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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Shores of Gold: An Ode to Fife, ScotlandShores of Gold is a heartwarming picture book that takes readers on a journey through the breathtaking beauty of Fife, Scotland. Based on a real-life experience, the book invites readers to explore and appreciate the county's rich history, stunning landscapes, and coastal wildlife. Through...
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Ship Captain's Daughter: Growing Up on the Great LakesAnn Lewis's childhood was marked by an unusual rhythm. Each year the thawing and freezing of the Great Lakes signaled the beginning and end of the shipping season, months of waiting that were punctuated by brief trips to various ports to meet her father,...
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She Soars: Trailblazing Female Pilots in FloridaFlorida has a long and unique history of being a testing ground for female pilots who broke new ground in aviation. From the early 1900s when women performed daring stunts in the air to the World War II era when they served as WASP...
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Shakespeare's Journey Home: a Traveller's Guide through Elizabethan EnglandA breathtakingly vivid portrait of Elizabethan England, 'Shakespeare's Journey Home' recreates in rich historical detail the playwright's annual journey from his lodgings in London's Bishopsgate to his home in Stratford-on-Avon. Applying the same deep-focus as James Shapiro's '1599: a year in the life of...
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Shadows on the Ice: The 1972 Andes DisasterOn a fateful Friday the 13th in October 1972, a plane traveling from Uruguay to Chile, carrying a young rugby team, crashed in an inaccessible area in the heart of the Andes Mountains. For many weeks, the survivors had to endure intense cold, biting...
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Seven Wonders of the World: Discover Amazing Monuments to Civilization: 20 ProjectsOver 2,000 years ago, ancient Greek scholars named seven of the most wondrous monuments to civilization, including the Pyramids of Egypt and Statue of Zeus at Olympia. Through the centuries these treasures were known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Because all...
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Serendipity: Experience of Pacific HistoriansThe second generation of Pacific historians, who began their careers in the 1970s and 1980s, is gradually fading from the academic scene. They have made fundamental contributions to the field of Pacific history, enduring in their impact, and the identity of the discipline is...
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Seances in Washington: Abraham Lincoln and Spiritualism During the Civil WarThis book is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as a Spiritualist medium in Washington during the Civil War. The author, Nettie Colburn Maynard was a young woman from a modest family who through her work as a trance medium finds herself mingling...
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Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and SeaA collection of Scottish coastal folk tales. 'The sea is in our blood and our stories.' Sea monsters, mermaids, shipwrecks and old wives' tales abound in this collection of traditional folk tales retold by master storyteller Tom Muir. Gathered from the towns, villages and...
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Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan)Welcome to Saskatchewan! Come with me, Grayson, as I show you around the province where I live. Learn about the provincial flag, animal, and flower. Find out my favorite activities too! Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to...
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Santa Ana: The People, the Pueblo, and the History of TamayaThis history begins with traditional accounts of the journeys that brought the people of Tamaya to a land that would later be known as New Mexico and a Pueblo that would be called Santa Ana. Relying on oral tradition as well as documentary sources,...
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Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith: The Dynamic Duo That Desegregated American SportsThis dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed American sport and society through their calls to desegregate Major League Baseball and recognize Black baseball players.Author: Wayne DawkinsPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 07/31/2024Pages: 204Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x...
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Samaritans Through the Ages: Studies on Samaritan History, Texts, Interpretation, Linguistics and ManuscriptsThe volume contains the edited papers presented at the 10th international conference of the Soci?t? d'?tudes Samaritaines held in Budapest in 2022. It is dedicated to the famous Hungarian rabbi and scholar Samuel Kohn (1841-1920) whose relevance in Samaritan studies was commemorated by Abraham...
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Salem Witchcraft TrialsIn late seventeenth-century New England, the eternal battle between God and Satan was brought into the courtroom. Between January 1692 and May 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, neighbors turned against neighbors and children against parents with accusations of witchcraft, and nineteen people were hanged for...
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Sacred Southwestern Landscapes: Archaeologies of Religious EcologyIn this volume, two dozen archaeologists and allied researchers explore the intersection of religion and landscape in the North American Southwest from ancient to recent times. Although these topics continue to gain currency in contemporary inquiry, Sacred Southwestern Landscapes is the first to study...
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Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jewish Life and Heritage in Modern CairoSacred Places Tell Tales is the previously untold history of Egyptian Jewry and the ways in which Cairo's synagogues historically functioned as active institutions in the social lives of these Jews. Historian Yoram Meital interprets Cairo's synagogues as exquisite storytellers. The synagogues still stand...
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Runaways and the Last of the GualeAuthor: Jack AndersonPublisher: Maudlin Pond PressPublished: 07/15/2024Pages: 734Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.47dISBN: 9781959563259This title is not returnable
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RSV Personal Size Bible with Cross References, Black Leathersoft, (Sovereign Collection)This elegant Bible edition of the RSV delivers this classic translation in a convenient portable size with essential study tools and traditional accents.The Revised Standard Version (RSV) in the Sovereign Collection reflects its place in the legacy and majesty of the King James Version...
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Rome, Persia and the War That Shaped the World, 565-630Explore the climactic ancient clash between Rome and Persia, a pivotal battle shaping civilizations for centuries.For 700 years, Rome and Persia clashed as the superpowers of the Ancient World. The final phase of their great war is one of the most dramatic, surprising, and...
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Roman Legends For Kids: Emperors, Gladiators, Heroes, Myths & More from Ancient RomePrepare to explore a world where emperors reign, gladiators clash, and gods and goddesses weave tales of power and intrigue.Oh and you can wave goodbye to those boring history books that feel like time machines stuck in slow motion!HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS...
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