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The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: The History and Legacy of the Ptolemy Dynasty and the End of the Egyptian Empire*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Among all the periods in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its most famous ruler, Cleopatra, may be the most well-known today. By the 4th century BCE, it appeared...
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Building the RMS Titanic: The Construction of the World's Most Famous Ship*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by some of the workers *Describes the design and construction of the ship, including its safety features, exterior, and first class amenities *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to...
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Byblos: The History and Legacy of the Oldest Ancient Phoenician City*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of Byblos *Includes a bibliography for further reading Of all the peoples of the ancient Near East, the Phoenicians are among the most recognizable but also perhaps the least understood. The Phoenicians never built an empire like the Egyptians...
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Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism*Includes pictures *Includes Gaudi's quotes about his life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator." - Antoni Gaudi Halfway into the...
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The Byzantine Army: The History and Legacy of the Byzantine Empire's Military During the Middle Ages*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIt would be hard if not outright impossible to overstate the impact Roman Emperor Constantine I had on the history of Christianity, Ancient Rome, and Europe as a whole. Best known as Constantine...
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The Partition of Ireland and the Troubles: The History of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to the Good Friday Agreement*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"The Honorable Member must remember that in the South they boasted of a Catholic State. They still boast of Southern Ireland being a Catholic State. All I boast of is that we are a Protestant...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The History and Legacy of America's Largest Art Museum*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than I've ever seen them...
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Thoth: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian God Who Maintains the Universe*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Thus says Thoth, judge of truth, to the Great Ennead which is in the presence of Osiris: Hear this word of very truth. I have judged the heart of the...
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Casimir Pulaski: The Lives of the Revolutionary War's Most Famous Polish Officers*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading By the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming a...
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American Legends: The Life of Otis Redding*Includes pictures *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading "If you want to be a singer, you've got to concentrate on it twenty-four hours a day. You can't be a well driller, too. You've got to concentrate on the business of entertaining and...
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The West Virginia Coal Wars: The History of the 20th Century Conflict Between Coal Companies and Miners*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the coal wars from Mother Jones and other important participants *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I'm not a humanitarian, I'm a hell-raiser." - Mother Jones America is famous around the...
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The Chrysler Building: The History of One of New York City's Most Famous Landmarks*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the building written by participants *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline. The shapes and the thought that made...
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The Library of Alexandria: The History and Legacy of the Ancient World's Most Famous Library*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes ancient accounts about the Library of Alexandria and its destruction. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "When I wrote 'The Alexandria Link, ' I discovered that we are only aware of about 10 percent of...
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Las diez tribus perdidas: Historia y misterio de las diez tribus de IsraelEn el siglo 8 A.C., Samaria fue una de las m s importantes provincias del Imperio Asirio. Conocida tambi n como Israel, Samaria se rebel repetidamente contra los jefes asirios, pero en el a o 722, los asirios invadieron Samaria de una vez por...
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Native American Tribes: The History of the Blackfeet and the Blackfoot Confederacy*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Blackfeet written by contemporaries *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the...
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The Civilian Conservation Corps: The History of the New Deal's Famous Jobs Program during the Great Depression*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by CCC workers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I propose to create the CCC] to be used in complex work, not interfering with abnormal employment, and confining itself to forestry,...
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American Legends: The Life of Charles Bronson*Includes pictures *Includes Bronson's own quotes about his life and career *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look...
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The Hoover Dam: The History and Construction of America's Most Famous Engineering Project*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the project written by workers and their family members *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "This morning I came, I saw, and I was conquered, as everyone would be who sees for the first...
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The New York City Subway: The History of America's Largest and Most Famous Subway System*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction of the competing lines and their unification *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe,...
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The Icons of the Wild West: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James, Billy the Kid and Butch CassidyIncludes pictures of important people, places, and events. Discusses the legendary deaths of Wild Bill, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Butch Cassidy. Discusses the myths and legends surrounding their lives and legacies. Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever...
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