We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History by John Lewis GaddisRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 518 MBOverview: Did the Soviet Union want world revolution? Why did the USSR send missiles to Cuba? What made the Cold War last as long as it did? The end of the Cold War makes it possible, for the first time, to […]
Gruesome Looking Objects: A New History of Lynching and Everyday Things by Elijah GaddisRequirements: .PDF reader, 5.7 MBOverview: The 1898 lynching of Tom Johnson and Joe Kizer is retold in this groundbreaking book. Unlike other histories of lynching that rely on conventional historical records, this study focuses on the objects associated with the lynching, including […]
The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis GaddisRequirements: .ePUB reader, 3.7MBOverview: The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis […]
Carpenter’s Gothic by William GaddisRequirements: ePUB Reader, 230 kBOverview: This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran. From their "carpenter gothic" rented house, Paul sets himself up as a media consultant for Reverend Ude, an evangelist mounting a grand crusade that conveniently suits a […]
A Frolic of His Own by William GaddisRequirements: .ePUB reader, 3.1 MBOverview: With the publication of the “Recognitions” in 1955, William Gaddis was hailed as the American heir to James Joyce. His two subsequent novels, “J R” (winner of the National Book Award) and “Carpenter’s Gothic,” have secured his position among America’s foremost contemporary writers. […]
