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History has never been this outrageous. Alligators in the White House. Laws against ice cream cones in your back pocket. Towns run by goats. Welcome to the "bizarre back roads of American history"ー……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off into the heart of America, following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed on an epic journey that both……続きを見る

Kolonialismus ist offiziell Geschichte – doch seine Schatten wirken bis heute fort. In "Das Erbe des Kolonialismus" analysiert Waldemar Höller scharfsinnig, wie koloniale Machtstrukturen, Denkweisen……続きを見る

Architectural expressions resonant with Islamic traditions appear in diverse modes across the Americas, from Andalusian-inspired colonial patios in Peru to the modern and contemporary patronage of i……続きを見る

Smoke and Tailings explores the environmental history of copper-smelting industry in Butte and Anaconda, Montana. Situating within the emerging “Envirotech” field, Smoke and Tailings blends environm……続きを見る

With the stroke of a pen, Britain acquired approximately 34 million acres of land in 1763ーterritory that had been Spain’s La Florida since 1565. Trade was the economic engine of the time, and the c……続きを見る

Interpreting The Amistad Trials traces the signal importance of interpreters and translators in the famous 19th-century Amistad case and discusses how race, ethnicity, slavery, and colonialism shape……続きを見る

En Breves Relatos de Conquista, la historia se despliega en episodios intensos y humanos, donde los ecos de la llegada española y la resistencia indígena cobran vida con cada página. No son crónicas……続きを見る

'Hallucinatory, disturbing and utterly gripping ... Burke's beautiful prose never fails to grip heart and mind' Daily Mirror When a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Da……続きを見る

In The Program: Michigan, take a more profound and unique journey into the history and culture of Wolverines football. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' his……続きを見る

Campfire in Canaan takes readers on a powerful journey where the dusty wagon trails of the American frontier meet the ancient wilderness road of the Israelites. Just as families once sold their home……続きを見る

In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers – licenced pirates – preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers no……続きを見る

Murder, scandal, betrayal, and deceit-Delaware has never been as quiet as its size suggests. Delaware Behaving Badly opens the case files of the First State and reveals stories of crime, corruption,……続きを見る

In 1692, a small Puritan community in Massachusetts became the stage for one of the darkest episodes in American history. The Salem Witch Trials, fueled by superstition, religious zeal, and the fear……続きを見る

« L’or brillait comme une promesse, mais il sentait aussi la mort. » À la fin du XIXᵉ siècle, des milliers d’hommes et de femmes quittèrent tout pour rejoindre les contrées glacées du Klondike et de……続きを見る

THE REAL FACE OF POWER A Systematic Analysis of Overrepresentation and Political Influence YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THESE NUMBERS PUT TOGETHER BEFORE. Every time you heard about "democracy" and "diversity.……続きを見る

As a SIGMA INFJ, I have the curse of seeing systems and patterns that others miss. I see how nationalism poisons every society it touches. I see how it transforms loving parents into emotionally col……続きを見る

Discover the extraordinary rise of the glamorous, competitive, and clever American banking titan. This fascinating biography recounts the life and legacy of a titan of American banking, Louis Graver……続きを見る

Across a wide array of religious traditions, temples are sacred, private spaces where observers can worship with other members of their congregation. Temple worship in the Church of Jesus Christ of ……続きを見る

Fully updated to include the 2016 election, this book is the most thorough, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume reference to the presidency in print. In The American President: A Complete Hi……続きを見る

The fifth in a series of captivating novels for YA and adult readers about the settlement of North America by immigrants from Germany and the British Isles, Brave Beginnings focuses on the Wheeler a……続きを見る

In the chill of a January morning in 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall glimpsed gold nuggets glinting in the waters of Sutter's Millーand just like that, the world changed forever. What followe……続きを見る

The earth of this continent shows us that before the Indians there has been a people whom we call Mound-buildersーthat is, mounds were thrown up here by men whose bones we find in them, lying among ……続きを見る

« Go ahead ! En avant ! » tel était le cri des pionniers qui s’élançaient vers l’inconnu. Au cœur du XIXᵉ siècle, l’ingénieur et écrivain français Louis Simonin s’embarque dans une expédition périll……続きを見る

In the spring of 1927, a small farming community in Michigan was torn apart in what remains the deadliest attack on a school in American history. On a quiet May morning, children gathered for class,……続きを見る

This book offers a window into history: to the most famous conflicts fought on American soil, the triumphant victories of its sporting events and even journeys to race in space which jettisoned from……続きを見る

Russian Empire: Contours of the Modern World explores one of the most pivotal junctures in world historyーthe turn of the 19th centuryーthrough the dual lenses of two extraordinary yet often misunde……続きを見る

beyond the headlines and into the shadows of the most consequential event of the 21st century. Starting on September 10, 2001, with Donald Rumsfeld's startling admission of $2.3 trillion in untracke……続きを見る

For much of the Crescent City's history, days began with the cries of roaming street vendors and the percussive thwack of butchers' meat cleavers echoing out from the municipal markets. Generations ……続きを見る

Volume 3 of the Interview Series, "Zodiac Killer," covers another serial killer who has stayed in the spotlight for years after their case has gone cold. It's been over 40 years now, and fascination……続きを見る