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ri 1, ... ,,, ,., ,.. �, 7 . ,I0( Lfu ni l.t U EDITED BY JOYCE APPLEBY FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS THE BEST AMERICAN HISTORY ESSAYS 2006 Edited by Joyce Appleby for the ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS Palgrave is proud to announce a new annual publication from the prestigious Organization of American Historians. This exciting new series will showcase pieces selected by the OAH as the "best of the best" in intellectual significance and writing style from the previous year. The essays will be chosen by a new, prominent American historian each year. The collection is a must -have for all armchair historians, historical scholars, and academic and public libraries. In this debut volume, former OAH and American Historical Association president Joyce Appleby has gathered ten of the best American history essays and articles from over three hundred learned and popular journals published in the last year. Written by such eminent historians as Joseph Ellis, Ralph E. Luker, and Thomas J. Sugrue, the book's essays cover all aspects of American history, from the early days of the republic to the twentieth century. JoycE APPLEBY is professor emerita, University of California, Los Angeles, and was pi Organization of American Historians and the American Historical Association. I � ji JOURNALS FROM American Art Cynthia Mills, Executive Editor Published for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, American Art encompasses all aspects of the country's visual heritage from colonial to contemporary times. ISSN: 1073 -9300. Isis Bernard Lightman, Editor The official journal of the History of Science Society, Isis features scholarly articles, research notes, reviews, and commentary on the history of science, medicine, and technology, and their interactions with society in an historical context. ISSN: 0021 -1753. CONTRIBUTORS: Joyce Appleby Joseph Ellis Woody Holton Leslie A. Schwalm Carl R. Osthaus Danielle L. McGuire Eric Avila Charlotte Brooks Ralph E. Luker Thomas J. Sugrue Matthew D. Lassiter esident of both the (888) 330-8477. Fax: (800) 672 -2054 • www.palgrave- usa.com palgrave macmillan This annual thematic journal highlights recent research on significant themes in the history of science. Osiris, Volume 20: Politics in Wartime, compares science and its practices in the Third Reich to that in other wartime nations. ISSN: 0369 -7827. Journal of British Studies Anna Clark, Editor Published for the North American Conference on British Studies, the Journal of British Studies is the premier journal devoted to the study of British history and culture. ISSN: 0021 -9371. IIIR II MG II in N i II. II / �1 � M�Nt�lfljl,�j_ w N / N . _ - tsJRA, ., _ juurnal of Modern History John W. Boyer, Sheila Fitzpatrick, and Jan E. Goldstein, Editors The Journal of Modern History is the leading American journal for the study of European intellectual, political, and cultural history. ISSN: 0022 -2801. Winterthur Portfolio Lisa L. Lock, Editor Winterthur Portfolio publishes articles on the arts in America and the historical context in which they were developed. "Arts" includes all products of human ingenuity that satisfy functional, aesthetic, or symbolic needs. ISSN: 0084 -0416. The University of Chicago Press • www.journals.uchicago.edu vaires Kathryn Olesko, Editor