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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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Ordering Tang China: Cultural Memory, Emperor Taizong, and the EssentialsIn Ordering Tang China: Cultural Memory, Emperor Taizong and the Essentials, Kelly Ngo presents the first book-length study in English of the Essentials for Bringing about Order from Assembled Texts (Qunshu zhiyao 群書治要), a rulership anthology that became renowned for its model of governance...
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Operation Northwoods: The U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba that Never Happened"Operation Northwoods: The U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba that Never Happened" is a thought-provoking examination of one of the most controversial and astonishing military plans devised during the Cold War that, ultimately, was never executed. This book delves into the depths of Operation Northwoods,...
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Opening the Gates of Hell: The Untold Story of Herbert Kenny, the Man Who Discovered Bergen-BelsenHerbert Kenny, an army dispatch rider, was the first Allied solider to push open the gates at Belsen Concentration Camp, in April 1945. He kept his story from the world until an encounter with a trainee journalist brought it to light. Now, forty years...
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On Our Best Behavior: The Price Women Pay to Be GoodNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered "good," revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way...
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Oconee CountyOconee County, nestled in the foothills of the Upstate, possesses a rich history intertwined with its geography, which extends from the fertile Cherokee lands along the waters of the Tugaloo tothe mountain forests of the churning Chattooga River. Equal to the challenges of the...
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Norse Mythology, Vikings, Magic & Runes: Stories, Legends & Timeless Tales From Norse & Viking Folklore + A Guide To The Rituals, Spells & Meanings ofExplore The World of Norse Mythology, Vikings, Magic & RunesJoin us on a discovery to the Marvels, Magic, Runes & Wonders of Norse Mythology, and learn from one of the most interesting civilizations ever known - The Vikings.Included in this Captivating 3 Book Collection...
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New York Versus New York, 1962: The Birth of the Yankees-Mets RivalryBetween October 1961 and October 1962, the Yankees and the Mets shared the city for the first time, their front offices located on opposite sides of Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan, and their playing fields--Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds--situated on opposite sides of...
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New Religious Movements in North America: An IntroductionWhat is a new religious movement, and why is the study of New Religious Movements in North America important? This book explores these key questions and introduces some of the key theoretical concerns when discussing new religious movements, known more pejoratively as "cults." Among...
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New England Doorways;This 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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Nazi Propaganda Through Art and Architecture: Creating the Myth of Hitler's Third ReichNorman Ridley explores how Hitler's artistic and architectural vision for Germany led to the monumental structures which we now associate with the Third Reich.When the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they began a programme of transforming Germany from a democracy into a...
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Native American Rights The Decades Old Fight - Civil Rights Books for Children Children's History BooksAuthor: Baby Publisher: Baby ProfessorPublished: 11/01/2024Pages: 64Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.13dISBN: 9798869430007Audience: Ages 9-12
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National Gallery of Art: CollectionsA magnificent publication, the first large survey published in over twenty years, this lavish volume celebrates 400 of the most beloved works from the nation's museum. Home to a world-renowned collection of paintings, sculpture, photographs, and works on paper, the National Gallery of Art...
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Na Pua Alii O KauaiThe stories of Kauai's ruling chiefs were passed from generation to generation in songs and narratives recited by trained storytellers either formally at the high chief's court or informally at family gatherings. Their chronology was ordered by a ruler's genealogy, which, in the case...
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Mémoires Pour Servir À l'Histoire d'HaïtMémoires pour servir à l'histoire d'Haïti, par Boisrond-Tonnerre, précédés de différents actes politiques dus à sa plume et d'une étude historique et critique par Saint-Remy (des Cayes, Haïti), ...Date de l'édition originale: 1851Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages...
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My Passage at the New Orleans Tribune: A Memoir of the Civil War EraWhen Belgian scientist Jean-Charles Houzeau arrived in New Orleans in 1857, he was disturbed that America, founded on the principle of freedom, still tolerated the institution of slavery. In late 1864, he became managing editor of the New Orleans Tribune, the first black daily...
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My Country My Life My WordsA York Festival Anthology In this extraordinary collection, respected Barladong Noongar women Dr Marion Kickett and Tracey Kickett bring together first-person stories from First Nations peoples living in Western Australia. In some cases for the first time, Marion and Tracey tell their own stories;...
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Murder on the Largo: Volume 23In western New Mexico in 1905 there rode a notorious outlaw from the Mexican border named Henry Coleman. With a Colt .45 strapped to his hip, Coleman (alias Street Hudspeth from the well-to-do Texas family) came to be either despised as a deceitful rustler...
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Murder & Mayhem in Northeast OklahomaDuring the 1800s, when northeast Oklahoma was part of Indian Territory, many fugitives from US justice, like Henry Starr and Cherokee Bill, sought refuge in its hills and hollows. Statehood in 1907 did little to tame the area. Northeast Oklahoma remained a hideout for...
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Murder At The CornersOf all the painful times in the history of our country, there is no period harder or more painful for more people than the years that followed the close of the War Between the States. The thoughtless and bigoted in the North rejoiced at...
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Murder and Mayhem: True Crime in New Hampshire from 1883-1915In Murder and Mayhem, veteran author and genealogist Milli Knudsen looks at true crime in New Hampshire. In the rapidly changing world of 1883-1915, criminals and good citizens learned to cope with new ways to commit crimes and how to protect themselves. Emerging forensic...
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