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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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Presidency of Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison was an early proponent of American expansion in the Pacific, a key figure in such landmark legislation as the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the McKinley Tariff, and one of the Gilded Age's most eloquent speakers. Yet he remains one of our most...
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Premier League LegendsOn Saturday August 15, 1992, a multi-billion dollar behemoth was born, as the inaugural season of the Premier League kicked off, changing the face of English football forever. Now, as well as the best players from the British Isles, English football would be able...
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Portland in the 1960s: Stories from the CountercultureIn 1968, Newsweek reported an imminent threat of twenty thousand hippies descending on Portland, Oregon. Although the numbers were exaggerated, Portland did boast a vibrant 1960s culture of disenchanted and disenfranchised individuals seeking social and political revolution. Barefoot and bell-bottomed, they hung out in...
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Pigeons at War: How Avian Heroes Changed HistoryPigeons were crucial to communications between Allied troops in both world wars. When phone, radio, and telegraph lines were cut or officers needed to send top secret information, it was pigeons that they depended on to reach support staff far from the front. In...
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Phog: The Most Influential Man in BasketballRemembered in name but underappreciated in legacy, Forrest "Phog" Allen arguably influenced the game of basketball more than anyone else. In the first half of the twentieth century, Allen took basketball from a gentlemanly, indoor recreational pastime to the competitive game that would become...
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Phenomena of materialisation: a contribution to the investigation of mediumistic teleplasticsThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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Peruvian TraditionsPeruvian author Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As head of the National Library in Lima, Palma had access to a rich source of historical books and...
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Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War IIFrom Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the Second World War General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued...
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Outside the Wire: A Foreign Service Officer in Southern IraqNot everyone who serves in wartime wears a uniform. Outside the Wire is a story of one of these men, Danny Toma, a veteran Foreign Service Officer, who spent sixteen months with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Basra, a joint State Department-U.S. Military operation...
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Our Richfield Stories- Volume One: A Collective Time Travel of Memories and Tales from Richfield's PastAuthor: Terry AhlstromPublisher: BookbabyPublished: 11/23/2023Pages: 308Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsISBN: 9798350921069
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On the Trinity and the Bible: An annotated translation of The Restoration of Christianity, books 1 and 2Michael Servetus (c.1506-1553), denounced by many of his contemporaries as an arch-heretic and celebrated by others as a martyr for the cause of religious freedom, escaped from imprisonment by the Inquisition, but was convicted of blasphemy by the Swiss Protestants and executed by being...
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On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured DespisersThis seminal work by the great Protestant theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher was first published in 1799 and quickly became a classic apologetic work. This reissue of the Oman translation presents the definitive third edition of the German original and makes this important text available again...
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One Last Read: The Collected Works of the World's Slowest SportswriterIn a career that has spanned over thirty five years, Ray Didinger has seen and written about every sport, team, and athlete that has made a mark in American and the world. In this collection of profiles, articles, and columns from his days in...
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Once Upon a Time, The Mad River ValleyAuthor: Kevin EurichPublisher: Take Me BackPublished: 11/30/2023Pages: 70Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.18dISBN: 9798989510603
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Once the Smudge Is LitCeremony, community and connection - the poems of Once the Smudge is Lit carry the reader into deeply spiritual elements of Nishnaabe/Ojibwe culture. Co-written by Cole Forrest and Kelsey Borgford, the poetry of Once the Smudge is Lit highlights the Indigenous experience in post-colonial...
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Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine and the Men Who Built ItDomination. No other word so accurately describes the Offenhauser engine's six-decade reign over American auto racing. On small urban tracks, state fair dirt circuits, and Indy's brick oval, "Offy" was synonymous with "winner circle." At the height of its power in the 1950s, entire...
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Not Alone: Lgb Teachers Organizations from 1970 to 1985Between 1970 and 1985, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) educators publicly left their classroom closets, formed communities, and began advocating for a place of openness and safety for LGB people in America's schools. They fought for protection and representation in the National Education Association...
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Northern Ohio Cold CasesHaunting cold cases from the Heart of It All Northern Ohio is best known for its stunning lake views and bustling cities, but even a region as gorgeous and prosperous as this has seen its measure of tragedy. Judy Martins was a beautiful Kent...
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Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American StateAn exploration of how and why American city governments delegated the responsibility for solving urban inequality to the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits serving a range of municipal and cultural needs are now so ubiquitous in US cities, it can be difficult to envision a time...
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New York City Coloring Book & History: 50 illustrated coloring pages of NYC's famous sites! Learn historical facts of each famous location, as you colThis New York City coloring book contains most of the drawings from our "Big Apple Coloring Book," plus some illustrations from the "Staten Island Coloring Book." In addition to the drawings, you will find each illustration is accompanied by a brief history of each...
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