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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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20 Fun Facts about ThanksgivingThanksgiving is about much more than turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie. While most have some idea of a link between Thanksgiving, early American colonists, and Native Americans, this must-read book, essential for any social studies collection, fills in the details with 20 of the...
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20 Fun Facts about JuneteenthJuneteenth, named a federal holiday in 2021, celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name is a combination of the words "June" and "nineteenth" as it commemorates June 19, 1865. On that day, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and...
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20 Fun Facts about Independence DayFireworks, picnics, flags, and parades should remind Americans young and old of perhaps the most famous national holiday. Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday. While most know that the observance is a celebration of the nation, they might...
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1777 PIn the autumn of 1777, near Saratoga, New York, an inexperienced and improvised American army led by General Horatio Gates faced off against the highly trained British and German forces led by General John Burgoyne. The British strategy in confronting the Americans in upstate...
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12 Incredible Facts about the D-Day InvasionThrough fact-driven text, key photos, and engaging layouts, Turning Points explores many pivotal moments in the rich history of the United States. There are moments of celebration. There are also moments of crisis. Each important moment shaped the US into the country it is...
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12 Incredible Facts about the Boston Tea PartyThrough fact-driven text, key photos, and engaging layouts, Turning Points explores many pivotal moments in the rich history of the United States. There are moments of celebration. There are also moments of crisis. Each important moment shaped the US into the country it is...
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101 Dogs: An Illustrated Compendium of CaninesOne hundred and one dogs bound through the pages of this humorous guide to dog breeds. From dinky dachshunds to massive mastiffs, shaggy sheepdogs to slinky salukis, this beautifully illustrated guide to over one hundred dog breeds is perfect for those looking to adopt...
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1000 American History Facts and 101 True Tales: A Journey Through America's Defining Moments and FiguresDiscover America's Rich History with Amazing Facts and StoriesTwo manuscripts in one book: American History: 1000 Interesting Facts About the United StatesAmerican History Stories: 101 True and Fascinating Tales of Major Events and People from the United States' PastDive into the diverse and exciting...
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ኣይንፈላለነቲ ናብ ፈደረሽን ኤርትራ ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ዘብጽሐ ናይ 1940'ታት ታሪኽ ኤርትራ ኣዝዩ ዝተሓላለኸ ከም ዝኸውን ዝገብሮ ሓደ ዓቢ ምኽንያት ኣሎ። እዚ ድማ፡ ውሳኔ ባይቶ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ንፈደረሽን፡ ማለት'ውን ውሳነ 390/V ናይ 1950፡ ወጻኢ ካብቲ ኣብ ውሽጢ ኤርትራ ዝተኻየደን ንድሌት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ዘንጸባረቐን ፖለቲካዊ ቃልሲ፡...
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Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More!Discover the wild and fascinating true stories of the Roman Empire that they never taught you in your boring history class with this ultimate collection of notorious emperors, scandalous love affairs, rebellion, and more! Whether you think about the Roman Empire every day or...
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Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of EmancipationA study of Indian indentured labor in Mauritius, British Guiana, and Trinidad that explores the history of indenture's normalization. In this book, historian Jonathan Connolly traces the normalization of indenture from its controversial beginnings to its widespread adoption across the British Empire during the...
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Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the PresentWorlds Together, Worlds Apart provides a compelling chronological foundation for world history. A global story frames each chapter, making thousands of years of history less daunting for students and instructors. New lead authors and master teachers Jeremy Adelman and Elizabeth Pollard distill cutting-edge scholarship...
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Women and Soldiers: Sexual Violence and Survival Strategies in Occupied JapanAfter World War II, for a variety of reasons, some women in Japan had intimate relations with occupying US soldiers. These women were called ' panpan', a derogatory label, and to this day have been forced by society's overwhelming disapproval to remain silent about...
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With The Dragon's ChildrenDavid Garms's With the Dragon's Children is the first-hand account of interactions with Vietcong who responded to the South Vietnamese government's amnesty program. The narrative, packed with information about Vietnamese attitudes, aspirations, and reactions to the war, explores their rich history and culture, and...
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Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms ControlThe definitive guide to the history of nuclear arms control by a wise eavesdropper and masterful storyteller, Michael Krepon. The greatest unacknowledged diplomatic achievement of the Cold War was the absence of mushroom clouds. Deterrence alone was too dangerous to succeed; it needed arms...
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Why We Celebrate Chinese New Year: Everything to Know about Your Favorite HolidayCelebrate Chinese New Year with this festive introduction for kids ages 6 to 9!Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is a holiday that marks the end of winter and the coming of spring. It's one of the most...
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Whitewash: Poland and the Jews: Jewish Quarterly 257Poland, the epicentre of the Holocaust, began denying responsibility as soon as the Nazi atrocities ended. The nation's distortion of history continues today - with disturbing consequences."Holocaust denial has now been replaced by a much more dangerous and insidious foe."-Jan GrabowskiPoland is the place...
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Where Is Yellowstone?Which famous national park features a geyser that shoots water 185 feet into the air and thousands of American bison? Journey into the history of Yellowstone and its famous wildlife, canyons, rivers, forests, and more in this illustrated book for young readers! From the...
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When We Sold God's Eye: Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon"A remarkable literary achievement." - Douglas Preston The unbelievable true story of the Cinta Larga, a tribe that had no contact with the West until the 1960s and came to run an illegal diamond mine in the depths of the Amazon. Growing up in...
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When Mayor Doug Wilder Ruled Richmond: Strong-Arm Politics in Virginia's Capital CityOur nation's first elected Black governor, L. Douglas Wilder, returned to public service in 2005 as the first popularly elected mayor of Richmond, Virginia, in sixty years. Despite his landslide election, voters may have had little idea what they were getting themselves into, as...
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