Martin W Sandler

"Some of the most important issues of our time were no less important 100 years ago. America in 1919, at the close of World War I, was shaken from the events of large-scale warfare, fearing a Communist takeover, and facing an incredible amount of social and political change. From Prohibition to women's suffrage, the labor strikes to the violence of the Red Summer and the Red Scare, this book explores each major movement of 1919. Showing how these...

Did you know that vaqueros invented ... The rodeo? The cowboy hat? Chaps? And many lasso tosses? Almost everything we associate with cowboys-- how they rode, roped, dressed, and lived -- began with vaqueros. These Spanish-speaking cowmen developed their skills on ranches throughout Mexico and the Southwest, even in Hawaii, but they have disappeared from history. Martin Sandler, author of the popular book Cowboys, highlights vaquero clothing and vocabulary...

Fifty years after the British invasion began, Martin Sandler explores The Beatles' long-lasting impact on the world.

Contains over one hundred images of the life of Abraham Lincoln that provide a portrait of his presidency and the events surrounding it.

"Experience the race of rails to link the country--and meet the men behind this incredible feat--in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos"--Publisher's website.

Describes what happened when a slave ship that was captured by pirates in 1717, packed with plunder, was sunk by a brutal storm, and the expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.