History
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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History of the Descendants of William Kennedy and His Wife Mary or Marian Henderson: From 1730 to 1880, carried down by numbers. To which is added theHistory of the Descendants of William Kennedy and His Wife Mary or Marian Henderson - From 1730 to 1880, carried down by numbers. To which is added the meaning of the name Kennedy, with some facts connected with their history in Scotland and Ireland...
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History of the Brown County Minnesota Poor Farm 1870 to 1965: A precursor for public housing projectsForty years ago they didn't call it welfare. It was mother's pension, commissioners' relief, old age pension, or the county poor farm. The first three gave monthly payments or picked up bills for living expenses. But the last alternative meant a move to the...
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History of American HolidaysThis book reveals the overall connection between American holidays, history, culture, and patriotism. Each chapter presents an interesting home-spun account of the holiday's unique history and its ties to America's social and cultural fabric. History of American Holidays brings Americans together with inspirational and...
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Grades 5 - 9Historically, black colleges and universities were established to educate African American students when segregation laws prohibited them from attending the same schools as white students. Today, HBCU campuses and programs fulfill an ever-evolving mission that has allowed them to provide affordable education for diverse...
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Hidden History of the Toe River ValleyTales from North Carolina's high country.The Toe River winds its way past the peaks of Mount Mitchell and into the valley that bears its name. Mineral mines go back to the earliest days of Yancey County and encouraged some of the first settlers to...
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Hey You!: A Merchant Marine MemoirHey You!: A Merchant Marine Memoir invites you to step aboard and traverse the incredible life and career of Bob, a resilient soul who began his journey in the charming town of Nauvoo, Illinois. This compelling memoir delves into Bob's 50-year odyssey within the...
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Haunted Mining Towns of ArizonaSpectral miners and lingering spirits Once Arizona's biggest economic base, mines and the towns that sprang up around them can be found scattered across the state. Stories of paranormal encounters in places like Jerome, Bisbee and Prescott persist, while ghost towns are rumored to...
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Haunted TucsonWandering spirits, vengeful ghosts, and unexplained sightings in Tucson, Arizona. The benign, candle-carrying ghost of Mayor Levi Manning is reported to roam the halls of Manning House, while a frightening presence is said to lurk in the projectionist room at the Fox Theatre. In...
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Guts for Glory: The Story of Civil War Soldier Rosetta WakemanA dramatically illustrated biography of Private Rosetta "Lyons" Wakeman, the only soldier whose letters capture the Civil War from a woman's perspective. In 1862, the war between North and South showed no signs of stopping. In rural New York, nineteen-year-old Rosetta Wakeman longed for...
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Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo ArtistIn 1897, Gus embarked on a four-year career as a merchant seaman. While traveling the world, he discovered the art of tattooing, learning to tattoo from tribesmen in Java and Borneo who showed him how to use traditional handmade tools. By 1901, Gus reportedly...
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Gulf Oil: The First Fifty Years 1901-1951Author: Sidney Anton SwensrudPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 03/30/2013Pages: 34Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07dISBN: 9781258644567This title is not returnable
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Guderian 1941: The Barbarossa CampaignAn in-depth account of the advance of Heinz Guderian's Second Panzer Group across the central Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa.During the first few weeks of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Heinz Guderian's Second Panzer Group played a leading role,...
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Grotesque and Caricature: Leonardo to BerniniGrotesque and Caricature: Leonardo to Bernini examines these two genres across Renaissance and Early Modern Italy. Although their origins stem from Antiquity, it were Leonardo da Vinci's early teste caricate that injected fresh life into the tradition, greatly inspiring generations of artists. Critical among...
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Green Bay Murder & MayhemKnown for friendly people, traditional family values, and the Packers, Green Bay is a big city with a small-town feel. But resting beneath its welcoming demeanor is an underbelly of wickedness that has been there from its very formation. The city's downtown district rests...
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Great Lakes ShipwrecksAuthor: Michelle ParkinPublisher: Pogo BooksPublished: 01/01/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9798889966623Audience: Ages 9-12
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Governor William Bradford's Letter BookSir, -The enclosed ancient manuscript I found some years ago in a grocer's shop in this town, of whom I obtained it with a view of saving what remained from destruction. I lament extremely that a page has been torn out; and it gives...
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Gordon: the Career of Gordon of KhartoumA great British soldier This is the biography of one of the most famous soldiers of the Victorian age-Major-General Charles Gordon. Certainly he is now known as Gordon of Khartoum, but highly regarded in his own life time, he was to many also Chinese...
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Global Piracy: A Documentary History of Seaborne BanditryMany people in the western world maintain the contradictory notions that the pirates of old were romantic social bandits while their modern brethren are brutal thugs, thieves, and villains. In Global Piracy, James E. Wadsworth compiles and contextualizes a wealth of primary source documents...
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Glenview Naval Air StationIn 1923--just 20 years after the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk--a Naval Reserve aviation training program was established at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Originally, sea planes and a few small land-based planes were used for primary flight instruction. With the development...
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Germany Speaks: By 21 Leading Members of Party and StateIn 1938, a year before the outbreak of the Second World War, the German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop launched a campaign in Britain in order to reach not only a better understanding between the two nations, but to stress Germany's desire for peace....
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