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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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Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War NorthBetween 1861 and 1865, northern voters fortified Abraham Lincoln's administration as it oversaw the end of the institution of slavery and an unprecedented expansion in the size and scope of the federal government. Since the United States never considered suspending the democratic process during...
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Berthe Morisot Masterpieces of ArtRegarded by her fellow impressionists as a 'virtuoso colourist', Berthe Morisot (1841-95) strove to be considered an equal among her male peers - an uphill struggle at a time when women were generally forbidden from taking formal artistic training. Nevertheless, she succeeded in forging...
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Bentley Mark VI & R-Type: Including the Bentley Continental and the Rolls-Royce Silver DawnA comprehensive celebration of the Bentley Mk VI. The Bentley Mk VI was the best-selling model produced by Rolls-Royce Ltd when motor car production resumed at Crewe after World War II. This model later evolved into the R-Type and the Bentley Continental, as well...
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Belgium Was My HomeThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey Into the Heart of American DemocracyAuthor: Francis S. BarryPublisher: Steerforth PressPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 560Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsISBN: 9781586424060
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A World of Private Higher EducationA World of Private Higher Education is the definitive treatment of a sector accounting for a third of the world's 200 million higher education enrolment--yet remaining largely unknown even to scholars of higher education and widely mis-characterized when it is considered by stakeholders or...
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A Sudden Shot: The Phoenix Serial ShooterArizona never experienced a summer like this, as snipers Dale Hausner and Sam Dieteman took aim at anything?and everything?in their path. Phoenix was a city in terror as the deadly spree ultimately claimed 37 vicitims, people and pets? until one detective began to put...
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A Siberian History of Soviet Film: Manufacturing Visions of the Indigenous Peoples of the NorthIn A Siberian History of Soviet Film, Caroline Damiens explores how the depictions of the indigenous 'Peoples of the North' in Soviet cinema and television evolved between 1920 and 1980. Damiens combines a detailed analysis of key works such as Forest People (1928), Igdenbu...
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A Short History of MedicineInsightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, A Short History of Medicine offers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject. In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonz lez-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative...
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A Romantic Symphony: The Autobiography of Howard HansonHoward Hanson's previously unpublished autobiography is now compiled and edited from manuscript sources, providing valuable insight into the life and work of this important American musician and educator. Howard Hanson was an American composer, conductor, and educator. Following his retirement as director of the...
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A Revolution in Colour: Natural Dyes and Dress in Europe, C. 1400-1800This major volume aims to re-colour the European world of dress, c.1300-1800. New dyes created one of the most important visual experiences of the period, yet their story has been side-lined by a focus on visual experiences shaped by the high arts. Meanwhile, theatrical...
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Apercu de la Situation Financiere de l'Espagne...This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...
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An Honor and A Guard: From Omaha Beach to the Heart of Nazi Germany-One Infantryman's JourneyThere were those who doubted whether NationalGuard Units could hold up like regular U.S. Army unitsin wartime. Routinely assigned missions where theodds were stacked heavily against them, the 175thRegiment-29th Infantry Division not only silenced thedoubters, they went on to gain a reputation as one...
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An Eye for an Eye: A Global History of Crime and PunishmentFrom "an eye for an eye" to debates over capital punishment, humanity has a long and controversial relationship with doling out justice for criminal acts. Today, crime and punishment remain significant parts of our culture, but societies vary greatly on what is considered criminal...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French AcademyThis classic reference work, crowned by the French Academy, is an essential tool for anyone interested in the French language. Augmented with notes by George William Kitchin, it provides a comprehensive guide to the origins and meanings of French words and phrases.This work has...
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Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World"Catch Me if You Can meets Coming to America in this epic tale of one of the greatest scammers of all time."-NPRShortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year * Named one of the best books...
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A Mother's White LieDuring the Great Depression, Rose Franklin leaves her family's home in Rustburg, Virginia, and moves to Lynchburg, Virginia, where she resides with her Aunt Rachael. Her aunt runs a bootlegger's establishment from her home, catering to those seeking refuge from the hardship of the...
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Amos del Mundo: Una Historia de Las ConspiracionesAuthor: Juan Carlos CastillonPublisher: DebatePublished: 10/03/2006Pages: 347Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.44h x 6.02w x 0.96dISBN: 9780307376596Language: Spanish
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A Mirror for History: How Novels and Art Reflect the Evolution of Middle-Class AmericaIn A Mirror for History, author Marc Egnal uses novels and art to provide a new understanding of American society. The book argues that the arc of middle-class culture reflects the evolution of the American economy from the near-subsistence agriculture of the 1750s to...
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America Under the Hammer: Auctions and the Emergence of Market ValuesReveals how, through auctions, early Americans learned capitalism As the first book-length study of auctions in early America, America Under the Hammer follows this ubiquitous but largely overlooked institution to reveal how, across the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, price became an accepted expression...
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