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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Immigrant Soldier: The Story of a Ritchie BoyImmigrant Soldier, The Story of a Ritchie Boy, based on a true story, begins on Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom that marks the beginning of the Holocaust. Herman watches in horror as his cousin and a friend are arrested. As a Jew, he realizes it...
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The Toolmakers AirgunThis is the ultimate do it yourself guide for anyone wishing to build a classical style butt-stock reservoir air rifle. Author and designer Paul Betts takes readers through every step of design and fabrication of the project and even explains the how's and why's...
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Into Exile: A Life Story of War and PeaceIn September 1944, seven-year old Elin, her mother and grandmother fled Estonia ahead of the advancing Soviet Army escaping the risk of deportation to Siberia. "INTO EXILE" is Elin's personal account of the horrors she and her family experienced during WWII followed by an...
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The Apalache ChroniclesRichard Thornton's commentary on a 17th century book by Charles de Rochefort concerning the Province of Apalache in the Southern Highlands, Edited by Marilyn Rae.Author: Marilyn a. RaePublisher: SelfPublished: 08/16/2013Pages: 146Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31dISBN: 9780988964853This title is not returnable
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Andy Warhol's Ridiculous ScreenplaysAndy Warhol's Ridiculous Screenplays is a fascinating first-person account of writer Ronald Tavel's experiences collaborating with the artist on his films from the winter of 1964 through the summer of 1967. During this period, Tavel wrote seventeen screenplays for Warhol, including some of the...
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Serbs and AlbaniansReleased for the first time in the English language, and marking the centennial of Albania's independence, Serbs and Albanians delivers an at once refreshing and comprehensive insight into the cultural composition of Southeast Europe. A wider audience can now appreciate the work of Milan...
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Reunion: A Search for AncestorsWhere do I come from? That question leads Ryan Littrell to country graveyards, to faded names in old books, and then to a DNA shock. And as one hint follows the next, he uncovers the story of his Scottish ancestors--a story of heartbreak, betrayal,...
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Wwii: European Theater Puzzle BookLearn about the leading figures, important European battles, major events, and intelligence strategies of World War II, which involved 20 nations across the globe. Test your knowledge of this major world war in 12 fact-filled puzzles, including code breaking, crosswords, Sudoku, and others.Author: Grab...
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With just one suitcaseThis is a true story about two boys, Istvan and Frici, who live two kilometres but worlds apart in Romania. One is Catholic, one is Jewish. Yet when the Second World War breaks out, the familiar world with its clear divisions disintegrates. On their...
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New Mexico's Stormy History: True Stories of Early Spanish Colonial Settlers and the Mestas/Maestas FamiliesConquistador General Don Diego de Vargas led hundreds of Spanish pioneers to resettle New Mexico after the 1680 Indian Revolt. This little-known colonial period brought peace and prosperity to settlers and Native Americans in what later became northern New Mexico and parts of surrounding...
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Hebrews: A Literary Commentary On the Book of HebrewsA literary commentary on the Book of Hebrews. The second in an expository series by author Kenneth Bow.Author: Kenneth W. BowPublisher: SavecomPublished: 09/16/2016Pages: 72Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20dISBN: 9780986002830About the AuthorBow, Kenneth W.: - Kenneth Bow is a native of...
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Mob Boss: Chicago Mob Bosses Paul Ricca and Tony AccardoThis is the true story of two of Chicago's most powerful and dangerous organized crime bosses. Paul Ricca and Tony Accardo were at Al "Scareface" Capone's side when he formed the Chicago Mob. Ricca and Accardo used people and governments to make billions using...
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Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Someday, ChicagoThis book examines the work of US-born photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921-2012) through its connections to Chicago, where he lived for over a decade and returned to repeatedly throughout his life. Long celebrated in Japan as one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth...
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Juan Patron: A Fallen Star in the Days of Billy the KidJuan Patr n lived through one of the bloodiest chapters of the American West: the 1878 feud known as the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. Reputed for his heroics, Patr n tried to tame a frontier plagued with violence, illiteracy and greed-first as...
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Naming Laguna BeachHistory is historically replete with enduring endemic mysteries. For decades both professional and avocational historians dealing with California's often patch-work history have wondered, puzzled, opined and even contentiously disputed how, when, and even why Laguna Beach was called "Laguna Beach."As Ms. Janz so clearly...
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The King James Bible's Accuracy & FaithfulnessDr. Williams has rendered a great service to all students of the King James Bible. His masterful historical research demonstrates that there have always been critics of the King James Bible but their criticisms are willful and not scholarly. Genuine scholars have repeatedly risen...
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Faces of Tradition: Weaving Elders of the AndesIn this revealing cultural study, dozens of ancient weavers and the landscapes that they occupy in the Cusco region of the Andes are vividly portrayed through personal stories and life experiences, bringing to life the decades of endurance, skill, fortitude, and natural pride honed...
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Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction AuthorsA compilation of essays from the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book provides a wealth of historical information from Roman Britain to early twentieth century England. Over fifty different authors share hundreds of real life stories and tantalizing tidbits discovered while doing research...
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The Legacy of Ibo Landing: Gullah Roots of African American CultureA rich potpourri of articles and paintings on Gullah art, history, fiction, recipes, and language along with social commentary which clarifies the struggle for cultural survival mounted over time by this most African of African American cultures. A voyage of the soul to African...
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A Survivor's StoryWhen Germany invades Poland in 1939, seventeen year old Severin Fayerman sees his world change forever. His -family's factory is seized by the Germans. Inevitably, the Fayermans are -arrested and sent to a forced labor camp. Severin, separated from his family, is left alone...
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