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|  | Black Masters by James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson
In 1860, when four million Afro-Americans were enslaved, a quarter-million others, including William Ellison, were 'free people of color.' But Ellison was remarkable. Born a slave, his experience spans the history of the South from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. In a day when most Americans, black and white, worked the soil, barely scraping by, Ellison was a cotton-gin maker -- a master craftsman. When nearly all free blacks were destitute, Ellison was wealthy and well-established. He owned a large plantation and more slaves than all but the richest white planters.While Ellison was exceptional in many respects, the story of his life sheds light on the collective experience of Afro-Americans in the antebellum South to whom he remained bound by race. His family history emphasizes the fine line separating freedom from slavery. AUTHOR: James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | The Holocaust Encyclopedia by Judith Tydor Baumel, Walter Laqueur
This comprehensive reference includes long articles and entries by a variety of scholars in the fields of history and Holocaust studies, including Saul Friedlander, Raul Hilberg, and Robert Rozett. The topics covered include aspects of Jewish life as well as Hitler's program of extermination. Illustrated, with bibliography. AUTHOR: Judith Tydor Baumel, Walter Laqueur
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Revenge of the Past by Ronald G. Suny
This timely and pathbreaking work shows how and why the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union was caused in large part by nationalism, that is, by the demands of the subject nationalities of the Soviet Union for independence and autonomy. Unified in their hostility to the Kremlin`s authority, the fifteen constituent Union Republics, including the Russian Republic, declared their sovereignty and began to build state institutions of their own. The demands of the nationalities of each republic became the dominant motifs in the programs of both Communist and non-Communist leaders. With the failure of the August 1991 putsch attempt, sovereign republics obtained their complete independence. Nationalism reigned supreme. The book has a dual purpose. The first is to explore the formation of nations within the Soviet Union, the policies of the Soviet Union toward non-Russian peoples, and the ultimate contradictions between those policies and the development of nations. The second, more general purpose is to show how nations have grown in the twentieth century. The author argues that nations are imagined communities , the products of historical processes and the languages and discourses of nationalism, rather than being natural , eternal, or primordial identities. The principle of nationality that buried the Soviet Union and destroyed its empire in Eastern Europe continues to shape and reshape the configuration of states and political movements among the new independent countries of the vast East European-Eurasian region. AUTHOR: Ronald G. Suny
PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Long Before the Pilgrims by Bill O'Neal, Lynn O'Neal Martinez, Polsky Morgan
Description not available.Provides an account of the feast shared between Spanish colonists and Native Americans in 1598 to celebrate their new homeland in Hispanic Texas, considered to be the first Thanksgiving celebration. AUTHOR: Bill O'Neal, Lynn O'Neal Martinez, Polsky Morgan
PUBLISHER: Eakin Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Look-It-Up Book of the Fifty States by Anne Wertheim, Bill Gutman
Description not available.Accompanied by photographs, drawings, maps, and fascinating facts, a fun-filled resource visits each state of the union, providing a brief history of each state as well as information on tourist attractions, wildlife, and natural resources. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Anne Wertheim, Bill Gutman
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Rebels & Redcoats by George F. Scheer, Hugh F. Rankin
Description not available.A history of the American Revolution examines individuals on both sides of the conflict AUTHOR: George F. Scheer, Hugh F. Rankin
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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