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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Old Trading Posts of the Four CornersAfter traveling extensively throughout the Four Corners region of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, Richard Berkholz has produced a comprehensive study of early-day trading posts located on or near the Navajo, Hopi, and Ute Mountain Ute Reservations. The posts covered in his new...
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The Hole in the Wall Ranch, A HistoryThe Hole in the Wall country of Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains is well known to history buffs steeped in Butch Cassidy lore, but for millennia it's been a crossroads for all kinds of people. The name refers to a break or "hole" in a wall...
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WRANGLIN' NOTES, A Chronicle of Eatons' Ranch 1879-2010"There is an allure to Eatons' Ranch that can't be explained." So begins the Foreword by the Ranch's current general manager Jeff Way and what he says has proved true for generations of Eaton family members, dudes and employees. One can't help but wonder...
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Two Dot Ranch, A Biography of PlaceThis is the history of the Two Dot, at one time recognized by many as the largest ranch in the world. So begins the story of a unique part of the vast landscape of the state of Wyoming, a privately held piece of paradise...
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The Forgotten Heroes of Liberty: Chaplains and Clergy of the American RevolutionThis volume, written by the highly acclaimed 19th century historian Joel Tyler Headley, explores the vital, but often neglected, role of ministers of the Gospel to the cause of liberty in the founding of this great nation. Headley (1813-1897) gives dozens and dozens of...
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Northrop YF-23A Flight ManualAuthor: United States Air ForcePublisher: Government Reprints PressPublished: 10/01/2001Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 10.96h x 8.18w x 0.49dISBN: 9781931641647This title is not returnable
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Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of ArkansasArkansas has long been a land rich in history and lore, and few of the events associated with The Natural State are more compelling and provocative than those associated with lost mines and buried treasures. Within these pages, award-winning author W.C. Jameson has captured...
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Hannibal: The African WarriorIt is difficult for anyone who has not actually seen such mountain scenery as is presented by the Alps, to form any clear conception of its magnificence and grandeur. Hannibal had never seen the Alps, but the world was filled then, and now, with...
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Cast a Giant Shadow: The Story of Mickey Marcus Who Died to Save JerusalemColonel David "Mickey" Marcus--after serving his country with distinction in World War II--responded to the appeal of a beleaguered country in the Middle East and became one of the truly great heroes of modern Israel, the only soldier interred at West Point who was...
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Harold TownA dazzling painter and master draftsman, Harold Barling Town (1924-1990) became known as "the Picasso of Canada." Town started drawing as a three-year-old and never stopped; his oeuvre over 40 years totals more than 10,000 works -- paintings, collages, works on paper, lithographs, assemblages,...
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Early Islamic Qiblas: A survey of mosques built between 1AH/622 C.E. and 263 AH/876 C.E.New archeological evidence clearly demonstrates that early Islamic mosques were not erroneously oriented as previously thought. Using modern technology and satellite imaging, Canadian historian Dan Gibson has discovered that early Islamic mosques were oriented to four different places. And they are not where Islam...
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Bear on the HomefrontDuring World War II, nurse Aileen Rogers and her stuffed bear, Teddy, greet English "guest children" sent overseas for safety. Teddy befriends homesick, young William and his sister Grace, sharing the experience of the cross-country train ride and five years on a host family's...
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Original Six Dynasties: The Detroit Red WingsThe Original Six: the Red Wings. The Canadiens. The Leafs, the Blackhawks, the Rangers, and the Bruins. From 1942 to 1967 these were the only teams competing for the Stanley Cup. They played each other 14 times a year, and rivalries were bitter. For...
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Slouching Towards Sirte: Nato's War on Libya and AfricaShortlisted for Mavis Gallant Nonfiction Prize Awarded by the Quebec Writers' FederationA comprehensive analysis, this book examines all the justifications and myths about the war on Libya and methodically dismantles them. It delineates the documentary history of events, processes, and decisions that led up...
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Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada in an Age of AnxietyOnce known for peacekeeping, Canada is becoming a militarized nation whose apostles-the New Warriors-are fighting to shift public opinion. New Warrior zealots seek to transform postwar Canada's central myth-symbols. Peaceable kingdom. Just society. Multicultural tolerance. Reasoned public debate. Their replacements? A warrior nation. Authoritarian...
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1788In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Sydney Cove with the first fleet of convict ships sent from England. This curious young captain of the marines was a natural storyteller. His account of the infant colony is the first classic of Australian literature, and...
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Ibn Majid: The Master NavigatorIbn Majid loved sailing the open seas and discovering new places. This famous Muslim invented the compass, and is known as one of the great explorers of his time. Through beautiful illustrations and easy-to-understand text, this book introduces children to Ibn Majid, "The Master...
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Ibn Al-Baitar: Doctor of Natural MedicineIbn Al-Baitar dedicated his life to learning about the cures in plants and natural medicine. He discovered over 300 kinds of plants that could be made into medicine. Through beautiful illustrations and easy-to-understand text, this book introduces children to Ibn Al-Baitar, "The Doctor of...
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Essays on Fascism"The Ideology of Fascism" was written by Oswald Mosley in 1967 and provides a post WW2 analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Fascism as a political doctrine, and utilising its strengths proposes a United Europe, in union with science, as a prime requirement...
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Mosley - Right or Wrong?'Mosley - Right or Wrong?' explores the ideas of the man many claimed was the most creative political thinker of the twentieth century. The book uses a concise question and answer format to give Oswald Mosley's solutions to major problems still afflicting the world...
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