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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I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African NationScarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbor, is woven into the national psyche, the product of cynical foreign interventions. Fascist...
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One Soldier's Story: A Memoir"A poignant and inspiring memoir. . . . Dole's odyssey of courage and determination can be a guideline to us all."-- Philadelphia InquirerIn his own words, Bob Dole tells his legendary World War II story--a personal odyssey of tremendous courage, sacrifice, and faithIn One...
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The Last Knight: The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern EraThere may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary brilliance flourished in the courts of England and elsewhere. It was a world in transition,...
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar“Strikingly original. . . . Mr. Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.”--The Economist Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our...
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Artists in Exile: How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing ArtsDecades of war and revolution in Europe forced an "intellectual migration" during the last century, relocating thousands of artists and thinkers to the United States. For many of Europe's premier performing artists, America proved to be a destination both strange and opportune.Featuring the stories...
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Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours"Passions and Tempers may excite passions and tempers in some of its readers, as a good work of intellectual history should. You will learn a lot from its pages." --Washington Post The humours--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--were substances thought to circulate within the...
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When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906A fascinating look at the storied World Series of 1906--a thrilling contest between the Chicago Cubs and their upstart crosstown rivals, the Chicago White Sox. The local press nicknamed the Sox the "Hitless Wonders"--a team that emerged as American League champs without a productive...
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They InspiredAll loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros.In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. In so doing,...
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Reaching for the MoonPerfect for the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing in summer 2019 It's been fifty years since Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. But the journey didn't begin when he stepped on board Apollo 11 that fateful day in July 1969. It began the...
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Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939They ate garlic and didn't always bathe; they listened to Wagner and worshiped Diaghilev; they sent their children to coeducational schools, explored homosexuality and free love, vegetarianism and Post-impressionism. They were often drunk and broke, sometimes hungry, but they were of a rebellious spirit....
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The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill: A Closer Look at the Hidden Magic and Meaning of the Money You Use Every DayDo you know the true meaning of a dollar?Few people do. Now an expert on arcane symbolism uncovers the fascinating secret meanings behind the design of the money we use every day.In The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill, David Ovason explores the visual...
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We Are America: A Tribute from the HeartFrom a father-son team comes a gorgeous picture book that "pays tribute to the variety of America as well as to its promise--in Christopher Myers's words, 'the question mark of it.'" (Washington Post) "An inclusive, unblinkered variation of patriotism." (New York Times)With sweeping panoramic...
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English CastlesHistorical background and architectural details for each of the castles are accompanied by a beautiful color photograph. Contains an introduction on England's castles--history, description of classification of building type with examples. Includes details on the property's custodianship, whether cared for by the National Trust...
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The Black Ridge: Amongst the Cuillin of Skye'Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland' Cameron McNeish, The Herald Rising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland's Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin....
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The Tudor Crown'An intriguing tale, told with confidence' The Times 'A great tale... the golden thread that led to the crown of England' Conn Iggulden She'll betray her king to crown her son When Edward of York takes back the English crown, the Wars of the...
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Londongrad: From Russia with Cash;the Inside Story of the OligarchsThe amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world's best footballers - and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows.A group of buccaneering Russian oligarchs made...
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United States 1917-2008This new title offers comprehensive coverage for the new 2008 specifications, from the First World War to George W Bush.Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts, a study skills section for exam preparation and a companion website with visuals...
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Mona LisaA narrative history of how Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa came to be the most famous in the world - and one of the most powerful cultural icons of our time. What has made the Mona Lisa the most famous picture...
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The Frozen Water TradeThe story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from the lakes of New England - valued for its incredible purity - revolutionised domestic life around the world.In the days before artificial refrigeration, it was thought impossible to transport ice for long distances....
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Mrs Keppel and Her DaughterAlice Keppel and her daughter Violet Trefusis where both, in their ways, lefendary lovers. Mrs Keppel mistress of Edward VII and Great-Grandmother to Camilla Parker Bowles, was the acceptable face at her command - charm, determination, money to repress her love affair with Vita...
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