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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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Wild Colts Make the Best Horses: The Intrepid Life of Abigail AdamsJoin an adventure walking in the shoes of Abigail Adams, wife of the second President of the United States, John Adams. Many stepping stones along this journey are first-hand accounts of Abigail's correspondence before, during, and after the birth of her nation. Her forthright,...
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Why Can't Mother Vote?: Joseph Hanover and the Unfinished Business of DemocracyOn August 18, 1920, thirty-year-old State Representative Joseph Hanover of Memphis walked through the grand lobby of The Hermitage Hotel to be greeted by deafening cheers and jeers from women wearing yellow or red roses. Yellow roses symbolized their support for the proposed Nineteenth...
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When Jesus Met Hippies: The Story and Legacy of the Jesus People Movement in the UKStep into the mesmerizing world of the 1960s and 70s, where counterculture clashes, societal shifts, and spiritual quests set the stage for a transformation unlike any other. Embark on a captivating journey through 'When Jesus met Hippies, ' a profound exploration that delves deep...
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What's the Point of Art?Get your paints and canvases ready for a fun-filled journey through art! Explore how artists get ideas and bring them to life, how art can affect the way we think and feel, and why people throughout history loved it so much. Why is art...
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What Made California the Golden State?: Life During the Gold Rush: A Who HQ Graphic NovelDiscover what life was really like during the California Gold Rush in this powerful graphic novel written by National Book Award finalist and Eisner Award-winning creator Shing Yin Khor and illustrated by Kass Gray. Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting new addition to...
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What Made California the Golden State?: Life During the Gold Rush: A Who HQ Graphic NovelDiscover what life was really like during the California Gold Rush in this powerful graphic novel written by National Book Award finalist and Eisner Award-winning creator Shing Yin Khor and illustrated by Kass Gray. Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting new addition to...
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We Marched Through Hell: A Rural High School's Service in the Vietnam War and Life in its AftermathThere is so much more to the Vietnam War than just the war itself. The Vietnam War was a complicated mixture of events and characters that eventually affected our lives, our country, and our history in a way that no other event could accomplish.When...
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Weekends with ArlieAuthor: Robert ManingerPublisher: Outskirts PressPublished: 11/17/2023Pages: 220Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46dISBN: 9781977267924This title is not returnable
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We Are Connected: Tattooed LinesThis illustrated poem about ceremonial Nisga'a traditional tattooing was created to give space to Indigenous youth and Elders to highlight our Indigenous standards of beauty, identity, and pride for future generations.Author: Nakkita TrimblePublisher: Tellwell TalentPublished: 06/28/2023Pages: 30Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.00h x 8.00w x...
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Wanted! a Nation!: Black Americans and Haiti, 1804-1893Covering the whole of the nineteenth century, Wanted! A Nation! reveals how Haiti remained a focus of attention for white as well as Black Americans before, during, and even after the Civil War. Before the Civil War, Claire Bourhis-Mariotti argues, the Black republic was...
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Việt Nam Nước Chia Hai Đàng....Trong công trình "Việt Nam Nước Chia Hai Đàng" này, Giáo sư Olga Dror nghiên cứu việc giáo huấn và trưởng thành (nguyên văn "socialization") của thanh niên dưới hai chính phủ Việt Nam đối nghịch nhau, đó là Việt Nam Cộng hòa (VNCH...
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Vintage Recipes of the 1950s: A Cookbook Representing Popular Food Culture Post World War IIVintage, Retro, Through back Recipes from the '50sIf you're looking to relive the good old days of the 1950s, there's no better way to do it than by trying out some of the classic vintage recipes from that era. And what better way to...
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Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century LondonBritish historian Oskar Jensen combs through hundreds of late Georgian and Victorian primary and secondary accounts to document the stories of London's poor through their own voices. What emerges is a buzzing world of the working classes, diverse in gender, ethnicity, ability, origin, and...
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Ursuline Sisters of Great FallsListed in the National Register of Historic Places, the richly patterned six-story brick and terra-cotta Ursuline Academy has graced the city of Great Falls for over a century. A grand marble entryway and a beautiful two-story chapel inside the building remind us of post-frontier...
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Uptown Conversation: The New Jazz StudiesJackson Pollock dancing to the music as he painted; Romare Bearden's stage and costume designs for Alvin Ailey and Dianne McIntyre; Stanley Crouch stirring his high-powered essays in a room where a drumkit stands at the center: from the perspective of the new jazz...
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Unraveling the Gray Area Problem: The United States and the INF TreatyIn Unraveling the Gray Area Problem, Luke Griffith examines the US role in why the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty took almost a decade to negotiate and then failed in just thirty years. The INF Treaty enhanced Western security by prohibiting US and Russian...
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Understanding the Volatile and Dangerous Middle East: A Comprehensive AnalysisThe purpose of Understanding the Volatile and Dangerous Middle East is to assist the general public to obtain a deeper comprehension of this bewildering region. Middle East issues can become muddled and confusing, particularly since the mainstream news media, editorials, and popular literature on...
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Two Hundred Years: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1824-2024Home to the first two drafts of the U.S. Constitution, an original printer's proof of the Declaration of Independence, and the earliest surviving American photograph, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) is one of the nation's largest libraries. Published in conjunction with the anniversary...
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Twin Cities Picture Show: A Century of MoviegoingA lively illustrated history that reveals how the movie business has fascinated, scandalized, and socialized the Twin Cities and its people.Author: Dave KenneyPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressPublished: 02/01/2018Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.57dISBN: 9781681341118About the AuthorKenney, Dave: - Dave Kenney...
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Twenty-Five Years Among the Indians and Buffalo: A Frontier MemoirA Kansas Notable BookNearing 60, William D. Street (1851-1911) sat down to write his memoir of frontier life. Street's early years on the plains of western Kansas were both ordinary and extraordinary; ordinary in what they reveal about the everyday life of so many...
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