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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Kinauvit?: What's Your Name? the Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for Her GrandmotherFrom the winner of the 2021 Governor General's Award for literature, a revelatory look into an obscured piece of Canadian history: what was then called the Eskimo Identification Tag System In 2001, Dr. Norma Dunning applied to the Nunavut Beneficiary program, requesting enrolment to...
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Afterglow: Ministerial Fire and Chinese Ecological MedicineInspired by personal observations of the climate crisis, as well as health issues from patients involving ministerial fire, this text dives into the concepts of ming men and ministerial fire - core concepts of Chinese medical diagnosis and treatment. This book will assist practitioners...
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Water in a Thirsty Land"Water in a Thirsty Land" is a chronicle of Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy's 1874 to 1881 sojourn as a medical missionary in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and New Mexico Territory, compiled by his daughter Ruth R. Ealy, and privately issued in a limited edition of...
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Heavenly Homos, Etc: Queer Icons from LGBTQ Life, Religion and HistorySaints and heroes of the LGBTQ community come alive through bold artwork in "Heavenly Homos, Etc" by Dutch priest Jan Haen. He paints diverse people of faith, courage, and love who can inspire readers with new models of queer holiness. The clear, concise style...
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The History and Evolution of the North American Wildlife Conservation ModelThis book explains how six policies collectively called the North American Wildlife Conservation Model (NAWCM), put in place around the turn of the twentieth century, saved numerous iconic big game species from extinction. Rigid adherence to the NAWCM, however, especially its ban on the...
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Watteau - Kolonial: Herrschaft, Handel Und Galanterie Im Frankreich Des Régence(Bilingual Edition: English / German): What were the early visions of Empire in Regency France? The book offers a interpretation of Jean-Antoine Watteau's Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera (1717) by framing it in the context of French colonial expansion in the years of...
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Enslaved: The Sunken History of the Transatlantic Slave TradeA riveting and illuminating exploration of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to reclaim the stories of their ancestorsFrom the writers behind the acclaimed documentary series Enslaved, starring Samuel L. Jackson, comes a rich and revealing narrative of the...
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The Enigma of Modern ItalyForget the sunshine and pasta image of Italy, and discover a world of dark forces that conspire to undermine a vulnerable democracy. Following their defeat in World War Two, the Italians set about restoring their shattered country to create the 'economic miracle' of the...
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Wake Up Black People: The Status Of African American Communities, Past, and Present!Why are so many of us Black Americans afraid to accept the blame for our own peril? Yes, we have been victims of systemic racism, poverty, wealth inequality, and police violence, but we have also caught ourselves in patterns which contribute to our demise....
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Making it Up: The Vassar Class of '65 on the Cusp of ChangeMaking It Up: The Vassar Class of '65 on the Cusp of Change examines the lives of a collection of girls born in wartime, raised in the 1950s to be good wives and mothers, who graduated from Vassar College in 1965 to find a...
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Db Cooper: The Untold Story of a Daredevil Hijacker (Chasing the Last Lead in America's Only Unsolved Skyjacking)The media epithet was used to refer to the man responsible for hijacking a boeing 727 aircraft on november 24th of 1971. The aircraft was taken in flight between portland, oregon and seattle, washington. The final destination for the flight was the seattle-tacoma international...
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Napoleon Bonaparte: One Of The Most Outstanding Military Leaders In History (The True Story Of The Life & Time Of Napoleon Bonaparte)Do You Want To Learn More About The Great Military Leader Napoleon BonaparteSince The Beginning Of Time There Have Always Been Leaders To Emerge From The Masses, And A Few Rise To Such Prominence, That Long After They Have Departed The Battlefield Of Life,...
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Fead: A Taste of Home in Norfolk CountyFEAD is a delightful reference on seasonal cooking that celebrates the bounty of fresh foods in Norfolk County. It will carry you through the four seasons as Autumn Ongaro shares the stories and histories of many farms and crafts their treasured ingredients into seasonal...
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The Carpathians, the Hutsuls, and Ukraine: An Environmental HistoryThis book examines the relationship between Ukraine's Galician Hutsuls and the Carpathian landscape between 1848 and 1939. The author analyzes the intersections of ecology and culture in the history of the Carpathian Mountains, with a focus on the region's economy and biodiversity.Author: Anthony J....
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The Guardians of Concepts: Political Languages of Conservatism in Britain and West Germany, 1945-1980National and transnational debates in Britain and Germany surrounding the meaning of the word "conservative" continue to have far-reaching political consequences. After 1945, even while the term was an accepted part of the political vocabulary of Great Britain, in the Federal Republic of Germany...
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Legendary Patterns in Late Antique Biography: The Parallel Lives of Ardashir I and Constantine the GreatIn an examination of the legendary biographies of Constantine I and Ardashir I A Memorial in the World argues that the two share a literary heritage and that both were created to serve a similar purpose.Author: Matthew O'FarrellPublisher: BrillPublished: 11/03/2022Pages: 280Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9789004523760This...
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Miles From Home: Evacuees In Timberscombe During The Second World WarOn the first weekend of September 1939, just before Britain declared war on Germany, 1.5 million British schoolchildren and mothers with children under the age of five were evacuated by train from the large cities most likely to be attacked. They were billeted in...
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On Guerilla Warfare: Mao Tse-Tung On Guerilla Warfare2022 Hardcover Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. In 1937, Mao was in retreat after ten years of battling the Nationalist troops of Chiang Kai-shek. During this period, he wrote a succinct pamphlet that...
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Vintage Journal Alaska Travel PosterThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Alaska Travel Poster, features a blue, black, and white illustration of a totem pole in Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your next trip, writing...
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Vintage Journal Indigenous Women on Kings Island, AlaskaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Indigenous Women on Kings Island, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photo of two Indigenous Women in native dress on Kings Island, Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion...
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