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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Ancient Western Asia Beyond the Paradigm of Collapse and Regeneration (1200-900 Bce): Proceedings of the Nyu-Psl International Colloquium, Paris InstiNew results and interpretations challenging the notion of a uniform, macroregional collapse throughout the Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean Ancient Western Asia Beyond the Paradigm of Collapse and Regeneration (1200-900 BCE) presents select essays originating in a two-year research collaboration between New York University...
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Ancient Greece: An Illustrated HistoryAn authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, fully illustrated throughout.Author: Nigel RodgersPublisher: Lorenz BooksPublished: 08/01/2017Pages: 512Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 5.20lbsSize: 8.90h x 11.40w x 1.50dISBN: 9780754833574
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Ancient fragments, containing what remains of the writings of Sanchoniatho, Berossus, Abydenus, Megasthenes, and Manetho: also the Hermetic Creed, theThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security StateA gripping history that spans law, international affairs, and top-secret technology to unmask the tension between intellectual property rights and national security. At the beginning of the twentieth century, two British inventors, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, became fascinated by a major military question:...
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Amplifications of Black Sound from Colonial Mexico: Vocality and BeyondThinkers like W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Gilroy have long championed sound as an affective register of Black subjectivity, particularly in the African Atlantic. Prior studies in this vein focus on Anglophone or Caribbean contexts, a tendency that furthers Mexico's marginalization within...
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American Experimental Fighters of WWII: The Pursuit of ExcellenceDuring World War II, America's air arms fielded some superlative fighters such as the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang and Vought F4U Corsair. The large numbers of these excellent fighters produced by the US aircraft industry made a significant contribution to the...
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Amache: The Story of Japanese Internment in Colorado During World War IIThroughout its history, America has often been guilty of inflicting the very injustices it has tried to exterminate. One such period came in the first stages of the second world war when Americans, seized by the fear that they might become victims of fifth-column...
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A Little Girl in Auschwitz: A Heart-Wrenching True Story of Survival, Hope and LoveAuthor: Lidia MaksymowiczPublisher: Pan PublishingPublished: 01/07/2025Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781529094404About the AuthorLidia Maksymowicz has shared her story in the Auschwitz museum, which she visits every year. It was also the focus of a documentary by the Italian Association 'La Memoria Viva'. Paolo Rodari was...
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Afternoon PrayersAn essential worker in Israel writes of day-to-day life in the first year of the pandemic. Walking through empty streets, navigating mazes of masks, lockdowns, and ever-changing regulations, he chronicles the uncertain fates of his city's people and businesses, his family's experiences in assisted...
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A Cultural History of America's Scots Irish: From Border Reivers of the Anglo-Scottish Border to Mountaineers in AppalachiaWho are we? When this question refers to America, the answer must include America's Scots Irish. Consider, theirs was one of only four main cultures present at America's founding, and as will be posited, their culture came to dominate the American South. Furthermore, one...
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Actors Carved and Cast: Netherlandish Sculpture of the Sixteenth CenturyPainting has long dominated discussions of Netherlandish art. Yet in the sixteenth century sculpture was held in considerably higher regard than painting, especially in foreign lands. This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive study of sixteenth-century Netherlandish sculpture, and it opens an important...
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Abortion Pills: Us History and PoliticsThis is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of abortion pills in the United States. Public intellectual and lawyer Carrie N. Baker shows how courageous activists waged a decades-long campaign to establish, expand, and maintain access to abortion pills. Weaving their voices...
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Abortion Pills: Us History and PoliticsThis is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of abortion pills in the United States. Public intellectual and lawyer Carrie N. Baker shows how courageous activists waged a decades-long campaign to establish, expand, and maintain access to abortion pills. Weaving their voices...
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Aboriginal Myths, Legends & FablesAboriginal Myths, Legends amp; Fables presents a wealth of poetic and imaginative tales from Aboriginal cultural heritage. While retelling the stories simply, this book captures the mystical bonds that exist between Aboriginal people, their environment and the spirit life of the Dreamtime. Each story...
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'70s Chicagoland Rock ConcertsA Portal to Rock 'N' Roll HistoryDuring the 1970s, Chicagoland venues hosted an eclectic mix of legendary rock 'n' roll acts that thrilled audiences. Fans flocked to historic venues like the Auditorium Theater, International Amphitheatre, Arie Crown Theatre, Kinetic Playground and B'Ginnings to forge...
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1812: Rediscovering Chesapeake Bay's Forgotten WarREDISCOVER THE FORGOTTEN WAR From the creation of "The Star Spangled Banner" to Uncle Sam, the War of 1812 left a lasting legacy. The true story of that war is largely forgotten today. This book sets out to explore America's Second War of Independence...
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12 Elephants and a Dragon: A Memoir of Survival and the Kindness of StrangersAuthor: VI Tu Banh, Marie Beswick ArthurPublisher: Ingenium BooksPublished: 10/25/2024Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55dISBN: 9781990688263
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Your Loving Son, Ty: A World War II Story of Hope and Horror in the PacificMadsen "Ty" Cobb Kokjer grew up in a small city in the middle of Nebraska. Halfway through college in 1940, he chose the adventure of becoming an Army Air Corps pilot. This book is the memoir he might have written about the war he...
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X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries'Fascinating' GREG JENNER'I couldn't put it down' JANINA RAMIREZ'Fabulous' NATALIE HAYNES'Alive with the spirit of adventure' RANULPH FIENNES'If you love Indiana Jones, this is the real thing' DAN SNOW Ancient shipwrecks in crystal seas, mythical princesses preserved in ice and astonishing lost rituals -...
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Wright Brothers: National Memorial, North CarolinaKitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills are American place names that will live in History. Here Wilbur and Orville Wright, two unassuming brothers with a passion for advancing aeronautical knowledge, and the willingness to undertake a scientific adventure, made the worlds first successful flight...
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