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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The Rebel Empresses: Elisabeth of Austria and Eug?nie of France, Power and Glamour in the Struggle for EuropeFrom the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe--Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eug?nie, empress of France--and their efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy,...
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The Prose Edda"The Prose Edda," a timeless compilation of Old Norse tales and poetic theories meticulously crafted by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Offering a treasury of myths, legends, and insights into Viking Age beliefs, this cornerstone of Norse literature unveils the rich...
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The PresidentThe president of the United States might be the representative for the U.S. to the rest of the world, but no U.S. president has unlimited power. Through the Constitution, the U.S. president has certain powers that aren't given to other bodies in the government....
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The Postwar Fleet: Volume I, 1944-1950The book begins in January 1944, the point at which serious thought started to be given to the size and shape of the future Navy. Postwar retrenchment meant the Admiralty needed to reduce spending on the Fleet and release manpower for the civilian economy,...
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The Pilgrims' First ThanksgivingThe Pilgrims' first winter in America was hard. But the following year brought new friends and a magnificent harvest. To celebrate their blessings, the Pilgrims held a feast one we remember today as Thanksgiving.Author: Jessica GundersonPublisher: Picture Window BooksPublished: 12/01/2010Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize:...
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The Pilgrims and the First ThanksgivingTells the devastating story of the Pilgrims' first year in America up until their Harvest Festival. Written in graphic-novel format.Author: Mary EnglarPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 09/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.38h x 6.46w x 0.10dISBN: 9780736896566Audience: 08 - 14Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.4Point Value: 0.5Interest Level:...
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The Physics Book: From the Big Bang to Quantum ResurrectionThis richly illustrated chronology of physics contains more than 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon, the book's timeline extends back billions of years...
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The Perpendiculum: Presumptions and Legal Arguments in the 12th CenturyThe Perpendiculum (or Summula de presumptionibus), produced in Northern France c.1170, is one of the earliest collections of brocards: a literary genre intended to provide legal arguments for disputation in the medieval schools of law. Its innovative use of dialectical techniques and its theorization...
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The Other Trench: The WW1 Diary and Photos of a German Officer"This diary is not just a recollection of experiences written after the war, but literally the experiences I wrote down every day. They are therefore a genuine reflection of the heavy fighting against the enemy and nature that the Kurhessian J?ger Battalion (Marburg), and...
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Theosophy and Esoteric Christianity: Texts by Isis Resende, R. Heber Newton and Franz HartmannThis volume explores the insight modern theosophy can offer into the hidden significance of Christianity. It is part of a series of writings, collected under the banner 'Modern Theosophy', re-presenting important texts drawn from the history of the theosophical movement and further complemented by...
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The Negro Question"A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury."-John Stuart MillThe Negro Question (1850) is an essay by John Stuart Mill that the author...
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The National Capital Area: Gone But Not ForgottenA walk through a cemetery is a walk through history. Cemeteries are full of stories and mysteries. The National Capital area, encompassing Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and Central Maryland, is rich with history. Some stories are well-known, while others have become long-forgotten gems. The...
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The National Anthem of South AfricaThe book looks at the two components that make up the National Anthem of South Africa-the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika" by E. Sontonga, the poem "Die Stem van Suid Afrika" (The Call of South Africa) by C. J. Langehoven, and how "Die Stem" was set...
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The Mobile River: With a New PrefaceWinner of the Clinton Jackson Coley Book Award from the Alabama Historical Association In the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic elements together with personal experiences for a rich and rewarding read. Illustrated with more...
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The Making of Modern Los AngelesAn absorbing, insightful account of the evolution of Los Angeles over a fifty-year period.In his no-nonsense, straightforward writing style, Nick Patsaouras takes readers behind the scenes, where colossal egos clashed, where politics prevailed over principles, and where the art of compromise flourished. Nick's chronicle...
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The Magic of Jewels and CharmsThis vintage book is a detailed treatise on the healing and "magical" properties of stones, gems, crystals, and jewellery. "The Magic Of Jewels And Charms" will appeal to those with an interest in contemporary ideas of crystal healing and gemmology, and it is not...
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The Lost Peace: How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold WarThe end of the Cold War was an opportunity--our inability to seize it has led to today's renewed era of great power competition "An eloquent and persuasive argument about how the world squandered the promise of the end of the Cold War."--Maria Lipman, Foreign...
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The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its LessonsThis analytic, yet personal, account of the sinking of the Titanic by Lawrence Beelsely, scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, provides a valuable complement to the American and British governmental inquiries and modern movies.Author: Lawrence BeesleyPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 04/14/2012Pages: 126Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize:...
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The Leipzig Campaign: 1813-Napoleon and the "Battle of the Nations"A classic account of a momentous battle Colonel Maude's analysis of Napoleon's campaign of 1813 around Leipzig, is yet another example of this author's careful and thorough examination of the respective armies of the protagonists and the thoughts, motivations and actions of the principal...
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The Invisible Spy: Churchill's Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America's First Secret Agent of World War IIThe untold WWII story of a former NFL player turned White House insider who worked with Churchill's undercover agents in New York City to conduct the biggest foreign spy operation ever within the US, and inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond, for fans of Ben...
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