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How to Lose a War at SeaAn engrossing compendium of high-seas military disastersFrom the days of the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, battles have been bungled just as badly on water as they have been on land. Some blunders were the result of insufficient planning, overinflated...
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How Muslims Shaped the AmericasJournalist Omar Mouallem uncovers the surprising history of Muslim communities thriving in the west, challenging assumptions about belonging and identity, in this beautifully written, award-winning book. Omar Mouallem grew up in a Muslim household, but always questioned the role of Islam in his life....
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How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and BreedersAuthor: Maryjean WallPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 09/20/2010Pages: 304Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.20dISBN: 9780813126050Review Citation(s): Choice 06/01/2011About the AuthorMaryjean Wall served as the turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader for thirty-five years. She recently received her doctoral degree in history...
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How Divine Images Became Art: Essays on the Rediscovery, Study and Collecting of Medieval Icons in the Belle ÉpoqueHow Divine Images Became Art tells the story of the parallel 'discovery' of Russian medieval art and of the Italian 'primitives' at the beginning of the twentieth century. While these two developments are well-known, they are usually studied in isolation. Tarasov's study has the...
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Hot Rodding in the San Fernando ValleyThis book chronicles the once-vibrant hot rod scene in California's San Fernando Valley--from the iconic Bob's Big Boy drive-in to the San Fernando drag strip. Author and Los Angeles native, Tony Baker, grew up in Hollywood during the height of the sixties hot-rod scene....
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Hoover DamThis book describes the features, construction, and history of Hoover Dam. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while colorful photos make the book engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a...
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Hockey StrategiesDuring the end-to-end action of a hockey game, it only takes a single moment to turn the game in one team's favor. This title introduces readers to the decisions that players and coaches make during each frantic second of a game, as well as...
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Hitler's Prophecy: The Key to the HolocaustMost historians, after a long and involved dispute, now accept that Hitler's threats to annihilate the Jewish population on the European continent were an important element in the Nazi regime's escalating wartime policy of expulsion and extermination. The general consensus, however, is that the...
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Histories of the Unexpected: How Everything Has a History'History as you've never seen it before.' Dan Snow 'A wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories.' Suzannah Lipscomb Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips...
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Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration: Discovering Histories That Have FuturesSociety for American Archaeology Scholarly Book AwardCollaborative archaeological projects focused on the Nipmuc people of New England that offer a model for research incorporating Indigenous knowledge and scholarship Highlighting the strong relationship between New England's Nipmuc people and their land from the pre-contact period...
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Hidden History of Twin Cities SportsTwin Cities sports fans are well-versed in disappointment, but the last 120 years of Minneapolis and St. Paul sports have also produced forgotten milestones. Most know of the Vikings' Super Bowl woes and the Twins' record-setting postseason losing streak. Few know that the first...
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Hidden History of the White HouseFor fans of The Residence and The Presidents Club, and inspired by Wondery's long-running hit podcast American History Tellers, The Hidden History of the White House shares the untold stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history in the rooms where...
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Hidden History of PinehurstExplore forgotten pieces of Pinehurst's past. Pinehurst is called the "cradle of American golf," yet its origin story has nothing to do with tees, greens, or driving irons. Read about founder James Walker Tufts, who intended to use his fortune to build a health...
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Hidden History of Amelia IslandAuthor Jeff Suwak guides readers on a tour of the often overlooked and all-but-forgotten components of Amelia Island history . Beneath the sands and cobblestones of Amelia Island lies a richness of history disproportionate to the location's relatively small size. The bones of this...
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Herman Melville: Between Charlemagne and the Antemosaic Cosmic Man - Race, Class and the Crisis of Bourgeois Ideology in an American ReClass Struggle and the Adamic Imagination in Herman Melville: In Europe, after 1848, bourgeois consciousness in revolt sought a new universal in the working class but soon found itself in the orbit of the state civil service; in America, bourgeois consciousness in revolt found...
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Henry VIII: King of England 1509 - 1547Delve into the past and explore the life and reign of Henry VIII in this biography for children brought to you by the publisher of Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration and King Charles III. The third book in this captivating series on British...
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Hellenica (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek historical narrative divided into seven books that describe Greco-Persian history in the years BCE 411-362. The first two books narrate the final years of the Peloponnesian War from the exact moment in time at which Thucydides' history ends....
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Heart of AsiaAuthor: Nicholas RoerichPublisher: Ancient Wisdom PublicationsPublished: 05/12/2006Pages: 90Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22dISBN: 9780975309353This title is not returnable
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H. Dv. 12 German Cavalry Manual: On the Training Horse and RiderThe Riding Regulation H. Dv. 12 in its last edition of 1937 is the foundation of German classical horsemanship. Authored by the German cavalry experts and issued by the German army commander-in-chief, these guidelines governed all training of remounts and recruits with the goal...
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Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth Century: A Study, Edition and Translation of the Firework BookThe first full edition and English translation of the RA I.34 Firework Book. Produced from the early fifteenth century onwards, Firework Books are, broadly speaking, manuals on how to use gunpowder, witnessing a major development in warfare. Surviving in a corpus of some 65,...
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