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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Whose Language Is English?An exhilarating new account of the English language, from British colonialism to the age of social media, emphasizing dynamism and democratization Whose language is English? Although we often think of it as native to one place, today there are many Englishes. About seventy-five countries...
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Who Says That's Art?: A Commonsense View of the Visual ArtsToday's artworld experts accept virtually anything as "art"--from all-black paintings and facsimiles of supermarket cartons to dead animals preserved in formaldehyde. Many art lovers reject such fabrications, however, arguing that they are not art. This book explains why those ordinary people are right and...
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Where Ghosts Walked: Munich's Road to the Third ReichMunich was the birthplace of Nazism and became the chief cultural shrine of the Third Reich. In exploring the question of why Nazism flourished in the 'Athens of the Isar', David Clay Large has written a compelling account of the cultural roots of the...
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When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes from Every Corner of the American SouthA first-of-its-kind Southern cookbook featuring more than 300 Cook's Country recipes and fascinating insights into the culinary techniques and heroes of the American South. Tour the diverse history of Southern food through 200+ stories of women who've shaped the cuisine! Shepherded by Toni Tipton-Martin...
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When Mayor Doug Wilder Ruled Richmond: Strong-Arm Politics in Virginia's Capital CityOur nation's first elected Black governor, L. Douglas Wilder, returned to public service in 2005 as the first popularly elected mayor of Richmond, Virginia, in sixty years. Despite his landslide election, voters may have had little idea what they were getting themselves into, as...
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When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in VietnamWhen she was 18, she joined the Army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous,...
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What the Greeks Did for UsAn enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like "pandemic," a Freudian state of mind like the "Oedipus complex," or a...
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What Happened To Grandma's ChurchIt is my sincere prayer and hope what happened to Grandma's Church will cause much discussion between Clergy and Saints as to how we progress without tampering with the foundation of Jesus Christ! I personally don't have all the perfect answers as to the...
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We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to NowWe Who Dared to Say No to War uncovers some of the forgotten but compelling body of work from the American antiwar tradition -- speeches, articles, poetry, book excerpts, political cartoons, and more -- from people throughout our history who have opposed war. Beginning...
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We, the King: Creating Royal Legislation in the Sixteenth-Century Spanish New WorldWe, the King challenges the dominant top-down interpretation of the Spanish Empire and its monarchs' decrees in the New World, revealing how ordinary subjects had much more say in government and law-making than previously acknowledged. During the viceregal period spanning the post-1492 conquest until...
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We Shall Not Be Denied: A Timeline of Voting Rights and Suppression in AmericaIf you're under 18, you might be thinking, "Why do voting rights matter to me? I'm too young to vote." Voting is how our country chooses government leaders to make important decisions that affect all our lives. When one citizen is denied their right...
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Wedded Wife: A Social History of MarriageIn this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and intersectional examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK. In this fascinating feminist history, Rachael Lennon tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed...
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We Can Live Like This: A Memoir of CultureMichigan. To tens of thousands of womyn from around the globe, the word meant not a state in the upper Midwest of the U.S., but a state of mind, a state of freedom. A culture, a community, a revolution. The Land. From 1976 to...
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War in Ukraine Volume 7: Air War, January-December 2023Volume 7 of War in Ukraine provides a detailed account of the air war as it developed during 2023, a period in which Russia made extensive use of Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers and their missiles to bring about the collapse of the power supply...
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Walking the Streets/Walking the Projects: Adventures in Social Democracy in NYC and DCA walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future. In the 1960s, a novel ideology about cities, and what was best for them, emerged in New York. Pushing against the state planning of the time, it held...
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Visual Timelines: Space: From the Beginning of Time to the Final FrontierThis book is a journey through space and time! It will take young readers on a thrilling ride through the history of the space race-a true-life tale full of twists and turns, unforgettable people, and unexpected revelations. Packed with beautiful illustrations, this visual guide...
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Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of MormonIn this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter Day Saint movement. Positioning the text in the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the passion...
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Virginia Cider: A Guide from Colonial Days to Craft's Golden AgeYour guide to the remarkable history, and ongoing popularity, of cider in the Commonwealth A cultural phenomenon with surprisingly deep roots, cider has been one of Virginia's favorite beverages for more than four hundred years, representing a time-honored ingredient of the cultural heritage that...
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Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis Sorley began transcribing and analyzing the tapes. Sorley's laborious, time-consuming effort has...
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U.S. History: An Enthralling Guide to America's Major Events, Including the Revolutionary and Civil WarsDive Deep into America's History: Discover the Events That Shaped a NationThree manuscripts in one book: American History: An Enthralling Overview of Major Events that Shaped the United States of AmericaThe American Revolution: An Enthralling Overview of the American Revolutionary War and Its Impact...
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