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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Ohio Slave NarrativesThe view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews with those who "endured." Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War, more than one-third...
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Nuño de Guzmán: Juicio de residencia en Nueva Galicia, 1537-1538Este primer volumen (de tres) ofrece la investigación secreta llevada a cabo por el licenciado Diego de la Torre, en el contexto del Juicio de Residencia, contra Nuño de Guzmán, el controvertido gobernador de la Nueva Galicia. Acompañado de una biografía de Nuño Beltrán...
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Not to Yield: Volume OneThis raw, provocative book of essays adapted from the blog ShiningSeaUSA pulls back the curtain on the Trump presidency, providing a panoramic view of his turbulent time in office, the legal implications of his actions, and the inactions of those surrounding him, enabling him,...
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North to Bondage: Loyalist Slavery in the MaritimesMany Canadians believe their nation fell on the right side of history in harbouring escaped slaves from the United States. In fact, in the wake of the American Revolution, many Loyalist families brought slaves with them when they settled in the Maritime colonies of...
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Nietzsche and Architecture: The Grand Style for Modern LivingNietzsche and Architecture explores Nietzsche's relationship to the architects, buildings, and modern architectural movements he went on to inspire, and situates his philosophy more appropriately and comprehensively within the field of architectural studies, architectural history, and theory. Divided into two parts, the book first...
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New York City Standard Guide: A New and Complete Handbook for Visitors to New York, and for New Yorkers...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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New World Dreams: Canadian Pacific Railway and the Golden NorthwestBest known for its monumental achievements in transportation technology, Canadian Pacific Railway (or "CP") was instrumental in constructing the concept--and the reality--of the country we now call Canada. In addition to building the railroad that connected the country from coast to coast, CP was...
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New Jerusalem/El Rio History Project: Ventura County's Holy LandUnearth the Untold Story of El Rio: A Comprehensive History from Chumash Tribes to Developments of El Rio's Pioneers in the Santa Clara Valley. Delve into this rich history of El Rio, a township in Ventura County that has been overlooked in historical narratives,...
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New Jerusalem/El Rio History Project: Ventura County's Holy LandUnearth the Untold Story of El Rio: A Comprehensive History from Chumash Tribes to Developments of El Rio's Pioneers in the Santa Clara Valley. Delve into this rich history of El Rio, a township in Ventura County that has been overlooked in historical narratives,...
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New Destinations of Empire: Mobilities, Racial Geographies, and Citizenship in the Transpacific United StatesIn 1986 the Compact of Free Association marked the formal end of U.S. colonialism in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, while simultaneously re-entrenching imperial power dynamics between the two countries. The U.S.-RMI Compact at once enshrined exclusive U.S. military access to the islands...
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New Destinations of Empire: Mobilities, Racial Geographies, and Citizenship in the Transpacific United StatesIn 1986 the Compact of Free Association marked the formal end of U.S. colonialism in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, while simultaneously re-entrenching imperial power dynamics between the two countries. The U.S.-RMI Compact at once enshrined exclusive U.S. military access to the islands...
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New Deal Law and Order: How the War on Crime Built the Modern Liberal StateA historian traces the origins of the modern law-and-order state to a surprising source: the liberal policies of the New Deal. Most Americans remember the New Deal as the crucible of modern liberalism. But while it is most closely associated with Roosevelt's efforts to...
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Ned Ludd & Queen Mab: Machine-Breaking, Romanticism, and the Several Commons of 1811-12Peter Linebaugh, in an extraordinary historical and literary tour de force, enlists the anonymous and scorned 19th century loom-breakers of the English midlands into the front ranks of an international, polyglot, many-colored crew of commoners resisting dispossession in the dawn of capitalist modernity.Author: Peter...
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Navigating Tradition and Innovation: Essays Commemorating the Permanent Settlement of Hutterites in ManitobaNavigating Tradition and Innovation commemorates the 100th anniversary of Hutterite settlement in Manitoba, Canada. This collection of nine essays explores the history, challenges, and evolving dynamics of Hutterite life with an emphasis on the Schmiedeleut in Manitoba.Author: Kenny WollmannPublisher: Hutterian Brethren Book CentrePublished: 10/04/2024Pages:...
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Naval Air Station PensacolaThe world's first naval aeronautical station, Naval Air Station Pensacola is a dynamic and active station today.A sign at the gate of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) welcomes visitors to "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" - and, indeed it is. It came into being...
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Napoleon for DummiesExplains his influence on the military, law, politics, and religion Get the real story of Napoleon Bonaparte Not sure what's true about Napoleon? This easy-to-follow guide gets past the stereotypes and introduces you to this extraordinary man's beginnings, accomplishments, and famous romances. It traces...
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Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the GodsIn a beautiful, fully illustrated package, this modern, witty take on familiar Greek myths with a focus on the wild and wonderful role plants have played in the stories over centuries is Song of Achilles meets The Secret Life of Trees. See the ever-popular...
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My RussiaIn his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin's autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine? In...
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My Bondage and My Freedom (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative published in 1855. It is an expansion of Douglass' first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, that discusses in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation, Douglass went...
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Mushrooms: 50 PostcardsStep into the fabulous world of fungi with this keepsake collection of 50 mushroom postcards, curated from National Geographic's vaunted Image Collection. For foragers, naturalists, and fungi fans, this collection of beautiful postcards highlights the diversity of mushrooms around the world. From the mid-summer...
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