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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M. Porci Catonis De Agri Cultura Liber: De Agri Cultura, by M. P. Cato. Rerum Rusticarum Libri Tres, by M. T. VarroThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Mount RushmoreDescribes the creation of the huge sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the 1920s under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, infographics, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, information about the author, and...
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Motor City Famous: Celebrity Homes, Graves and Little-Known LocalesMost know Detroit as the hometown of Motown legends like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. And they're all here! But beyond the well-known list of famous Detroiters awaits a veritable who's who of pop culture, sports, TV, movies and more.Christie Brinkley, Robin...
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Most Adaptable to Change: Evolution and Religion in Global Popular MediaIn a globalized and networked world, where media crosses national borders, contributors reveal how transnational processes have shaped popular representations of scientific and religious ideas in the United Kingdom, Argentina, Ecuador, India, Spain, Turkey, Israel, and Japan. Most Adaptable to Change demonstrates the varied...
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More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of HumanityHow Silicon Valley's heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions--with escaping death, emergent AI tyrants, and limitless growth--pervert public discourse and distract us from real social problems Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine our futures for us. According to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sam...
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Montana Duck Hunting TalesDucks across the Big SkyTo hunt ducks in Montana--where the land breathes history--is to experience extremes in geography, weather and wildlife. The breadth of mountains and prairie is unlike anywhere else in the Lower 48. Both the Central and Pacific flyways span the state's...
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Mohawk Mountain Ski Area: The Birth of SnowmakingWhile Mohawk Mountain is known as a small, family-friendly ski area, many are unaware of the large impact this mountain had on the sport. Its founder, Walt Schoenknecht, changed the face of modern skiing when he helped create the first snowmaking machine in 1950....
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Mob Rule in the Ozarks: The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921-1923On January 15, 1923, a crowd of more than a thousand angry men assembled in Harrison, Arkansas, near the headquarters of the M&NA Railroad, which ran through the heart of the Ozark Mountains. The mob was prepared to use any measure necessary to end...
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Mississippi's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and PreservationBetween 1862 and 1864, Mississippi was the site of significant conflicts such as the Battle of Corinth and the Siege of Vicksburg. This history book covers the fourteen major skirmishes that took place within the Magnolia State during the Civil War and offers a...
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Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of JesusFrom a renowned National Book Award-winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world. Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the...
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Mining in ButteThe story of Butte is the story of underground mining. In the early part of the 1900s, Butte had more than 100,000 people and 400 mines in operation. Open-pit surface mining has replaced underground operations, and only a handful of the iconic gallus or...
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Mexico, Recipes, Flavors, & Traditions: Kids in the Kitchen Volume 1Put on a sombrero, tie on your apron, and get ready for a flavorful journey to Mexico from your kitchen. Explore the recipes and traditions of Mexico. This informative cookbook Includes over 35 delicious and easy to make Mexican recipes. Provides insights into Mexican...
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Memoirs of a White Crow Indian (Thomas H. Leforge) As told by Thomas B. Marquis: with Full Index and Illustrations Transcribed and Compiled by Jeff BoThere's no better way to meet someone from over a hundred years ago than through an old memoir.It's 1928, a memoir of Thomas Leforge has been released for print. A self-described Ohio born American becomes an Army scout as a white Crow Indian.He's in...
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MeditationsA stunning new edition of the classic Stoic text. Contained in the timeless volume Meditations, the personal writings of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE are more relevant today than ever. Reflecting the core tenets of Stoicism, thiscollection...
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MedemerMedemer is the first book by Nobel Peace Prize awardee and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed since he came to power in 2018. In the book, the prime minister advocates for a fresh, Ethiopian-centric approach to the country's politics, citing the past half-century...
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Malcolm Before XDrawing upon interviews, correspondence, and nearly 2000 pages of never-before-used prison records, Malcolm Before X is the definitive examination of the prison years of civil rights icon Malcolm X. In February 1946, when 21-year-old Malcolm Little was sentenced to eight to ten years in...
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Making a Real Killing: Rocky Flats and the Nuclear Westp>Just as huge nuclear explosions result from small spheres of plutonium, the story of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver, Colorado is much larger than itself. It is about the Church family, who came West seeking gold in 1861, stayed to raise...
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Making a Place for the Future in Maya Guatemala: Natural Disaster and Sociocultural Change in Santa Catarina Ixtahuac?nIn 1998, Hurricane Mitch pounded the isolated village of Santa Catarina Ixtahuac?n in mountainous western Guatemala, destroying many homes. The experience traumatized many Ixtahuaquenses. Much of the community relocated to be safer and closer to transportation that they hoped would help them to improve...
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Mailing Himself to Freedom: A Graphic Novel Biography of Henry Box BrownIn 1849, Henry "Box" Brown made a remarkable escape from slavery in the southern United States. In this action-packed graphic novel, follow Brown's daring plan to mail himself from Richmond, Virginia, to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sealed inside a wooden crate! For twenty-seven hours,...
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Madison and Jefferson" A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination."--The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson's...
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