Lehrman American Studies Center

Books

• The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber, translated by Talcott Parsons
  • 4.5/5 Stars

  This well-known text argues that the Protestant ethic peculiarly enabled and encouraged the development of Western capitalism.

• The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Penguin Classics) by Peter Abelard, translated by Betty Radice
  • 4/5 Stars

  From the back cover: "The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world’s most dramatic and well-known love affairs. It is told through the letters of French philosopher Peter Abelard and his gifted pupil Heloise. Through their impassioned…

• The Social Contract and The First and Second Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • 4/5 Stars
• Forge of empires, 1861-1871: three revolutionary statesmen and the world they made by Michael Knox Beran
  • 0/5 Stars

  Beran details the concurrent stories of Abraham Lincoln, Czar Alexander and Bismarck. The book does not plow new ground – certainly not as far as Lincoln is concerned – but it does weave the stories of Russia, Prussia and America…

Images

• Liber ethicorum des Henricus de Alemannia ( Wikipedia )
  • 5/5 Stars

  A lecture at a medieval university (1350s) showing the lecturer reading a text from the lectern to students.

• The Creation of Adam ( Wikipedia )
  • 5/5 Stars

Timelines

• World War Two in Europe ( The History Place )
  • 0/5 Stars

  A timeline of WWII with photos and text.