History

the Book Of Acts Is There; Ancient History Is There; Men Secular And Sacred Come Alive! An Historical Cliff-hanger Written Like A Novel.Categories: History ...

This book begins with an introductory overview of the socio-political climate of the state of Mississippi during the 1850s and ends with a treatment of its ...

Harriet Tubman, forced to labor outdoors on a Maryland plantation, learned from the land a terrain for escape. Louisa May Alcott ran wild, eluding gendere...

A Portrait Of Washington, D.c. During The Days Of World War Ii. Waiting -- The Battle For Washington -- Bureaucracies At War -- Locked In Deadly Struggle .....

A Thrilling Magnum Opus On America's Great Crime Epic. A Mystery Writers Of America Grand Master--author Of The Gangster Classic Road To Perdition, Long-tim...

*** Richard Lloyd Parry is the Winner of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize *** In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads....

In A Natural, Cultural, And Artistic History Of Our Favorite Mood Enhancer, The Authors Show How Caffeine Was Discovered, Its Early Uses, And The Unexpected...

From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian’s efforts to promote peace through education...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Publishers Weekly “This absorbing a...

Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end. Along her journey she met police off...

During World War II, French villagers offered safe harbor to countless strangers—mostly children—as they fled for their lives. The same place offers re...

The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole ...

When fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, a nightmarish reign of terror over an unsuspecting city came to an end. The Boston Boy Fiend was...

The life stories appearing in this volume come from communities where storytelling provides a customary framework for discussing the past. Angela Sidney, Ki...

Designed to accompany the survey text Early Modern England: 1485-1714, this updated and expanded Sourcebook brings together an impressive array of Tudor-St...

Eminent historian A. Adu Boahen gives an African perspective on colonialism. A. ADU BOAHEN was Professor Emeritus of History, University of Ghana (Legon), ...

They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives; a singer at the Paris Opera, a midwife, a dental surgeon. They distributed anti-Nazi leafl...

A practical and proven system offers unique and simple strategies for managing one's life and time through planning, prioritizing, and value analysis, givin...

The definitive account of the wartime history of Hong Kong On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese c...

Are you ready for a nostalgic ride along America's Mother Road? Route 66 takes you through eight states, starting in Chicago, through Los Angeles, and endin...

In This Riveting Popular History, The Creator Of You Must Remember This Probes The Inner Workings Of Hollywood’s Glamorous Golden Age Through The Stories ...

The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics-par...

Perkins, President Of A Business Consulting Group, Cites Critical Moments In Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition To Illustrate Ten Strategies To Improve ...

The Astonishing But True Story Of One Of The Most Notorious Spy Cases From The Cold War--and The International Manhunt That Seized Global Attention As It Re...

In this fascinating new interpretation of Cold War history, John Lewis Gaddis focuses on how the United States and the Soviet Union have managed to get thr...

"Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers."--New York Times A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case--and reconci...

Describes How A Quirky Band Of Misfit Science Students At Berkeley In The 1970s Altered The Course Of Modern Physics While Studying Quantum Theory Alongside...

From the renowned historian and author of The Death of Woman Wang, a vivid and gripping account of the 16th-century missionary’s remarkable sojourn to Ming...

Hunting Eichmann is the first complete narrative of a relentless and harrowing international manhunt. When the Allies stormed Berlin in the last days of t...

Laying out his case like he would a criminal complaint, Limbaugh issues an indictment of President Barack Obama for encroaching upon and stripping Americans...

A reign-by-reign history of ancient Egypt traces the rise and fall of civilization in the Nile Valley from the first human settlement to the conquest of Ale...

Elissa Wall Details Her Life Growing Up In The Polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints Religious Sect, Being Forced Into An Unwanted Marriage At The Age...

Pete Hamill. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 283-289).Categories: History United StatesState & Local

This is spectacular new book from Europe's leading uniform and equipment publisher will follow in the footsteps as such classics from the past as From Dough...

 What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived since, sha...

A final legacy from Katharine Graham: an all-embracing, highly personal collection of writ-ings (more than one hundred articles, essays, and excerpts from b...

A first full-length investigation into the death of Christopher Marlowe, the sixteenth-century author tragically stabbed to death in a lodging house, reveal...

Chronicles the life of the man whose accomplishments included his appointment as one of the three Supreme Allied Commanders of World War II, terms as last V...

These letters, most of which are published here for the first time, offer an intimate look at some of the most momentous events of the early 1900s, includin...

From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland comes a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidde...

On the occasion of his seventieth birthday, the renowned scholar Marcus J. Borg shares how he formed his bedrock religious beliefs, contending that Christi...

For Frederick The Great, The Prescription For Warfare Was Simple: Kurz Und Vives (short And Lively) - Wars That Relied Upon Swift, Powerful, And Decisive Mi...

Product Description The world’s leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of...

Recounts the search for a Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and looks at the major expeditions, including Frobisher, Franklin, and ...

Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers--including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker--this vivid and authoritative adventure history chron...

The First Book About The Bp Disaster By A World-renowned Oceanographer, A Sea In Flames Examines The Environmental And Social Consequences Of The Spill From...

Analyzes The New Testament Chronologically Through Each Book Of The Bible, Detailing How The Core Values Of Christianity Took Shape And Developed Over Time....

"Full of fascinating characters, deeds of heroic daring . . . [a] powerful book."--New York TimesOne of the last secrets of World War II is why the Germans...