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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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Thy Son Liveth: Message from a Soldier to His Mother (1919)This Is A New Release Of The Original 1919 Edition.Author: Grace Duffie BoylanPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 90Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19dISBN: 9781498179416Audience: Ages 9-12This title is not returnable
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Thy Son LivethThis 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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Three Roads to Death: The Massacre at GoliadIn this thoroughly researched account of the Battle of Coleto and subsequent massacre of Texian soldiers at the Presido La Bahía near the settlement of Goliad, Texas, author David E. Garlock describes the capture and brutal massacre of Colonel James Fannin's soldiers by the...
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Thinking with the Harrisons: Re-Imagining the Arts in the Global Environment CrisisHelen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, known as 'the Harrisons', dedicated five decades to exploring and demonstrating a new approach to artistic practice, centred on "doing no work that does not attend to the wellbeing of the web of life." Their collaborative practice pioneered...
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Thinking About Rome: Antelope Hill Writing Competition 2024What do we see when we look at the past, and why does it so often tug at our hearts?In the fourth Antelope Hill Publishing Writing Competition, entitled Thinking About Rome, participants shared the reflections, emotions, and yearnings that come with considering our history...
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The Writings of Austin Osman Spare: Automatic Drawings, Anathema of Zos, The Book of Pleasure, and The Focus of LifeThis wonderful book contains four of the most popular writings of Austin Asman Spare, including Automatic Drawings, Anathema of Zos, The Book of Pleasure, and The Focus of LifeAuthor: Austin Osman SparePublisher: Ezreads Publications, LLCPublished: 01/04/2024Pages: 102Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...
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The World After Gaza: A HistoryFrom one of our foremost public intellectuals, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza that reframes our understanding of the ongoing conflict, its historical roots, and the fractured global response The postwar global order was in many ways shaped in response to the...
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The Work of Reconstruction: From Slave to Wage Laborer in South Carolina 1860-1870In their efforts to achieve freedom, ex-slaves mounted a dual struggle to elude the personal domination of the old order and to blunt new coercions embedded in terms of emerging wage employment. This book draws on a rich documentary record to allow ex-slaves to...
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The Wisdom of the RomanticsExplore the transformative power of Romanticism--where emotion, imagination, and contradiction collide--through the eyes of its greatest thinkers and artists.The post-Enlightenment movement known as Romanticism is a messy period; so messy, in fact, that many scholars eschew any attempt to define it. In reaction to...
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The Visitations of Iraq to the Stations of InterlifeA travelogue of oft-visited spiritual gravesites of Baghdad and other locales of Iraq in the month of Rabi' al-Thani 1423 (June 2002), with a glimpse of the lives of some of the masters said to rest in those graves, their virtues and merits, and...
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The Victorians and the Holy Land: Adventurers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in the Lands of the BibleWhy were people in the Victorian age fascinated with the archaeological mysteries of the Holy Land? In this engaging study, Allan Chapman shows how the Holy Land took on new meaning for Europeans during the Victorian era. Previously, most Europeans had viewed the area...
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The Venetian Fa?adeThere are no books that focus on the unique artistic characteristics of the Venetian facade and its potential relevance to contemporary architectural and urban issues, as this book intends. This book is about architecture. It is not about history, although a bit of history...
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The U.S. Electoral CollegeWhat is the Electoral College? The Electoral College was a compromise reached about how the president should be elected. Some of the Founding Fathers wanted only Congress to vote for the president, while others felt it was important that the president be elected by...
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The U.S. CongressThe U.S. Congress is made of two houses. The Sensate gives every state an equal voice in representation while the House of Representatives allows states with a larger population a larger voice. This book explores the many roles that each house has and how...
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The Universal Way of Salvation in the Thought of AugustineThis work examines Augustine's critique of his Roman predecessors to reveal key aspects of Christ's mediation of the universal way of salvation.Porphyry of Tyre had noticed that Christianity can make a claim that pagan religion and pagan philosophy cannot: that all types of human...
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The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy"A first-rate journalist, Reid provides impressive evidence to support his hypothesis." --The Denver Post "A lively, thought-provoking book." --The Seattle TimesTo Americans accustomed to unilateralism abroad and social belt-tightening at home, few books could be more revelatory--or controversial--than this timely, lucid, and informative portrait...
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The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty"The Turcottes story is a remarkable one. For those who are interested in Canadian sports history, there are lots of moments in this book capturing the highs and lows of an incredible family!" -- Peter Mansbridge Finalist for the 2023 Dr. Tony Ryan Book...
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The Tragic Life of Lady Jane GreyExplores the life and tragic fate of Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day queen of England, examining her role amid the political chaos following King Edward VI's death and her contested claim to the throne.Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day queen is considered to be one...
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The track of the jew through the agesOne of the most characteristic and significant signs of the hostility of the Jews towards the Europeans is their hatred of Christianity. Rosenberg gives samples of this hatred from the Talmud as well as from the work called Toledot Yeshu which purports to give...
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The Time is Now!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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