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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From Chanson de Geste to Epic Chronicle: Medieval Occitan Poetry of WarIn this collection of essays Gérard Gouiran, one of the world's leading and much-loved scholars of medieval Occitan literature, examines this literature from a primarily historical perspective. Through texts offering hitherto unexplored insights into the history and culture of medieval Europe, he studies topics...
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Abandoning Their Beloved Land: The Politics of Bracero Migration in MexicoAbandoning Their Beloved Land offers an essential new history of the Bracero Program, a bilateral initiative that allowed Mexican men to work in the United States as seasonal contract farmworkers from 1942 to 1964. Using national and local archives in Mexico, historian Alberto García...
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The War For All The OceansAuthor: Roy Adkins, Lesley AdkinsPublisher: Abacus (UK)Published: 08/02/2007Pages: 562Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.14dISBN: 9780349119168This title is only available via back order
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Vintage Journal Two Views of Hot SpringsThe Vintage Pocket Journal Two Views of Hot Springs features an illustration of two images comparing how Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas has changed since 1875, with the older version on top and the newer version on the bottom. This journal has full color...
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Vintage Journal Hotel Marion, Little Rock, ArkansasThe Vintage Pocket Journal Hotel Marion, Little Rock, Arkansas features an illustration of Hotel Marion with people walking along its sidewalk, and a mix of colors above and below the hotel. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is...
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Vintage Journal Graves and Totems, AlaskaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Graves and Totems, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photograph of Indigenous graves and totems in Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your next trip, writing project,...
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Vintage Journal Ogmaona, Indigenous Alaskan Woman in Nome, AlaskaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Ogmaona, Indigenous Alaskan Woman in Nome, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photopraghic portrait of Ogmaona, an Indigenous woman of Nome, Alaska. She is wearing traditional clothing and is seated outside. This journal has full color decorative vintage art...
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Kaiser Steel of Fontana: Together We BuildThe steel facility that helped advance the modern American West.Through his record-busting construction career, Henry J. Kaiser continuously pulled off the impossible. When he announced his plans to enter the wartime shipbuilding business and to mass-produce steel in the small, agricultural town of Fontana,...
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A Saint, a Folk Tale and Other StoriesIndian architecture offers one of the most glorious forms of built heritage anywhere in the world. India, with its geographical expanse, rich history and diversity, offers a veritable feast for the senses in every way, especially its spectacular range of built heritage. Starting from...
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39/40m. Csaba Armoured Cars in World War 239.M Csaba - a Hungarian armored reconnaissance vehicle of WWII.Csaba was a modern car for its time. The armament was mounted in a fully armored turret, and the armor was riveted from 9 mm plates. The car was powered by a Ford engine manufactured...
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Prosopographia Memphitica: Individuelle Identitäten Und Kollektive Biographien Einer Königlichen Residenzstadt Des Neuen ReichsMemphitische Grabanlagen des Neuen Reiches (1550-1070 v. Chr.) stellen eine Fülle an Personendaten zur Verfügung und bilden damit die wichtigste Informationsquelle hinsichtlich der in der königlichen Residenzstadt Memphis lebenden und arbeitenden Bevölkerung. Um ein möglichst repräsentatives Bild dieser Stadt und seiner Bewohner zu zeichnen,...
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Andere Ästhetik: Grundlagen - Fragen - PerspektivenThe CRC research project Different Aesthetics aims to change perspectives in aesthetic discussions by directing attention to the 2000-year history of European art and culture before the 18th century. This volume explains the benefit of this approach using contributions that range from the philologies...
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Son of Karbala: The Spiritual Journey of an Iraqi MuslimIn this autobiography the atmosphere of an Iraq in transition is brought to life with all its sights, sounds and political realities. But the author's personal concern and quest has always been spiritual rather than political, so the national and cultural upheavals are used...
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Van Dyck and the Making of English PortraitureA new account of painting in early modern England centered on the art and legacy of Anthony van Dyck As a courtier, figure of fashion, and object of erotic fascination, Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) transformed the professional identities available to English artists. By making...
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Discover Manet & Eva GonzalesThe extraordinary story behind Manet's portrait of his only pupil Eva Gonzalès, placed within the broader context of women painters of the period Edouard Manet (1832-1883) only ever had one formal pupil, Eva Gonzalès (1849-1883). The daughter of a prominent writer, she entered Manet's...
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Tail Gunner Takes Over: The Sequel to Tail GunnerFlight Lieutenant Richard Rivaz' continues his firsthand account of his time in RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.After his heroic exploits as a tail gunner, as narrated in the bestselling Tail Gunner, Rivaz is moved on to flight training in Canada. And...
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The Complete Sinclair ZX81 Basic CourseThe ZX80 home computer was launched in 1980 by the then still-to-be-knighted home computer mogul Clive Sinclair. Available in kit form at 79.99 for the aspiring hobbyist or pre-built at a price of 99.99 the ground-breaking machine offered home computing for the kind of...
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Elves, Wights & TrollsElves, Wights and Trolls explores the relationship between the small beings throughout the Nordic region and their relationship with both humans and gods alike. From the small beings that dwell in rocks and plants to the large giants that formed strong relationships with the...
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Reflections on the Dutch Presence in Canada and the USA, 1609 to todayFrom Henry Hudson, who on behalf of the Dutch East India Company sailed his ship De Halve Maen up the river that now bears his name, to the farmers of Alberta, who arrived with containerloads of equipment in the early 2000s, the Dutch have...
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A Light in the Wilderness: The Story of Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the Southeast Florida FrontierYou can't miss the red tower when at Jupiter Inlet in Florida. But many passers-by are unaware that it sits atop a hill that marked the confluence of two waterways that was the center of 5,000 years of Indian civilization. It would later draw...
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