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Homo erectus: The History of the Archaic Humans Who Left Africa and Formed the First Hunter-Gatherer Societies*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Most scientists believe the evolution of humans has a history as long as life itself. Anatomically modern humans and all other life that has existed on the planet first came about from the...
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Homo erectus: The History of the Archaic Humans Who Left Africa and Formed the First Hunter-Gatherer Societies*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Most scientists believe the evolution of humans has a history as long as life itself. Anatomically modern humans and all other life that has existed on the planet first came about from the...
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The Opium Wars and Sino-Japanese Wars: The History of the Conflicts that Ended China's Standing as a World Power*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts The 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned the globe, in one form or another. Its naval supremacy...
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Africa and Rome: The History and Legacy of the Roman Empire on the African Continent*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Among all the periods in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its most famous ruler, Cleopatra, may be the most well-known today. By the 4th century BCE, it appeared...
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Niels Bohr: The Life and Legacy of the Influential Atomic Scientist*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." - Niels Bohr Sticky, flaky pastries injected with generous dollops of custard or...
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The Rise of Constantinople: The Ancient History of the City that Became the Byzantine Empire's Capital*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "So the church has been made a spectacle of great beauty, stupendous to those who see it and altogether incredible to those who hear of it...Its breadth and length have...
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Max Planck: The Life and Legacy of the Influential German Physicist Who Pioneered Quantum Theory*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve." - Max Planck...
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The Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal: The History and Legacy of the War Crimes Trials against Japan after World War II*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary records *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "There were, I suppose, three possible courses: to let the atrocities which had been committed go unpunished; to put the perpetrators to death or punish them by executive action; or...
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The War Crimes Trials for World War II: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Japan's War Crimes Trials After the War*Includes pictures *Includes accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading At the end of World War II, the world was faced with some sobering statistics. With over 50,000,000 deaths when both military and civilian losses had been accounted for, the death...
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Blenheim Palace: The History and Legacy of the Only Non-Royal Palace in England*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading By the start of the 18th century, England had recovered from one of the most tumultuous periods in its history and was heading into the future with a new sense of unity. The...
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The Vikings in Greenland: The History of the Norse Expeditions and Settlements across Greenland*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingOver the centuries, the West has become fascinated by the Vikings, one of the most mysterious and interesting European civilizations. In addition to being perceived as a remarkably unique culture among its European...
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Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky: The Controversial Mobsters Who Worked with Lucky Luciano to Form the National Crime Syndicate*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In the last 70 years, a countless number of people have come across the grisly and morbidly fascinating crime scene photographs of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's murder. The photographs are as disconcerting as they...
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The Mezquita and Medina Azahara: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Most Famous Landmarks in Córdoba, Spain*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "To C rdoba belong all the beauty and ornaments that delight the eye or dazzle the sight. Her long line of Sultans form her crown of glory; her necklace is strung with the...
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A Guerra dos Cem Anos: A história da guerra mais famosa da Idade Média na Europa"Rei de Inglaterra, se voc n o fizer estas coisas, eu sou o comandante das for as armadas; e qualquer que seja o lugar que eu encontrar os seus homens na Fran a, eu f -los-ei fujir do pa s, se desejem ou n...
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The Mezquita and Medina Azahara: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Most Famous Landmarks in Córdoba, Spain*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "To C rdoba belong all the beauty and ornaments that delight the eye or dazzle the sight. Her long line of Sultans form her crown of glory; her necklace is strung with the...
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Henry Clay Frick: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad and Steel Magnate Who Became One of America's Most Famous Art Collectors*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Statistics are no substitute for judgment." - Henry Clay Frick The term robber baron has largely fallen into disuse in the 21st century but there was a time when it was a popular...
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The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Famous Holy Site in Toledo, Spain*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Bismila in the name of Allah]. Ahmad ibn Hadidi had this mosque erected using his own money requesting a reward in paradise for it from Allah. It was completed with...
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The Unification of Germany: The History and Legacy of the German Empire's Establishment*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading When invoking the term "German unification," many might initially think of the tumultuous period at the end of the 20th century when communist East Germany and democratic West Germany came...
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Jay Gould: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became America's Most Notorious Robber Baron*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "It was the custom when men received nominations to come to me for contributions, and I made them and considered them good paying investments for the company. In a Republican...
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The Second Sino-Japanese War: The History and Legacy of the Deadly Conflict that Lasted Through the End of World War II*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Though both nations modernized, and China far outweighed Japan in terms of men and materiel potential, the island nation handily won its first modern war. The conflict resulted in Japan's...
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