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Nancy Armstrong argues that the history of the novel and the history of the modern individual are, quite literally, one and the same. She suggests that certain works of fiction created a subject, on……続きを見る

In 1859, Fred Lillywhite accompanied the twelve top cricketers of the day to Canada and the USA. It was a turning point in the history of the sport – the first overseas cricket tour by an English si……続きを見る

Imperialism in the Modern World combines narrative, primary and secondary sources, and visual documents to examine global relations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The three co-editors, P……続きを見る

Choice Outstanding Title A Kansas Notable Book Long before the first shot of the Civil War was fired at Fort Sumter, violence had already erupted along the Missouri-Kansas borderーa recurring cycle ……続きを見る

A provocative reassessment of the concept of an American golden age of European-born reason and intellectual curiosity in the years following the Revolutionary War The accepted myth of the “American……続きを見る

Club Life of London in two volumes is a work of social history that presents the pictures of the social life of England's Capital, with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee-houses and taverns of the metro……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke: Historische Romane & Erzählungen" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. August Sperl (1862-1……続きを見る

In "Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul," Frank Moore intricately weaves a tapestry of life in early St. Paul, blending personal anecdotes with a rich historical narrative. His writing style i……続きを見る

"This volume is an attempt to rescue from undeserved oblivion a cluster of soldierly autobiographies; and to give to the general reader some pictures of famous battles, not as described by the histo……続きを見る

A Five Books Best Economics Book of the Year A Politico Great Weekend Read “Absolutely compelling.” ーDiane Coyle “The evolution of modern management is usually associated with good old-fashioned in……続きを見る

Das Auswärtige Amt, nach einem preußischen Vorläufer unter Bismarck im Kaiserreich gegründet, ist die wichtigste Institution deutscher Außenpolitik. Zugleich ist es ein traditioneller Karrierehafen ……続きを見る

Introducing Harry Houdinーone of the most versatile performers you've never heard of. Born decades before the great Harry Houdini, he claimed to be the nephew of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famou……続きを見る

Biographies de 192 hommes susceptibles d'influence et de 8 riches hérituères dressées par le préfet de la Drôme en 1810. 続きを見る

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Richard A. Serrano's new book American Endurance: Buffalo Bill, the Great Cowboy Race of 1893, and the Vanishing Wild West is history, mystery, and Weste……続きを見る

"[A] fascinating account of the twisted threads of murder, ethnic violence and mob justice in 19th century Southern California." ーJill Leovy, author of Ghettoside: A History of Murder in America, i……続きを見る

Mediterranean Diasporas looks at the relationship between displacement and the circulation of ideas within and from the Mediterranean basin in the long 19th century. In bringing together leading his……続きを見る

This book provides a comparative and transnational examination of the complex and multifaceted experiences of anti-labour mobilisation, from the bitter social conflicts of the pre-war period, throug……続きを見る

Il est Napoléon le Grand : après Austerlitz, qui peut arrêter l'Empereur des Français ? Il bouscule les Rois, à Iéna, à Friedland, à Wagram. Il conquiert les femmes. Marie Walewska, la Polonaise, et……続きを見る

My Life on the Plains is an autobiographical first-hand account of the Indian Wars of 1867-1869, detailing the winter campaign of 1868 in which Custer led the 7th US cavalry against the Cheyenne ind……続きを見る

John Dunlop Allison was a mariner from the final era of sail into the early days of steam. The hand-written account of his adventures was discovered in an attic in England a hundred years after he w……続きを見る

The Representation of the Struggling Artist in America, 1800–1865 analyzes how American painters, sculptors, and writers, active between 1800 and 1865, depicted their response to a democratic societ……続きを見る

An American makes the trek across Siberia via horse, carriage and sled, during the mid nineteenth century. Original Illustrations included.続きを見る

Journal of the Indian Wars, or JIW was a quarterly publication on the study of the American Indian Wars. Before JIW, no periodical dedicated exclusively to this fascinating topic was available. JIW'……続きを見る

An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this two volume book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings ……続きを見る

**An exclusive new translation of the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and societyー“the bible on democracy” (The Texas Observer) This Library of America vol……続きを見る

This is the story of the 1820 Settler, Jeremiah Goldswain, in his own words. After thirty-eight years on the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony, he sat down to write his memoirs. It is a close-up v……続きを見る

The second Boer War is the most important war in South African history; indeed, without it, South Africa would likely have not existed. But it’s also one of the least understood conflicts of the era……続きを見る

"A striking success…the account of the White House years is absorbing, the account of Mary Lincoln's life as a widow utterly compelling." ーNew York Times This definitive biography of Mary Todd Linc……続きを見る

The Maps of the Bristoe Station and Mine Run Campaigns is the fifth installment in the Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series. Few historians have examined what happened to the Army of Northern Virginia……続きを見る

This searing story of slavery and freedom in the Chesapeake by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian reveals the pivot in the nation’s path between the founding and civil war. Frederick Douglass recall……続きを見る