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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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Qu Yuan and the Chuci: New ApproachesIn this volume, leading scholars of early Chinese literature offer new, multi-faceted research on the ancient anthology Lyrics of Chu (Chuci). Through meticulous textual analysis, richly annotated translations, and theoretical reflection, they challenge millennia-old assumptions about China's arch-poet Qu Yuan (ca. 300 BCE), his...
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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung: The Little Red BookAre you ready to embark on a transformative journey into the mind of one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century? Look no further than "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung," a book that has left an indelible mark on history, and it's...
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Queens of the Age of ChivalryPacked with dramatic true stories from one of European history's most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five vividly rendered queens of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England between 1299 and 1409."A thorough and illuminating survey of the Plantagenet dynasty."--Publishers Weekly...
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Quaker Women, 1800-1920: Studies of a Changing LandscapeThis collection investigates the world of nineteenth-century Quaker women, bringing to light the issues and challenges Quaker women experienced and the dynamic ways in which they were active agents of social change, cultural contestation, and gender transgression in the nineteenth century.New research illuminates the...
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Quaker Quicks: Rufus Jones and the Presence of GodRufus Jones was a Quaker giant of the 20th century. Charismatic and controversial, he reshaped the way many Quakers thought about the relationship between God and humans. Rufus Jones and the Presence of God traces Jones' life from adventurous farm boy to much-loved college...
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Probate Records of South Carolina, Volume #2.By: Brent Holcomb, Pub. 1978, Reprinted 2023, 330 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-053-5.The author, Brent Holcomb, has abstracted three books that represent a guide to the intestate (and some testate) records of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of South Carolina. These three volumes cover the...
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Prehistory for Kids: Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal AgeBehold - an easy, child friendly approach to prehistory that will quench their thirst for knowledge!Is your little one really curious about prehistoric stuff and you are searching for an engaging way to relay all the essential information regarding prehistory to them in a...
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Popular Protest in Palestine: The History and Uncertain Future of Unarmed ResistancePopular Protest in Palestine provides an overview and analysis of the role and significance of unarmed civil resistance in the Palestinian national movement. Marwan Darweish and Andrew Rigby focus on the contemporary popular resistance movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, prefaced by a historical...
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Pop ArtReaders will enjoy uncovering the secrets, stories, and meaning behind Pop art. The title will also introduce famous Pop art artists such as Andy Warhol and famous works like the LOVE statue in New York City. This series is at a Level 3 and...
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Poles in India 1942-1948: Second World War StoryThis Indian adventure is intrinsically linked to World War II: after the deportations to the Soviet Union a group of Poles found safe refuge in India, where they would stay until the end of the War, hoping to return to their own country. Unfortunately...
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Poisoning the Wells: Antisemitism in Contemporary AmericaIn twenty-first century America, antisemitism is on the rise, especially on the extreme left, the radical right, and within political Islamism. Expressions of this oldest hatred are also increasingly prevalent in popular culture, where they are spread by politicians, entertainers and celebrities, the media,...
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Plague and Public Health in Early Modern SevilleThis study of sixteenth-century Seville offers a new perspective on how early modern cities adapted to living with repeated epidemics of plague. Plague and Public Health in Early Modern Seville offers a reassessment of the impact of plague in the early modern era, presenting...
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Pigeon River Country: A Michigan ForestThe long awaited new edition of a classic offers memories, myths, and meanings of the largest contiguous piece of wild land in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. This updated edition explores more deeply why and how the outdoors moves and compels us. It's a book about...
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Photo, Phyto, Proto, NitroPhoto: to do with light. Phyto: plants and flowers. Proto: the first, the original. Nitro: it blows up.From Troy to Hiroshima, Crimea to the nuclear Nevada desert, we make our tracks over the war-scratched globe, and when we reach a ruin or a destination...
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Pathway to the Stars: 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air ForcePathway to the Stars takes readers on a remarkable journey spanning one hundred years of the Royal Canadian Air Force. This beautifully illustrated book shares the rich history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on its 100th anniversary. Produced in partnership with the...
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Palestinian Music in Exile: Voices of ResistanceA historical and contemporary study of Palestinian musicianship in exile in the Middle East, spanning half a century in disparate locations Palestinian Music in Exile is a historical and contemporary study of Palestinian musicianship in exile in the Middle East, spanning half a century...
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Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and KingsAuthor: Matt LodderPublisher: William CollinsPublished: 02/27/2024Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.88dISBN: 9780008402105
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Pacific Ocean ShipwrecksAuthor: Michelle ParkinPublisher: Pogo BooksPublished: 01/01/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9798889966692Audience: Ages 9-12This title is only available via back order
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Overtime Kids: The Untold Story of a Small-Town Kentucky Basketball Team's Unlikely Rise to the State ChampionshipOriginally published: Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co., c2001.Author: Don MillerPublisher: TurnerPublished: 06/22/2011Pages: 205Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70dISBN: 9781596528222About the AuthorDon Miller graduated from Carr Creek High School in 1948, where he was all-state in basketball the same year. Don received...
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Out of the Horrors of War: Disability Politics in World War II AmericaFrom workplace accidents to polio epidemics and new waves of immigration to the returning veterans of World War II, the first half of the twentieth century brought the issue of disability--what it was, what it meant, and how to address it--into national focus. Out...
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