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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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Saying It Loud: 1966--The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights MovementMark Whitaker "writes with the eye of a journalist and ear of a poet" (The Boston Globe) to tell the story of the momentous year that redefined the civil rights movement as a new sense of Black identity, expressed in the slogan "Black Power,"...
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Santa Fe: A Modern History, 1880-1990From 1880, when the railroad reached Santa Fe, to the early 1990s, the city was transformed from a territorial outpost to a modern community. This book focuses on what changes over the past 110 years have meant to the city's inhabitants. The result is...
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Saint Valentine the Kindhearted: The History and Legends of God's Brave and Loving ServantWe celebrate Valentine's Day with flowers, candy, and cards for the people we love. But have you ever wondered why we do this on February 14? Learn all about Saint Valentine, a man whose life of kindness and love inspires us each year to...
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SAAB 92-96v4: The Complete StoryLaunched in 1949 as the 92 before evolving into the 93, 96 2-stroke and 96V4, this Saab was in production for thirty-one yearsAuthor: Lance ColePublisher: Crowood Press (UK)Published: 03/17/2023Pages: 208Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.16lbsSize: 10.31h x 8.35w x 0.79dISBN: 9780719840173About the AuthorLance Cole is the...
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Route 66 in IllinoisBetween the great cities of Chicago and St. Louis, there are 300 miles of adventure, history, culinary delights, and quirky attractions. This is the "Land of Lincoln" and roadside giants. There are cozy motels, cozy diners, and Cozy Dogs. Interstate 55 will speed travelers...
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Ross-Ade: Their Purdue Stories, Stadium, and LegaciesDave Ross (1871-1943) and George Ade (1866-1944) were trustees, distinguished alumni and benefactors of Purdue University. Their friendship began in 1922 and led to their giving land and money for the 1924 construction of Ross-Ade Stadium, now a 70,000 seat athletic landmark on the...
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Riding the Rough String: Reflections on the American WestProfiles, meditations, essays, and explorations...For more than forty years, Toby Thompson has been considering what it means to live and work in the American West. And now, with Riding the Rough String, a lifetime's worth of accomplishment is roped together under one cover. His...
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Rhode Island: A HistoryHigh atop the Rhode Island capitol in Providence, a bronze likeness of "The Independent Man" keeps watch over a state that historically has put the ideal of individual liberty before all others. Like many ideals, this one was freighted with many meanings. As the...
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Restoration Drama and the Idea of LiteratureFrom 1642 to 1660, live theater was banned in England. The market for printed books, however--including plays--flourished. How did this period, when plays could be read but not performed, affect the way drama was written thereafter? As Katherine Mannheimer demonstrates, the plays of the...
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Restoration Drama and the Idea of LiteratureFrom 1642 to 1660, live theater was banned in England. The market for printed books, however--including plays--flourished. How did this period, when plays could be read but not performed, affect the way drama was written thereafter? As Katherine Mannheimer demonstrates, the plays of the...
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Remembering the Days of SorrowBuoyed by the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, historians began reevaluating previously held beliefs of American slavery. Under particular scrutiny was the belief in slavery's paternalistic benevolence. Remembering the Days of Sorrow is not another attempt to revise this outdated perception...
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Religion and the Rise of Modern CultureReligion and the Rise of Modern Culture describes and analyzes changing attitudes toward religion during three stages of modern European culture: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic period. Louis Dupré is an expert guide to the complex historical and intellectual relation between religion...
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Red LodgeFrom enchanting downtown architecture to the spectacular Beartooth Highway, Red Lodge wears its vibrant history with pride. A coal-mining boom founded the city and attracted immigrant populations between 1895 and 1920. John "Liver-Eatin'" Johnston served as constable, and Buffalo Bill Cody, Calamity Jane, and...
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Rebirthing Lincoln, a Biography: Abe's Behavior From His Secret Birth In North Carolina To The War He Launched, Which Caused The Needless Deaths of OnBy rebirthing Abraham Lincoln, we can understand his behavior throughout his adult life and the true history of why he waged his war. Rebirthed, we accept that "Honest Abe" had, for decades been lying about the identity of his true father, Abraham Enloe, and...
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Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not TextualismA provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution. The relatively new judicial philosophy of textualism dominates the...
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Reading Love and RocketsLove and Rockets by Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario Hernandez is one of the greatest comic series ever created. However, running consistently for 40 years and encompassing a diverse array of characters, settings, and cultural influences, this literary universe can be daunting to explore. With...
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Race Traits And Tendencies Of The American Negro And Appreciation And Interest (1896)""Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro and Appreciation and Interest"" is a book written by Frederick Ludwig Hoffman in 1896. The book discusses the physical and mental characteristics of African Americans and their impact on society. Hoffman presents his views on the...
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Quest for Freedom: The Scots-Irish Presbyterian Rebellions for Political and Religious Freedom-- A HISTORY---- The core of this riveting story are the renowned Scottish philosophers(Luther, Calvin, Knox, Locke, Gillespie and Rutherford) and their belief in "Liberty of Conscience"upon which the principles of America's Constitutional law are founded. This shocking story of the Gillespie family and...
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Prophet, Priest, Prince, and the Already, Not YetUsing the enigmatic theological expression of P. T. Forsyth, TK Dunn explores how a holistic and comprehensive interpretation of the threefold office of Christ undermines three critical areas of dispensational theology: the literal hermeneutic, disdain for the church catholic, and a convoluted interpretation of...
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Price Hill Saloons and Much, Much More!Over the years, Price Hill, perhaps more than any other neighborhood in the Queen City, has been home to a large number of saloons. Germans, Irish, and other nationalities found places to congregate and talk about the news of the day while drinking beer....
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