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Mosaics of Time: The Latin Chronicle Traditions from the First Century BC to the Sixth Century AD. Vol. 1, A Historical Introduction to the Chronicle Genre from Its Origins to the High Middle Ages

By Michael Kulikowski (NHC Fellow, 2009–10) The multivolume series Mosaics of Time offers for the first time an in-depth analysis of the Roman Latin chronicle traditions from their beginnings in the first century BC to their end in the sixth century AD. For each chronicle it presents a comprehensive introduction, edition, translation, and historical and historiographical commentary. … Continued

Our Gigantic Zoo

Our Gigantic Zoo: A German Quest to Save the Serengeti

By Thomas M. Lekan (NHC Fellow, 2009–10; 2010–11; 2022–23) How did the Seregenti become an internationally renowned African conservation site and one of the most iconic destinations for a safari? In this book, Thomas M. Lekan illuminates the controversial origins of this national park by examining how Europe's greatest wildlife conservationist, former Frankfurt Zoo director … Continued

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Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk

By Joseph E. Taylor, III (NHC Fellow, 2002–03; 2018–19) Few things suggest rugged individualism as powerfully as the solitary mountaineer testing his or her mettle in the rough country. Yet the long history of wilderness sport complicates this image. In this surprising story of the premier rock-climbing venue in the United States, Pilgrims of the Vertical offers … Continued

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Reinterpreting Exploration: The West in the World

Edited by Dane Kennedy (NHC Fellow, 2010–11) Exploration was a central and perhaps defining aspect of the West's encounters with other peoples and lands. Rather than reproduce celebratory narratives of individual heroism and national glory, this volume focuses on exploration's instrumental role in shaping a European sense of exceptionalism and its iconic importance in defining … Continued

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Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic, 1725-1810

By Emory Elliott (NHC Fellow, 1979–80) Elliott demonstrates how America's first men of letters–Timothy Dwight, Joel Barlow, Philip Freneau, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, and Charles Brockden Brown–sought to make individual genius in literature express the collective genius of the American people. Without literary precedent to aid them, Elliott argues, these writers attempted to convey a vision … Continued

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Shipping and Economic Growth, 1350-1850

Edited by Richard W. Unger (NHC Fellow, 2008–09) In sixteen essays authors explore the dramatic rise in the efficiency of European shipping in the three centuries before the Industrial Revolution. They offer reasons for the greater success of the sector than any other in making better use of labor. They describe the roots – political, … Continued

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Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation

By Thomas W. Laqueur (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 2000–01) This is the first cultural history of the world’s most common sexual practice: masturbation. At a time when almost any victimless practice has its public advocates and almost every sexual act is front-page news, the easiest and least harmful one is embarrassing, discomforting, and genuinely radical when … Continued