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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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Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the IntegratA striking and honest portrait of a man overcoming racism in a place that barely acknowledged its existence. --Publishers Weekly Bill Garrett was the Jackie Robinson of college basketball. In 1947, the same year Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, Garrett...
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White House YearsKissinger's invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time. One of the most important books to come out of the Nixon Administration, the New York Times bestselling White House Years covers Henry Kissinger's first four years (1969-1973) as Assistant to the...
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The Fiddler on Pantico Run: An African Warrior, His White Descendants, a Search for FamilyIn this gorgeously written and "vividly fascinating" (Elle) account, a prize-winning journalist digs deep into his ancestry looking for the origins of his unusual last name and discovers that he comes from one of America's earliest mixed-race families. "My dad's family was a mystery,"...
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Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American RevolutionAngel in the Whirlwind is the epic tale of the American Revolution, from its roots among tax-weary colonists to the triumphant Declaration of Independence and eventual victory and liberty, recounted by Benson Bobrick, lauded by The New York Times as "perhaps the most interesting...
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After Lincoln: How the North Won the Civil War and Lost the PeaceA brilliant evocation of the post-Civil War era by the acclaimed author of Patriots and Union 1812. After Lincoln tells the story of the Reconstruction, which set back black Americans and isolated the South for a century.With Lincoln's assassination, his "team of rivals," in...
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Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the RevolutionNext to the Bible itself, the English Bible was -- and is -- the most influential book ever published. The most famous of all English Bibles, the King James Version, was the culmination of centuries of work by various translators, from John Wycliffe, the...
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Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral DeweyThe book "" Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book...
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Lucayan Legacies: Indigenous Lifeways in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos IslandsThis book is about Lucayan legacies - the heritage of the people who made the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands (the Lucayan archipelago) their home from the 8th to the 16th centuries. This legacy is not simply the surviving physical record, consisting of...
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The History of Wisconsin's Northwoods: 350 years in the seeley hillshistory of wisconsins indian wars, logging era, periods of european control, stump farmers travails and the journey towards tourismAuthor: Jim SchirottPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 05/21/2010Pages: 390Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.80dISBN: 9781451579109This title is not returnable
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Lords of the Rim 2010: The Invisible Empire of the Overseas ChineseFor 2,000 years, China's merchants and adventurers have fled tyrannical dynasties to make their fortunes in other countries. Seagrave reveals for the first time the invisible empire of the Overseas Chinese, how it controls some adopted countries, and how it is tightly knit by...
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A Confederate Soldier in Egypt: Late Colonel in U.S. Army, Major-General in the Confederate Service,Edited and annotated edition of William W. Loring's account of his service as an officer in the Egyptian Army during the 1870s. Loring was a veteran of the Seminole Wars, the U.S.-Mexican War, the U.S. Mounted Rifles, and was a general in the Confederate...
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Atlas of Christian HistoryA new atlas of Christian history has been needed for many years. Now, Fortress Press is pleased to offer the Atlas of Christian History from acclaimed author and editor Tim Dowley. The Atlas of Christian History is built new from the ground up. Featuring...
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A Question of Consensus the Doctrine of Assurance After the Westminster ConfessionFrom the very earliest days after its completion in 1646, the Westminster Confession's position on assurance has been a subject of controversy. In this work, the author considers the Westminster Confession's statements on assurance as a position of consensus among a diversity of viewpoints.Author:...
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Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present: Volume I: The Twin CamDonny Petersen offers workable solutions for whatever ails your 1999-topresent Harley-Davidson. Graphics, pictures, and charts guide the reader on a sure-footed journey to a thorough understanding of the H-D Twin Cam. Petersen's insight makes technical issues understandable-even for the motorcycle novice. In easy-to-understand language,...
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Snow and SandSnow and Sand tells the extraordinary true story of the fate of a Russian family fighting to keep their values against a destructive force that drives them into exile and the unexpected hospitality of an Egyptian king. Author Vicka Markov Surovtsov shares the entire...
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Blood & Ink: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True CrimeVanity Fair's Joe Pompeo investigates the notorious 1922 double murder of a high-society minister and his secret mistress, a Jazz Age mega-crime that propelled tabloid news in the 20th century.On September 16, 1922, the bodies of Reverend Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills were found...
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The Last Jeffersonian: Grover Cleveland and the Path to Restoring the RepublicAmerica is in danger of losing the constitutional republic created by the Founding Fathers. Since the beginning of the progressive era, the federal government has steadily encroached on the rights of the states and the people. Yet today, we are inundated with politicians of...
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Not Your Father's Coast Guard: The Untold Story of U.S. Coast Guard Special ForcesWhile the Coast Guard's many battles at sea in the War on Drugs are widely known, its participation in the ground offensive is not. Indeed, the Guard didn't just send its cutters to interdict narcotics-laden vessels attempting to bring their illicit cargo into Uncle...
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PachycephalosaurusThis "thick-headed lizard" had a skull that was 10 inches thick and covered in bumps and spikes. The pachycephalosaurus lived in the late Cretaceous period and was one of the last dinosaurs to have lived. This fascinating volume follows a young pachycephalosaurus through the...
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A Picture Book of English Cupboards, Cabinets and Bookcases - Victoria & Albert MuseumMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: AnonPublisher: Gallaher PressPublished: 10/28/2011Pages: 26Binding...
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