History

It’s no secret that the Black community tops the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer. What the statistics do not show is the pain, misery, and despair that these conditions create—not only for the individual but also for family and friends. As an African-American doctor, Dr. Richard Walker has studied these conditions among his ...

As the last of the northern cod disappeared from the fishing banks of eastern North America during the waning years of the 20th century, more than just fish faced the threat of extinction. In communities all around the island of Newfoundland, thousands of fishermen and their families suddenly found themselves confronted by a similar threat.Servants of the Fish is the story of these people, who ...

Woman of Valor is a remarkable and true story of bravery, compassion, and rescue during the Holocaust. Eta Chait, a young Jewish woman, lived with her parents and siblings in Lukow, Poland. In 1939, the country was invaded by Nazi Germany marking the start of World War Two. Under the Nazis’ brutal occupation, the Jews of Poland were rounded up, and segregated into ghettos. At first, they were ...

What You Don't Know About the Knights of Columbus Could Fill a Book—and It Has!This book tells a uniquely American story of faith in action. From its 1882 founding by a handful of men from a small, predominantly Irish Catholic parish in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights of Columbus has grown to an international brotherhood of nearly 2 million members across North America and throughout the ...

The African-American actors and actresses whose names have shone brightly on Broadway marquees earned their place in history not only through hard work, perseverance, and talent, but also because of the legacy left by those who came before them. Like the doors of many professions, those of the theater world were shut to minorities for decades. While the Civil War may have freed the slaves, it ...

In a world filled with constant religious intolerance and strife, it is easy to overlook a little known twentieth-century religious war that was fought on the shores of North America. Taking place in Mexico in the 1920s, La Cristiada—the Cristero War—was the result of repressive anti-religious laws directed at the Catholic Church. After the Mexican Revolution of 1916, the newly drafted Mexican ...

Who controls the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and what are the real goals of this powerful agency? These are the central questions explored in Health at Gunpoint, a book that brings intoclear focus the silent war being waged by the FDA against American consumers.The FDA was established in 1906 to protect the U.S. public from misbranded and adulterated foods and drugs. While the original ...

​*** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT ​***Prepared by the United States Air Force Academy’s Department of History, this atlas is designed to provide an understanding of the strategies of modern warfare through past military decisions--both right and wrong. Beginning with the historic 1631 Battle of Breitenfield, this atlas goes on to cover strategies used during ...

​*** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT ​***Based upon the popular teaching atlases of the West Point Military History Series, the newest atlas in this series provides an insightful look at the military stategies, troop movements, physical terrain, and key engagements that shaped the course of modern warfare. This atlas covers over one hundred years of military ...

​*** A REVISED EDITION OF THE W. E. B. DU BOIS CLASSIC ***COMMISSIONED BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS(1.4 MILLION MEMBERS WORLDWIDE)Although the Civil War marked an end to slavery in the United States, it would take another fifty years to establish the country’s civil rights movement. Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois was among the first generation of African-American scholars to spearhead this movement ...

Macy's The Store. The Star. The Story traces a hundred and fifty years of one of the country’s premier retailers. More than just the account of a successful business, it is the story of how one man’s dream found a home in the heart of Manhattan. Lively text, rare photographs, and colorful illustrations highlight the people and events—the trends, tragedies, and traditions—that transformed Macy’s ...

Written by Father Anthony Russo, who has devoted himself to the deaf community for over forty years, In Silent Prayer traces the history of the special deaf ministry in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Through insightful text, as well as historical documents and photographs, Father Russo not only tells the story of the great men and women who have provided this important service, ...

​*** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT ​***World War I marked the end of the old military order and the beginning of the era of mechanized warfare. This is a thorough examination of the campaigns of the “war to end all wars.” It analyzes the development of military theory and practice from the prewar period of Bismark’s Prussia to the creation of the League of ...

​*** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT ​***This fascinating study takes the reader from the early years of Napoleon’s career to his defeat at Waterloo. It is a penetrating look at the technology, tactics, logistics, strategy, and outstanding generalship that created an empire.

​*** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT ​***This fascinating study takes the reader from the early years of Napoleon’s career to his defeat at Waterloo. It is a penetrating look at the technology, tactics, logistics, strategy, and outstanding generalship that created an empire.