William Davis

A comprehensive history of the Confederacy moves beyond military events to examine legal structures, politics, social structures, and the economy of the South during the Civil War.

When Britain ceded the territory of West Florida-what is now Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida-to Spain in 1783, America was still too young to confidently fight in one of Europe's endless territorial contests. So it was left to the settlers, bristling at Spanish misrule, to establish a foothold in the area. Enter the Kemper brothers, whose vigilante justice culminated in a small band of American residents drafting a constitution and establishing...

In February 1865, the end was clearly in sight for the Confederate government. Lee's defeat at Gettysburg had dashed the hopes of the Confederate army, and Grant's victory at Vicksburg had cut the South in two. An Honorable Defeat is the story of the four months that saw the surrender of the South and the assassination of Lincoln by Southern partisans. It is also the story of two men, antagonists yet political partners, who struggled during this time...

This cookbook companion to the New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly serves up 150 great tasting wheat-free recipes to help readers lose weight and beat disease. Recipes include: breakfast quesadillas, braised pot roast with vegetables, velvety peanut butter pie--and surprising wheat-free hits like blueberry French toast, bruschetta chicken on angel hair, spaghetti bolognese and velvety scones.

"Dr. Davis has connected the dots between "gut health" and many common, modern ailments and complaints. 1 in 3 people have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), which causes a long list of health issues and illnesses; it is a silent and profound epidemic created by the absence of microbial species that our ancestors had even 50-100 years ago, which have been erased by the industrialization of food and medicine. Dr. Davis also discusses how...

"Includes 165 inspiring recipes to help you lose your wheat belly and keep it off--deliciously! With classic recipes you'll turn to again and again, this cookbook provides simple techniques and ingredient swaps along with shopping advice and a pantry guide to create the delicious wheat-free versions of your favorite foods--cakes, pies, breads, muffins, and more--you thought you'd have to give up forever." -- Adapted from page [4] cover.