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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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to IndependenceAuthor: Zeinab BadawiPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 01/14/2025Pages: 544Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08dISBN: 9780063335417
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America: The North Star of HumanityHumanity needs you to read this book. Liberty and justice are under scrutiny in America, and there are forces working to replace our national identity with something disconnected from the truth of our proud and providential history. It is existentially important that we denounce...
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American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the SouthwestAn expansive and revelatory historical exploration of the multicultural, water-seeking, land-destroying settlers of the most arid corner of North America, arguing that in order to know where the United States is going in the era of mass migration and climate crisis we must understand...
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American Military History: Volume IIThe story of the United States Army is always growing and changing. Historians constantly seek to reinterpret the past while accumulating new facts as America's Army continues to be challenged on new foreign battlefields. Nor does the Army, as an institution, ever stand still....
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American History I: Pre-Columbian - 1877Fast Facts at Your Fingertips REA's Quick Access Study Charts contain all the information students, teachers, and professionals need in one handy reference. They provide quick, easy access to important facts. The charts contain commonly used mathematical formulas, historical facts, language conjugations, vocabulary and...
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American Colonists Sign the Declaration of IndependenceThe United States is a young country founded on complicated ideals--ones that it still strives to fulfill. Many of those ideals were established in the 1776 Declaration of Independence--when colonists decided to separate from Great Britain. With historical images and details about key events...
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AmazonAmazon is the world's largest online retailer! In this title, fluent readers will learn how it went from a bookstore based in a garage to one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Fact-filled text engages readers as they learn about Amazon's history,...
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All Saints 25th Edition Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our TimeThis praised and best-selling daily reader presents short, comprehensive biographies of 365 saints and spiritual masters from Christianity and other faith traditions, including Mary Magdalene, Therese of Lisieux, Thomas Aquinas, Mother Teresa, Moses, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Gandhi.Author: Robert EllsbergPublisher: Crossroad PublishingPublished: 09/01/1997Pages:...
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A Livable Future Is Possible: Confronting the Threats to Our SurvivalA sweeping yet penetrating collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, exploring the most pressing global concerns of our time. In these illuminating interviews conducted by C.J. Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky yet again shares his brilliant insights on an array of struggles and challenges facing humanity....
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Alcatraz: The Surprising History of America's Most Notorious PrisonThe federal prison on Alcatraz Island in the chilly waters of California's San Francisco Bay housed some of America's most difficult and dangerous prisoners during its years of operation from 1934 to 1963. Among those who served time at the maximum-security facility were the...
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A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American FamilyA Hudson Valley Reckoning tells the long-ignored story of slavery's history in upstate New York through Debra Bruno's absorbing chronicle that uncovers her Dutch ancestors' slave-holding past and leads to a deep connection with the descendants of the enslaved people her family owned. Bruno,...
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A History of Herat: From Chingiz Khan to TamerlaneThis book tells the history of Herat, from its desolation under Chingiz Khan in 1222, to its capitulation to Tamerlane in 1381. Unlike the other three quarters of Khurasan (Balkh, Marw, Nishapur), which were ravaged by the Mongols, Herat became an important political, cultural...
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A History of Europe in 12 CafesA history of the twelve cafes that shaped European history and culture.Since the seventeenth century, the caf?, or coffee house, in Europe has been the key gathering place of innovators and mavericks - the writers, artists, philosophers and political figures who formed influential affiliations...
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African American History in the United States of America (Volume Two): A Blueprint for Monetizing ReparationsThe African slaves that arrived in Jamestown in 1619 were not arriving in the United States of America they were Spanish slaves arriving in Jamestown, Virginia a British colony. Yet, when the thirteen British colonies declared their independence from England, the offspring of those...
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A Fleeting Glimpse of ParadiseIf ever there were an expert in the history, beauty, and overall best places to visit in Hawaii, Craig E. Burgess would be that person. His first visit to the islands was in 1974, the first of forty-one in total!Providing a glimpse of Hawaiian...
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Adventures in the Wilderness: Or, Camp Life in the AdirondacksWith a Foreword by Laura Rice, the Chief Curator of the Adirondack Experience Museum, this edition of Adventures in the Wilderness revisits W.H.H. Murray's timeless tips and stories of north country camping with modern-day context and clarity, showing that the profound power of nature...
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Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650"Overflowing with surprises."--William Dalrymple, The Spectator "Essential reading."--Dan Jones, Times (UK) "Fascinating and authoritative."--Jerry Brotton The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company--from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch--to laying the groundwork for future British expansion The East India Company was the...
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Across the Plains in 1844Catherine Sager's story is among the most gripping firsthand accounts of life in the American West ever written. This enhanced version of her original manuscript adds explanatory notes, photos, maps, drawings, and 3d visualizations. Sager's story is a fascinating read all by itself-this bonus...
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A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Traveling the Hellenistic World: An Odyssey Through Political Dynasties and Cultural MosaicsTake a brief and introductory voyage to the dawn of Western civilization and explore the fascinating seaside country whose culture and politics shaped the foundations of our modern society.Theatre, sculpture, the Olympics, and democracy: Ancient Greece paved the way for modern civilization. Its stories-about...
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Abandon Ship!: The True World War II Story about the Sinking of the LaconiaA remarkable World War II account of a maritime attack off the West African coast, for fans of Steven Sheinkin and Deborah Heiligman. At the height of World War II, the RMS Laconia was torpedoed by a German submarine five hundred miles off the...
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