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Washington remained involved with his private affairs, taking pains to retrieve Martha Washington's runaway slave Ona (Oney) Judge, actions that did not square easily with aspirations expressed in his farewell address regarding the happiness of the people of these States, under the auspices of liberty.

Providing a fascinating and important look at the development of one of America's oldest and most preeminent educational institutions, this book provides yet another perspective from which to appreciate the extraordinary contributions of Jefferson in the development of the new nation.

Maurie McInnis, Louis Nelson, and a group of contributing authors tell the largely unknown story of slavery at the University of Virginia.

Apart from a handful of exotic tales surrounding his life, Richard Potter is almost unknown today. Two hundred years ago, however, he was the most popular entertainer in America. His story is all the more remarkable in that Richard Potter was also a black man. For the first time, John A. Hodgson tells the remarkable, compelling - and ultimately heartbreaking - story of Potter's life.

The decisive victories in the fight for racial equality in America were not easily won, much less inevitable, they were achieved through carefully conceived strategy and the work of tireless individuals. In We Face the Dawn, Margaret Edds tells the gripping story of how the South's most significant grassroots legal team challenged the barriers to racial segregation in mid-century America.

From Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Marcel Proust, from Marguerite Duras to George Sand, from Colette to Patrick Modiano, gardens appear in novels as representations of the real world, but also as reflections of the imagination. In Paper Gardens: A Stroll through French Literature, Evelyne Bloch-Dano contemplates the role of the garden in the work of great prose writers.

Full of rich detail and easy to use, this beautifully illustrated full-colour guide to the Blue Ridge Mountains was written and designed for great accessibility, whether you're a firsttime visitor looking to understand the Parkway's spectacular views or an experienced geology or nature enthusiast.

The late nineteenth and early twentieth century were a brutal time for American wildlife, with many species pushed to the brink of extinction. Yet these decades also saw the dawn of the conservationist movement. Into this contradictory era came William Temple Hornaday, a larger-than-life dynamo who uncannily embodies these conflicting threads. Gregory Dehler explores the life of Hornaday the hunter, museum builder, zoologist, author, conservat...

Contending that conflict is inevitable when an established power does not make sufficient room for a rising power, some conclude that the United States and China are on a collision course. In this timely new work, renowned professor of international relations Amitai Etzioni points to the paths by which the two nations can avoid war.

In addition to providing a fascinating history of one of the oldest and most influential law schools in the United States, Herrington offers a valuable case study of the ways in which American universities have constructed, altered, and enhanced the built environment in response to the ever-changing demands of higher education and campus life.

From razor clams and wild sea urchins, to young nettles and dandelion greens, to wild strawberries and cherries, Greene showcases the beauty of what one can cook up in a truly wild recipe.

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The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1, 400-kilometre route, visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.

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The Mind of a Patriot"presents an intellectual life of a major figure who has traditionally been seen asan anti-intellectual "child of nature." This was the view ofPatrick Henry that William Wirt presented in his "Life ofHenry, " and it has pervaded every biography since. Hayes presents avery different view of Henry. Starting with neglected pieces of evidence-theinventory of Henry's library-Hayes's unique perspective allows him to positionHenr...

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