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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 Perpendiculum: Presumptions and Legal Arguments in the 12th CenturyThe Perpendiculum (or Summula de presumptionibus), produced in Northern France c.1170, is one of the earliest collections of brocards: a literary genre intended to provide legal arguments for disputation in the medieval schools of law. Its innovative use of dialectical techniques and its theorization...
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The Other Trench: The WW1 Diary and Photos of a German Officer"This diary is not just a recollection of experiences written after the war, but literally the experiences I wrote down every day. They are therefore a genuine reflection of the heavy fighting against the enemy and nature that the Kurhessian J?ger Battalion (Marburg), and...
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Theosophy and Esoteric Christianity: Texts by Isis Resende, R. Heber Newton and Franz HartmannThis volume explores the insight modern theosophy can offer into the hidden significance of Christianity. It is part of a series of writings, collected under the banner 'Modern Theosophy', re-presenting important texts drawn from the history of the theosophical movement and further complemented by...
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The Negro Question"A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury."-John Stuart MillThe Negro Question (1850) is an essay by John Stuart Mill that the author...
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The National Capital Area: Gone But Not ForgottenA walk through a cemetery is a walk through history. Cemeteries are full of stories and mysteries. The National Capital area, encompassing Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and Central Maryland, is rich with history. Some stories are well-known, while others have become long-forgotten gems. The...
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The National Anthem of South AfricaThe book looks at the two components that make up the National Anthem of South Africa-the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika" by E. Sontonga, the poem "Die Stem van Suid Afrika" (The Call of South Africa) by C. J. Langehoven, and how "Die Stem" was set...
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The Mobile River: With a New PrefaceWinner of the Clinton Jackson Coley Book Award from the Alabama Historical Association In the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic elements together with personal experiences for a rich and rewarding read. Illustrated with more...
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The Making of Modern Los AngelesAn absorbing, insightful account of the evolution of Los Angeles over a fifty-year period.In his no-nonsense, straightforward writing style, Nick Patsaouras takes readers behind the scenes, where colossal egos clashed, where politics prevailed over principles, and where the art of compromise flourished. Nick's chronicle...
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The Magic of Jewels and CharmsThis vintage book is a detailed treatise on the healing and "magical" properties of stones, gems, crystals, and jewellery. "The Magic Of Jewels And Charms" will appeal to those with an interest in contemporary ideas of crystal healing and gemmology, and it is not...
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The Lost Peace: How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold WarThe end of the Cold War was an opportunity--our inability to seize it has led to today's renewed era of great power competition "An eloquent and persuasive argument about how the world squandered the promise of the end of the Cold War."--Maria Lipman, Foreign...
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The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its LessonsThis analytic, yet personal, account of the sinking of the Titanic by Lawrence Beelsely, scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, provides a valuable complement to the American and British governmental inquiries and modern movies.Author: Lawrence BeesleyPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 04/14/2012Pages: 126Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize:...
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The Leipzig Campaign: 1813-Napoleon and the "Battle of the Nations"A classic account of a momentous battle Colonel Maude's analysis of Napoleon's campaign of 1813 around Leipzig, is yet another example of this author's careful and thorough examination of the respective armies of the protagonists and the thoughts, motivations and actions of the principal...
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The Invisible Spy: Churchill's Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America's First Secret Agent of World War IIThe untold WWII story of a former NFL player turned White House insider who worked with Churchill's undercover agents in New York City to conduct the biggest foreign spy operation ever within the US, and inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond, for fans of Ben...
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The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the WestThe definitive history of Russia's most secret spy program, from the earliest days of the Soviet Union to Putin's present-day invasion of Ukraine, and a revelatory examination of how that hidden history shaped both Russia and the West. A century ago, the new Bolshevik...
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The Ghosts of Hero Street: How One Small Mexican-American Community Gave So Much in World War II and Korea"A wonderful American story of the extraordinary sacrifices made by a group of Mexican Americans . . . A shining example of patriotism at its best."--Former U.S. Representative Tom Railsback They came from one street, but death found them in many places. . ....
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The Gangs of New YorkFirst published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's "The Gangs of New York" is probably best remembered today as the source material for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film of the same name. According to the original publisher's announcement "this is a history of New York's underworld, from...
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The French Resistance"Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not and will not go out." As Charles de Gaulle ended his radio address to the French nation in June 1940, listeners must have felt a surge of patriotism tinged with uncertainty. Who would keep the...
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The Fate of the Jury: An epilogue to Domesday BookThe Fate of the Jury - An epilogue to Domesday Book is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1929. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,...
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The Fate of the Jews of Rzeszów 1939-1944 Chronicle of those daysFranciszek Kotula, well known author and historian (1900-1984) documented important events as he witnessed them in his community from the earliest days of the Nazi occupation in his home town of Rzesz w, Poland from 1939-1944. He made notes of everything he regarded as...
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The European Experience in Slavery, 1650-1850This volume documents the practice of bringing enslaved people to early modern Europe not only as a side effect of overseas colonial regimes but as a pan-European experience that even developed its own dynamics on the continent. Drawing on examples from France, Scotland, the...
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