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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Amazing HistoryThink you know history? Think again Amazing History features more than 85 informative and entertaining stories covering the vast range of human history, from the ancient world to the recent past. Read about the biological warfare secrets of the ancient world; the rise and...
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Cheated: The Unc Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College SportsIn 2010 allegations of an utterly corrupt academic system for student-athletes emerged at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, home of the legendary Tar Heels. Written by UNC professor of history Jay Smith and UNC athletics department whistleblower Mary Willingham, Cheated recounts...
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Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military ConflictThe most successful film franchise of all time, Star Wars thrillingly depicts an epic multigenerational conflict fought a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But the Star Wars saga has as much to say about successful strategies and real-life warfare waged...
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It's a Round, Round World!We all know the earth is round. But HOW do we know? Join intrepid young scientist-adventurer Joulia Copernicus in this engaging picture book as she takes readers on a STEM historical journey through time and space. What would happen if you tried to walk...
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Michael Cohen's House Testimony: The Complete Transcripts and Case DocumentsThe Full Transcript of the Most Shocking Testimony of the Trump Era "I am ashamed that I chose to take part in concealing Mr. Trump's illicit acts. . . . I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist....
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Hitler and the Habsburgs: The Vendetta Against the Austrian RoyalsNow in paperback, a stunning work of narrative history revealing how and why Adolf Hitler targeted the children of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, making the Archduke's sons the first two Austrians deported to the Dachau concentration camp, and how the family fought back...
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Firepower: A History of the American Heavy TankThis edition does not feature the World of Tanks bonus and invitation codes. Purchase ISBN 9781635617610 instead. Featuring hundreds of photos from the national archives, diagrams, and detailed specifications, Hunnicutt's Firepower remains the definitive developmental history of the heavy tank for the military historian,...
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Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest WarEloquent, devastating . . . packed with gimlet-eyed analysis -- cultural, economic, historical -- of how American life came to look the way it does . . . Edstrom's keen observational powers encompass both the physical world and social nuance. --Los Angeles Review of...
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The Mexican-American WarExplores the causes, battles, and aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and a "Voices from the Past" feature make this book an exciting and informative read.Author: Nick RebmanPublisher: Focus ReadersPublished: 08/01/2018Pages: 32Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.00w...
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Southern Berkshires Through TimeSouthern Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts is a magical place. Some call it paradise, while others quietly claim it to be the center of the universe. The special synergy that exists here between people and place has inspired remarkable residents for centuries. Towns nestled...
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Billy Caldwell (1780-1841): Chicago and the Great Lakes TrailBilly Caldwell was a Métis born March 17, 1780, outside of Fort Niagara, New York (then Canada), to Rising Sun, Mohawk Nation, and William Caldwell, an Irish Captain in the British army. He was an influential leader during the dawn of America and one...
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Virginia Beach Through the 20th CenturyAuthor and historian Amy Waters Yarsinske takes a look back at Virginia Beach in the twentieth century, to the decades--and events--that shaped a city that although largely suburban in character, is the most populous in Virginia and the forty-first most populous municipality in the...
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The Transcontinental Railroad in UtahThe Transcontinental Railroad in Utah shows the impact of the large number of new arrivals on the population and economy of Utah, as well as the impact of the people of Utah on those newly arrived. This fascinating history includes descriptions and photos of...
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Abandoned Arkansas: An Echo from the PastIf you have ever driven by a building and wondered what has happened within its walls, you know what drives Abandoned Arkansas. Every day neglected structures are on the verge of being demolished or in desperate need of renovation. Join Michael Schwarz, Eddy Sisson,...
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Abandoned Detroit: Vacant SchoolsAbandoned Detroit: Vacant Schools provides an in-depth look into Detroit's most infamous crumbling schools and decaying educational infrastructure. A city that was once bustling with life with full neighborhoods now sits in disrepair. Schools with beautifully decorated hallways and packed classrooms are now left...
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Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Separation from a Proud HeritageThe exploration of abandonments connects us to history and cultural remembrance. Discover the forgotten record behind some of western Pennsylvania's stunning abandoned sites with this collection of fifteen tales. The rusty industrial giants, silent mills, ghostly steel towns, transportation graveyards, empty schools, shuttered churches,...
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Abandoned Georgia: Exploring the Peach StateAbandoned photography captures the beauty in urban ruins left behind. The goal is to give the viewer an exhilarating look at our past and these forgotten places. From a small amusement park to what was once the world's largest mental asylum, Georgia is home...
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A Guide to the Gold Rush Country of CaliforniaThe discovery of gold on the magical date of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, started a rush that was unprecedented in all of the world's history. It started a boom period to the state that lasted...
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Pioneering Sebastian and RoselandSebastian and Roseland, Florida, are not your typical little Florida towns. Their tale is fascinating and unique, as are the physical features that made them famous. It includes the native Ais population, the Spanish incursions, Jonathan Dickinson's saga, the 1715 Plate Fleet disaster, smugglers,...
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Exploring Havasupai: A Guide to the Heart of the Grand CanyonDeep in the Grand Canyon lies a place of unmatched beauty--a place where blue-green water cascades over fern-clad cliffs into travertine pools, where great blue heron skim canyon streams, and where giant cottonwoods and graceful willows thrive in the shade of majestic sandstone cliffs....
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