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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The 1973 Mets - You've Got to BelieveJoin Len Ferman - The Sports Time TravelerTM, as he travels back in time, virtually, to experience the magic of the 1973 Mets iconic "Ya Gotta Believe" season. The 1973 Mets provided some of the most dramatic heart-warming moments in sports history with their...
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Thanatopsis"Thanatopsis" is a renowned poem written by William Cullen Bryant, an American poet and editor of the 19th century. First published in 1817 when Bryant was just 17 years old, the poem is considered one of the early masterpieces of American literature. In "Thanatopsis,"...
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Ten Days in BerlinThis is a love story, an adventure and a memoir. The events take place in the early 60's, at the height of the Cold War in a Germany divided by the Iron Curtain into East and West. Berlin, situated behind the Iron Curtain, divided...
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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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TanksThis book describes the history, features, and uses of tanks. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an...
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Symbolic Reproduction in Early Medieval England: Secular and Monastic HouseholdsIn the early Middle Ages, the conversion of the early English kingdoms acted as a catalyst for significant social and cultural change. One of the most visible of these changes was the introduction of a new type of household: the monastic household. These reproduced...
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Swing Low, Volume 1: A History of Black Christianity in the United StatesA Groundbreaking Portrait of African American ChristianityThe history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been...
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Surviving the Blitz of World War II: A History-Seeking AdventureYOU are a British citizen during World War II when the German Blitzkrieg--or Blitz--begins. Night after night, waves of German planes drop hundreds of bombs on cities and towns all over Great Britain. How will you protect yourself during these terrifying attacks? What will...
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Supplement to SAA I-XXII: Letters, Treaties, Literary Texts, Legal and Administrative Documents, Astronomical Reports, Oracle Queries, and RituaThe State Archives of Assyria series was conceived in 1985 to make all texts from the royal archives of Nineveh available to both scholarly and lay audiences in the form of critical text editions. After thirty-seven years and twenty-two published volumes, the series has...
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Super Mario Bros. FranchiseThis title explores the Super Mario Bros. franchise and gives information related to its origins, history, and the impact it has had on popular culture through the years. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to...
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SubmarinesThis book describes the history, features, and uses of submarines. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an...
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Street Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the SixtiesIn this new edition of his memoirs, Tariq Ali revisits his formative years as a young radical. It is a story that takes us from Paris and Prague to Hanoi and Bolivia, encountering along the way Malcolm X, Bertrand Russell, Marlon Brando, Henry Kissinger,...
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Soviet Military Rear Services in East GermanyAs tensions rise in Europe, we are all becoming more aware of the importance of logistics and military preparedness. This report provides a glimpse into the meticulous planning and immense resources that the Soviet Union has devoted to supporting its military operations in East...
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Soul Theology: The Heart of American Black CultureAuthor: Henry H. Mitchell, Nicholas Cooper-LewterPublisher: Abingdon PressPublished: 12/01/1991Pages: 196Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.98w x 0.52dISBN: 9780687391257About the AuthorMitchell, Henry H.: - Henry H. Mitchell is the author of Celebration and Experience in preaching, Black Preaching, Black Belief, The Recovery of Preaching,...
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Solares Hill - The Story of the Early Years of Bill Huckel's Key West Hippie NewspaperIt's hard to imagine today what a mess Key West was in 1970's. The recent closing of the Naval Base, the island's largest employer, had devastated the local economy. The city was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and had applied to the state...
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Society and the Individual in Ancient MesopotamiaThis book provides an overview of social life in ancient Mesopotamia, bringing together leading experts to survey key social domains of daily life as well as major non-dominant social groups. It serves as a point of entry to the current research in this field....
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Sober and Civil: Being a true narrative of one Sarah Towne Cloyse, formerly BridgesRemembered in the historical narrative as "the other sister" Sarah Cloyse is more than such. Her life navigated through important moments in Massachusetts history before, during, and after the Salem Witch Hysteria.From the Founding of a community to the battle of the Salem Merchant...
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Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain WarfareMountains, Carl von Clausewitz said, introduce a "retarding element" into warfare. To fight in mountains, armies must overcome this challenge via survival strategies and mobility. But the techniques and technologies for doing so are best found in civilian skiing and mountaineering communities, a situation...
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Simplicity, Intricacy, and Beyond: Science, Religion, Politics, and Cards, Hypervolume IIIPart-treatise, part-memoir, and part-art-gallery, a mixture of full-color selections and black-and-white selections analyze minds, motives, and societies. It includes examples from the January 1790 to September 2024 period of world history as considered via social psychology, stories, diagrams, photographs, and debates. Expressions--often presented by...
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Signs and Wonders: 100 Haggada MasterpiecesNo book in Jewish history has been illustrated more often than the Passover haggada. Signs and Wonders: 100 Haggada Masterpieces is the first work to survey the magnificent history of the illustrated haggada, from the Middle Ages to the present. Focusing on the finest...
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