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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Post Cards from Butte: A Vintage Post Card BookThe lore of Butte comes alive in these 23 color vintage postcards from the turn of the twentieth century historic Uptown Butte scenes, the mines, Columbia Gardens, and much more. 23 cards, reproduced from vintage postcards from the early 1900s. Enjoy as a book,...
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Point Line PlanePoint Line Plane is architectural theory, but written as narrative, full of intriguing vignettes, such as the fact that in Ancient Rome windows were fitted with slices of marble because glass was so expensive. It's written in a very Japanese form: a series of...
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Poetry Changes Lives: Daily Thoughts on Poetry and HistoryA daily page that provides a historical fact, linked to a well known poem and an inspirational thought or reflection. Poetry and history have always gone well together: history has often been recorded in verse and much poetry has been written about historical events....
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Poetry and the Built Environment: A Theory of the Flesh of ArtLike gardens, sculptures, paintings, and architecture, Fowler argues, poems are cultural artifacts designed to appeal to our divergent human bodies. As we move through the built environment, we draw on our achieved expertise in negotiating its complex instructions to us. So it is when...
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Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval WomenAn invaluable reassessment of what we think we know about the daily lives of women in medieval Europe. Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife charts the lives and times of four medieval women writers--Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress; Christine...
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Pittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City, 1750-1920Over 170 years, Pittsburgh rose from remote outpost to industrial powerhouse. With the formation of the United States, the frontier town located at the confluence of three rivers grew into the linchpin for trade and migration between established eastern cities and the growing settlements...
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Pillars of the American Century: FDR, Reagan, and the World They ShapedAuthor: Larry BumgardnerPublisher: Covenant BooksPublished: 08/23/2024Pages: 268Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61dISBN: 9798893094114
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Perfection: 400 Years of Women's Quest for BeautyA colourful account of women's health, beauty, and cosmetic aids, from stays and corsets to today's viral trends Victorian women ate arsenic to achieve an ideal, pale complexion, while in the 1790s balloon corsets were all the rage, designed to make the wearer appear...
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Palestine 1492: A Report BackAuthor: Linda QuiquivixPublisher: Wild Ox BooksPublished: 09/19/2024Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79dISBN: 9781737190035This title is not returnable
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Pacific Northwest Legends & LoreWith its sweeping vistas and rugged beauty, the Pacific Northwest is a natural setting for the extraordinary.Strange tales of paranormal phenomena and other wild stories thrive among the trees and waterways, including sightings of Bigfoot, werewolves, and other mysterious cryptids. Is there a curse...
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Out from the Shadows: Growing up with Holocaust Survivor ParentsAuthor: Willie HandlerPublisher: Amsterdam PublishersPublished: 11/09/2024Pages: 222Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51dISBN: 9789493322882
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Our White BoyJerry Craft has given us an engaging and finally touching book. It is a story of racial harmony in an era of racial distrust. I highly recommend it. -Larry McMurtry At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had...
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Our Science, Ourselves: How Gender, Race, and Social Movements Shaped the Study of ScienceWhen Christa Kuljian arrived on the Harvard College campus as a first-year student in the fall of 1980 with copies of Our Bodies, Ourselves and Ms. magazine, she was concerned that the women's movement had peaked in the previous decade. She soon learned, however,...
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One Maid's Mischief: Condensed EditionAuthor: George Manville FennPublisher: Collapsar ClassicsPublished: 10/22/2024Pages: 70Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.15dISBN: 9781608883424
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One Day in Afghanistan: Based On A True StoryAuthor: Eric DuetchmannPublisher: Timothy Roderick HolderPublished: 10/07/2024Pages: 270Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57dISBN: 9798868973161This title is not returnable
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Og (King of Bashan) - Papyrus, PapyriThe projected thirty-volume Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to the current state of knowledge on the background, origins, and development of the canonical texts of the Bible as they were accepted in Judaism...
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Northern Shadows: Canadians in Central AmericaMcFarlane shows how Canadians have connected to a region blessed with riches but often condemned to turmoil.Author: Peter McFarlanePublisher: Between the Lines(CA)Published: 06/01/1989Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780921284116About the AuthorPeter McFarlane is the author of three non-fiction books: "Northern Shadows"; "From Brotherhood to Nationhood"; and...
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Norse Magic & Runes: A Guide To The Magic, Rituals, Spells & Meanings of Norse Magick, Mythology & Reading The Elder Futhark RunesA snowy wind moves through the mountains encircling Arne and his son. But the winds will not reach them here, under the watchful eyes of their Gods...Welcome to The World of Norse Magic & RunesLet us take you back in time. When the Norse...
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No Idle Hands: The Social History of American KnittingAuthor: Anne L. MacDonaldPublisher: Random House Publishing GroupPublished: 04/07/1990Pages: 512Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 9.08h x 5.94w x 1.21dISBN: 9780345362537About the AuthorAnne L. Macdonald was for fifteen years chairperson of the history department of the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. She was the author...
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Nero: The biography of Rome's final Emperor, Myths and MurderNero's book delves into the complex and controversial reign of one of ancient Rome's most infamous figures. Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in AD 37, Nero ascended to the imperial throne at a young age, inheriting a legacy of power and intrigue within the Julio-Claudian...
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