Mary Cable

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1) Black odyssey: the case of the slave ship Amistad

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Chronicles the 1839 slave revolt aboard the Amistad, and its implications for the slavery issue, and discusses the role of John Quincy Adams in appealing for the slaves' freedom, in an in-depth account detailing one of the most significant events in history.

2) American manners & morals: a picture history of how we behaved and misbehaved

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The behavior of Americans from the Jamestown Colony in 1620 to the Americans of today is presented in text and illustrated with paintings, photographs, and drawings.

3) Lost New Orleans

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4) El Escorial

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"Supplementing the ... narrative are some one hundred illustrations, one half in full color. Modern photographs ... are juxtaposed with royal portraits, manuscript illuminations, old engravings, sketches, and sculpture. Among the artists represented are Sánchez, Coello, El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya"--Cover.