History 100

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Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as ……続きを見る

‘This is comparative history on a grand scale, skilfully analysing complex national debates and drawing major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation.’ Stefan Berger,……続きを見る

A criança dormia tranqùilamente, deitada no seu pequenino berço vaporoso de rendas e resplandecendo de brancura, por êsse glorioso meio-dia de calor e de luz, no grande e benéfico silêncio que envol……続きを見る

Awhile ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall and st……続きを見る

A seis de Fevereiro de 1452 nasceu em Lisboa, no paço d'Alcaçoba,1 D. Joanna de Portugal. A nova do nascimento foi alegre e enthusiasticamente celebrada, a ponto da recordação do tristissimo drama d……続きを見る

In writing these pages I have had before me a double purpose. First, to present to the general reader an account of what seemed to me to be a singularly interesting country, and one which, while bei……続きを見る

The History of the Hen Fever is a humorous record By George P. Burnham. Published by JAMES FRENCH AND COMPANY. NEW YORK: J.C. DERBY. PHILADELPHIA: T.B. PETERSON. Entered according to Act of Congress……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

Washington's Masonic correspondence as found among the Washington papers in the Manuscript department of the Library of Congress, affords an insight of the great esteem in which Washington held the ……続きを見る

The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natur……続きを見る

Few countries of the globe present to the eye of the traveller so desolate, so forbidding an aspect as that vast and arid peninsula which, embracing an area of more than a million square miles, stre……続きを見る

This guide takes you on a circular ride across the edge of the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. Starting and ending at the Attenborough Nature Reserve on the edge of Nottinghamshire. This 16.5 mil……続きを見る

Since the successful first edition of The Gold Standard in Theory and History was published in 1985, much new research has been completed. This updated version contains five new essays including: * ……続きを見る

So, preliminaries being settled, the elder of the Sweetheart Travelers was entrusted with the editing of this book, on the express condition that he must not edit it! Strange but true! It is just si……続きを見る

Heroes are not brave men; they are the fortunate victims of circumstance. They perform an act in life for which one usually pays with that life. But they do it with an unusual outcome. They do not d……続きを見る

GOOD-BYE TO FATHER. 1. Father kissed us and said, "Good-bye, dears. Be good children, and help mother as much as you can. The year will soon pass away. What a merry time we will have when I come bac……続きを見る

In Greek History, someone has said, little that happened mattered much; it was what the Greeks thought that counted. This, broadly speaking, is the truth; and here I have tried to lay the main empha……続きを見る

First published in 1877, the following monograph gives account of the settlement of Aden in six parts that include the records of the Adea Residency, a section on the author's personal experience, a……続きを見る

John A. Dickinson and Brian Young bring a refreshing perspective to the history of Quebec, focusing on the social and economic development of the region as well as the identity issues of its diverse……続きを見る

Voices of the Left Behind contains the personal stories of nearly 50 Canadian war children who have been helped by Project Roots. It is filled with fascinating archival images and documents as well ……続きを見る

The Mahabharata, Book 10: Sauptika Parva Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr. Om! Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be utte……続きを見る

Marianne, Louise and Cassandra Knight were nieces of the great 19th century novelist who gave us Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Jane knew the girls well, reading and sewing with them……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

Dark was falling from a dull and humid sky, and the lamps were beginning to struggle for brightness in Piccadilly, when the opal of Carmalovitch was first put into my hand. The day had been a sorry ……続きを見る

Radio Personalities that book me as a guest for their shows and have done so for many years call me The UFO GUY.‭ ‬I hope you enjoy my little narrative. It’s one of several books I have written and……続きを見る

In this practical follow up to Refusing to be a Man, John Stoltenberg uses a combination of case studies, autobiography, checklists and discussion points, to speak directly to men about how the soci……続きを見る

Unir todo el A. * * * en un cuerpo compacto, vigoroso y homogéneo. 2. Proteccion mútua en todo apuro y necesidad. 3. Defensa contra toda violencia é injusticia. 4. Fomento de la instruccion, agricul……続きを見る

It certainly is a mystery how those autos disappeared, said Frank Hardy. "I'll say it is," replied his brother Joe, raising his voice to be heard above the clatter of their motorcycles. "Just think ……続きを見る

Stuart England is an invaluable introduction to the political, religious and social history of seventeenth-century England. It provides a wide-ranging and lively account of core events, drawing on b……続きを見る