Books

A Comprehensive History of Slovak National Identity Formation from World War I through the End of World War II

The First Systematic Study of Nuclear Expertise in Italy

The Most Complete and Accessible Introduction to Central Asia Available Today

Examines British Anthropology’s Engagement with the Modern Spiritualist Movement

Considers the Relationship between the Development of Evolutionary Theory and Its Historical Representations

Letters Detailing Highly Productive and Wide-Ranging Research

Letters Revealing the Increasing Scope of Tyndall’s Activities

George Mercer was a captain of the First Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War, a land surveyor, and an agent for the Ohio Company in England.Lois Mulkearn interprets George Mercer’s documents on the activities of the Ohio Company, including early plans for town settlement, Indian treaties, and elightrning the reader on colonial history and the western frontier.

A comprehensive twenty-seven county guide to historic landmarks in western Pennsylvania, with background information on each, and how to reach them.

A chronicle of Washington’s excursions to the Ohio Valley frontier, as a soldier and private citizen.

The definitive biography of Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), recounting sixty years that the Swiss-born diplomat served his adopted country as a congressional leader, Secretary of the Treasury, financier, and ambassador.

A comprehensive history of the formation and activities of the Ohio Company of Virgnia, and their major role in the settlement of western Pennsylvania.

A comprehensive biography of the Seceretary of State and Comendador for the kingdom of Castile under Emperor Charles I of Spain.

Crossroads is a collection of thirty-seven colorful and perceptive writings left by early travelers and settlers who ventured west of the Allegheny Mountains. Traders, surveyors, soldiers, preachers, and immigrants, some of them well known and some obscure, tell of the loneliness, terror, and beauty of the frontier.

This book presents a broad overview of the planning profession, and discusses the major problems encountered in urbanism and planning. The essays view topics that include education, the urban community, the place of planning in governmental hierarchy, and its relationship to urban political dynamics.