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|  | Mathew Brady & the Image of History by Jeana K. Foley, Mary Panzer, Fogg Art Museum Staff, International Center of Photography Staff, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute Staff
Description not available.Discusses how the Civil War photographer constructed an idealized American history based on image as much as fact, portraying a stable republic during its fragmentation and creating a national portrait gallery of immortal leaders. UP. AUTHOR: Jeana K. Foley, Mary Panzer, Fogg Art Museum Staff, International Center of Photography Staff, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute Staff
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald by Scott Donaldson
The author explores the famous rivalry between the two writers, beginning with their friendship in Paris of the '20s, proceeding to their many literary wrangles, and ending with their irrevocable estrangement when Hemingway's star rose as Fitzgerald's fell. AUTHOR: Scott Donaldson
PUBLISHER: Overlook Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War, 1948-1973 by Shelby Stanton
U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War describes the evolution of Army uniforms in the quarter-century between World War II and the Vietnam War. Stanton traces and explains the different uniform systems from their conception through their actual field development and issue during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Photos illustrate the progression of uniforms, supplemented by drawings of clothing and combat field items. Also shown are special-purpose clothing and equipment for use overseas and in domestic security missions, including in American civil disturbances of the 1960s. Cold- and wet-weather clothing, protective suits, and parachutist and diving gear are also highlighted. An appendix covers barracks clothing and equipment inspection displays that were part of every soldier`s life. AUTHOR: Shelby Stanton
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Humanity by Jonathan Glover
In an effort to leave behind the atrocities of the 20th century--Hiroshima, the Holocaust, Rwanda--Glover follows the psychological and political trails left by those complicit in these events, implying that only by understanding our inhumanity can we progress beyond it. AUTHOR: Jonathan Glover
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Good Rain by Timothy P. Egan
A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics. AUTHOR: Timothy P. Egan
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Gift of the Sacred Pipe by Arthur Amiotte, Vera L. Drysdale
This book is an illustrated edition of Black Elk`s account of the seven sacred rites of the Oglala Sioux. Vividly portraying the arrival of the White Buffalo Woman on the Plains, the paintings and charcoals by Vera Louise Drysdale highlight dramatic elements of the ancient rituals she imparted, and they show everyday objects that were sanctified in the Sioux cosmology. The sacred pipe is the central instrument in the holy rites of the Sioux people. The White Buffalo Woman appeared on the Plains to give the pipe to the Sioux so that they might send their voices to Wakan-Tanka, the Great Spirit. She related the seven rites of the pipe: the keeping of the soul, the rite of purification, crying for a vision, the Sun Dance, the making of relatives, preparation for womanhood, and the throwing of the ball that symbolizes the earth and gives strength to future generations. In this volume the rituals are condensed, but the continuity of Joseph Epes Brown`s text is preserved. AUTHOR: Arthur Amiotte, Vera L. Drysdale
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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