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Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Evolutionary Writings: Including the AutobiographiesThis unique anthology brings together a marvelous collection of Darwin's most accessible and significant writings, providing the most fully rounded picture of his ideas to be found in a single volume. This marvelous book presents readers with the key chapters of his most important...
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Eskimo Architecture: Dwelling and Structure in the Early Historic PeriodThe architecture of Eskimo peoples represents a diversified and successful means of coping with one of the most severe climates on earth. The popular image of the igloo is but one of the many structures examined by experts Lee and Reinhardt in the first...
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Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of PiracyA masterful narrative history of the dangerous lives of pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, revealing their unique impact on colonialism and empire. The pirates that exist in our imagination are not just any pirates. Violent sea-raiding has occurred in most parts of...
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Empire of God: How the Byzantines Saved CivilizationWestern civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philosophical and political thought is derived from that of the ancient Greeks; our Christian religion comes from the Jewish religion, and both of these came...
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Empire of God: How the Byzantines Saved CivilizationWestern civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philosophical and political thought is derived from that of the ancient Greeks; our Christian religion comes from the Jewish religion, and both of these came...
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Empire Builders: An Illustrated History of the Rise and Fall of Cleveland's Van Sweringen BrothersEmpire Builders tells the story of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, two brothers from Wooster, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although they were born into abject poverty, Oris was an extraordinary visionary who, with the help of his devoted...
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El Tigre de Nazar / Nazar's TigerMiguel Nazar Haro tenía una fijación con los tigres: se identificaba con uno tenía uno en su oficina lo usaba para torturar a sus detenidos Nazar Haro podría ser la personificación de la oscuridad: dirigió la institución considerada más perversa en la historia de...
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Early Modern Catholicism and the Printed Book: Agents - Networks - ResponsesThis collection of essays engages with a variety of aspects of early modern book culture in the 16th-17th centuries, considered in the Catholic context. The contributions reflect on the engagement of institutions and authorities in the process of book production, bringing to the fore...
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Down on the Chickahominy: The Life and Times of a Vanishing Virginia RiverFor centuries, the "Chick" has blessed the Tidewater region of Virginia with life, even today in the face of deteriorating resources and dramatic environmental change. While an abundant ecosystem thrived in the water, a unique and culturally rich community that once dotted the Chick's...
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Double Knot: A War Memoir in Seven EssaysIn Double Knot, Mac Caltrider takes us to the front lines of Afghanistan during the most violent period of America's longest war. But this powerful work is a refreshing break from the blood-soaked memoirs that typically emerge from the battlefield. With clear inspiration from...
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Don't Let Us Win Tonight: An Oral History of the 2004 Boston Red Sox's Impossible Playoff RunNow revised and updated to include reflections on the modern era of Red Sox baseball Commemorating the Boston Red Sox's unforgettable championship run in the fall of 2004, go behind the scenes and inside the dugout, bullpen, and clubhouse to discover how this team...
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Dodge County, Incorporated: Big AG and the Undoing of Rural AmericaIn 2014 Sonja Trom Eayrs's parents filed the first of three lawsuits against Dodge County officials and their neighbors, one of the few avenues available to them to challenge installation of a corporate factory near their intergenerational family farm in Dodge County, Minnesota. For...
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Die deutsche Einwanderung in die USA und ihre AuswirkungenAmerika wurde von jeher durch Einwanderer aus vielen verschiedenen L ndern gepr gt. Die deutsche Einwanderung und ihr Stellenwert werden jedoch oft untersch tzt. Das Buch besch ftigt sich mit dem Verlauf der deutschen Einwanderung in die USA, zeigt die Hintergr nde der gro...
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Democratizing Luxury: Name Brands, Advertising, and Consumption in Modern JapanDemocratizing Luxury explores the interplay between advertising and consumption in modern Japan by investigating how Japanese companies at key historical moments assigned value, or "luxury," to mass-produced products as an important business model. Japanese name-brand luxury evolved alongside a consumer society emerging in the...
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DelawareFrom learning about the history of Dover Green to walking through Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look...
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Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of the MediterraneanAn evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle...
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Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth'Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping' PETER FRANKOPAN'A true-life thriller' ANNE APPLEBAUMFrom the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about Cuckooland...
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Crash Course: 9-11 INSIDE JOB: Debunking the Official Story in Just 1 HourThe terror attacks of 9-11 altered the course of world history for 20 years. But who really orchestrated the event, and why?This clear, concise and compelling "crash course" makes much more sense than the illogical and downright goofy: "The Muslims did 9-11 because they...
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Cowboy Slang for Modern Day UseSaddle up, partner, and learn some cowboy slang. Were you aware that cowboys in the 1800s had a distinct slang all their own? Most of these words have vanished from the English language. It's about time we start including these back into our everyday...
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ConnecticutFrom learning about whaling at historic Mystic Seaport to riding a roller coaster at Lake Compounce, Connecticut is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear...
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