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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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The Final Days of Jesus: The Archaeological EvidenceUnraveling the Mystery of Jesus's Last DaysA world-renowned scholar reveals how archaeology has a major role to play not only in how the gospels should be read and understood, but also in understanding Jesus in his world. Inside you'll find: the actual site of...
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A Certain AgeThe bestselling author of A Hundred Summers brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance, and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters, and irresistible charm.As the freedom of the Jazz...
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When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting That Changed HistoryA dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the AmericasOn November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital...
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Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken StablerThe first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League--the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original...
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So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin' True Story of the New York Mets--The Best Worst Team in Sports"This is a weird, wonderful, and essential book about both America and its pastime. It's about a place as vast as New York City and as intimate as the human heart. Fred Exley meets Richard Ben Cramer--a funny, wild, heartfelt, and keenly observed portrait...
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842"A treasure of a book."--David McCullough The harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's...
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Winter Brothers: A Season at the Edge of American (Ameri)CAThe author of This House of Sky provides a magnificent evocation of the Pacific Northwest through the diaries of James Gilchrist Swan, a settler of the region. Doig fuses parts of the Swan diaries with his own journal.Author: Ivan DoigPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 10/20/1982Pages: 264Binding...
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Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919In this utterly immersive volume, Mike Wallace captures the swings of prosperity and downturn, from the 1898 skyscraper-driven boom to the Bankers' Panic of 1907, the labor upheaval, and violent repression during and after the First World War. Here is New York on a...
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Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey WestIn late October 1846, the last wagon train of that year's westward migration stopped overnight before resuming its arduous climb over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, unaware that a fearsome storm was gathering force. After months of grueling travel, the 81 men, women and children...
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Colonial America: A Very Short IntroductionIn the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant continent of...
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Urban Republican Mayor: My StoryA midwestern urban Republican mayor reveals the success of his moderate approach to governing.Throughout his eight years as mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard did what he thought was right, looking out for the long-term health of his city with political implications being the last...
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Faith of the Fathers: The Comprehensive History of Catholic Chaplains in the Civil WarFaith of the Fathers provides a captivating collective biography of the Catholic priests who served in America's most deadly war.Faith of the Fathers brings to light the forgotten stories of courageous chaplains whose commitments to faith and to men at war during America's most...
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Israelite Religion: From Tribal Beginnings to Scribal LegacyA panoramic, thousand-year history of Israelite religion, from the Iron Age to the birth of Judaism, by a renowned biblical scholar From its Iron Age beginnings to its aftermath in the Roman period, Israelite religion went through significant changes and transformations. As the Israelites...
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of BeliefNATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes "an utterly necessary story" (The Wall Street Journal) that pulls back the curtain on the church of Scientology: one of...
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Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art*A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP TEN BEST BOOK OF 2023 FOR CHILDREN * A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR *★ "Vivid . . . mesmerizing...
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Our FlagThe youngest readers will enjoy this concise but informative history of the American flag with beautiful and exciting illlustrations of colonial life, Betsy Ross, George Washington, and Fort McHenry. Included are illustrated instructions on flag etiquette, as well as the Pledge of Allegiance.Author: Carl...
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The Cartoon History of the Universe: Volumes 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the GreatAn entertaining and informative illustrated guidethat makes world history accessible, appealing, and funny."Author: Larry GonickPublisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)Published: 09/10/1997Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9780385265201Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 07/27/1990About the AuthorLarry Gonick is a professional cartoonist and...
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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American WarriorsThe full story of what led Crazy Horse and Custer to that fateful day at the Little Bighorn, from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn...
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Who Was Jane Austen?Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author. Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and have inspired movies, television...
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and EatAward-winning food writer Bee Wilson's secret history of kitchens, showing how new technologies - from the fork to the microwave and beyond - have fundamentally shaped how and what we eat Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw...
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