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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 Book of Steps: The Syriac Liber GraduumIntentionally anonymous and lacking concrete details of historical and cultural setting--and for many years suspected of messalianism--this collection of thirty memre [discourses] has been long recognized as an important, yet understudied, work of the fourth-century Syriac Church.Author: Robert A. KitchenPublisher: Cistercian PublicationsPublished: 01/01/2004Pages: 389Binding...
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Postcards from Africa: Photographers of the Colonial EraThe complex history of imaging Africa, as seen in its postcard industryDuring the global postcard craze that peaked around 1900 and continued for several decades thereafter, photographers in Africa grasped the opportunity to serve a lucrative market for images of the continent, both locally...
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Roadside History of UtahRoadside History of Utah takes readers on a journey through time as it follows the state's highways, vividly portraying the determined people who faced the challenges of making a home in Utah. Readers will meet them all: the native peoples, early explorers and traders,...
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One Time, One Place: Mississippi in the DepressionEudora Welty is among the very few authors who are acclaimed for their work in both literature and photography. In 1971 she surprised her readers with this important book, for in One Time, One Place many of them discerned for the first time that...
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Nathan Hale: Patriot SpyAs the Revolutionary War began, Nathan Hale immediately joined up on the side of the Patriots. When General Washington needed a spy, Hale was the only man to volunteer for the job. In the end, Hale lost his life for his beliefs and became...
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Swedish Chicago: The Shaping of an Immigrant Community, 1880-1920Between 1880 and 1920, emigration from Sweden to Chicago soared, and the city itself grew remarkably. During this time, the Swedish population in the city shifted from three centrally located ethnic enclaves to neighborhoods scattered throughout the city. As Swedes moved to new neighborhoods,...
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The Changing Face of Public HistorySpurred first by the civil rights debates of the 1960s and 1970s, then by the culture wars of the following decades, the Chicago Historical Society (CHS) increasingly sought to give visitors and patrons a voice in retelling the city's history. In response to debates...
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Before the Eyes of the WorldMexican leaders eagerly anticipated the attention that hosting the world's most visible sporting event would bring, yet they could not have predicted the array of conflicts that would play out before the eyes of the world during the notorious 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Following...
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The North WesternLeading railroad historian H. Roger Grant tells the story of the Chicago & North Western Railway from 1848, when the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad ran the first train west from Chicago, to the Union Pacific takeover in 1995. With a lively narrative and...
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Puritan Papers: 1956-1959J. I. Packer, D. M. Lloyd-Jones, Iain Murray, and Ernest Kevan are among the distinguished contributors to this compilation of papers on a wide range of topics pertaining to Puritan and Reformed teaching, piety, and life. This volume, the first in a series, captures...
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Sermons That Shaped America: Reformed Preaching from 1630 to 2001An anthology of 18 sermons preached in American pulpits between 1630 and 2001 from Cotton to Keller. These sermons possess historical significance and spiritual power.Author: Samuel T. LoganPublisher: P & R PublishingPublished: 12/02/2003Pages: 409Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.96w x 0.89dISBN: 9780875520032This title...
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The Two Ways: The Early Christian Vision of Discipleship from the Didache and the Shepherd of HermasHow did earliest Christians receive and understand the teaching of Jesus and the apostles? These writings, among the earliest used in training new disciples, show a clear, vibrant, practical faith concerned with all aspects of discipleship in daily life--vocation, morality, family life, social justice,...
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The Early Christians: In Their Own WordsIn these firsthand accounts of the early church, the spirit of Pentecost burns with prophetic force through the fog enveloping the modern church. A clear and vibrant faith lives on in these writings, providing a guide for Christians today. Its stark simplicity and revolutionary...
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Dominguez Escalante Journal: Their Expedition Through Colorado Utah AZ & N Mex 1776Translated by Fray Angelico Chavez, Edited by Ted J. WarnerWestern HistoryThe chronicle of Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Fray Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's most remarkable 1776 expedition through the Rocky Mountains, the eastern Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau to inventory new lands for...
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The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: From Boys to MenThe Great Depression of the 1930s had a devastating impact on sparsely populated Nevada and its two major industries, mining and agriculture. Luckily, thanks to Nevada's powerful Senate delegation, Roosevelt's New Deal funding flowed abundantly into the state. Among the programs thus supported was...
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Basques in the PhilippinesThe Basques played a remarkably influential role in the creation and maintenance of Spain's colonial establishment in the Philippines. Their skills as shipbuilders and businessmen, their evangelical zeal, and their ethnic cohesion and work-oriented culture made them successful as explorers, colonial administrators, missionaries, merchants,...
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Nevada: A History of the Silver StateNevada: A History of the Silver State has been named a CHOICE Outstanding Title. Michael S. Green, a leading Nevada historian, provides a detailed survey of the Silver State's past, from the arrival of the early European explorers, to the predominance of mining in...
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An Enduring Legacy: The Story of Basques in IdahoBrothers John and Mark Bieter chronicle three generations of Basque presence in Idaho from 1890 to the present, a story that begins with a few solitary sheep-herders and follows their evolution into the prominent ethnic community they are today.Author: Mark Bieter, John BieterPublisher: University...
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The Nature WayCorbin Harney's long life encompassed remarkable changes in the lives of Native Americans and in the technological and political development of the world. As an adult, Harney found his calling as a traditional healer and spiritual leader. This book presents a compendium of Cobin...
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Women of the Apache Nation: Voices of TruthThis study is based on interviews with Chiriccahua Apache women who emphasize the importance of ritual storytelling in preserving their culture. Ceremonies such as the puberty ritual - still practised today - are described, and stories are told of women warrior ancestors. Although many...
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