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Waite has done deep research and uncovered the fascinating history of support for slavery and the Confederacy in the antebellum American West. Compelling research and argument. Waite demonstrates conclusively why the machinations of pro-southerners in California, New Mexico, and elsewhere were a genuine concern for the Lincoln government, not a sideshow or historical curiosity. The depth of support in this region helps reorient our understanding of the South's potential prior to the Civil War.

Fascinating work, rigorously researched and argued, that places slavery at the center of U.S. foreign policy. I found myself underlining or scribbling in the margins of nearly every page. This is a work which I will return to frequently.

Searing, challenging novel about an incident of police brutality, told through the eyes of two young men at the same high school: the victim and a bystander who witnesses it. Powerfully written.

Classic work in the field -- an excellent overview of the topic.

Good, readable, and brief overview of the history of abolition in Latin America, with particular attention paid to the linkages throughout the region (to the American and Haitian Revolutions, links among the countries in South America, activities in Europe which pushed abolition forward or held it back).

One might think that every aspect of Lincoln's political life would be a well-plowed field at this point, but May manages to find some new ground. The result is a view of an antebellum election that we don't often see: one that centers the role that foreign policy played in campaigning and electoral arguments. Of course, at this time even foreign policy was linked to the domestic issue of slavery, and May brings his considerable experience in the history of foreign policy to bear on this significant issue.

Blanchard tells the story of enslaved people who fought for freedom during Latin America's wars for independence, and charts what happened to them after those independence movements were successful. The book takes a wide view of multiple countries and helps us understand why the involvement of enslaved people in the fight for freedom did not automatically lead to their own freedom.