In 1820 the Missouri controversy erupted over the issue of slavery in the newly acquired lands of the Louisiana Purchase. It fell to Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777–1853), a junior U.S. senator from the ne
This report examines historical readiness problems for the Army reserve component and ways in which Congress and the Army have addressed these, including active component support to RC units, and reco
This book takes the reader on a journey across the American landscape and its history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an u
