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(0)Robert P Watson
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language
English
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"In 1793, the interim capital city of Philadelphia was struck by a mysterious malady that ended up killing at least one-tenth of the population, prompting an evacuation, and shutting down the nascent federal government, resulting in shocking parallels to recent pandemics and offering important political lessons"--
As disease spread, the national government was slow to react. Soon, citizens donned protective masks and the authorities ordered quarantines....
2) Escape!: the story of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's largest jail break
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War's largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called 'the most remarkable in American history.'"--
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Robert Watson's groundbreaking study on the presidents' wives proved that the first lady can be an influential force in presidential politics and is a subject worthy of scholarly attention. Now, this fully revised second edition incorporates the first ladyships of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama in each chapter. The new edition also includes a decade-and-a-half of new research on public opinion, the growth and political development...
Author
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"At the end of America's Revolutionary War, the new nation's government was weak and almost fatally divided by bitter disputes. Inherent in the divides was disagreement about where to place the nation's seat of government. It is little remembered that George Washington took the lead on settling this question that moved the capital from New York, to Philadelphia, and finally to the city that bears his name. Robert Watson has written an engaging history...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The surprising story of the most infamous prison ship of the American Revolution, the HMS Jersey, and its role in the fight for independence" --
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler's minister, Joseph Goebbels, cast her as the 'star' in his epic propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary Titanic. Following the film's enormous...
