For the Soul of Mankind : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Drawing on extensive research in American and Soviet archives, Bancroft Prize–winner Leffler (A Preponderance of Power) offers a scintillating account of the forces that constrained Soviet and American leaders in the second half of the 20th century. Leffler begins by admitting that he was shocked by the rapid demise of […]
Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Economic interpretation of the Constitution is not new, but Holton's (history, Univ. of Richmond; Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia) makes for particularly fascinating reading. He tells of the financial crisis that overwhelmed the country in the 1780s. After the crushingly expensive […]
William Clark and the Shaping of the West
Library Journal Review: For most of us, William Clark (1770?1838) is forever linked to Meriwether Lewis and their 1804?06 Corps of Discovery expedition across the North American continent. Jones (The Essential Lewis and Clark) capably describes this voyage while filling in the other details of Clark's life. In 1789 Clark joined the Kentucky militia and […]