The Swamp Peddlers: How Lot Sellers, Land Scammers, and Retirees Built Modern Florida and Transformed the American Dream 1469663155, 9781469663159

Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream 0470933704, 9780470933701

Americans as a whole view themselves as reasonably prudent and sober people when it comes to matters of money, reflectin

789 41 2MB Read more

How Governors Built the Modern American Presidency 9780812206234

Saladin M. Ambar's innovative study is the first book to explicitly credit governors with making the presidency wha

120 83 1MB Read more

Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream 0470933712, 9780470933718

Americans as a whole view themselves as reasonably prudent and sober people when it comes to matters of money, reflectin

115 87 1MB Read more

Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream 1626812578, 9781626812574

Extraordinary stories of ordinary men and women whose lives were changed forever by landmark legislation—and how they we

155 2 1MB Read more

The Body Electric: How Strange Machines Built the Modern American 9780814785492

Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physi

100 5 85MB Read more

The Body Electric : How Strange Machines Built the Modern American 0814719538, 2002155358

379 64 10MB Read more

Cathedrals of Steam: How London’s Great Stations Were Built – And How They Transformed the City 1786499207, 9781786499202

'London's twelve great rail termini are the epic survivors of the Victorian age... Wolmar brings them to life

323 20 3MB Read more

Religion and the American Dream 9780231889469

Studies religion and its issues around the world as it impacts the study of religious education in the United States.

139 94 6MB Read more

Colonel Sanders and the American Dream 9780292737204

From Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben to the Jolly Green Giant and Ronald McDonald, corporate icons sell billions of dollars’ w

118 97 15MB Read more

Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom 9780674240469

Sarah Seo shows that the rise of the car, the symbol of American personal freedom, led to ever more intrusive policing,

162 81 3MB Read more