*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.
*Explains the origins and legends of the various Sioux tribes
*Comprehensively covers Red Cloud's War, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the Wounded Knee Massacre.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"They made us many promises, more than I can remember. But they kept but one--They promised to take our land...and they took it." - Oglala Lakota Chief Red Cloud
From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the...

*Includes pictures of Machiavelli and important people and places.
*Explains the historical background of Machiavelli's life and the political context within which he wrote The Prince.
*Discusses lingering controversies surrounding Machiavelli and his work, including whether The Prince was intended as a satire or an effort to spark a rebellion.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"The assumptions of the entire western political tradition from Plato onwards were called into question by a generation of radical thinkers, of whom the greatest and most radical was Niccolo...

*Covers the lives, crimes, and deaths of the Public Enemies.
*Explains the legends and myths surrounding all of the public enemies in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.
*Includes Bibliographies for further reading.
America has always preferred heroes who weren't clean cut, an informal ode to the rugged individualism and pioneering spirit that defined the nation in previous centuries. The early 19th century saw the glorification of frontier folk heroes like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. After the Civil War,...

*Includes pictures
*Includes eyewitness accounts of the Trail of Tears
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"I fought through the War Between the States and have seen many men shot, but the Cherokee Removal was the cruelest work I ever knew." - Georgia soldier on the Trail of Tears
The "Five Civilized Tribes" are among the best known Native American groups in American history, and they were even celebrated by contemporary Americans for their abilities to adapt to white culture. But tragically, they are also well known tribes due to the trials and tribulations they...

*Includes pictures of important people and places.
*Explains the Shawnee's role in colonial history and Tecumseh's life and legacy.
*Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Shawnee.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux,...