Jerrold M. Packard, Author . St. Martin's $24.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-312-26122-1
This is a clear, concise, historical narrative of a draconian reality: how U.S. legal statutes were partially generated by, and in turn bolstered, racist social conditions and entrenched customs. Writing simply and with passion, Packard (Victoria'
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Jerrold M. Packard, Author Scribner Book Company $25 (0p) ISBN 978-0-684-18633-7
The Japanese monarchy is the oldest and most mystery-enshrouded in existence, and this social history of it, the first comprehensive modern one to be published, is engrossing. Writing in a style at once scholarly and entertaining, Packard (Peter's...
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Jerrold M. Packard, Author St. Martin's Press $29.95 (370p) ISBN 978-0-312-19562-5
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had nine children--five of them daughters--and 40 grandchildren. In this engaging group biography, Packard (Farewell in Splendor) writes about scores of lives and several generations of this fecund couple's progeny--w
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Jerrold M. Packard, Author Scribner Book Company $0 (281p) ISBN 978-0-684-18430-2
This guide to the ""little monarchy in the shadow of St. Peter's Basilica,'' is a fact-filled tour of the Vatican city-state from its legal framework, colossal bureaucracy and religious conservatorship to its museums and public spaces. Packard (The...
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Jerrold M. Packard, Author Collier Books $12.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-02-023281-0
``The Japanese monarchy is the oldest and most mystery-enshrouded in existence, and this social history of it, the first comprehensive modern one to be published, is engrossing,'' stated PW. ``Writing in a style at once scholarly and entertaining . .
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Jerrold M. Packard, Author First Glance Books $30 (432p) ISBN 978-0-684-19248-2
Packard's assiduously researched study examines how the governments of Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Ireland reacted to pressures from the Axis to declare themselves either allies or enemies during WW II, and how events forced these...
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Jerrold M. Packard, Author Dutton Books $22.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-525-93730-2
After reigning as Britain's queen for 63 years, Victoria died at her palace on the Isle of Wight on January 22, 1901. In this highly readable account, Packard (Sons of Heaven) painstakingly details Victoria's last days, her funeral and the public...
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