The title of the book, 'An American Dilemma', refers to the moral contradiction of a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the base realities of racial discrimination. The touchstone of this classic is the jarring discrepancy between the American creed of respect for the inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity for all and the pervasive violations of the dignity of blacks. The appendices are a gold mine of information, theory, and methodology. Indeed, two of the appendices were issued as a separate work given their importance for systematic theory in social research. The new introduction by Sissela Bok offers a remarkably intimate yet rigorously objective appraisal of Myrdal-a social scientist who wanted to see himself as an analytic intellectual, yet had an unbending desire to bring about change. 'An American Dilemma' is testimonial to the man as well as the ideas he espoused. When it first appeared 'An American Dilemma' was called "the most penetrating and important book on contemporary American civilization" by Robert S. Lynd; "One of the best political commentaries on American life that has ever been written" in The American Political Science Review; and a book with "a novelty and a courage seldom found in American discussions either of our total society or of the part which the Negro plays in it" in 'The American Sociological Review'. It is a foundation work for all those concerned with the history and current status of race relations in the United States.

    The story of the Liri valley battles is accurate and the photographs illustrate both the actual battlefield, individuals, and the conditions that the 5th Army troops had to deal with during the Winter Campaign in 1943/1944 leading up to the Battle for Monte Cassino. If you are interested in the WWII Italian Campaign and the battle prior to Monte Cassino, then this book is a rare find from the period. Those interested in the actions of the 34th, 45th, 36th and 3rd Infantry Divisions in the earliest and difficult days of the war in Europe can get a real first hand look the 5th Army actions of that time.

    

    This is part of a five volume pictorial history of the Second World War.

    Prefatory NoteEnglish territorial claims & colonial beginningsBackgrounds of migration & settlementLaying foundations in agricultureThe rise of commerce & industryGrowth of social & intellectual autonomyPracticing the arts of self-government Two systems & ideologies in conflict Independence completed by revolutionConstitutional government for the United States Establishing the republican way of life The revolutionary generation in charge of the federal governmentExpansion to the Pacific The Industrial Revolution Rise of national democracyA broadening & deepening sense of civilizationParty strife over control of the federal governmentNational unity sealed in an armed contest Reconstruction & economic expansionCentralization of economyCentralization as involved in the political struggleThe breach with historic continentalism Widening knowledge & thought Revolts against plutocracy grow in political powerRealizations in social improvementGates of old opportunities closing World War & aftermathEconomic crash & the New Deal uprisingGlobal war & home frontAppendicesReading ListIndexMaps & Charts

    In his day Jefferson not only planned but also worked in the gardens at Monticello, aided by his family members, slaves, and European workers. His delight in gardening is also revealed in his correspondence with leading horticulturists worldwide, bringing to Virginia curiosities such as peppers from Mexico, figs from France, and bean varieties collected by the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jefferson family letters are filled with a "garden gossip" that belies a child-like enthusiasm for the strawberries, tulips, and sugar maples at home. Of course, the greatest evidence of Jefferson's horticultural passion thrives in the restored gardens at Monticello, admired the world over.Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book documents his varied approaches to gardening, whether as landscape architect, pleasure gardener, or horticultural scientist. In his Garden Book, the horticultural diary which he kept from 1766 until 1824, Jefferson noted such observations as how the gardens were sown, the extent of frost damage to his and other area gardens, and when vegetables came "to table."To these detailed but lapsing records, the late Edwin Morris Betts, professor of biology at the University of Virginia, added his own commentary, as well as selections from Jefferson's other writings--compelling letters, unpublished memoranda, sketches, and related entries from Jefferson's Farm, Account, Weather, and Memorandum Books. Completing this collection is a new introduction by Peter J. Hatch, Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello for more than two decades.

    The story of the man whose Secret Service detail guarded five presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Contents: Kentucky Babe; Gentleman Bandit; The White House-1914; Wilson-The Courtship; Wilson-Re-Election; The War; The Armistice; Paris; Versailles; Wilson-The Tragedy; The Harding Honeymoon; Disillusion; A President Dies; The Little Fellow; The Oil Scandal; Coolidge Days; He Does Not Choose to Run; A President Plays; A President Leaves the White House; Hoover-The Depression; The Bonus Army; Roosevelt-The New Deal; and Another War-The Circle Closes.

    This is part of a five volume pictorial history of the Second World War.

    

    Joes, this is a microcosm of soldier facts and soldier feelings. Miller covered many types of army outfits, talked to the boys and listened more, assembled much that is amusing, more that is moving. From a reception center to a glider camp to the Infantry at Benning, to a tank corps center, to an OCS school, to a parachutist's camp --headquarters, from his angle, for picking up reactions from all sorts of guys, their guys, their gripes, what they think about the Army and how they feel about home, their girls, their wives; why they are fighting and what they are coming back to-- and what the war years are doing to them. Observation and reporting on the army training front. (Adapted from Kirkus Reviews)