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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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World War II Auschwitz: A History From Beginning to EndWorld War II AuschwitzAuschwitz is a monument to the barbaric inhumanity of the Nazi regime. It is the site where more than one million people were systematically tortured and killed in support of Adolf Hitler's determination to eradicate entire populations that he viewed as...
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Working on the WaterThere are many ways of making a living. Some people work on the water by catching fish, crabs, and clams. Around the Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva Peninsula, these people are called watermen. This book teaches children about the work of a waterman from Chincoteague...
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Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite EmpireFirst published in 1926, Drusilla Dunjee Houston (a self-taught historian), describes the origin of civilization and establishes links among the ancient Black populations in Arabia, Persia, Babylonia, and India. In each case she concludes that the ancient Blacks who inhabited these areas were all...
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Women of Science: 100 Inspirational LivesWomen have played a vital role in scientific discovery, although at times their participation has gone unrecognised. Their scholarly research and discoveries have provided a rich tapestry to add to the scientific endeavours of the world. It is important that these women be viewed...
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Wolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSS AlabamaThe electrifying story of Raphael Semmes and the CSS Alabama, the Confederate raider that destroyed Union ocean shipping and took more prizes than any other raider in naval history. In July, 1862, Semmes received orders to take command of a secret new British-built steam...
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Wittenberg (1517-1522): Diskussions-, Aktionsgemeinschaft Und StadtreformationUlrich Bubenheimer rekonstruiert die dramatischen Vorgange der fruhen Wittenberger Reformation auf breiter Quellenbasis und unter Nutzung z.T. bisher unbekannter Quellen. Dabei arbeitet er heraus, dass die vielfaltigen Interaktionsprozesse zwischen den fuhrenden Wittenberger Theologen, den Institutionen der Stadt, des Allerheiligenstiftes und der Universitat in der...
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Without Bugle or Drum: The Battles of Vaught's Hill and Snow Hill, TennesseeThe year 1862 found the Federal army winning throughout much of the heart of the western Confederacy - western and middle Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana. And yet during March 1863 there was growing tension in the fog of war in Middle Tennessee,...
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Wissenschaft Und Diplomatie: Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Im Feld Der Internationalen Politik (1945-2000)Wissenschaftsdiplomatie gilt neuerdings als Hoffnungstrager in der Bewaltigung der globalen Herausforderungen der internationalen Politik. Zugleich ruckt das Zusammenspiel von Wissenschaft und Diplomatie wahrend des Kalten Krieges in den Fokus der Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft verfolgte hier eine eigene Agenda. Nach der verbrecherischen Teilhabe ihrer Vorgangerin,...
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Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and MeInspiring stories of celebrities and locals who made their presence known in Wisconsin Discover intriguing true tales of legends and trailblazers who left their mark on Wisconsin's history and communities, including the Beatles, Georgia O'Keeffe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Harrison Ford, Joni Mitchell, Abraham Lincoln, Oprah...
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Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended ConsequencesEssays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as...
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Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Matter: 25 Years of Historical Research for JusticeWith a personal and narrative style, preeminent educational historian Marybeth Gasman presents her research pertaining to HBCUs conducted over her 25-year career. In addition to conducting historical and large-scale qualitative studies related to HBCUs, Gasman has also served as a board of trustee member...
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Why Do They Kill Our People?: Russia's War Against Ukraine as Told by UkrainiansThis book is a collection of stories from witnesses and victims of Russian war atrocities that occurred in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion that started in 2022. It contains first-hand stories of killings, illegal detentions, torture, and heavy bombardments of the civilian settlements...
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Who's Your Founding Father?: Discovering the Mecdec in the True Cradle of American IndependenceA centuries-old secret document unravels the origin story of America and reveals the intellectual crime of the millennia in this epic dive into our country's history to discover the first, true Declaration of Independence, signed May 20, 1775--published in paperback for the 250th anniversary...
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When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American FashionNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza. - "Ms. Satow's carefully researched book is compulsively readable: I found myself dashing...
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When Secrets Come to Life: The Hauntings of Everyday People in ConnecticutExplores the haunting experiences of everyday people in Connecticut and the challenges of paranormal investigations.Legitimate paranormal investigations proceed slowly, with time as a consideration for the suffering of the people involved, and knowledge of how carefully one must proceed in these matters. This ensures...
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When Heaven and Earth Collide: Racism, Southern Evangelicals, and the Better Way of JesusWhen Heaven and Earth Collide is an investigation into what went wrong in the American South in regard to race and religion--and how things can be and are being made right. Why, in a land filled with Christian churches, was there such racial oppression...
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What's in a Divine Name?: Religious Systems and Human Agency in the Ancient MediterraneanDivine Names are a key component in the communication between humans and gods in Antiquity. Their complexity derives not only from the impressive number of onomastic elements available to describe and target specific divine powers, but also from their capacity to be combined within...
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What Is The Y.m.c.a.?: A Study In The Essential Nature Of The Young Men's Christian AssociationThis 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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Western Africa and Cabo Verde, 1790s-1830s: Symbiosis of Slave and Legitimate TradesAuthor: George E. BrooksPublisher: AuthorhousePublished: 12/08/2010Pages: 292Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66dISBN: 9781452088709This title is not returnable
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Werla 4Die Gesamtanalyse Werlas verknupft die Auswertung der Altgrabungen von 1934-1939 und 1957-1964 mit gezielten Nachgrabungen und minimal-invasiven Sondagen. Sie erlaubt Aussagen zur Bedeutung ihrer Architektur, ihrer Funktion als Wirtschaftszentrum, zu Grundung, Blutezeit und Aufgabe der Pfalz um die Mitte des 11. Jhs. und ihrer...
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