wired - Historical 6

What Hemingway's A Moveable Feast did for Paris in the 1920s, this charming yet undeceivable memoir does for Greenwich Village in the late 1940s. In 1946, Anatole Broyard was a dapper, earnest, fled……続きを見る

An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history. Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: ……続きを見る

The discovery of Richard IIIs remains in August 2012 has reignited interest in the last English Monarch to die in battle. This eBook is perfect for those who wish to know more about the last Plantag……続きを見る

Here are portraits of three very different Victorian women, all of whom married men of exceptional talent, energy and genius. To be the wife of such frenetic, explosive characters as David Livingsto……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an introduction for each general*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes bibliographies for each ge……続きを見る

**Tom Hanks introduces the “remarkable” (Publishers Weekly) true story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO® miniseries Band of Brothers. Look for the Band of Brothers minise……続きを見る

in this memoir of his experiences as a teenage infantryman in the US Third Army during World War II, Kotlowitz brings to life the harrowing story of the massacre of his platoon in northeastern Franc……続きを見る

We were the ones' who took up arms for King and country, inexperienced but eager to sign away our young lives without thought. Never really understanding the gruesome reality awaiting us; this lies ……続きを見る

Attila, often referred to as Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine River and……続きを見る

“WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED.” ーCalifornia newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the ……続きを見る

The United States Exploration Anthology features texts from (or about) Daniel Boone, David Thompson, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike and Colonel John C Fremont. It also contains a wealth of pictures, ……続きを見る

Colorful characters once populated the Upper Mississippi River Valley swamps and floodplain forests. These are the river rats, hill folk, and swamp dogs whose stories Kenny Salwey tells so well. Now……続きを見る

Backpacks Full of Hope: The UN Mission in Haiti describes the experience of a Chilean general as Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) during the par……続きを見る

The author's biography is included in this version. The Mirrors of Downing Street: Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster Description: The Mirrors of Downing Street by a Gentleman w……続きを見る

“Something still exists as long as there’s someone around to remember it.” ~ Jodi Picoult Elements of truth exist in all deception. It’s why lies sometimes sound real. But truth has a life of its ……続きを見る

Following the Drum is the story of forty years spent mainly overseas. Cyprus in the aftermath of the EOKA uprising, Berlin while the wall was up,Singapore when Saigon fell,Malta, and most of West Ge……続きを見る

Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: painters Tom Thomson and James Wilson Morrice……続きを見る

When Walter was born in 1920, Japan had invaded Korea and China while the world stood by in disbelief that Japan would ever attack the United States. By the time Walter entered high school, he knew ……続きを見る

This superb biography provides for the first time a candid look at the remarkable life of Walter Williams, the man who founded the world's first school of journalism and perhaps contributed more tow……続きを見る

Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet. Controversial and revisionist history of America’s first civil war. Published with hugely successful accompanying four-part BBC TV serie……続きを見る

William 'Bill' Sutton was born on a farm in Temiskaming in 1927. With the exception of three years spent in western Canada (1944-1947) he has lived in Temiskaming his whole life. He started working ……続きを見る

Beloved as the family storyteller, Dorothy Winthrop Bradford left behind at her death in 1987 diaries, letters, scrapbooks and memorabilia that date back to the Civil War and provide a picture of a ……続きを見る

From bestselling author Simon Winchester, the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation. For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum – out of many, one – has been featured ……続きを見る

A daring, moving fictional account of the last moments of a father and his two sons atop the World Trade Centre on September 11. ‘The only way to know what took place in the restaurant on the 107th ……続きを見る

The battlefield reputation of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, long recognized as a formidable warrior, has been shaped by one infamous wartime incident. At Fort Pillow in 1864, the attac……続きを見る

Soon after enrolling her older son in a Boston public elementary school, Susan Naimark began to see that opportunities offered to her kids were often unavailable to their classmates of color. In The……続きを見る

The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family we……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. Brock was assigned to Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertio……続きを見る

The military career of General James Monroe Williams spanned both the Civil War and the Indian Wars in the West, yet no biography has been published to date on his important accomplishments, until n……続きを見る

Acknowledged Legislator: Critical Essays on the Poetry of Martín Espada stands as the first-ever collection of essays on poet and activist Martín Espada. It is also, to date, the only published book……続きを見る