History
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.
-
Good Night, Indiana UniversityGood Night, Indiana University takes a whimsical journey through IU's Bloomington campus as the sun is slowly setting. The perfect bedtime book for IU alums and their little ones, Good Night, Indiana University whispers good night and sweet dreams to beloved campus landmarks such...
- $22.35 AUD
- $22.35 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
God's Glory Alone---The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still MattersRenowned scholar David VanDrunen tracks the historical and biblical roots of the idea that all glory belongs exclusively to God. God's Glory Alone is a beautiful reflection on how commitment to God's glory alone fortifies us to live godly lives in this present age.Reinvigorating...
- $27.02 AUD
- $27.02 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
God Man Messiah: It is FinishedA study of the Gospels revealing the life, ministry, and Lordship of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. From the beginnings in the Book of Genesis to the fulfillment of the finished work of Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation flows a river of living...
- $31.80 AUD
- $31.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?: Three Views on the Bible's Earliest ChaptersThe nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians. This book introduces three predominant interpretive genres and their implications for biblical understanding. Each contributor identifies their position on the genre or genres of Genesis, chapters 1-11, addresses why their interpretation is...
- $33.77 AUD
- $33.77 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Fun Dinosaur Facts For KidsAmazing facts about dinosaursDinosaurs intrigue us. Who were they? How did they live? How did they come to rule Earth during the Age of Dinosaurs? Why are they gone today? Dinosaur Facts for Kids answers these intriguing questions for kids ages 9 to 12.Dinosaur...
- $27.02 AUD
- $27.02 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
From the Millpond to the Sea: One River, Three Tributaries, Four DamsA personal narrative that considers the ecological, social, and human interests around dams in New York's Hudson River Valley.Sixty-seven tributaries flow into the Hudson River watershed, and over half are impeded by some sixteen-hundred-plus dams. Vestiges of early American infrastructure, most have outlived their...
- $39.69 AUD
- $39.69 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
From Dill To Dracula: A Romanian Food & Folklore CookbookDill. A staple herb in a Romanian kitchen.Dracula. The infamous Romanian vampire.Romania-a hidden gem of Eastern Europe-is better known for its brush with communism than its cuisine. But, just because it's hidden, doesn't mean it's forgotten. Filled with lush ingredients, many picked fresh from...
- $79.50 AUD
- $79.50 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Free Papers: inspired by the testimony of Eliza Winston, a Mississippi slave freed in Minnesota in 1860Free Papers: poems. In this poem sequence Eliza, the enslaved, speaks to the poet Mary Moore Easter who answers her in the voices of her own ancestors, grandmothers and great-grandmothers, captives of the slave period. And often responses come from contemporary women. Sometimes the...
- $29.79 AUD
- $29.79 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of DirectionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in 12 Maps, this is the revelatory history of the four cardinal directions that have oriented and defined our place on the globe for millenniaNorth, south, east, and west: almost all...
- $25.35 AUD
- $25.35 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Formula One the Circuits: Then and NowFormula One: The Circuits Then & Now is unique and compelling history and guide to some of the classic grand prix tracks. By pairing vintage images with the same viewpoint today, readers can see how dramatically Formula One has changed over the years, from...
- $59.64 AUD
- $59.64 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis"Instantly my favorite guide to the city. Walsh has a phenomenal eye and an almost fanatical attention to detail." -- Luc Sante, author of Low LifeAn urban exploration of the oddities and artifacts of New York City's past that are hidden in plain view...
- $36.56 AUD
- $36.56 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains, Thirtieth Anniversary EditionThirty years after its initial publication, this beloved classic is back in print. Superbly researched and written, Forest and Crag is the definitive history of our love affair with the mountains of the Northeastern United States, from the Catskills and the Adirondacks of New...
- $68.51 AUD
- $68.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided HerIn 1851, Elanor Creesy, in a position almost unheard of for a woman in the mid-nineteenth century, served as the navigator on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud -- traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days. This...
- $28.60 AUD
- $28.60 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Florentine Codex: Book 1: Book 1: The Gods Volume 1Two of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagún's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahagún's...
- $44.73 AUD
- $44.73 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Flintlock and Tomahawk: New England in King Philip's WarThis classic account of King Philip's War, first published in 1958, offers a bird's-eye view of the conflict, from the Wampanoag sachem's rise to his ultimate defeat. The battles, massacres, stratagems, and logistics of this war are all detailed, with the leaders of both...
- $38.10 AUD
- $38.10 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Five Days in November: In Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Jfk's AssassinationSecret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas,...
- $52.19 AUD
- $52.19 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and PresentFrom insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury,...
- $49.13 AUD
- $49.13 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and HindutvaA revisionist account arguing that Indian nationalism served as a laboratory for fascist ideas that continue to animate the Hindutva political movement of today. Fascism swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s, but not only because of the seductive rhetoric of Mussolini, Hitler,...
- $83.87 AUD
- $83.87 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
False Promises: The Struggle for Black Voting Rights in 1800s OhioBrings to life the struggle for Black suffrage in nineteenth-century OhioIn False Promises, the fight for Black voting rights in Ohio comes alive through narratives of men of color who defied the state's nineteenth-century restrictions on suffrage. Though ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment ostensibly...
- $40.18 AUD
- $40.18 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920sThe adventures and attitudes shared by the American writers dubbed "the lost generation", are brought to life in this book of prose works. Feeling alienated in the America of the 1920s, Fitzgerald, Crane, Hemingway, Wilder, Dos Passos, Cowley and others "escaped" to Europe, as...
- $31.80 AUD
- $31.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
