Chicago Review Press: 838 books
Seventeen Fathoms Deep
The Saga of the Submarine S-4 Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
This is the first full-length history of the S-4 disaster, which was the first rescue attempt made of a modern submarine
The rescue divers could hear the crew tapping out a message in Morse code: “Is there any hope?” After being accidentally rammed by the Coast Guard destroyer USS Paulding...
Heading West
Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed...
Frederick Douglass for Kids
His Life and Times, with 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Few Americans have had as much impact on this nation as Frederick Douglass. Born on a plantation, he later escaped slavery and helped others to freedom via the Underground Railroad. In time he became a bestselling author, an outspoken newspaper editor, a brilliant orator, a tireless abolitionist,...
My Times in Black and White
Race and Power at the New York Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
A rags-to-riches story of the climb from urban poverty to the New York Times, this insider’s view of struggle and change at the nation’s premier newspaper reconstructs the most controversial period in the paper’s history and records how journalists reported and edited the biggest events of the...
by John Cheever
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2009
The stories in this collection are ones that Cheever wrote in the 1930s and 1940s. There are 13 total, 11 of which are not available anywhere else, including the new Library of America edition. Interest in Cheever's work has been renewed with the publication of a new biography, John Cheever: A Life...
Hemingway at Eighteen
The Pivotal Year That Launched an American Legend
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
In the summer of 1917, Ernest Hemingway was an eighteen-year-old high school graduate unsure of his future. The American entry into the Great War stirred thoughts of joining the army. While many of his friends in Oak Park, Illinois, were heading to college, Hemingway couldn't make up his mind and...
First Kill Your Family
Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
“Richard Opio has neither the look of a cold-blooded killer nor the heart of one. Yet as his mother and father lay on the ground with their hands tied, Richard used the blunt end of an ax to crush their skulls. He was ordered to do this by a unit commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel...
Maya Roads
One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Drawing upon three decades of working, traveling, and living in Central America’s remote and dangerous landscapes, this memoir chronicles a journalist’s fascinating experiences with the people, politics, archaeology, and species of the rainforest, the cradle of Mayan civilization. The intense...
by George Sand
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1979
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1979
A drama of loyalty and passion set against a Gothic background. This novel is said to have inspired Wuthering Heights.
Growing Up in Slavery
Stories of Young Slaves as Told By Themselves
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Ten slaves-all under the age of 19-tell stories of enslavement, brutality, and dreams of freedom in this collection culled from full-length autobiographies. These accounts, selected to help teenagers relate to the horrific experiences of slaves their own age living in the not-so-distant past, include stories...
Women of Colonial America
13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
An authentic, rich tapestry of women’s lives in colonial America
Using a host of primary sources, author Brandon Marie Miller recounts the roles, hardships, and daily lives of Native American, European, and African women in 17th- and 18th-century colonial America. Hard work proved a constant...
In the Lion's Den
An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A key player in the Middle East and the site of violent protests in 2011, Syria has long been a thorn in Washington's side when it comes to forging peace or rolling back the influence of the Islamic republic of Iran. But only after the events of 9/11 and Damascus's staunch opposition to the war in...
The Dangerous Divide
Peril and Promise on the US-Mexico Border
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
How do we balance border security and America’s need for a vital workforce while continuing to provide access to the American dream? Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has steadily ramped up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, transforming America’s legendary Southwest into a frontier...
by Craig Boreth
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1998
Ernest Hemingway’s insatiable appetite for life was evident in his writing and equaled by little else than his voracious appetite for good food and drink. The Hemingway Cookbook collects, for the first time, more than 125 recipes from Hemingway’s life and art featuring such unique dishes as Dorado...