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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The Taming of the ShrewEminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this scathing account of manners and matrimony--along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including: - an original Introduction to The Taming of the Shrew- incisive scene-by-scene synopsis...
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The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking HistoryTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history--until now. "This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming...
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The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of SiliconThe story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend...
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The Stuart Constitution, 1603-1688: Documents and CommentaryPublished in 1966, The Stuart Constitution at once established itself as the standard documentary textbook for courses in English seventeenth-century history in schools (A-level), polytechnics, and universities, and one which at the same time offered an individual revisionist outlook on many of the problems...
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The Story of Astrophysics in Five RevolutionsWhen Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, his action forever changed our view of what was possible. Once something new alters our perspective, a transformation starts. In The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions, Ersilia Vaudo explores five such turning points...
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The Social Life of Maps in America, 1750-1860In the age of MapQuest and GPS, we take cartographic literacy for granted. We should not; the ability to find meaning in maps is the fruit of a long process of exposure and instruction. A "carto-coded" America--a nation in which maps are pervasive and...
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The Seven Weeks' War: the Austro-Prussian Conflict of 1866The creation of a new Europe in fire and blood Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century was in turmoil. Ancient empires sought to hold and consolidate their power, smaller states struggled to forge themselves into new nations and old enmities fanned...
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The Seventh That I AmThe number 7 is seen throughout the Bible and every religious text, just as I am is a universal story told to mankind in every culture and science. It is a mystery to be revealed, the only hope that we can all be one...
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The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American FoundingWinner of the Society of the Cincinnati History Prize, Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New JerseyFinalist, George Washington PrizeA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2015 Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny....
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The Rother Valley: A Short History of a Lowland English River Catchment and Prospects for Future ManagementThe valley of the western Rother lies within the South Downs National Park but has a special character based on its Cretaceous geology of sandstones and clays. These give rise to soils that are ideal for agriculture but are extremely erodible. Over the centuries...
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The Roman Republic and Political Culture: German Scholarship in TranslationThis volume makes available in English translation for the first time a series of hugely influential articles about Roman Republican politics which were all originally published in German. They represent a school of thought that has long been in dialogue with Anglophone research but...
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The Road to Sand Hills: The Tale of a Forgotten WWII Japanese American SoldierGeorge Suyama, like many young American soldiers who died in combat, did not live long enough to leave lasting memories for loved ones. With no grave marker, all that remains is his name etched into the Wall of the Missing at the Epinal American...
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The Revolution of 1936-1939 in PalestineA radical analysis of Palestinian resistance from one of their most influential voices.Revisit Ghassan Kanafani's pivotal text in a new English edition. Kanafani presents a concrete analysis of the mass uprisings against Zionism, and for independence from British colonialism, taking place in Palestine from...
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The Rebel Empresses: Elisabeth of Austria and Eug?nie of France, Power and Glamour in the Struggle for EuropeFrom the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe--Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eug?nie, empress of France--and their efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy,...
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The Prose Edda"The Prose Edda," a timeless compilation of Old Norse tales and poetic theories meticulously crafted by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Offering a treasury of myths, legends, and insights into Viking Age beliefs, this cornerstone of Norse literature unveils the rich...
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The PresidentThe president of the United States might be the representative for the U.S. to the rest of the world, but no U.S. president has unlimited power. Through the Constitution, the U.S. president has certain powers that aren't given to other bodies in the government....
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The Postwar Fleet: Volume I, 1944-1950The book begins in January 1944, the point at which serious thought started to be given to the size and shape of the future Navy. Postwar retrenchment meant the Admiralty needed to reduce spending on the Fleet and release manpower for the civilian economy,...
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The Pilgrims' First ThanksgivingThe Pilgrims' first winter in America was hard. But the following year brought new friends and a magnificent harvest. To celebrate their blessings, the Pilgrims held a feast one we remember today as Thanksgiving.Author: Jessica GundersonPublisher: Picture Window BooksPublished: 12/01/2010Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize:...
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The Pilgrims and the First ThanksgivingTells the devastating story of the Pilgrims' first year in America up until their Harvest Festival. Written in graphic-novel format.Author: Mary EnglarPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 09/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.38h x 6.46w x 0.10dISBN: 9780736896566Audience: 08 - 14Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.4Point Value: 0.5Interest Level:...
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The Physics Book: From the Big Bang to Quantum ResurrectionThis richly illustrated chronology of physics contains more than 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon, the book's timeline extends back billions of years...
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