James Mackinnon: 6 books

In this ambitious work, published in 1906, MacKinnon traces the history of liberty throughout Europe in the modern age. The first volume of the book outlines the origins of liberty from the beginning of the Middle Ages, while the second volume details the rise of liberty during the age of the Reformation....

In this ambitious work, published in 1906, MacKinnon traces the history of liberty throughout Europe in the modern age. The first volume of the book outlines the origins of liberty from the beginning of the Middle Ages, while the second volume details the rise of liberty during the age of the Reformation....

Intended for the general reader as well as students and teachers of Scottish history, this sweeping 1920 history traces the growth of Scotland from the eighteenth century and James Watts’s steam engine, through its rise as an industrial power and into the twentieth century. The author’s panoramic view takes in social conditions, education and culture, religious life, art, and more.

This unfinished history was being written into the author’s dying days. Starting with the England of Ecgberht in the early 9th century and ending with the Norman conquest in 1066, this engrossing volume paints a vivid picture of this seminal period in English history. Noted historian John Richard Green...

The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era’s most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and both were...

Shakespeare Closely Read is a collection of essays by Shakespearean scholars, all of which were originally papers presented at the 2008 International Shakespeare Conference at Stratford-upon-Avon. Each contains a close reading of Shakespearean or other Elizabethan dramatic texts in an effort to open...