‘I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I had found this book earlier.’ - The New York Times

Examines the marriages of five Victorian couples–the Carlyles, Ruskins, Dickenses, Mills, and George Eliot and George Henry Lewes–to demonstrate the classic strengths and weaknesses of the institution of marriage.

Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 and the end of the War of 1812, the Maumee Valley became open to settlement. John Pray arrived in 1817, built a…

Now in paperback. This book recognizes the accomplishements of American women athletes in the 100 years between 1887 and 1997. Cloth edition 0-8108-2205-9 originally published in 1985.