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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Dinosaurs: A Pop-Up BookLift the flaps of this stylish book and discover an array of the most awe-inspiring creatures to walk the earth: the dinosaurs. With this offbeat pop-up book, internationally known illustrator Ingela Arrhenius introduces the youngest readers to sharp-toothed predators such as T. rex, frilly-necked...
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Dining Car to the Pacific: The "Famously Good" Food of the Northern Pacific RailwayA tribute to the lost era of the railway dining car, with 150 authentic recipes--back in print! In a prevailing atmosphere of optimism and excitement, workers broke ground for the transcontinental journey of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1870. Recalling a time when travelers...
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Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic SchoolBy means of a threefold approach--typological analysis of literary forms, investigation of religious ideology, and study of didactic aims and methods--Weinfeld shows that the deuteronomic composition was the creation of scribal circles who began their work some time prior to the reign of Josiah...
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Democracy: A World HistoryIn our time, the term "democracy" is frequently evoked to express aspirations for peace and social change or particular governmental systems that claim to benefit more than a select minority of the population. In this book, Temma Kaplan examines attempts from ancient Mesopotamia to...
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Democracy and the American Revolution: We Hold These TruthsThe year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, yet the founding is controversial now in ways it has not been in decades. The American Enterprise Institute offers a major intellectual and educational project to reintroduce Americans to the unique value of their...
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Democracy and Classical GreeceThe art of classical Greece, and its political and philosophical ideas, have had a profound influence on Western civilization. It was in the fifth and fourth centuries BC that this culture - material, political and intellectual - reached its zenith, and it is this...
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Deadwood In My Blood: Boone May, Gale Hill, Shotgun Messengers on the Deadwood Stage, and Their Historic Families2017 Great Western History Books Not To Miss...Volume 2 features U.S. Deputy Marshal Boone May, the most famous shotgun messenger working for the Deadwood Stage. He was the protector of Robbers' Roost Station. He was the most feared lawman by road agents on the...
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David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the WorldIn 1829 David Walker, a free black born in Wilmington, North Carolina, wrote one of America's most provocative political documents of the nineteenth century, Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World. Decrying the savage and unchristian treatment blacks suffered in the United...
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Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III [A Cookbook]An intimate cookbook exploring 200 years of British royal food, studded with anecdotes, delectable tidbits, and nuggets of history, featuring 100 accessible recipes from award-winning food writer Tom Parker Bowles. In Cooking and the Crown Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III,...
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Contemplating the Seven Sorrows of Mary: A Chaplet with St. Alphonsus LiguoriThe Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is often overlooked and underutilized. Now is the time to respond to Our Lady's call to pray this chaplet fervently. In these pages, you will discover how your own pierced heart can become a portal of...
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Conquer: The Story of Ninth Army, 1944-1945Conquer: The Story Of Ninth Army 1944-1945, first published in 1947, is a comprehensive history of the U.S. 9th Army from September 1944, to the end of the war in Europe and the unit's occupation of Germany. Detailed are the 9th Army's activities in...
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Colombie-Britannique (British Columbia)Welcome to British Columbia! Come with me, Amy, as I show you around the province where I live. Learn about the provincial flag, animal, and flower. Find out my favorite activities too! Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions...
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Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post"A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil." --The New York Times Book Review Politics. Money. Media. Tech. ...It's all here in Collision of Power. "All the President's Men for a new generation." --Town & Country Marty Baron...
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Cold War VirginiaThe Old Dominion's defense of democracy... The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement during the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, the location of the Pentagon, CIA and other federal agencies established Northern Virginia as an...
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Churchill's Eagles: The Raf's Leading Air Marshals of the Second World WarAn in-depth overview of the role of the Royal Air Force's leaders during World War II.The RAF did not come of age until the Second World War. The role of its forerunners in the Great War, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval...
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Chippewa Lake ParkIn the 1880s, Oscar Townsend and the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railroad developed a prosperous vacation resort, eventually called ""Chippewa Lake Park,"" on the banks of Ohio's largest natural lake.The Great Depression and extinction of interurban service crippled the park, but in 1937, Parker...
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Chezzetcook: an Acadian StrongholdChezzetcook, on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, has a fascinating history. Despite being largely cut off from the rest of the Acadian world from the time of the Great Expulsion in 1763, the French-speaking community around Chezzetcook maintained its language, customs, and sense of self....
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Centuries of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts, Fifth EditionThe fifth edition of Centuries of Genocide combines highly informative essays on major genocides with powerful first-person survivor testimonies. Author: Samuel TottenPublisher: University of Toronto PressPublished: 09/19/2022Pages: 736Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.68lbsSize: 8.98h x 5.98w x 1.73dISBN: 9781487525354About the AuthorTotten, Samuel: - Samuel Totten is...
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Celtic Mythology: A Beginner's Guide Into the World of Celtic Myths (An Introduction to Celtic Gods and Goddesses Myths Creatures and FoThis book will offer you information about Celtic myths, gods, and goddesses. Learn about the traditions and beliefs that guided others and discover insight into human nature. To some, mythology might seem like made-up stories with little historical information. But by learning what people...
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Carlo Acutis and the Modern Quest for Holiness: A Journey of Faith, Healing, and Redemption through the Digital Lens"Meet Carlo Acutis, a remarkable young man who showed us that faith and technology can go hand in hand. His extraordinary life is a testament to the power of kindness, compassion, and devotion. Born in London and raised in Milan, Carlo's love for the...
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