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Academy Award Winning Sisters: The Lives of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine*Includes pictures. *Includes both actresses' quotes about each other and their careers. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You...
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The History of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus*Includes pictures. *Highlights Barnum's entertainment career and transition into the circus. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "We bring you the circus - that Pied Piper whose magic tunes lead children of all ages into a tinseled and spun-candied world of reckless beauty and...
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The Greatest Civilizations of the Americas: The History and Culture of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca*Includes over 50 pictures of the civilizations' art, ruins, architecture, and more. *Describes everyday life for the Maya, Inca and Aztecs, from language to diet. *Comprehensively covers the civilizations' most famous characteristics, including Mayan astronomy, the Aztecs' infamous human sacrifice rituals, and the Inca's...
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The Stonewall of the West: The Life and Career of General Patrick Cleburne*Includes the entire text of Cleburne's 1864 letter proposing to free the Confederacy's slaves. *Includes pictures of Cleburne and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes maps of the battles Cleburne fought in, including Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge. *Includes a Bibliography...
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Jamestown: The History and Legacy of England's First Permanent American Settlement*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes accounts of Jamestown written by settlers, including John Smith. *Explains the facts, mysteries, and myths surrounding John Smith's relationship with Pocahontas. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "When you send againe I entreat you rather...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson*Includes famous art depicting Nelson and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes detailed descriptions of Nelson's greatest victories, including the Battle of Trafalgar. *Includes Nelson's most famous quotes. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "England expects that every man will do...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Arapaho*Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Arapaho. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Inuit (Eskimos)*Includes pictures. *Explains the origins, religion, and social structure of the Inuit. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "We are told today that Inuit never had laws or 'maligait'. Why? They say because they are not written on paper. When I think of paper,...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Choctaw*Includes pictures. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Neither the Choctaws nor Chicksaws ever engaged in war against the American people, but always stood as their faithful allies." - Horatio Cushman From the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative...
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Anne Bonny & Mary Read: The Golden Age of Piracy's Most Famous Women*Includes historic illustrations depicting Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and important people in their lives. *Includes a profile of Anne and Mary from the famous English pirate history "A General History of the Pyrates". *Discusses common legends about Anne and Mary, separating fact from fiction....
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Pocahontas & Sacagawea: America's Most Famous Native American Women*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Pocahontas, Sacagawea and other important people and places. *Discuss the legends and myths that have become part of their legacies. *Include accounts of Pocahontas and Sacagawea written by John Smith, Lewis and Clark, and the Native Americans themselves....
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Shoshone*Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Shoshone *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Notwithstanding their extreem poverty they are not only cheerful but even gay, fond of gaudy dress and amusements..." - Meriwether...
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Haile Selassie: The Life and Legacy of the Ethiopian Emperor Revered as the Messiah by Rastafarians*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"By virtue of His Imperial Blood, as well as by anointing He has received, the person of the Emperor is sacred. His dignity is inviolable and His power indisputable." - Article 4 of the revised...
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The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: The History of the Central European Nation from Its Founding to Its Breakup*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingOn New Year's Day 1993, Czechoslovakia broke into two separate countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Thus ended one of the creations brought about by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, and as a country that...
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Boudica: The Life and Legacy of the Celtic Queen Who Rebelled Against the Romans in Britain*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading " The Romans] thinking that it might be some help to the allies Britons], whom they were forced to abandon, constructed a strong stone wall from sea to sea, in a straight...
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The Order of Santiago: The History of the Catholic Military Order Sworn to Defend the Iberian Peninsula*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me." - Luke 19:27For centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in one of the most...
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The Battle on the Ice: The History and Legacy of the Slavs' Decisive Victory Against the Teutonic Knights*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading "He was taller than others and his voice reached the people as a trumpet, and his face was like the face of Joseph, whom the Egyptian Pharaoh placed as next to the king after him of Egypt....
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The Cumans and Magyars: The History and Legacy of the Steppe Nomads Who Raided Europe Throughout the Late Middle Ages*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporaneous accounts*includes a bibliography for further readingBefore the Mongols rode across the steppes of Asia and Eastern Europe, the Cumans were a major military and cultural force that monarchs from China to Hungary and from Russia to the Byzantine Empire...
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The Cumans: The History of the Medieval Turkic Nomads Who Fought the Mongols and Rus' in Eastern Europe*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of medieval accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Let us begin this narration, brethren, from the old times of Vladimir to this present time of Igor, who strengthened his mind with courage, who quickened his heart with valorand, thus imbued with martial...
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Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung: The Pioneering Lives and Works of History's Most Influential Psychologists*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of the psychologists' works*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Only for the most select and most balanced minds does it seem possible to guard the perceived picture of external reality against the distortion to which it is otherwise subjected in its transit...
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