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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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A Stroll Through Fitzgerald, GA, In The FortiesPaul Dunn recalls his home town of Fitzgerald, Georgia, circa 1946, touring the town which is rich in history and tradition. A true slice of nostalgic small-town Americana.Author: Paul B. DunnPublisher: Thomas Max PublishingPublished: 08/25/2005Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37dISBN:...
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Astrological Works of Theophilus of EdessaTheophilus of Edessa (ca. 695 - 785 AD) played a role in the most transformative events of the Middle East between Muhammad and the Crusades. A Christian and chief astrologer for the Caliph al-Mahdī, Theophilus was a full-time military astrologer, actively advising 'Abbāsid operations...
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A Stinky History of Toilets: Flush with Fun Facts and Disgusting DiscoveriesYou sit on it every day, but how much do you really know about your toilet? Discover the history of pooping and peeing in this frankly disgusting nonfiction book. Authors Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle have scoured the toilet bowls and sewers of the...
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Assyrian Empire: A History from Beginning to EndAssyrian EmpireThe Assyrian Empire was the largest, most powerful, and longest-lasting in the ancient world. It included lands that comprise modern Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Cyprus as well as large parts of modern Saudi Arabia, Libya, Turkey, and...
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A Short History of Judaism and the Jewish PeopleIn this exciting addition to Bloomsbury's Short Histories series, Steven Leonard Jacobs critically yet concisely examines the history of Judaism and the Jewish people, drawing from maps, photographs and archives to illuminate the history of one of the world's oldest religions.Beginning by establishing a...
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Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial MarketAn eye-opening look at collecting and investing in today's art market Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices have been driven to unprecedented heights, conventional boundaries within the art world have collapsed, and artists think ever more strategically...
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Ars Judaica: The Bar-Ilan Journal of Jewish Art, Volume 13: The Michael J. Floersheim Memorial for Jewish ArtArs Judaica is an annual publication of the Department of Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University. It showcases the Jewish contribution to the visual arts and architecture from antiquity to the present from a variety of perspectives, including history, iconography, semiotics, psychology, sociology, and folklore....
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Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars"Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars" is an important member of the WRG Ltd "Armies and Enemies" series. First published in 1983, it has long been out-of-print and we are delighted to make it available once more. It includes details of Persian, Greek,...
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Arizona's Spanish BarbsA Living Legend of the American Southwest In the late 1600s Jesuit missionary and explorer Father Eusebio Kino established a herd of Spanish horses along with cattle and other livestock at Mission Dolores, Mexico, to supply the expanding settlements of the Pimeria Alta region....
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Arctic Convoys: Bletchley Park and the War for the SeasAn incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success Between 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by allied naval forces. Each journey...
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A Radical Suffragist in Washington, D.C.: An Inside Story of the National Woman's PartyIn September 1918 Elizabeth Kalb boarded a train to Washington, DC to fight for voting rights for women. For over two years, Elizabeth lived and worked at the National Woman's Party headquarters a block from the White House. Letters she wrote during that time...
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A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a CommunityLatinx Files 2022 Best Books, Los Angeles Times L.A. Taco's 2022 Best Books 2022 Porchlight Business Book Awards Longlist 2023 PROSE Award North American & US History Finalist, Association of American University Presses MacArthur Genius Natalia Molina unveils the hidden history of the Nayarit,...
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A Picture Book of Christopher ColumbusIn 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue... Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Christopher Columbus dreamed of going to sea. He knew the earth was round, and planned a voyage west into the unknown waters of the Atlantic to reach the Indies. But it...
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An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian History and ReligionsThe first comprehensive book on alcohol in pre-modern India, An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian History and Religions uses a wide range of sources from the Vedas to the Kamasutra to explore drinks and styles of drinking, as well as rationales for abstinence from...
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An Incredible Life: Best in the History of the WorldAbout the BookRav Johnson has shocked the world and single-handedly turned it upside down like a number eight earthquake on the Richter scale. He is indisputably the best in the world ... A living legend, a hero. Undeniably, truly extraordinary. A most colorful, world-famous...
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Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two UtopiasAngel in the Forest is Marguerite Young's fascinating chronicle of two attempts to establish utopian communities in nineteenth-century America.In it, she recounts the strange tale of New Harmony, Indiana, a community originally founded in 1814 by the German mystic Father George Rapp, who wanted...
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Ancient Geoglyphs Of Peru, England & Chile: Nazca Lines, Uffington White Horse, Atacama Giant & Paracas CandelabraUnlock the Mysteries of Ancient Geoglyphs with Our Exclusive Book Bundle!Embark on an extraordinary journey through time, culture, and history with our captivating book bundle, "Ancient Geoglyphs of Peru, England & Chile." Delve into the enigmatic symbols that have puzzled and inspired generations, as...
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Ancient Egypt: 500 Interesting Facts About Egyptian HistoryDiscover the mysteries of ancient Egypt with five hundred fascinating facts!Are you ready to explore and uncover the secrets of one of the most fascinating civilizations in history? With 500 Interesting Facts About Ancient Egypt, you'll get a comprehensive overview of this ancient land,...
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An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans: Revised and Updated EditionPublished in Boston in 1833, Lydia Maria Child's An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans provided the abolitionist movement with its first full-scale analysis of race and enslavement. Controversial in its own time, the Appeal surveyed the institution of slavery...
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American Place Names of Long Ago. a Republication of the Index to Cram's Unrivaled Atlas of the World as Based on the Census of 1890George Cram's "Unrivaled Atlas of the World" contains an index of over 100,000 place names of "every county, city, town, village, and post-office in the United States [showing] the population of the same according to the Census of 1890." This index is of critical...
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