History

Praise for the first edition: "Aberth wears his very considerable and up-to-date scholarship lightly and his study of a series of complex and somber calam...

Writing about the events of his life through a historian's lens, Mosse gives us a personal history of our century, including his encounters with Carl Jung,...

Reconstructs the Pennsylvania anthracite miners' early attempts to organize and improve their working conditionsCategories: History United StatesState &...

Celtic origins, heroes, and stories spring to life in T. W. Rolleston's classic work, Celtic Myths and Legends. Spanning thousands of years and across tho...

In 1993, Sigrid Rausing, A Young Student Working On A Phd In Anthropology, Went To Spend A Year Living In Estonia, A Remote Baltic State That Had Just Gaine...

Farrell Dobbs, a central leader of the labor battles and debates recorded here, tells how in the 1930s the leadership of Teamsters Local 544 in Minneapolis ...

The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascin...

An excerpt from the preface by the writer, Professor E. Mylonas - Director of the Excavations at Mycenae."Thirty years of excavation have brought about the ...

The Hieroglyphs Of Ancient Egypt Have Fascinated People For Over Three Thousand Years. In This Engaging New Study, Penelope Wilson Offers A Wide Ranging Loo...

When was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two?It’s a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month. But it...

a Comprehensive Text That Not Only Introduces Students To The Important Topics In Historical Linguistics But Also Shows Them How To Apply The Methods Desc...

Dennis Guest. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [366]-378) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesSocial Work

Ch. 1. Introduction: American Architecture? -- 1. Excerpt From On The Architecture Of America / Anonymous -- 2. Excerpt From On The Arts / Anonymous -- 3. A...

The Age of Improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing. Widely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teachi...

Studies two powerful dictators maneuvering for advantage as they prepared for their fight to the deathCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Tom Segev ; Translated By Haim Watzman. Translation Of: Ha-milyon Ha-sheviʻi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 519-580) And Index.Categories: Politi...

For the first time in the United States comes the tragic and profoundly important story of the legendary Canadian general who "watched as the devil took con...

Terry Fox Defined Perseverance And Hope For A Generation Of Canadians. Forty Years After Terry's Run Ended, Forever Terry Reflects What Terry's Legacy Means...

The Life, Times, And Work Of Herbert Marcuse, One Of The 20th Century's Most Remarkable Cultural Figures-- Assimilation & Catastrophe -- The Sorrows Of ...

A controversial collection from the author of the celebrated Imagined Communities.While Benedict Anderson is best known for his classic book on nationalism,...

Documents The 1810 To 1813 Expedition, Financed By Millionaire John Jacob Astor And Encouraged By Thomas Jefferson, To Establish Fort Astoria, A Trading Pos...

This Is A Unique And Comprehensive Introduction To The Ancient Mediterranean And Its Three Major Civilizations, Egypt, Greece, And Rome. It Reveals A Fascin...

This Book Will Help Grade 7 Students Develop Their Literacy Skills In Reading, Writing, And Oral Communication. It Also Encourages Students To Become Histor...

Published in 1976, Between Friends/Entre Amis was Canada's gift to the United States on its bicentennial. McClelland & Stewart's press run was the mos...

Traces The History Of Emancipation And Its Impact On The Civil War, Discussing How Lincoln And The Republicans Fought Primarily For Freeing Slaves Throughou...

intended For The Student Of Italian History And Culture As Well As The General Reader, This New Edition Presents A Clear And Concise Account Of The Principa...

Heinz Kohut (1913-1981) Was At The Center Of The Twentieth-century Psychoanalytic Movement. After Fleeing His Native Vienna When The Nazis Took Power There,...

Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors from the 1500s to the present - their moral dilemmas, their per...

New Ed.: London : Longman, 1988. Includes Index. Maps On Lining Papers.Categories: History Historical Study & Educational ResourcesReference

On Sunday 9 April 1865, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of Wilmer McLean’s brick home in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to neg...

Recounting the making of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., a photographic tribute chronicles its planning and construction, e...

Since The Founding Of The First Hospital By The Augustine Nuns In 1637, Nurses Have Contributed Greatly To The Quality Of Life Of Canadians. From The Midwiv...

From Roman Times To The Present Day This Is The Story Of Black British HistoryCategories: Children's Books Growing Up & Facts of LifeDifficult Discussio...

Want to know what Vietnam was really like? Volume 2 is now out with 60 more stories, the same number of pages, but the stories are longer and more intense, ...

The Classic History Reference, Brought Completely Up To Date, Linking More Than 30,000 Events In An Overview Of 7,000 Years Of Civilization. The Timetables ...

In This Illuminating And Deeply Moving Memoir, A Former American Military Intelligence Officer Goes Beyond Traditional Cold War Espionage Tales To Tell The ...

The Scots who populated the New World that became Canada brought vitality and a unique character to a vast land. Adventurous, hardworking and sometimes outr...

"Lose yourself: Swoon has wicked fun answering that age-old query: What do women want?"―Chicago Tribune Contrary to popular myth and dogma, the men who c...

An Indigenous leader who has dedicated her life to Indigenous Rights, Jody Wilson-Raybould has represented both First Nations and the Crown at the highest l...

Explores The 1915 Murder Of Charles Bert Massey, A Member Of One Of Canada's Wealthiest Families And The Trial Of Carrie Davies, An Eighteen-year-old Pennil...

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The ancient Mayan civilization of southern Mexico and northern Central America has long been described as "mysterious," even though scholars have been stu...

"At a time when modernism and Marxism are both under attack as outmoded, Eugene Lunn's rich and detailed study of the years of their most creative interacti...

Almost One Quarter Of The World's Languages Are (or Were) Spoken In The Pacific, Making It Linguistically The Most Complex Region In The World. This Book In...

Worldly Philosopher Chronicles The Times And Writings Of Albert O. Hirschman, One Of The Twentieth Century's Most Original And Provocative Thinkers. In This...

Millions of readers have thrilled by bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning wor...

Cutting-edge thinkers on the origins of civilization, the Giza pyramids, pre-Columbian and early America, and the power of human consciousness • With co...

From The Ashes Is A Remarkable Memoir About Hope And Resilience, And A Revelatory Look Into The Life Of A Métis-cree Man Who Refused To Give Up. Abandoned...