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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 Dominance of Evangelicalism: The Age of Spurgeon and Moody Volume 3Preaching magazine's Year's Best Book for Preachers The word evangelical is widely used and widely misunderstood. Where did evangelicals come from? How did their influence become so widespread throughout the world?This book continues a compelling series of books charting the course of English-speaking evangelicalism...
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1 & 2 (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. In the first two volumes Gibbon offers a detailed account of Rome from its zenith under Augustus to its division in 395 AD. He delves into...
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The Creole Incident: The beginning of the end of slaveryThe Creole Incident investigates events that occurred between May of 1836 and June 1842. This investigation reveals the attempt by Southern members of Congress to reform the Constitution in order to legalize slavery under Federal jurisprudence. It further reveals the unconstitutional attempt by Southern...
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The Cloud of UnknowingThe Cloud of Unknowing describes the contemplative method centered around eliminating all noise and images from the mind, and in that encounter with nothingness, finding God. Meanwhile, despite the austerity of the content, the style of the author is warm and congenial and eminently...
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The Case for TrumpA New York Times bestseller and "a brilliant and bracing analysis" (Mark R. Levin) of Donald Trump, his presidency, and his vision of America's future--now updated for 2024 In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson explains how a...
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The Boston Globe Story of the Celtics: 1946-Present: The Inside Stories and Acclaimed Reporting on the Nba's Banner FranchiseExperience the illustrious and passionate history of The Boston Celtics, one of NBA's most popular franchises, as it happened through the articles, features, and lens of their hometown and national news outlet, The Boston Globe. The NBA has existed nearly 80 years, championing the...
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The Birth of the Gods and the Origins of AgricultureThis innovative study analyzes the great cultural and economic changes occurring in the Near East between 10,000 and 7,000 BC as Palaeolithic societies of hunter-gatherers gave way to village communities of Neolithic food-producers. Challenging the orthodox, materialist interpretations, and drawing on French theories of...
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The Battles of Fort Watson and Fort Motte, 1781On May 9, 1781, American general Nathanael Greene and his Continental army were outside of British-held Camden, South Carolina. Greene was despondent and contemplating resigning his commission, believing he could not force the British out of the fortified village. His compatriot Francis Marion, standing...
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The Army That Never Was: George S. Patton and the Deception of Operation FortitudeThe full, dramatic story behind Operation Fortitude--the biggest subterfuge of World War II--and the plan to mislead the Germans into thinking that the invasion of Europe would come at Pas-de-Calais. On May 29th, 1944, General George S. Patton gave a speech in the southeast...
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The Armies of Europe IllustratedClassic descriptions complete with colour plates and vignettes by the renowned military artist and pioneer of the study of military uniform Richard Kn tel, covering the armies of THE BRITISH EMPIRE - THE GERMAN ARMY - AUSTRIA-HUNGARY - ITALY - FRANCE - RUSSIA -...
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The American Kriegsspiel: A Game For Practicing The Art Of War Upon A Topographical Map (1879)The American Kriegsspiel is a book written by William Roscoe Livermore in 1879, which outlines a military strategy game that can be played using a topographical map. The book provides a detailed description of the game, including its rules, objectives, and potential benefits for...
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The Age of Garvey: How a Jamaican Activist Created a Mass Movement and Changed Global Black PoliticsA groundbreaking exploration of Garveyism's global influence during the interwar years and beyond Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Harlem in 1917. By the early 1920s, his program of African liberation and racial uplift had attracted millions of...
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The ACTA Pekinensia or Historical Records of the Maillard de Tournon Legation: Volume III: January 1708 - February 1709The Acta Pekinensia is a Latin manuscript found in the Jesuit Roman Archives. It is a record of the papal legation to China of Charles Maillard de Tournon, from his arrival in China to his death in Macau. It was compiled by Kilian Stumpf,...
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Terre-Neuve Et Labrador (Newfoundland and Labrador)Welcome to Newfoundland and Labrador! Come with me, Izzy, as I show you around the province where I live. Learn about the provincial flag, bird, and flower. Find out my favorite activities too! Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding...
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TecumsehBorn into the Shawnee tribe, Tecumseh witnessed the encroachment of settlers on his people's land and their way of life. He embarked on a mission to unite Native American tribes, believing that their strength lay in their unity. Tecumseh's charisma and leadership inspired many...
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Technology of Beet Sugar ManufactureThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Teaching a Dark Chapter: History Books and the Holocaust in Italy and the GermanysTeaching a Dark Chapter explores how textbook narratives about the Fascist/Nazi past in Italy, East Germany, and West Germany followed relatively calm, undisturbed paths of little change until isolated "flashpoints" catalyzed the educational infrastructure into periods of rapid transformation. Though these flashpoints varied among...
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Summers at Cedar Grove: The Rise and Fall of an Ozark VillageThe Missouri Ozarks are blessed with many clear, spring-fed streams. One of the most scenic is the Current River. High up on the river, a low-water bridge serves as a popular put-in location for several thousand canoe and kayak floaters each year. The site...
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Summer of Palms: The story of John Wall Hendry and Fort Myers' first professional baseball clubAuthor: Ken BreenPublisher: Ken BreenPublished: 05/22/2024Pages: 264Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55dISBN: 9798218409807
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Struggling for Time: Environmental Governance and Agrarian Resistance in Israel/PalestineStruggling for Time examines how time is used as a mechanism of control by the Israeli state and a site of mundane resistance among Palestinian agriculture professionals. Natalia Gutkowski unpacks power structures to show how a settler society lays moral claim on indigenous time...
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