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Killing The President: The Assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy*Includes dozens of pictures of Lincoln, Kennedy, and other important people, places, and events. *Explains how Booth's plot against Lincoln evolved and the political circumstances that compelled Kennedy to make his fateful trip to Dallas. *Covers the aftermath of both assassinations, including the manhunt...
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Clint Eastwood & John Wayne: Hollywood's Western Icons*Includes pictures of important people and places.. *Analyzes the stars' legacies on the screen and off it. *Includes some of Wayne and Eastwood's most colorful and controversial quotes. *Includes bibliographies for further reading. Hollywood has produced no shortage of famous movie stars, but none...
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Public Enemies: Al Capone, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, and Baby Face Nelson*Covers the lives, crimes, and deaths of the Public Enemies. *Explains the legends and myths surrounding all of the public enemies in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. *Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Includes Bibliographies for further reading. America has...
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American Legends: The Life of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce*Includes pictures of Chief Joseph and other important people and places in his life. *Explains the events that led up to the Nez Perce War and comprehensively covers the tribe's legendary retreat *Discusses Chief Joseph's legacy and controversies surrounding his life. "Our fathers gave...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Mohawk*Includes pictures *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 inclusion of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Cherokee*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Explains the origins, religion, and social structure of the Cherokee *Comprehensively covers the Trail of Tears and includes eyewitness accounts of it. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "We are overwhelmed Our hearts are sickened, our...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Apache*Includes pictures *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Of the hundreds of peoples that lived and flourished in native North America, few have been so consistently misrepresented as the Apacheans of Arizona and New Mexico. Glorified by novelists, sensationalized by historians, and distorted beyond...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Anasazi (Ancient Pueblo)*Includes pictures of Anasazi art, artifacts, and ruins. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Anasazi *Explains the relationship between the Anasazi and the Zuni *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little...
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The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and their Mediterranean Empires*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe mystical floating city of Venice has inspired awe for generations, and it continues to be one of the most visited European cities for good reason. Tourists are drawn to the stunning blend of classical, Gothic,...
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The Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian City that Became Influential across the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"Can we ascribe the stability and wisdom of the Venetian government, through so many ages, to any thing but the form of government? And is it not easy to point out those defects...
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Mansa Musa and Timbuktu: The History of the West African Emperor and Medieval Africa's Most Fabled City*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"From the far reaches of the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River, the faithful approached the city of Mecca. All had the same objective to worship together at the most sacred shrine of...
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Jan Hus: The Life and Legacy of the Christian Theologian Executed for Heresy Before the Reformation*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Therefore, faithful Christian, seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, tell the truth, learn the truth, defend the truth even to death." - Jan HusTheologian and reformer John Wycliffe never...
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Ancient Egypt's Most Famous Royal Family: The Lives and Deaths of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library...
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Ancient Egypt's Most Famous Royal Family: The Lives and Deaths of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library...
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Akhenaten and Amarna: The History of Ancient Egypt's Most Mysterious Pharaoh and His Capital City*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later....
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Operation Condor: The History of the Notorious Intelligence Operations Supported by the United States to Combat Communists across South*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"Let's say there were 7,000 or 8,000 people who had to die to win the war against subversion... We couldn't execute them by firing squad. Neither could we take them to court... For that reason,...
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Flat Earth: A History of Strange Tales, Bizarre Beliefs, and Conspiracy Theories about the Earth's Surface*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe world is filled with mysteries, and even in the modern age, much of the planet remains unexplored. The depths of the oceans and the intricate and extensive cave systems that honeycomb some parts of...
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The Knights Hospitaller: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Catholic Military Order*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingFor centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in one of the most infamous territorial disputes of all time, viciously and relentlessly battling one another for the Holy Land. In the heart of Jerusalem...
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Flinders Petrie: The Life and Legacy of the Father of Modern Egyptology*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The man who knows and dwells in history adds a new dimension to his existence...He lives in all time; the ages are his, all live alike to him." - Flinders PetrieAfrica may have given...
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Seth Kinman: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Californian Mountain Man*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their origins were disparate, although they included many Anglo-Americans. A good number hailed from wilderness...
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