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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 Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the ChristiansEmperor Julian, popularly known as "Julian the Apostate," was the last pagan Emperor of Rome. His reign was characterized by his energetic, yet ultimately failed, attempts at revitalizing paganism and halting the advance of Christianity. In this work, many of Julian's arguments against the...
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Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook: Original EditionPlease note This is NOT the current edition of the BSA Handbook. It is a reprint of an historical edition of the BSA Handbook. For the first time, we are pleased to present this facsimile copy of the 1910 Original Edition of the Boy...
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Revolutionary Recipes: Colonial Food, Lore, & MoreA description of foodways in the late colonial period, with entertaining anecdotes. Published 1991, revised from the original 1988 edition. Contains 36 authentic, interpreted (redacted), and commemorative recipes; 64 research notes; and 125 numbered pages including index. Revolutionary Recipes has remained one of Patricia...
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Antiquities of the JewsAntiquities of the Jews, also Judean Antiquities, is a 20-volume historiographical work composed by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus in the 13th year of the reign of Roman emperor Flavius Domitian which was around AD 93 or 94.Author: William Whiston, Flavius JosephusPublisher: Createspace Independent...
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African Coloring Book for Adults and Kids: Traditional African American Heritage & Culture Inspired Art and Designs to Relieve Stress and Relax with AON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME ORINGALLY $12.99 JUST $7.94 PERFECT GIFT This beautiful African Coloring Book is the perfect way to relieve stress and promote relaxation. Not only that, but this cultural coloring book is filled with African animals, landscapes, people, masks, and...
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Mithras e l'arcangelo: Templi pagani e santuari cristiani lungo la linea dei solstiziUn antico culto misterico diffuso in Europa dai soldati romani. La resistenza degli ultimi pagani contro la Cristianit trionfante. L'influenza del pensiero ebraico, zoroastriano, neo-platonico sulle leggende dell'arcangelo Michele. Un viaggio storico lungo un enigmatico asse di santuari che corre per pi di 4000...
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Build Upon the Rock: Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son on the Bible and Its TeachingsIn 1809, President James Madison appointed John Quincy Adams as America's first ambassador to Russia. Leaving his oldest son behind in America, Mr. Adams-sensible of his spiritual obligation to his son-began to write a series of letters to help provide basic guidance to his...
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Benjamin Franklin AutobiographyThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after...
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Tao Te ChingLao Tzu was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tao Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (pronounced...
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The Ancient Roman Sieges of Jerusalem and Masada: The History of the First Jewish-Roman War's Most Famous Battles*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the battles *Includes a bibliography for further reading The Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE is arguably the most important event in Jewish history. First, it was the central battle in the First Jewish-Roman war. Second, the failure...
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBINATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Lost City of Z.In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were...
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Leading from the Front"Leading from the Front" is a taut, touching book of vignettes depicting episodes of war and peace from the perspective of a combat-seasoned leader of military troops.Author: Gretchen G. EvansPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 01/29/2018Pages: 174Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37dISBN:...
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The Tragical History of Dr. FaustusThe Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor...
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The Long Range Desert Group: The History of the Elite British Army Unit during World War II*Includes pictures *Includes accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The desert was quivering with heat. The gun detachments and the platoons squatted in their pits and trenches, the sweat running in rivers down their dust-caked faces. There was a terrible...
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The Mahavamsa: or the Great Chronicle of SrilankaThe Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle" )(5th century CE) is an epic poem written in the Pali language of the ancient Kings of Sri Lanka. It relates the history of Sri Lanka from its legendary beginnings up to the reign of Mahasena of Anuradhapura (A.D. 302)...
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New Age Bible of Mother Africa: Genetic Engineering, Human Phylogeny, Lost Civilizations, Ancient Knowledge, The Metu Neter & the Anunnaki Gods of Nib(Volume 1): The African Origins of Race and Skin Color. A scientific exploration into OUR prehistoric extraterrestrial ancestors and their creation of all mankind.Author: T. Lindsey-BilingsleyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 01/12/2018Pages: 402Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.82dISBN: 9781983801891This title is not...
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Nez Perce*Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the tribe. *Discusses the tribe's involvement in the Lewis & Clark expedition. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little...
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Indian Motorcycle Data Book 1920 - 1929Want to amaze friends with your knowledge of Indian motorcycles from the 1920's? Are you restoring a 1924 Big Chief 74ci and need to know what was new for that year? Ever wonder what equipment the model Fire Patrol was fitted with? Do you...
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The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library"Like a Renaissance wonder cabinet, full of surprises and opening up into a lost world." --Stephen Greenblatt "A captivating adventure...For lovers of history, Wilson-Lee offers a thrill on almost every page...Magnificent." --The New York Times Book Review Named a Best Book of the Year...
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El Arte de la GuerraSun Tzu escribi El arte de la guerra como un libro de pr ctica militar, pues l era general y la guerra era su vida y su quehacer diario. Pero, m s all de la pr ctica militar, lo pens como un tratado que...
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