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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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Terre Haute's Notorious Red Light DistrictThe author of Hidden History of Terre Haute and Wicked Terre Haute explores the home of sin in the Sin City. Home to uproarious saloons, swindling gambling dens, and thriving brothels, Terre Haute's infamous West End was so wild the Chicago Tribunecalled it the...
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Why the Chimes RangThe story of a glorious church, the tales of which have traveled far and wide. When the Christmas bells no longer chime, everyone in the town wonders what magnificent gift will bring back the joyous sound.Many families have passed this book down from generation...
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The Golden Legend: Lives of the SaintsTranslated by William Claxton in 1483, The Golden Legend became one of the first books printed in English. Originally written in Latin by the Blessed Jacobus da Varagine, archbishop of Genoa, The Golden Legend was one of the most popular works of religious literature...
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Women in the War'An important contribution to our recent history' ANDREW MARR 'Absorbing and important' JOAN BAKEWELL 'One of my favourite reads of 2021' GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's...
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Allart Van Everdingen: Master of the Rugged LandscapeThe first English-language introduction to the evocative, detailed and subversively artificial landscapes of a neglected Dutch masterIn 1644 the young Dutch artist Allart van Everdingen (1621-75) traveled in Norway. It was an inspiring experience that set the course for his career. He went on...
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Discovering the Movies in New Brunswick: A History of CinemaA Surprising History of Cinema.When David Folster discovered that some of the earliest documentary motion pictures were made in New Brunswick-wildlife and wilderness adventure movies-he began the research that led to this book. This lively account of movie making pioneers in New Brunswick includes...
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Light From The Birdcage: Stories From An Abandoned LighthouseThe Waugoshance Lighthouse was the first offshore lighthouse on the Great Lakes and it has been left abandoned for decades. This is the story of one man's fictional visit to this historic beacon to shine a light from the tower one last time before...
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The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious MobsterA riveting, decades-in-the-writing memoir from the determined young prosecutor who, in two of America's most celebrated trials, managed to convict famed mob boss John Gotti--and subsequently took down the Mafia altogether.John Gotti was without a doubt the flashiest and feared Mafioso in American history....
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Warholcapote: A Non-Fiction InventionAn enthralling play based on lost tapes between two cultural giants and friends--Andy Warhol and Truman Capote.In 1978 Andy Warhol and Truman Capote decided to write a Broadway play. Andy suggested that he record their private conversations over the period of a few months,...
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A Persistent Prejudice: Anti-Semitic Tropes and Double Standards in the Anti-Israel MovementAntisemitism in the twenty-first century remains a major threat to Jewish communities around the world, and a potent challenge to the liberal international order. But it can so often be a more hidden form of racism, relying on codes, images, cues, and ciphers embedded...
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The Value of the Moon: How to Explore, Live, and Prosper in Space Using the Moons ResourcesWhile the Moon was once thought to hold the key to space exploration, in recent decades, the U.S. has largely turned its sights toward Mars and other celestial bodies instead. In The Value of the Moon, lunar scientist Paul Spudis argues that the U.S....
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How It All Began! The Creation and Expansion of British Colonies in America North American Colonization 3rd Grade Children's American HistoryDid you know that a long time ago, America was only just thirteen British colonies? This book will take you through the reasons why Britain setup colonies in America even though it was inhabited by native American Indians for hundreds of years. Read about...
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New Orleans Disasters: Firsthand Accounts of Crescent City TragedyAuthor: Royd AndersonPublisher: History PRPublished: 11/22/2021Pages: 130Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38dISBN: 9781540250445
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Salty Dips Volume 11: Some things pass. Some things change. Some just stay the same.Among sailors, "to spin a dip" means "to tell a story." The Naval Association of Canada - Ottawa Branch's Salty Dips series carries on this tradition by collecting entertaining and informative stories about the Canadian Navy as it is remembered by those who have...
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Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse KeeperAn inspiring and beautifully illustrated picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors. With an evocative text and stunning illustrations, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores...
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While Waiting for Rain: Community, Economy, and Law in a Time of ChangeWhat might a sensible community choose to do if its economy has fallen apart and becoming a ghost town is not an acceptable option? Unfortunately, answers to this question have long been measured against an implicit standard: the postwar economy of the 1950s. After...
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Worldmaking in the Long Great War: How Local and Colonial Struggles Shaped the Modern Middle EastIt is widely believed that the political problems of the Middle East date back to the era of World War I, when European colonial powers unilaterally imposed artificial borders on the post-Ottoman world in postwar agreements. This book offers a new account of how...
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My Mother's War: The Incredible True Story of How a Resistance Member Survived Three Concentration CampsThe extraordinary story of Sabine Zuur, a beautiful, young Dutch resistance fighter who spent over two years in three concentration camps during World War Two, told by her daughter using an astonishing archive of personal letters After her mother's death, Eva Taylor discovered an...
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When East Asia Meets Southeast Asia: Presence and Connectedness in Transformation RevisitedThis book intends to examine the relationship between East Asia and Southeast Asia across three themes: historical perspectives, economic flows of capital and people, and socio-cultural connections. While a substantial number of chapters in the book focus on overseas Chinese (living in Indonesia) and...
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TutankhamunMeet Tutankhamun and discover the story of his life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography--narrated by Tut himself. Readers will be fascinated by the story of Tutankhamun on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of his tomb. Tutankhamun's style of living, the challenges...
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