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.
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Folk-Tales of the Coast SalishFirst published in 1934, this collection of tales was recorded and edited by Thelma Adamson (1901-83), a student of Franz Boas and one of the first women to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest. A major contribution to our knowledge of western Washington...
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Fire Within: Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and the Gospel on PrayerThis book is the fruit of Fr. Dubay's many years of study and experience in spiritual direction and in it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer--St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of...
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Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction: Expanded EditionFeaturing new houses, many additional photographs and a new afterword, Fire Island Modernist offers a fascinating look at the history and culture of this "gay paradise" through the life and work of Horace GiffordPublished with Gordon De Vries Studio. As the 1960s became the...
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American StoriesThe 50th-anniversary edition of the classic, savagely comic account of a trip to Las Vegas that came to represent what happened to America in the 1960s--and a founding document of "gonzo journalism"--featuring the original artwork by Ralph Steadman and a new introduction by Caity...
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Faeries, Elves and Goblins: The Old Stories and Fairy TalesA unique collection of traditional stories about faeries, elves and goblins. Faeries, elves, goblins, leprechauns, brownies, spriggans and many other supernatural beings leap vividly off the page in this collection of haunting stories. Included are 25 stories drawing on folklore from the rich narrative...
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Eyewitness World War IIBecome an eyewitness to the terrifying global conflict that reshaped the world - from the Blitz to the atomic bomb.In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War. This book...
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Eusebius: The Church HistoryThis new, highly affordable paperback edition includes Maier's best-selling translation, historical commentary on each book of The Church History, and ten maps and illustrations. Often called the "Father of Church History," Eusebius recorded crucial information about the lives of Jesus' disciples, the development of...
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Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure"You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets, " replied Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition's unflappable leader, "the ice keeps." It did not, however,...
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Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization"A vibrant account of how roaming warlords shaped technology, religion and culture." --The Guardian The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the...
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Edge of Eternity: Book Three of the Century TrilogyKen Follett's extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they made their way through the twentieth century....
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Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War IIA power-hungry baroness with two lovers disrupts life on an Eden-like island in the Galápagos, and an isolated community descends into madness and murder--a true story of utopia gone wrong from New York Times bestselling author Abbott Kahler. "Abbott Kahler's wickedly gothic tale confronts...
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DK Super Readers Level 3 Space Busters Race to the MoonHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the incredible Apollo 11 journey to the Moon with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Space Busters Race to the Moon will introduce kids...
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Dispatches"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail,...
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Discourse on Colonialism"Césaire's essay stands as an important document in the development of third world consciousness--a process in which [he] played a prominent role."--Library Journal This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of...
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Dinosaur World: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric EraGet ready, young paleontologists! With over 1,200 jaw-dropping species, Dinosaur World is your guide to all things prehistoric! Children will learn all about their favorite creatures and dinosaurs with fun facts and amazing illustrations in the comprehensive encyclopedia. Did you know some dinosaurs had...
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Did You Hear What Happened in Salem?: The Witch Trials of 1692Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1692. When the first girl fell down screaming, the people of Salem Village thought it might just be silliness. Then a second girl started barking. A third and fourth began to shake uncontrollably. A doctor said "an evil hand" had come...
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Death to Order: A Modern History of AssassinationA deeply researched history of assassination in the modern world, from Franz Ferdinand to Osama bin Laden Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leon Trotsky, Reinhard Heydrich, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Osama bin Laden, Qasem Soleimani: assassination--the murder of...
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Dear VincentA touching look at Van Gogh's time in the south of France, and the support given to him by his brother Theo.Vincent is fed up with life in the gray city, but things are about to change! With the support of his loving brother...
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Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston BravesThe unlikely story of one of baseball's greatest comeback seasons The Boston Braves (the present-day Atlanta Braves) were a bunch of losers and alcohol-soaked whiskey swiggers, buried in last place as late as mid-July of 1914. This rough gang was led by their bullying,...
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D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War IIStephen E. Ambrose's D-Day is the definitive history of World War II's most pivotal battle, a day that changed the course of history. D-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their lives, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs...
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