History
Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Denver's City Park and Whittier NeighborhoodsDenver was barely 10 years old in 1868 when visionary pioneers such as Alfred B. Case and Jacob W. Downing began amassing real estate holdings far from downtown, speculation that paid off when the newly arrived railroad led to a population explosion. With the...
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Demons of the Mind: Psychiatry and Cinema in the Long 1960sIn the 1960s, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals intervened in and influenced cinema culture in unprecedented ways, changing how films were conceived, produced, censored, exhibited and received by audiences. Drawing upon extensive archival research, Demons of the Mind provides the first interdisciplinary account...
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Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of SevenAuthor: Ross KingPublisher: Douglas & McIntyrePublished: 10/11/2011Pages: 492Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50dISBN: 9781553658825Award: Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction - FinalistAward: RBC Taylor Prize - FinalistReview Citation(s): Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 77Publishers Weekly 12/12/2011About the AuthorRoss King is the author of...
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D-Day Remembered: From the Invasion to the Liberation of ParisA new edition of the graphic account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign which effectively destroyed the German forces in France, opening the way for the Allied advance.Author: Prof Rich HolmesPublisher: Welbeck PublishingPublished: 05/14/2024Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...
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David Goldblatt: No Ulterior MotiveA panorama of the career of South African photographer David Goldblatt, elucidating his artistic commitments, networks, and influence David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive coincides with a major traveling retrospective of the renowned South African photographer's work. From vintage handprints of the artist's black-and-white photography,...
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Dark is the Harbor: Tales of the U. S. Submarine War Against Japan in World War II; The War Patrols of USS Trout (SS 202)What would motivate men to seek out what may have been the most dangerous branch of the service? By the end of the war over 3,500 submariners, over to 23 percent of the force, never returned from their missions; fifty-two World War II submarines...
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Courtside: 40 Years of NBA Photography40 years of stunning basketball photography--both on the court and off--from one of the sports' greatest document chroniclers As one of the NBA's premier photographers, Nathaniel S. Butler has shot it all. From iconic moments like Ray Allen's corner three to intimate portraits of...
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Constructing and Contesting Holy Places in Medieval Islam and BeyondThis volume brings together thirteen case studies devoted to the establishment, growth, and demise of holy places in Muslim societies, thereby providing a global look on Muslim engagement with the emplacement of the holy. Combining research by historians, art historians, archaeologists, and historians of...
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Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in ChinaAśvaghoṣa, Nāgārjuna, and Āryadeva are among the most celebrated Indian patriarchs in Asian Buddhist traditions and modern Buddhist studies scholarship. Scholars agree that all three lived in first- to third-century C.E. India, so most studies have focused on locating them in ancient Indian history,...
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Communists on Campus: Race, Politics, and the Public University in Sixties North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 1963 speaker ban law declared the state's public college and university campuses off-limits to "known members of the Communist Party" or to anyone who cited the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions posed by any state or federal body. Oddly enough,...
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Combat History of the Second Infantry Division in World War IIThis is a new release of the original 1946 edition.Author: Walter M. RobertsonPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 204Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.43dISBN: 9781494042226This title is not returnable
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Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and the Elusive Enigma MachineOn June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible--capturing a German U-Boat. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of...
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City of Screens: Imagining Audiences in Manila's Alternative Film CultureIn City of Screens Jasmine Nadua Trice examines the politics of cinema circulation in early-2000s Manila. She traces Manila's cinema landscape by focusing on the primary locations of film exhibition and distribution: the pirated DVD district, mall multiplexes, art-house cinemas, the university film institute,...
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Citizen Cowboy: Will Rogers and the American PeopleAuthor: Steven WattsPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 08/29/2024Pages: 477Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.50dISBN: 9781108495936Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 05/20/2024
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Circassian HistoryAuthor: Kadir I. NathoPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 03/04/2010Pages: 576Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.28dISBN: 9781441523884This title is not returnable
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Cincinnati's Golden AgeIn its golden age, Cincinnati was a leader in industry and culture. Europeans immigrated into the city to fill jobs, and the rural landscape was developing into suburbs. Incline railways provided access to hilltop neighborhoods, and for the first time, the middle class could...
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Church Fathers and Teachers: From Leo the Great to Peter LombardAfter meditating on the Apostles and then on the Fathers of the early Church, as seen in his earlier works Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church and Church Fathers, Pope Benedict XVI devoted his attention to the most influential Christian men from the...
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China: Land of Dragons and Emperors: The Fascinating Culture and History of ChinaA fascinating book about the history and culture of China.The history of China spans thousands of years. Journey through China in this fascinating and absorbing book: discover the land of dragons and emperors, and learn about the significance of its ancient dynasties. Countless tools...
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Chicana Liberation: Women and Mexican American Politics in Los Angeles, 1945-1981Mexican American women reached across generations to develop a bridging activism that drew on different methods and ideologies to pursue their goals. Marisela R. Chávez uses a wealth of untapped oral histories to reveal the diverse ways activist Mexican American women in Los Angeles...
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Chicago House Music: Culture and CommunityAn inside look at the music born, bred, and perfected in Chicago.Chicago house music originated in the city's Black, gay underground in the late seventies and became one of the most popular musical genres in the world by the end of the century. In...
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