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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The Saints' Everlasting Rest: or, A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in their Enjoyment of God in GloryThe classic text of Christian reverence by Richard Baxter is presented to the reader unabridged with all sixteen chapters, and the conclusion. Written by Baxter as he lay suffering from a serious illness, The Saints' Everlasting Rest may be interpreted both as a final...
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Lays of Ancient Rome: The Poetry and Songs of the Roman Peoples, Depicting Their Battles, Folk History and Gods (Hardcover)Thomas Babington Macaulay's excellent compendium of Roman narrative poetry consists of works both tragedian and dramatic, which were popular for centuries in Ancient Rome. An acclaimed compilation which has seldom left print since it was first published in 1842, Lays of Ancient Rome refers...
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Four Years In the Rockies: or, The adventures of Isaac P. RoseFour Years In the Rockies tells the story of Isaac P. Rose, who went from greenhorn to legendary trapper at the height of the fur-trade in the 1830s. His narrative features a who's who of early American West figures like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson...
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Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A HistoryFor the first time in over a century, a complete history of the U.P.-from prehistoric origins to the present-is available. Drawing on oral histories, newspapers, census data, archives and libraries, Russell M. Magnaghi has written the seminal history of a very "special place" as...
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General William Roy, 1726-1790: Father of the Ordnance SurveyWilliam Roy was a polymath and a visionary. His work established the path that would lead to the formation of the Ordnance Survey and to all of the paper-based and digital mapping products that we use today. His story - very much one of...
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Devils, Daggers & Death: Eyewitness accounts of French officers and soldiers during the Peninsular War (1807-1814)This second volume of translated French accounts and documents concern the Peninsular War. The conflict is considered one of the principal reasons that French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ultimately lost his dominion over Europe. The many officers, soldiers and French allies serving in this theatre...
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Sex and the Nazi Soldier: Violent, Commercial and Consensual Encounters During the War in the Soviet Union, 1941-45Sexual violence was a widespread reality during the war and the occupation in the Soviet Union: Wehrmacht soldiers and SS men made women and girls victims of sexual torture, committed rape and sexual enslavement. They also visited both 'secret' prostitutes and official military brothels,...
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Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History: Accommodation and MemoryThe second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, once reportedly exclaimed, 'I do not know how to treat Zoroastrians!' He and other Muslims encountered Zoroastrians during the conquest of Arabia but struggled to formulate a consistent policy toward the adherents of a religion that was...
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Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRIS Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths? Responding...
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Vintage Journal Woman with Crab, Two Alaskan BeautiesThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Woman with Crab, Two Alaskan Beauties, features a color photograph of a smiling brunette woman wearing a green bikini and holding a large crab. She is standing on her tiptoes at the end of a wooden dock...
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A Time of Terror: the Black Death in SydneyThis book is about how Bubonic Plague arrived and spread through parts of Australia in the period 1900-1925. In particular it concentrates on the epidemic of Plague which affected Sydney in 1900 and in the following years. The book examines the impact of Plague...
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Nature and Grace: Selections from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas2022 Reprint of 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This selection from Aquinas' magnum opus, the "Summa Theologica" covers the great Catholic philosopher's words on the nature of God, the nature of sin, and how God's...
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Words Of The King: The Illustrated Wisdom Of Cormac Mac AirtCormac Mac Airt has a hundred and one stories told in his name. They say he was suckled by a wolf as a babe. They say he stopped a castle from falling into the sea by telling a truth. They say he loved a...
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Combat ReadyTo celebrate the iconic album's fortieth anniversary this year, Clash aficionado and author Tim Satchwell, has updated his debut book, 'Combat Ready', all about the inspiration behind and making of The Clash's classic album 'Combat Rock'.This book is a treasure trove of information as...
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Battle of Britain: A Visual HistoryFirsthand accounts and more than one hundred and fifty photographs of the Battle of Britain from the archives of the Imperial War Museums. In the summer of 1940, the Nazi Blitzkrieg had blown through much of western Europe, seizing control of territory right up...
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Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and BeingAn electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave--from cells to human beings, ecosystems, the known universe and beyond--that profoundly reframes our understanding and illuminates our interconnectedness.Nothing in the universe is more complex than life. Throughout the skies, in oceans,...
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Those Who Made a Difference 3Those Who Made a Difference 3 features inspiring stories about extraordinary people. While there are plenty of villains who've had an impact, the author focuses on those who left the world a better place.The individuals highlighted include: Thomas Aquinas, who was declared patron of...
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Letters from Kentucky: My Search for Aunt CarrieIn 1912, Carrie D. Reaves, a young woman from a privileged family in South Carolina went to the mountains of Kentucky to teach in a mission school. While there she wrote letters to her family and to her college roommate. These letters describe her...
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Letters from Kentucky: My Search for Aunt CarrieIn 1912, Carrie D. Reaves, a young woman from a privileged family in South Carolina went to the mountains of Kentucky to teach in a mission school. While there she wrote letters to her family and to her college roommate. These letters describe her...
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Geschichte der KrimDie Ende Februar 2014 beginnende sog. Krim-Krise endete mit der Annexion der völkerrechtlich zur Ukraine gehörenden Halbinsel durch die Russländische Föderation. Dieses Ereignis machte nicht zuletzt der deutschsprachigen Öffentlichkeit deutlich, dass die Halbinsel Krim mehr oder weniger immer noch eine terra incognita für sie...
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