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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Cycling in ChicagoIn the late 19th and early 20th century, Chicago was the center of bicycle manufacturing in the United States. As an early industrial and transportation center, two-thirds of all bicycles manufactured in the United States were from Chicago--it was the Detroit of bike manufacturing....
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Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World: Trends, Themes, and IssuesThis book presents an intellectual history of today's Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims. Focusing on the period from roughly the late 1960s to the first decade...
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Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great LakesUnable to achieve sustained military success in the Civil War, the Confederacy tried a daring strategy in 1864--commando-style raids into northern states from Canada. Taking advantage of the undefended border, rebels hit targets along the Great Lakes, where growing antiwar sentiment was an election-year...
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Commentary on the Birds"COMMENTARY ON THE BIRDS is an eco-geopolitical hybrid narrative created from Jed Munson's field work, field notes, criticism, and memoir. As a biracial Korean American, Munson's navigation route to and from the DMZ on the Korean peninsula is often disjointed and disparate, yet such...
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Cobra: A Pictorial and Poetic RevolutionA magnifcent introduction to the Cobra art movement With French as its working language, Cobra was pretty much the last truly European movement within Modernism. The group's anarchic story is not just an important strand in art history -- it remains as lively as...
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Civil War Soldiers of Edgar County, Illinois: Harrison and William NayCivil War Soldiers of Edgar County, Illinois: Harrison and William Nay tells the story of two brothers who served in the Civil War and wrote home to their sister from their places of duty. One was young, single, and a volunteer in 1862. The...
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Cinematic Guerrillas: Propaganda, Projectionists, and Audiences in Socialist ChinaHow might cinema make revolution and mobilize the masses? In socialist China, the film exhibition network expanded from fewer than six hundred movie theaters to more than a hundred thousand mobile film projectionist teams. Holding screenings in improvised open-air spaces in rural areas lacking...
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Churchill's Few: The Battle of BritainMore than eighty years after the Battle of Britain this vivid and dramatic book tells the story, in their own words, of six brave young men who fought courageously in the skies above England to prevent Hitler's invasion of Britain.This thin blue line in...
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Chicago's Soldier FieldLocated on scenic Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Soldier Field was designed in 1919 and opened on October 9, 1924, as Municipal Grant Park Stadium. The stadium--modeled in the Greco-Roman architectural tradition with classic Doric colonnades--was designed by the Chicago architecture firm Holabird and...
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Chicago's MansionsThroughout Chicago, historic mansions built by legendary architects were the homes to characters just as great and whose impact is still felt today.Chicago is known throughout the world for its architecture. Although many people are familiar with the city's skyscrapers and public buildings, they...
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Cherokee History and the Spirit FamilyThoroughly researched and eloquently told by author and Spirit family descendant James Barnes, this resonant, non-fiction history showcases the amazing resiliency of a people who refuse to let suffering keep them from maintaining joy, love, and cultural identity. Follow the Spirit family from 1826-1910,...
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ChernobylThis title will help readers understand the causes, timeline, and aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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Charlie Chaplin and the Nazis: The Long German Campaign Against the ArtistUntil recently, it was assumed that the Nazis agitated against Chaplin from 1931 to 1933, and then again from 1938, when his plan to make The Great Dictator became public. This book demonstrates that Nazi agitation against Chaplin was in fact a constant from...
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Charles Darwin y la Teoría de la Selección NaturalEn 1859, Charles Darwin reveló al mundo una teoría tan controvertida que sacudió los cimientos mismos de la ciencia y la teología.Investigada y creada en las Islas Galápagos mismas, esta novela gráfica histórica, geográfica y científicamente precisa explica la teoría de Darwin en un...
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Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations ForeverFor readers of The Making of the Atomic Bomb and Code Girls, who want stories about the tech behind military successes and the maverick groups that generate historic innovations This is the previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers--men and women--who exposed...
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Ceremonial Time Ceremonial Time: Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile"Ceremonial time" occurs when past, present, and future can be perceived simultaneously. Experienced only rarely, usually during ritual dance, this escape from linear time is the vehicle for John Mitchell's extraordinary writing. In this, his most magical book, he traces the life of a...
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Cattle Kings of TexasThis book comprises a fascinating and authentic look into the lives of some of the richest and most private ranches in Texas. This is a book that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in the historical singularity that is Texas, offering its...
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Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting CitizenshipIn Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting Citizenship, Yvonne Daniel provides a sweeping cultural and historical examination of diaspora dance genres. In discussing relationships among African, Caribbean, and other diasporic dances, Daniel investigates social dances brought to the islands by Europeans and Africans, including...
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Calvin's Tormentors: Understanding the Conflicts That Shaped the ReformerThis book offers a unique approach to Calvin by introducing the individuals and groups who, through their opposition to Calvin's theology and politics, helped shape the Reformer, his theology, and his historical and religious legacy. Respected church historian Gary Jenkins shows how Calvin had...
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Business LawThis book is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the principles of business law. It covers a wide range of legal issues including contracts, negotiable instruments, agency and employment law, property law, and bankruptcy law. The book provides clear explanations of legal concepts and...
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