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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French Art Song: History of a New Music, 1870-1914A ground-breaking study of the musical and literary priorities, professional practices and creative interactions that shaped one of the most adventurous artforms of the Belle Époque. French art song, or mélodie, was one of the most radical and exploratory artforms of the late nineteenth...
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Vintage Journal Totem Poles, Ft. WrangellThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Totem Poles, Ft. Wrangell, features a hand-tinted photograph of two totem poles at Ft. Wrangell, 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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The Illusions of ProgressThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...
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Studia PindaricaThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...
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Erasmus of the Low CountriesFew historical figures have been more important in modeling the ideal of impartial critical scholarship than Erasmus of Rotterdam (1469-1536). Yet his critical scholarship, though beholden to no one, was not dispassionate. James Tracy shows how Erasmus the scholar sought through his writings to...
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River Thames Dockland Heritage: London Bridge to GreenwichLondon's docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became rife. Dock systems were built on both sides of the Thames.The largest group, 'The...
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Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck, and WarwickOn August 22, 1485, Henry Tudor emerged from the Battle of Bosworth victorious. His disparate army vanquished the forces of Richard III and, according to Shakespeare over a century later, brought 'smooth-faced peace, with smiling aplenty and fair prosperous days' back to England. Yet,...
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The Dublin Railway Murder: The Sensational True Story of a Victorian Murder MysteryA thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station. Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten,...
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Guizhou: Inside the Greatest Christian Revival in HistoryGod's Mighty Acts in ChinaGuizhou, which means "Precious State," is home to more than 80 distinct tribes among the province's 35 million people. God has powerfully reached several of these groups, but others still wait to hear of the Savior of the world. Guizhou includes...
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Onto Center Stage: The Biblical WomanThe Biblical narrative is usually very terse and cryptic. Over the millennia, Jewish scholars often painted a patriarchal picture with women "in their place." Yes, ancient Middle Eastern society was patriarchal, but matriarchs had power as well. Yes, kings ruled, but the king's mother...
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Covid 19 EchoesA must read. The heart piercing story of Covid 19 which we all are experiencing and so much more. What the world has gone through from March 2020. This book is to educate people on this virus that is covering the city, the province,...
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The Many Worlds of American CommunismThis book explores the multifaceted dimensions that make up the American communist movement from its early years in the 1920s to its peak in the years leading up to World War II. The author argues that in order to effectively understand a social movement,...
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Ageing in Medieval Jewish CultureThis is a seminal study of cultural attitudes to old age among Jews of the medieval Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions. Rigorously researched and accessibly written, it will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines as well as to the broader public. While...
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BP Shipping Pictorial: The Golden Years 1945-1975This is an in-depth appraisal of the 30-year post Second World War period that covered significant changes in the history of British Petroleum Shipping. These major changes were vital to the development of the company's fleet from modest 12,000 summer deadweight tonnage vessels to...
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David Batchelor - ConcretosThroughout his international career spanning more than thirty years, artist and writer David Batchelor has long been preoccupied with color. "Colour is not just a feature of [my] sculpture or painting," he notes, "but its central and overriding subject." This new publication is devoted...
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The Day the Towers Fell: The Story of September 11, 2001Maureen Crethan Santora began working in the New York City Public School System in 1967. She was an early childhood teacher for over 25 years. She took time off to raise her four children. Christopher, her only son, who entered the Fire Academy to...
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Breve Historia de Los AztecasA historical journey through the most outstanding aspects of Aztec art and society. The history of their gods, their temples, customs, myths... Un recorrido histórico por los aspectos del arte y la sociedad azteca más destacados. La historia de sus dioses, sus templos, costumbres,...
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All but One: Saga of the Abducted Putman Children of Gonzales TexasALL BUT ONE is a 19th Century account of the Putman children of Gonzales, Texas, who were kidnapped by Comanche's, and their father's relentless search to find and bring them home.Spanning four decades-the 1820s to 1860s-this dramatic novel, rich in historical detail, begins with...
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NorthwoodThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...
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Chester's StoriesChester's Stories is a historical work recounting the memories of a Chicago native named Chester Mocek as he shared them with his sons and his grandchildren. These stories span segments of time from 1935 to 1945. The book features descriptive tales of Chester's life...
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