History
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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What the Thunder Said: How the Waste Land Made Poetry ModernA rich cultural history of the creation, explosive impact, and enduring influence of T. S. Eliot's modernist masterpiece When T. S. Eliot published The Waste Land in 1922, it put the thirty-four-year-old author on a path to worldwide fame and the Nobel Prize. "But,"...
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Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man - Reflections of a Khe Sahn VetThis is hands down the most heartbreaking and thought provoking book about Khe Sanh and even the Vietnam War you will ever have the honor to read. Other books are easier to read, yet none of them will leave you a believer in the...
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Volvo - Driving Towards Tomorrow: Driving Towards TomorrowVolvo: Driving Towards Tomorrow - A Journey from Heritage to Electrification" unfolds the epic saga of Volvo, a beacon of innovation, safety, and unwavering commitment to the future. From its inception in the heart of Sweden, this book takes you through the rich history...
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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi: NPS Historical Handbook Series No. 23VICKSBURG AND THE MISSISSIPPI. Control of the Mississippi River, whose course meandered over 1,000 miles from Cairo, Ill., to the Gulf of Mexico and divided the Confederacy into almost equal parts, was of inestimable importance to the Union from the outbreak of hostilities.Visiting Vicksburg?...
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U.S. Constitution for KidsWhat do children know today about our Founding Fathers and founding documents? Almost nothing. Unless we teach the younger generations the truth about America, we will lose both our country and our children. What is the Declaration of Independence? What kind of government are...
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Unsung: William Moultrie and the Battle of Sullivan's IslandDiscover the Untold Stories of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Sullivan's Island: Unveiling the Significant Contributions of Unsung Heroes in Shaping America's History. Step into a time of revolution and intrigue with this meticulously interpreted exploration of an overlooked milestone in American history. This...
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Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary AmericaThe Revolutionary War is often celebrated as marking the birth of American republicanism, liberty, and representative democracy. Yet for the tens of thousands of British and Hessian troops sent 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to wage war under alien skies, such a progressive...
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Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary AmericaThe Revolutionary War is often celebrated as marking the birth of American republicanism, liberty, and representative democracy. Yet for the tens of thousands of British and Hessian troops sent 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to wage war under alien skies, such a progressive...
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Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the MediterraneanIts name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure...
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Turkish Treasures: The Journey of Coffee in Turkey: Exploring the Turkish Coffee TraditionDive into the intoxicating world of Turkish coffee with 'Turkish Treasures: The Journey of Coffee in Turkey.' This mesmerizing book is your passport to an ancient tradition that continues to captivate hearts and taste buds around the globe.Embark on a sensory voyage through time...
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Tubby: Raymond O. Barton and the Us Army, 1889-1963 Volume 24Entering West Point from central Oklahoma, Raymond O. Barton's prowess on the football field and wrestling team earned him the nickname "Tubby," an appellation used by his friends and fellow officers for the rest of his life. Based on personal letters and documents, this...
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Traveling Freedom's Road: Frederick Douglass in MarylandHow well do Americans know Frederick Douglass?Posed in the book's first sentence, that question is now asked of you. How well do you know this immensely consequential American? An important goal of this book is to help readers know this heroic figure better by...
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Trapped In Paradise: Catholic Nuns in the South Pacific 1940-1943In September 1940, four nuns set sail on a journey that would carry them to the edge of the world-and into the heart of one of the most dangerous conflicts in history. Sisters Hedda Jaeger, Irene Alton, Isabelle Aubin, and Celestine Belanger, members of...
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Transpacific, UndisciplinedRemaps the scope and methods of the transpacific approachAntinuclear coalitions centering Native survivance from Okinawa to the Dakotas to Micronesia, refugee figures and automated empathy in virtual reality, cross-strait erotic intimacy in Taiwanese teahouses, art illuminating everyday convergences between migrant workers in Hawai'i's hospitality...
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Transnational Philippines: Cultural Encounters in Philippine Literature in SpanishTransnational Philippines: Cultural Encounters in Philippine Literature in Spanish approaches literature that has been forgotten or neglected in studies on other literatures in Spanish due, in part, to the fact that today Spanish is no longer spoken in the Philippines or in Asia. However,...
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Too Small A World: The Life Of Francesca Cabrini""Too Small A World: The Life Of Francesca Cabrini"" is a biographical book written by Theodore Maynard. The book chronicles the life of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian-American Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The book delves...
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Tofino and Clayoquot Sound: A HistoryClayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island is not only a place of extraordinary raw beauty, but also a region with a rich heritage and fascinating past. Tofino and Clayoquot Sound delves into all facets of the region's history, bringing to life...
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T. J. Clark on BruegelSurprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series presents timeless works by writers and thinkers who have shaped the conversation across the arts, visual culture, and history. Celebrating the undiminished vitality of their ideas today, these covetable and collectable little books embody the best...
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Time in Our Times: Stretching Contemporary Understandings of TimeWhat is happening to perceptions of time, durability, and reality in the twenty-first century - and how do we deal with it? This anthology explores a diversity of uncommon insights about time, as seen from our historical and geographical standpoint. All contributions discuss how...
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Tibet as I Knew It: The Memoir of Dr. Tsewang Yishey PembaWritten in the 1990s after retirement from his services as a doctor and discovered by his daughter in the loft of their house in Darjeeling in India in 2017, this memoir of Dr. Tsewang Yishey Pemba provides an intricate portrayal of early twentieth-century Tibet....
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