The second edition of A Country Called Prison discusses how mass incarceration has led to a population of individuals inside the United States who have become legal aliens in their own land, and addresses the consequences.

" "This book examines avenues via which neglected narratives may be glimpsed or inferred, presenting a number of examples.

David Grimsted's Melodrama Unveiled explores early American drama to try to understand why such severely limited plays were so popular for so long.

Throughout, he infuses his account with the strange and delightful anecdotes that a less charming tour guide might omit, from the story of the city's first, block-long subway to that of the blizzard of 1888 that turned Macy's into one big ...

This text provides a panoramic chronicle of New York City's labour strife, social movements and political turmoil in the eras of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson.

Captain John Smith dmiral of New England, was an English soldier, explorer, and author.

This 1873 work is an enthralling collection of accounts of urban upheaval in one of the U.S.'s most historically vital cities: New York.

This book explores the idea of the prison boundary, identifying where it is located, which processes and performances help construct and animate it, and who takes part in them.