Meanwhile, conservative Republicans argued that there would be no shortages at all if the government got out of the way and let the market work.
Having built this picture, in the final chapter the book reflects on its religious implications.
The Filmgoer's Companion
An accessible graphic introduction to evolution for the most science-phobic reader Illustrated by the brilliant duo Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon, this volume is written by the noted comic author and professor of biology Jay Hosler.
... them for anything. I asks you because you be's my favorite cousin, also you come North in search of freedom, too. You got brains.' “Thank you for the compliments, I says. But I really cannot afford to pay for none. Minnie, I cannot lend you ...
In Bottled Lightning, the science reporter Seth Fletcher takes us on a fascinating journey, from the salt flats of Bolivia to the labs of MIT and Stanford, from the turmoil at GM to cutting-edge lithium-ion battery start-ups, introducing us ...
"This book explains both why the decline of our most precious fuel is inevitable and how challenging it will be to cope with what comes next."—Richard E. Smalley, University Professor, Rice University, and 1996 Nobel laureate With world ...
David Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, But in Particular,...
The story of the Eric Canal is the story of industrial and economic progress between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The Artificial River reveals the human dimension of the story of the Erie Canal.
But no one has told the whole story before. The story of the first Earth Day is inspiring: it had a power, a freshness, and a seriousness of purpose that are difficult to imagine today. Earth Day 1970 created an entire green generation.
This is the compelling story of our national political origins that most Americans do not know. It is a story of rumor, charity, vengeance, and restraint.
Based on exhaustive research and a vivid narrative, this is an essential portrait of America's least understood founder.
Then, unexpectedly, Caton himself was arrested and jailed for being an American spy. It was 2001 before Caton could return toYemen to untangle the story of why he had been imprisoned and what had happened to the missing girls.
In The Hammer and the Anvil, the award-winning author Dwight Jon Zimmerman and the renowned artist Wayne Vansant vividly depict the tumultuous time through the lives of two men who defined it: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
But as the historian Joseph Crespino demonstrates in Strom Thurmond's America, the late South Carolina senator followed only part of his father's counsel.
A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret Story of Chemical and Biological Warfare
Told by skilled science journalist Robert Kunzig, Fixing Climate is a timely and informative story that makes for riveting reading
Easily navigating through nineteenth-century Mexico's complex and volatile political environment, Timothy J. Henderson offers a well-rounded treatment of the entire period, but pays particular attention to the early phases of the revolt ...
The Free World Colossus: A Critique of American Foreign Policy in the Cold War
What emerges is a portrait of a stunning American and a compelling historical icon, one who represents the highest ideals we have for our country and for ourselves. This collection is quite simply The Essential Lincoln.