The twentieth century witnessed both the formation of Newfoundland as a self-conscious national entity and the construction of distinct and self-aware middle and upper classes in its capital city. This interdisciplinary collection examines the key roles played by women in the creation of this state and society, and the essential influence that gender, ethnicity, and religion played in class relations.Shifting class relations were formed in the salient political events of the first ...

It's a chilly March evening in 1979 inside the affluent little hamlet known as Southampton, New York; but somewhere along the tree-lined lane of this Long Island suburb is a mansion that holds a secret. There is a dead body lying in the spaciousfoyer with an emerald-handled dagger protruding from the chest of the wealthy homeowner.But how is this possible?The dead man was not a victim of theft or home invasion. There is no one in the house when the killing occurs. T...

The Case of the Wrong Word (Book 3 in The High Society Detective Series) is a gripping 1970s murder mystery short story set against the glamorous backdrop of high-society Manhattan.Year: 1979.Location: A lavish New York City wedding.The cast: A fading Broadway star and her wealthy husband. A young set designer and her mysterious date. A sharp-witted NYPD detective with a reputation for solving the impossible.What links them together?

Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer "history at its best, meaning, at its most useful." —Howard ZinnFrom the launch of the "Shock and Awe" invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush's declaration of "Mission Accomplished" two months later, the war in Iraq was meant to demonstrate definitively that the United States had learned the lessons of Vietnam. This new book makes clear that something closer to the oppos...