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Historical events, civilizations, and analysis
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A Hidden Tragedy
by Andrew Campbell
History
The untold story of Australia’s first Royal Navy wartime loss — revealed in full for the first time. Many Australians kn...
Shakespeare
by Bill Bryson
History
Bill Bryson explores the life and work of Shakespeare as a travelogue of sorts, narrating his quest for the Bard: his co...
Hitler's Stuka Squadrons
by John Ward
History
This title separates fact from fantasy regarding the achievements and military career of the Ju 87 aircraft with details...
Under the Southern Cross
by Kenneth G. Oliver
History
During World War II, the U.S. Navy took over 35 refrigerated cargo ships from civilian importers to augment the supply f...
Disguised as the Devil
by M. M. Drymon
History
This work began as a history of Lyme disease. Looking in the historical records for places where this disease in now end...
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli
History
The Art of Thinking Clearly by world-class thinker and entrepreneur Rolf Dobelli is an eye-opening look at human psychol...
The New Negroes and Their Music
by Jon Michael Spencer
History
Spencer's discussion encompasses the music and writings of a wide range of important figures, including James Weldon Joh...
Weather Matters
by Bernard Mergen
History
A kaleidoscopic book that illuminates our obsession with weather--as both physical reality and evocative metaphor--focus...
Postcolonialism & Autobiography
by Michelle Cliff
History
The two volumes on Postcolonialism and Autobiography examine the affinity of postcolonial writing to the genre of autobi...
The Most Dangerous Man in Australia?
by Barbara Winter
History
During World War II and the years immediately following, several men were seen by the Australian Security Service as the...
Laughter in Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard
History
What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a ca...
Escape from Pompeii
by Steven L. Tuck
History
For centuries a debate has raged about whether people survived the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE; Steven L....
Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders, Volume III: 1651-1661
by Plymouth Colony New
History
This third volume of the records of court orders of the Colony of New Plymouth was transcribed from the handwritten reco...
New Orleans and the Texas Revolution
by Edward L. Miller
History
In the fall of 1835, Creole mercantile houses that backed the Mexican Federalists in their opposition to Santa Anna esse...
China's New Confucianism
by Daniel A. Bell
History
What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex worke...
Baseball, Barns, and Bluegrass
by George O. Carney
History
This text reader brings together the work of notable cultural geographers and folklife scholars to provide a clear and e...
Proceedings at the Mass Meeting of Loyal Citizens
by York Citizens New York Citizens
History
Title: Proceedings at the Mass Meeting of Loyal Citizens, on Union Square, New-York, 15th Day of July, 1862, Under the A...
New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800
by William Nelson
History
This is perhaps the most frequently consulted book in New Jersey genealogy. It was originally published in 1900 as Vol. ...
Centennial History of Erie County, New York : Being Its Annals from the Earliest Recorded Events to the Hundredth Year of American Independence
by Crisfield Johnson
History
Centennial History of Erie County, New York : Being Its Annals from the Earliest Recorded Events to the Hundredth Year o...
New Worlds for All
by Colin G. Calloway
History
Although many Americans consider the establishment of the colonies as the birth of this country, in fact Early America a...
More Than a Woman
by Caitlin Moran
History
The author of the international bestseller How to Be a Woman returns with another “hilarious neo-feminist manifesto” (NP...
The American Book of Days
by Stephen G. Christianson
History
The American Book of Days features 850 essays marking important anniversaries and the birthdays of history-making Americ...
The Rumrunners
by Charles Henry Gervais
History
First published in 1980, though long out of print, Marty Gervaiss The Rumrunners: A Prohibition Scrapbook was a surprise...
The Timetables of Jewish History
by Judah Gribetz
History
... Have played a role. more than 8000 entries in chronological order document the relationship of the Jews to the large...
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