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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James Madison: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Served as the Fourth President of the United States of AmericaExplore the Captivating Life of James MadisonJames Madison earned the title "Father of the Constitution." How did this man who was diminutive of stature with a weak constitution produce such an energetic document? Through more than 200 years, it stands like a silent sentinel...
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History of the Vikings: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Age and Feared Norse Seafarers Such as Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Egil SkalExplore the Captivating History of the Vikings The predominant modern image of the mighty Viking warriors has become that of the warmonger and marauding berserker. In popular culture, the Norsemen, portrayed as giant, sword-wielding men with flowing hair and bushy beards, have been reduced...
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Repairing Jefferson's America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened CitizenshipThomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the greatest idealist of the Founding Fathers of America. He believed that average citizens are up to the challenge of governing themselves. He envisioned a republic of well-educated, well-informed, engaged, and vigilant citizens. Jefferson's dream of a semi-utopian American republic...
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The Safavid Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Persian Empire That Fought Against the Ottomans in the Ottoman-Safavid WarExplore the Captivating History of the Safavid EmpireThe Safavid dynasty was one of the most notable ruling dynasties of Iran. This Islamic Empire was powerful enough to challenge the Mughals in the east and the Ottomans in the west.Their story has shaped what we...
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Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of MusicAlex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics--an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its...
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Early Fleming County Kentucky PioneersOriginally published in 1974, this invaluable resource for Fleming County history has been out-of-print for decades. A lifelong resident of Fleming County, Wade Cooper put into print the history of Fleming County, Kentucky, according to records he had in his hands for a number...
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The Jews of Czestochowa (Czestochowa, Poland): Translation of Tshenstokhover YidnThis is the English translation of the Memorial book "The Jews of Czestochowa." originally published in Yiddish in 1947.This book contains first-hand descriptions of the rich life of the Jewish community of Czestochowa before the Shoah and eye- witness accounts of its destruction.May this...
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The Qing Dynasty: A Captivating Guide to the History of China's Last Empire Called the Great Qing, Including Events Such as the Fall ofIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Qing Dynasty, then keep reading...Succeeding the Ming dynasty in 1644, the Qing emperors managed to create one of the largest empires ever to exist in the territories of Asia and the fifth largest empire...
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Api's Berlin Diaries: My Quest to Understand My Grandfather's Nazi Past"This is not a book I will forget any time soon." ―Story Circle Book Reviews Moving and provocative, Api's Berlin Diaries offers a personal perspective on the fall of Berlin 1945 and the far-reaching aftershocks of the Third Reich. After her mother's death, Robinson...
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The Devil's PulpitIn 1831, Reverend Robert Taylor, formerly an ordained priest in the Church of England, was indicted for blasphemy and sentenced to serve two years in prison for challenging the rigid religious dogma of his time. His crime: daring to renounce the accepted teachings of...
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Abandoned South TexasFor more than a decade, Shane and Jessica Steeves have had a growing obsession with searching out and exploring abandoned buildings. Their own individual experiences growing up in the Midwest led to an interest in getting into underground tunnels, rickety old farms, and dangerous...
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The Rational Bible: GenesisUSA Today bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller Wall Street Journal bestseller Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of...
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Pearl Harbor: 75 Years Later: A Day of Infamy and Its LegacyLIFE commemorates the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor photographs - many exclusive to LIFE in this lavishly illustrated collector's edition.On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Empire stunned the world with a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor....
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Sola Scriptura and Sectarianism: The Rise of the Rogerenes in Colonial New London, 1664-1721John Rogers and the Rogerenes is the story of unforeseen consequences of thetransatlantic trade. John Rogers and his brother, James, were wealthy New Londonmerchants who traded in more than just goods. They benefited from the exchangeof cultures, languages, and even religions. Indeed, those influences...
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Ancient High Tech: The Astonishing Scientific Achievements of Early CivilizationsA detailed look into ancient advanced technology, science, and medicine--some of which has yet to be reproduced today - Explores countless examples of ancient high tech, including robotics, artificial intelligence, aircraft, solar-powered cannons, high-speed drills, illuminated underground temples, massive refrigerators, and subterranean cities -...
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A Right to Difference: The Architecture of Jean RenaudieIn France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alternatives, Jean Renaudie showed an originality and a daring unrivalled up to this day. Conceived along structuralist principles, informed by...
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The Battle of Verdun: A Captivating Guide to the Longest and Largest Battle of World War 1 That Took Place on the Western Front Between GermIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Battle of Verdun, then keep reading...Today, the landscape is marked by shell craters, pillboxes, and empty trenches. Mother Nature has tried to reclaim the terrain; the trees have grown again, and the ground is...
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Benjamin Franklin: A Captivating Guide to an American Polymath and a Founding Father of the United States of AmericaExplore the Captivating History of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin was a Founding Father of America and had an enormous impact on America as it is today. In addition to that, there are many little-known facts about the man that is Benjamin Franklin. Unlike many of...
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Woodland Mounds in West VirginiaThe first Europeans to arrive in the Ohio Valley were intrigued and puzzled by the many conical earthen mounds they encountered there. They created wild theories about who the mysterious "Moundbuilders" might be. It was not until the 1880s that Smithsonian Institution investigations revealed...
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Mussolini: The Last 600 Days of Il DuceIn his last days, Mussolini, the tyrant, was in the grip of anger, shame, and depression. The German armed forces that had sustained his puppet government since its creation in September 1943 were being inexorably driven out of Italy, the frontiers of his Fascist...
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