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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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Visions for an African Valley: Histories of Development in Kilombero, Tanzania Since 1877What was the effect of the numerous, albeit often unsatisfied, plans for development on the land and communities of the Kilombero valley throughout the colonial period and into the first decades of independence? This book traces histories of development in - and crucially, visions...
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Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night Artisan Art Pocket Notebook (Flame Tree Journals)New title in the colourful Artisan Art Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated edges and featuring beautiful art on the cover. Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame...
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Vikings Pop-Ups: 8 Fabulous Pop-UpsDiscover the Viking ancient civilization of sailors and warriors from Northern Europe in Vikings Pop-Ups featuring 8 multi-dimensional pop-up scenes to explore. Curious young minds will immerse themselves in the Viking culture through beautiful illustrations and interesting and unusual facts about their daily life,...
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Vespa: The History of a Legend from Its Origins to the PresentThe Vespa is not just any scooter, it is THE scooter, loved around the world. Follow its more-than-70-year history, from its debut in 1946 to custom-made vehicles. This lavishly illustrated volume retraces the Vespa's origins, exploring its most important and influential models; the brand's...
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Veiled Atrocities: True Stories of Oppression in Saudi ArabiaA deaf-mute woman waiting for her brother to pick her up in front of shop window is arrested by two members of the Saudi "morality police" (mutawas) on suspicion of prostitution. They report their allegation to the governor of Riyadh, who accepts it without...
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of GulbadanA captivating biography of one of the world's greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir Longlisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize "Ruby Lal coaxes the remarkable Gulbadan out from the shadows of history."--Sara Wheeler, Wall Street Journal Situated...
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Unyielding Resolve: Captive Nations and the Path to FreedomDr. Lev E. Dobriansky provides a unique, first-person perspective on Russian imperialist behavior in the twentieth century, arguing that even in the Soviet era, Russian statecraft was heavily shaped by traditional imperialist ideology--led by Moscow's self-image as the dominant Eurasian imperial power. This theory...
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Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil WarRediscover the Civil War through the voices that refused to be silenced Unforgettable Sacrifice offers a groundbreaking exploration into the heart of African American memory of the Civil War, challenging conventional narratives and revealing a rich history preserved through oral traditions and communal efforts....
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Uncovering their Names and Stories: 300+ years of a German-Jewish family 1697-2024My parents were German Jews who arrived in Australia in 1939-1940, but not by choice. They never really talked about their lives in Germany, and I didn't even know the names of half my grandparents.Combining genealogical and family history research, I discovered ancestors from...
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Typophoto: New Typography and the Reinvention of PhotographyUnveiling the avant-garde fusion of photography and modern graphic design The concept Typophoto, the synthesis of photography and typography, was coined by renowned Bauhaus artist and theorist L?szl? Moholy-Nagy and played a foundational role in the modernist graphic design movement known as the New...
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Twelve CaesarsAn unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the twelve Caesars One of the them was a military genius, one murdered his mother and fiddled while...
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Turning Points of the Civil WarThis title focuses on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Siege of Vicksburg, helping readers understand how these two events altered the course of the war. Critical thinking questions and two "Voices from the Past" special features help readers understand and analyze the various...
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Turning Point: How Reagan Liberated Grenada and Won the Cold WarTHE UNTOLD STORY OF REAGAN, THATCHER, THE INVASION OF GRENADA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE COLD WARHow Reagan reignited the foreign policy principles that made America a "shining city upon a hill."On October 25th,1983 President Ronald Reagan launched one of the...
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Tulsa, 2021: A Massacre's Centennial and a Nation's Reckoning2021: As the centennial of one of the nation's worst race massacres approached, citizens of Tulsa faced the prospect with hope and dread. Hope that the anniversary would show Tulsa had changed since that day in 1921, when a white mob left the city's...
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Trunk of Scrolls526 AD. Antioch lies in ruins. Once the glory of the Roman empire, where Christianity came to its own, the city is now is a broken-backed man that cannot stand. Sixteen year old Marcellus, a young Byzantine nobleman, is forced to evacuate his neighbor...
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Transnational Women Writers in the Wilmot Coterie, 1798-1840: Beyond Borders and BoundariesHighlights the centrality of non-canonical, middle-ranking women writers to the production of literature and culture in Britain, Ireland, Europe and Russia in the late eighteenth century. The Irish writers and editors Katherine (1773-1824) and Martha Wilmot (1775-1873) left a unique record of middle-ranking women's...
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Translingual Catholics: Chinese Theologians Before Vatican IITranslingual Catholics explores the life experiences and theological writings of twentieth-century Chinese Catholic intellectuals and their impact on global Catholic theology.Weaving together archival resources in Chinese, French, and English, Translingual Catholics examines the preconciliar theological contribution of Republican-Era Chinese Catholics to global Catholicism and...
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Traitor by Default: The Trials of Kanao Inouye, the Kamloops KidAt the end of World War II, a young Japanese Canadian would stand trial and face execution for having committed war crimes and betraying his country.One of the most bizarre stories to emerge at the end of the Second World War was that of...
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Tracking Fred Harvey's Southwest Indian DetoursFred Harvey's Indian Detours guided travelers through the Southwest, showcasing scenic and cultural wonders from 1926-1968.The Fred Harvey Company had been serving guests in the American Southwest for nearly fifty years by the time the Indian Detours were established in 1926. As the Atchison,...
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Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary LifeThe definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, he...
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