Why were the Loddy and Adams families at loggerheads? Why was Milton sent to live with a bitter grandfather after his mother?

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

Perhaps the most prominent historian of his time, C. Vann Woodward (1908-1999) was always at the center of public controversy. In this collection of essays, leading historians examine his writings…