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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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Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of ImpressionismA wide-ranging exploration of art, gastronomy, and national identity in fin-de-si?cle France At the end of the nineteenth century, artists such as Claude Monet, Eva Gonzalès, and Paul Gauguin took as their subject France's relationship with food. The country's bountiful agriculture and the skill...
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Failed Historical Scientific InstrumentsCan a scientific instrument be regarded as a failure? Why and how? By shedding light on the complexity of these questions, the volume marks a step forward in the way historical scientific instruments can be analysed and displayed. The essays show how diverse failures...
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Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the TsunamiKirkus Best Books of the Year - Kansas City Star Best Books of the YearA passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to...
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Exporting Reconstruction: Ulysses S. Grant and a New Empire of LibertyHow Reconstruction-era political battles reflected global struggles over the era's core ideals Exporting Reconstruction examines Ulysses S. Grant's Reconstruction-era policy, both foreign and domestic, as an integrated whole. Grant's vision for America's international role in the aftermath of the Civil War was best articulated...
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Esther Against Joseph's Backdrop: The Theology and History of an Intertextual RelationshipAn examination of MT Esther's relationship to the Joseph story, this study employs recent advances in author-oriented biblical intertextuality to address the debate concerning the religious purpose of the Scroll. While previous scholarship has seen Esther's divine silence indicating God's hidden hand, the characters'...
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Erie's Great Mausoleum Mystery: Ghouls, Grave Robbers & ExtortionErie's Shocking Turn of the Century Extortion Scandal On February 8, 1911, the Scott Mausoleum, a symbol of wealth for the Scott and Strong families in Erie, Pennsylvania, was desecrated by unknown vandals, coined by nationwide papers as ghouls. With the inside of the...
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Enigmatic FREEMASONRYThis historic book will familiarize you with one of the very mysterious and secret societies in the world of all time: Freemasonry. There are many myths and legends surrounding this highly secretive organization all over the world. This makes people scared and, at the...
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Enchanted Europe: Superstition, Reason, & Religion, 1250-1750Since the dawn of history people have used charms and spells to try to control their environment, and forms of divination to try to foresee the otherwise unpredictable chances of life. Many of these techniques were called "superstitious" by educated elites. For centuries religious...
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Emil Nolde: Unpainted PicturesUnpainted Pictures is the title of a fascinating watercolors series painted by Emil Nolde from 1938 through 1945. Nolde created these works in the seclusion of his own home in Seebll, after his works had been confiscated by the Nazis and he himself had...
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Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865Challenges conventional narratives of the Civil War era that emphasize Irish Americans' unceasing opposition to Black freedom Embracing Emancipation tackles a perennial question in scholarship on the Civil War era: Why did Irish Americans, who claimed to have been oppressed in Ireland, so vehemently...
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El SalvadorAlthough El Salvador is the smallest Central American nation geographically, it has the highest population density. So, what is life like for the many people who call this small nation home? Readers find out in this comprehensive guide to the people, natural landscape, and...
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El Espejo del Juda?smo: La inversi?n acusatoriaLos jud?os est?n diseminados en todos los pa?ses del mundo, aunque residen principalmente en los pa?ses de origen europeo. La mayor?a de ellos son de origen "askenaz?", es decir aquellos provenientes de Europa central y oriental que abandonaron en olas sucesivas a partir de...
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El antiguo Egipto: Un apasionante recorrido por la historia de Egipto, desde la colonización del valle del Nilo hasta la muerte de CleopaSabía que los gatos eran extremadamente sagrados en el antiguo Egipto y que quienes mataban a uno podían ser castigados con la muerte? Según muchos egiptólogos, los antiguos egipcios nunca consideraron dioses a los animales. En cambio, los consideraban la personificación de sus poderosas...
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Einstein on Israel and Zionism, New Enrriched EditionAuthor: Fred JeromePublisher: Baraka BooksPublished: 10/15/2024Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.70dISBN: 9781771863667
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Egyptian Things: Translating Egypt to Early Imperial RomeA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. After the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, Rome finally took control of Egypt. This occupation simultaneously facilitated and circumscribed the...
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Edges of Care: Living and Dying in No Man's LandA firsthand look at the lives of those who reside in no man's land--the violence they endure and their immense resilience. "No man's land" invokes stretches of barren landscape, twisted barbed wire, desolation, and the devastation of war. But this is not always the...
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Eastern Inferno: The Journals of a German Panzerjäger on the Eastern Front, 1941-43Participating in every key campaign on the Eastern Front, a young German soldier keeps a private uncensored diary as he battles the Red Army to conquer Russia.This book presents the remarkable personal journals of a German soldier who participated in Operation Barbarossa and subsequent...
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Duval County Tejanos: An Epic Narrative of Liberty and Democracy Volume 9In Texas, to hear the words "Duval County" evokes Archie and George Parr, politics, and corruption. But this does not represent the full truth about this South Texas county and its Tejano citizens. Duval County Tejanos showcases Tejanos engaged in community life: they organized...
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Downrange at Gardez: Forward Operating Base LightningExperience a soldier's journey in Afghanistan through the lens of a sergeant. Discover military life, perilous drives on icy roads, and the power of home support in this compelling tale.Downrange at Gardez is a raw, unfiltered account of Sergeant First Class Wynn's life on...
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Double Exposure: Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer"Singular . . . Virtuosic . . . Double Exposure is the best book I've read about America . . . in many, many years." --Corey Seymour, Vogue (a best book of 2024)"Extraordinary . . . A transformative experience for the reader." --Lucy Sante...
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