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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Mr. Lancaster's System: The Failed Reform That Created America's Public SchoolsHow a con artist "reformer" shaped America's modern public schools.Two centuries ago, London school reformer Joseph Lancaster swept into New York City to revolutionize its public schools. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts passed laws mandating Lancaster's methods, and cities such as Albany, Savannah, Detroit, and Baltimore...
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MosasaurusThis beginning reader title introduces Mosasaurus by covering when it lived, what it looked like, what it ate, and where some of its fossils have been found. This title is a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to the Common...
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Moral Abdication: How the World Failed to Stop the Destruction of GazaWestern governments and elites have supported the destruction of Gaza, silencing the Palestinians and those who speak on their behalf. Providing a record of the first six months of the war waged by the Israeli army after the 7 October attacks and drawing on...
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Monet: The Pop-Up BookFive of Monet's most beloved works spring to life in this vivid and brilliantly engineered collection of pop-up scenes. One of the joys of a Monet painting is the sense of being fully immersed in a beautiful setting. Now fans of the great artist...
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Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 YearsThis is a clear, accurate, readable survey of the dramatic transformation of Chinese architecture from 1840 through 2020. It narrates the change from a predominantly timber-frame tradition to construction in twisted steel and ecologically sensitive local materials. The book places the buildings in historical...
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Miracles, Messiah, and the Roman Empire: From Bethlehem to Caesarea 3In a style all his own, Dave Stotts--host and editor of Drive Thru History--speeds through the ancient world of the Bible, delivering a fast-paced encounter with the people, places and events that have shaped our world and the Christian faith.Recommended family entertainment by The...
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Memoirs of Captain Lemuel Roberts. Containing Adventures in Youth, Vicissitudes Experienced as a Continental Soldier, His Sufferings as a Prisoner, anThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...
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Medieval WomenReveals extraordinary medieval women, from famous figures to forgotten Jewish businesswomen, Crusader Queens, mystics, and more, offering a rich historical tapestry.A jewel of a book, this latest release from one of Pen & Sword's women historians, contains a treasure trove of medieval dramatis personae,...
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Medieval Tapestries Coloring BookHand-woven or embroidered works of great beauty, medieval tapestries were not only symbols of courtly prestige, they were also practical items that served as throws or covers and provided insulation against cold castle walls. This collection of fine line drawings invites coloring book fans...
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Mayflower Fullers in Nunda, New York: Joshua Fuller and His Descendants, 1833 - 1932The Mayflower Fullers in Nunda, New York, is a historical account of the Fuller family in Nunda, who were direct descendants of Edward Fuller. Edward arrived in the "New World" aboard the Mayflower in the fall of 1620.The Township and Village of Nunda, New...
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Mary Cassatt Between Paris and New York: The Making of a Transatlantic LegacyThe first comprehensive study of Cassatt's life, work, and legacy through the prism of a transatlantic framework. This book re-envisions Mary Cassatt in the context of her transatlantic network, friendships, exhibitions, politics, and legacy. Rather than defining her as either an American artist or...
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Marvin E. NewmanIn 1952, after becoming one of the first-ever recipients of a Master of Science degree in Photography at Chicago's Institute of Design, native New Yorker Marvin E. Newman returned to his hometown. Like many artists before, he set about chronicling the city. Unlike his...
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Markus Barth: His Life and LegacyA Definitive Biography of the Twentieth-Century Thinker"Certainly, in all my work my dependence upon my father will be visible, and, so I hope, a testimony to his life's work will be given. But on the whole, I have never attempted simply to represent or...
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Maritime Kensington: Shipwright Dynasties of PhiladelphiaDiscover the Shipbuilding Dynasties that Built Philadelphia's Maritime IndustryThe waterfront of Kensington and Fishtown in Philadelphia attracted a host of innovative and hardworking shipwrights from America's earliest days. As fleets transitioned from wooden-hulled ships of sail to iron steamships, the tradesmen of Kensington's shipwright...
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Malabar Costumes: Growing Up With Canada's Most Famous Costume CompanyFor many, costumes represent only one day a year-Halloween. But not for anyone born into the Malabar family! Being a Malabar meant you were an active participant in forming the history of Canada's premier theatrical supplier, one costume at a time. From its humble...
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Luciano Fabro: Reinventing SculptureThe definitive monograph on the work of sculptor, theorist, and Arte Povera pioneer Luciano FabroLuciano Fabro (1936-2007) was an original member of Arte Povera, the materials- and experience-based art movement that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s. He went on to be exhibited...
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Love, Joe: The Selected Letters of Joe BrainardAn artist and writer whose charming and inventive works are at once modest and ambitious, Joe Brainard was one of the most distinctive figures on New York City's vibrant cultural scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Widely known for his influential experimental memoir, I...
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Los Medici y los Borgia: Una gu?a fascinante de la historia de la familia Medici y de la casa Borgia2 manuscritos completos en 1 libro: Casa de M?dici: Una gu?a fascinante de la historia de la familia y la dinast?a de los M?dici Casa de Borja: Una fascinante gu?a sobre los Borja y sus enemistades con la familia M?dicis, la dinast?a Sforza y...
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Los diez libros de arquitecturaLos Diez Libros de Arquitectura de Vitruvio (probablemente concebido entre los a?os 23 y 27 adC) es el primer tratado escrito sobre arquitectura que se conoce. Marco Vitruvio Poli?n (Marcus Vitruvius Pollio) fue un arquitecto, escritor, ingeniero y tratadista romano del siglo I adC.Inspirada...
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Lock Down: Outlaws, Lawmen & Frontier Justice in Jackson County, MissouriThis commemorative souvenir documents the origin and evolution of the oldest structure on the historic Independence Courthouse Square-the 1859 Jackson County Jail and Marshal's Home (and its 19th Century predecessors). "Captured" here is an in-depth study offering "skeleton keys" to "unlocking" history of the...
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