jews during WWII is perhaps the most widely known genocide in world history. (In fact, the term _genocide_ was coined in the early 1940s as a result of the systematic killings of Jews during WWII.) This book takes a ...

  • The Nazi Regime and the Holocaust
    The Nazi Regime and the Holocaust

    This instructive volume offers readers insight into the background of its mastermind, Adolf Hitler, and sets the stage for the appalling fates of so many minorities, including Jews, Catholics, Gypsies, homosexuals, and other allegedly ...

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Advocate of Government by Consent
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Advocate of Government by Consent

    Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Swiss philospher and musician who contributed to the Enlightenment.