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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Ned Hanlan's Book of Rowing: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Little GiantEdward (Ned) Hanlan never wrote a book on rowing, but in an era when the sport was developing and gaining mass popularity worldwide, he was an innovator. People wrote constantly about Ned Hanlan, because of his dramatic impact on the sport. He was a...
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Native Lands: Culture and Gender in Indigenous Territorial ClaimsNative Lands analyzes the role of visual and literary culture in contemporary Indigenous campaigns for territorial rights. In the post-1960s era, Indigenous artists and writers have created works that align with the goals and strategies of new Native land-based movements. These works represent Native...
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Myth and the Making of History: Narrating Early China with Sarah AllanMyth and the Making of History examines the relationship between myth and history in early China, a topic that has been explored by American paleographer and scholar of ancient China Sarah Allan throughout her career. Allan has worked at a crucial and sensitive intersection,...
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Museum HeistsThis title focuses on museum heists and details the most daring ones through history, the crews that pulled them off, and the impact they had on the victims and world. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index....
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Murder on Perrin Run: A Historic Crime in Jefferson County, OhioLocal author Rena Glover Goss unfolds the intricacies of the murder that rocked Jefferson County. In 1899, the Cramblett and Gosnell families lived on Perrin RuAuthor: Rena Glover GossPublisher: History PressPublished: 10/07/2024Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.40dISBN: 9781467157117
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Muhammad in the Seminary: Protestant Teaching about Islam in the Nineteenth CenturyUncovers what Christian seminaries taught about Islam in their formative years Throughout the nineteenth century, Islam appeared regularly in the curricula of American Protestant seminaries. Islam was not only the focus of Christian missions, but was studied as part of the history of the...
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Muḥammad and His Followers in Context: The Religious Map of Late Antique ArabiaThis book surveys and analyzes changes in religious groups and identities in late antique Arabia, ca. 300-700 CE. It engages with contemporary and material evidence: for example, inscriptions, archaeological remains, Arabic poetry, the Qurʾān, and the so-called Constitution of Medina. Also, it suggests ways...
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Moons, Myths and Man: A ReinterpretationThis revolutionary book puts forth the idea that the moon was once a rogue planet that was captured by Earth's orbit in ancient times. Referred to as Luna by the author, this planetary body caused great havoc on our world in the process. The...
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Mob Rule in the Ozarks: The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921-1923On January 15, 1923, a crowd of more than a thousand angry men assembled in Harrison, Arkansas, near the headquarters of the M&NA Railroad, which ran through the heart of the Ozark Mountains. The mob was prepared to use any measure necessary to end...
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Missionaries and Resistance in Guatemala: The Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary during 'La Violencia'Catholic missionaries in the revolutionary movements of the 1970s and 1980s in Guatemala.In Guatemala, the 36-year armed conflict from 1960 to 1996 claimed 200,000 lives, over two per cent of the population, and displaced a million more. In the 1970s and the 1980s the...
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M Is for MichiganAuthor: Maria KernahanPublisher: Arcadia Children's BooksPublished: 10/07/2024Pages: 56Binding Type: Board BookISBN: 9781467197816Audience: Ages 9-12
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Migrations in Jordan: Reception Policies and Settlement StrategiesJordan currently hosts the second largest percentage of registered refugees in the world: three million out of its eleven million inhabitants. Its experience in hosting migrants and refugees precedes its independence in 1946, with the arrival of Circassians, Chechens, and Armenians from the late...
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Midrash Rabbah Genesis; Volume ISimon presents a comprehensive commentary on the book of Genesis, based on the Jewish Midrash tradition. This volume covers chapters 1-68 and includes rabbinic insights on creation, Adam and Eve, and the early generations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...
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Melbourne Moments: A compendium of fun facts and surprising stories from the 'marvellous' cityThis book celebrates some of the little-told and unusual stories in Melbourne's evolution from a few houses on the banks of the Yarra river to today's bustling metropolis.Unsolved heists, a disappearing hill, a hidden creek, the big 'bad beer' panic, a killer elephant, a...
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Medford Through the LensMedford has a rich history, beginning with the original Quaker settlers in the late 1600s. In 1847, state legislators divided Evesham Township, creating Medford. At the time of its incorporation, Medford Township included the communities of Fostertown, Crossroads, Medford Village, Cross Keys, Chairville, Flyat,...
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Medals, Ribbons and Unit Awards of the U. S. Army VietnamWelcome to the most complete guide on military medals, ribbons, and unit awards of the Viet Nam War. These awards hold significant importance to the American soldiers who served during the Vietnam War as well as for their families and friends. This book not...
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Mata Hari: The biography of an Exotic Dutch Courtesan and World War I spyDelve into the captivating life of Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, better known as Mata Hari, in this gripping biography. Born on August 7, 1876, Mata Hari, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan, rose to infamy during World War I when she was accused and convicted...
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?Matad a los mejores Gentiles!ASISTIMOS hoy en el escenario mundial a una tragedia de enormes proporciones: la destrucci?n calculada de la Raza Blanca y de la incomparable cultura que representa. Europa, antigua fortaleza de Occidente, est? ahora invadida por hordas de no-blancos y mestizos. Lo mismo ocurre en...
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Massachusetts StreetLocal historian Robert C. Dinsdale, MD, searched more than 30,000 photographs to bring forth a time-travel tale of the founding, building, and full expression of what makes Mass Street one of the most beloved main thoroughfares in the country.Author: Robert C. DinsdalePublisher: Arcadia Publishing...
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Making of the CreedsIn lucid and non-technical prose, Young demonstrates how and why the two most familiar Christian creeds - the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed - came into being. She describes how creeds originated in instruction before baptism and have their roots in the New...
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