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Legends of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon*Includes pictures of historic art depicting important people and places. *Includes ancient descriptions of the Hanging Gardens and discusses their authenticity. *Explains the historical debate over the origins of the Hanging Gardens and where they were actually located. *Includes a bibliography for further reading....
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Legends of Music: The Life and Legacy of Kurt CobainIncludes pictures of Kurt and important people in his life. Includes a Suggested Playlist of 15 songs. "It's really not hard to keep your dignity and sign to a major label...Most people don't have any dignity in the first place." - Kurt Cobain The...
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Legends of Music: The Life and Legacy of Paul McCartney*Includes pictures of McCartney and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes descriptions of the origins and recordings of some of McCartney's timeless classics, including Penny Lane, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, and Michelle. *Includes a Suggested Playlist of McCartney's greatest songs from his...
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Legendary Philosophers: The Life and Philosophy of Aristotle*Discusses Aristotle's philosophy and ideas about knowledge, reason, logic, politics, rhetoric, science, metaphysics, and more. *Includes busts and other art depicting Aristotle and other important people in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "All men by nature desire to know. An indication...
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Liver-Eating Johnson: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Mountain Man*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading To possess and develop western North America became a high priority for the United States government even before its constitution had been complete. For President Thomas Jefferson, the vast terrain of plains, mountains,...
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Otto von Bismarck: The Life and Legacy of the German Empire's First Chancellor*Includes pictures *Includes Bismarck's quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 1832, 17 year old Otto von Bismarck had just entered university and was already rejecting the republican indoctrination of his grade school years. Unlike...
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Christ the Redeemer: The History and Legacy of the Western Hemisphere's Most Famous Christian Monument*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace." - Ephesians 1:7 Particularly to those who harbor an inexplicable and irrational fear...
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Jumbo the Elephant: The Life and Legacy of History's Most Famous Circus Animal*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Jumbo's life written by his trainer, P.T. Barnum, and contemporary newspapers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I had often looked wistfully on Jumbo, but with no hope of ever getting...
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King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of the 17th Century Conflict Between Puritan New England and the Native Americans*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the war written by colonists *Includes online resources, footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "With many such reasons, but whatever be the cause, the English have contributed much to their misfortunes, for...
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Jim Crow On Trial: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Case of the Scottsboro Boys*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the case *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I'm interested solely in seeing that that poor...colored boy over there and his co-defendants in the other cases get a square shake of...
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Hernan Cortes and Montezuma: The Conquistador and the Conquered*Includes pictures of Montezuma, Cort s and important people, places, and events. *Includes Cort s's Second Letter to Charles V, one of the most descriptive firsthand accounts of the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan. *Discusses the Aztec Empire, the city of Tenochtitlan, and the human sacrifice...
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The Stonewall Brigade and Hood's Brigade: The History of the Most Famous Units in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battles *Includes a bibliography for further reading April 18, 1861 marked the date Southern forces started pouring into Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Six days earlier, shots had been fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, marking the...
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: The Story of Hollywood's Most Famous Dancers*Includes pictures of Astaire, Rogers, and other important people and scenes. *Includes their quotes about each other. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. Virtually all famous actors are regaled by the public, but even still, Fred Astaire occupies a privileged position in American pop...
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Lourdes: The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Christian Pilgrimage Site*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading They say that judgment does not exist in Lourdes. Once one sets foot on this hallowed soil, all barriers of race, social status, background, and religious differences cease to exist. One is no...
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The Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts that Led to Mexico's Cession of the American Southwest*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading When various revolutions mostly forced the Europeans out of the continent, Texas ceased to belong to Spain and France to become a part of the Mexican Empire; later...
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Antoni Gaudí: La vida y el legado del arquitecto del modernismo catalán"Los que buscan las leyes de la Naturaleza como soporte para sus nuevas obras colaboran con el creador "- Antoni Gaud . A mediados del siglo XIX, la Catalu a espa ola experiment una profunda transformaci n cuando fue empujada no en una, sino...
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The Kim Dynasty of North Korea: The Notorious History of the Hermit Kingdom's Supreme Leaders*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "We are of a single nation, of the same blood, but forcibly divided." - attributed to Kim Il-sung North Korea has long been the butt of jokes, and it has been a longstanding target of international...
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The Dutch East India Company and British East India Company: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Colonial Trade Companies*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the companies *Includes a bibliography for further reading From classic grilled meat to exotic and savory 5-star dishes, pepper has long been the ultimate staple spice. While bulk pepper may be readily stocked in supermarkets and convenience stores...
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The Roman Army: The History and Legacy of the Military that Revolutionized Ancient Warfare and Made Rome a Global Empire*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half...
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Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: The Life and Legacy of the Eldest Kennedy Brother*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "This child is the future President of the nation." - John F. Fitzgerald, referring to his grandson, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. In many ways, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his young family were the...
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