David M. Potter's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Impending Crisis is the definitive history of antebellum America. Potter's sweeping epic masterfully charts the chaotic forces that climaxed with the outbreak of the Civil War: westward expansion; the divisive issue of slavery; the Dred Scott decision; John Brown's uprising; the ascension of Abraham Lincoln; and the drama of Southern secession. Now available in a new edition; The Impending Crisis remains one of the most celebrated works of American historical writing.
#279441 in Books Eleanor Herman 2009-09-08 2009-09-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 1.12 x 5.31l; .79 #File Name: 0061245569496 pagesMistress of the Vatican The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini The Secret Female Pope
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A Feminist in the VaticanBy K. GaylinI love history and a few years ago visited the two palaces in Rome where Olimpia called home. However; I never expected this to be such compelling reading. Ms. Herman's exhaustive research is illuminating rather than pedantic. You will learn a great deal about Ms. MIdalchini; the Byzantine politics of the Vatican and the complicated power plays in Europe. Olympia was a remarkable woman by any definition but quite extraordinary when one considers the chauvinistic attitudes of Baroque Europe. This book makes history come alive and is well with the reader's time.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful and ImportantBy Lavinia WhatelyThis is a true story I doubt you'll ever learn in Sunday School; history class or on the History Channel. Eleanor has written a very well documented; well written and interesting book. Authors like her do a great service to the public by bringing important history from academia to the rest of us. Commercial books also have the freedom to give perspective and interpretation that is frankly forbidden in academia. Thank you; Eleanor; for a great book. Fascinating and also disconcerting history. And how you wrote about her death was very moving.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Oh; Olimpia!By D. DeTarsioOh; Olimpia! This NEEDS to be an HBO miniseries. In our own current turbulent times; it is so refreshing (or scary) to realize politics are politics; and always have been. This book does a masterful job of personalizing this time period and bringing those characters to life!I laughed at the statues (one behind Olimpia's house; the other across town; where pundits of the day posted gossip and had the statues "talk" to each other)—the first “Twitterâ€. What a lovely respite from the noise of our own world!
