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Chapter I The Scottish Rite's Prehistory / The Genesis And Genius Of Freemasonry 3 -- Chapter Ii First Light, 1801-1826 / Mitchell, Dalcho, Auld 25 -- Chapt...

Jean Markale ; Translated By A. Mygind, C. Hauch, And P. Henry. Translation Of: La Femme Celte. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 287-304.Categories: Religio...

A delightful history of Americans' obsession with advice--from Poor Richard to Dr. Spock to Miss MannersAmericans, for all our talk of pulling ourselves up...

The fascinating story of the Irish in Boston unfolds in this engagingly written history. Full of heroism and romance, politics and brawls, it tells the stor...

Explore the unprecedented nature of modern Total War as First World War outlines the origins, experiences, and legacies of World War I throughout and beyond...

Why did George Washington personally lead the militia that put down the Whiskey Rebellion? What drove Harry Truman to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height o...

A powerful text by an acclaimed historian, Give Me Liberty! delivers an authoritative, concise, and integrated American history. In the Sixth Edition, Eric ...

Within hours of his arrival at New York City, Chaplain Ray Giunta was escorted directly to Ground Zero. There he was witness to the heroic and the horrific...

The major statements of the leading figures in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century German and French hermeneutic traditions.Here are the major statements...

The #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of A Patriot's History of the United States examines ten current challenges. America is at a crossroads. We fa...

The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary and conservative icon Peggy Noonan offers her most insightful work, including her Wall Street Journal columns...

Arguing that the contemporary commitment to the importance of cultural identity has renovated rather than replaced an earlier commitment to racial identity,...

In Beyond the Blue Horizon, archaeologist and historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring quest to master the oceans, the planet's m...

For Romans, bathing was a social event. Public baths, in fact, were one of the few places where large numbers of Romans gathered daily in an informal contex...

A clear-eyed look at the history of American ideas about motherhood, how those ideas have impacted all women (whether they have kids or not), and how to fi...

Provides a comprehensive history of the Near East while also incorporating the most recent scholarship. Ancient China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Readers in...

A dramatic retelling of our nation's past by today's preeminent multiculturalism scholar, Ronald Takaki, this book examines America's history in "a differen...

The decades-long Cold War was more than a bipolar conflict between two Superpowers-it had implications for the entire world. In this accessible, comprehensi...

Using images as primary historical evidence,Visions of Americabrings history alive for a generation of visual learners–and shows how conflicting visions of...

An account of the extraordinary strength and courage exhibited by americans under the extreme and seemingly unending stress of three and a half years of cap...

Traces the role of American women in history, from the Iroquois matron and Puritan "goodwife" to the dual-role career woman and mother of the eightiesCatego...

Drawing on his diplomatic experience and expertise, George F. Kennan offers an informed, plain-spoken appraisal of United States foreign policy. His evalua...

Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America’s preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. I...

A collection of essays on the subject of the family, by Mikal Gilmore,(Gary Gilmore's brother who has written compelling story - "Shot in the Heart", about ...

James Carroll’s urgent, masterly Jerusalem, Jerusalem uncovers the ways in which the ancient city became a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fe...

Leonard W. Levy. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 520-544.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & GovernmentPolitical Science

The greatest accomplishment of Western civilization is arguably the achievement of individual liberty through limits on the power of the state. In the war...

This best-selling Western civilization text has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack Spielvogel's en...

Respected for its coverage of foreign policy and domestic politics, Present Tense also provides a thorough examination of social and cultural history. Thi...

Chronicles the oddball cliques and fads that composed the pop culture of the 1960s--from Mods and Hippies to Surfers and Playboys--in a witty and offbeat su...

Through an account of evolving ideas about wolves and coyotes, Thomas Dunlap shows how American attitudes toward animals have changed. Publishers Weekly ...

Columbus, Magellan, and Drake are focused upon in this account of the early discovery voyages south of the Caribbean. BibliogsCategories: History United Sta...

Recounts the dramatic and convoluted history of Istanbul during the Second World War, a city that while ostensibly neutral also teemed with spies from all s...

Who were the Progressives? In the first two decades of the twentieth century, a diverse array of Americans sought solutions to the social problems caused by...

This clear and comprehensive history of French society—from the age of the Enlightenment to the present — offers balanced coverage of major political, s...

Deliverance From A Debate -- Why We Went It -- Why We Stayed In -- Why We Withdrew -- Whose Immorality? Norman Podhoretz. Includes Bibliographical Reference...

Pivotal moments in U.S. history are indelibly marked by the sermons of the nation's greatest orators. America's Puritan founder John Winthrop preached abo...

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance is guide to a colorful and significant era in African-American history. The book includes an introduction; A-to-Z ent...

The American Promise, Value Edition, has long been a favorite with students who value the text’s readability, clear chronology, and lively voices of ordi...

The decade of the 1850s brought the United states exceptional growth and prosperity. the population increased by 35 per cent, to more than 31 million. Railr...

this Concise Survey Is Designed To Make The Exciting History Of Europe In The Age Of The Renaissance And Reformation Come Alive To Readers. It Is The Firs...

A Fascinating And Comprehensive Guide To The Lewis And Clark Expedition. Annotation. This Encyclopedia For General Readers Provides Information On The Peopl...

The author takes readers on a rollicking tour of the 1960s, revisiting the era with a fresh perspective, peeling back the lid on common mythology and reveal...

A historical atlas about people and ideas. Its themes range from exploration, colonization, wars, and political movements to issues such as family and gende...

Pfaff Discusses Writers, Artists, Intellectual Soldiers, And Religious Revolutionaries (including : T.e. Lawrence -- Gabriele D'annunzio -- Ernst Jünger --...

The book, The Hunter and The Hunted, is a first-person account by the author, Bennett J. Palmer Sr., describing moment-by-moment, blow-by-blow, and battle-f...

Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases and Their Impact, covers twenty-four Supreme Court cases (twelve per volume) that have shaped American constit...

"In this collection of seventeen essays, leading scholars address the question of what kind and what degree of change accompanied the political events known...