Alexander Terrell’s career placed him at the center of some of the most pivotal events in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, ranging from the Civil War to Emperor Maximilian’s reign…

Unique among president’s wives, Lady Bird Johnson was not only a leading environmentalist, but she redefined the institution of First Lady. Using Lady Bird’s White House papers and interviews with…

William Howard Taft’s post-presidential career as the energetic Republican elder statesman and public servant leading to his Supreme Court nomination.

The only president to later serve as chief justice of the United States, William Howard Taft remarked in the 1920s that ‘I don’t remember that I ever was President’. This…

Offers a interpretive synthesis filled with intriguing insights into the presidency’s evolution during America’s rise to global prominence. This title traces the decline of the party system, the increasing importance…

With a unique attention to time as the defining nature of history, AMERICAN PASSAGES offers students a view of American history as a complete, compelling narrative. AMERICAN PASSAGES emphasizes the…