San Antonio College Library

American culture is divided, and always has been. American individualism: It is the reason for American success, but it also tears the nation apart. Why do Americans have so much trouble seeing eye to eye today? Is this new? Was there ever an American consensus? This work explores the cultural differences leading to today's seemingly intractable political divides. After an examination of the various meanings of individualism in America, the author...

"Featuring more than 450 species with detailed descriptions, this volume includes precise color photographs, which also reflect the aesthetic appeal of mushrooms. The number of species described and illustrated is substantially more than has previously appeared in any other single work devoted to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. Although this book contains the necessary components required for advanced students and professional mycologists,...

A fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of the battle to build a newspaper that has found a unique place in modern journalism.

An anthology of selected writings from Jonathan Edwards to John Dewey which reflect American thinking on various subjects.

Publisher's description: The remarkable story of the land purchase that doubled the size of our young nation, set the stage for its expansion across the continent, and confronted Americans with new challenges of ethnic and religious diversity. In a saga that stretches from Paris and Madrid to Haiti, Virginia, New York, and New Orleans, Jon Kukla shows how rivalries over the Mississippi River and its vast watershed brought France, Spain, Great Britain,...