KENT - Historical 1

“Isaac Stevens was most often in the center of activity, providing leadership, spewing out orders and ideas, shaping events, or creating controversy. He was a man either loved or hated.”--Kent D. Ri……続きを見る

THE GATE AT JALALABAD The End of the First Afghan War On 6 January 1842, a column of 16,500 people, 4,500 soldiers and 12,000 civilians, departed the British garrison at Kabul under a negotiated wit……続きを見る

She captivated audiences until war demanded more of her and her beloved brother. In 1939, British film star Barbara Greene begins a life-changing romance with Joe Kennedy Jr., son of the American am……続きを見る

Some lives leave quiet ripples - but their impact runs deep. Carol Mavis Kent's story begins in hardship: a fractured family, a childhood illness that nearly claimed her life, and a marriage that wo……続きを見る

In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492), called "the Magnificent," as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the……続きを見る

John Marshall (1755--1835) was arguably the most important judicial figure in American history. As the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1801 to1835, he helped mo……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance……続きを見る

This Civil War biography chronicles the life of the brave Union artillery officer who refused to retreat from Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lieutenant Alonzo Hereford Cushing may be ……続きを見る

Since its creation in 1894 by Joseph Snell Wood, the Society of Women Writers & Journalists has attracted the company of many famous women writers, journalists, poets and playwrights. From its early……続きを見る

Der Holocaust-Überlebende Ivar Buterfas-Frankenthal berichtet in seinem Buch, das er mit seiner Frau Dagmar - mit der er 67 Jahre verheiratet ist - gemeinsam geschrieben hat, u?ber ein turbulentes L……続きを見る

Yeomen of England were called to bring their own horses to form England's first Home Guard when a dictator assembled his army across the Channel in 1794. They went on to become one of the most famou……続きを見る

Dr. Hyde and Mr. Stevenson is a biography of the Rev. Dr. Charles McEwen Hyde, one of the most influential Americans in 19th century Hawaii. What manner of man was this Dr. Hyde? He was a truly good……続きを見る

Blazing her trail at the dawn of the twentieth century, Vida Goldstein remains Australia’s most celebrated crusader for the rights of women. Her life – as a campaigner for the suffrage in Australia,……続きを見る

The First World War as a living history is to all intents and purposes over. As of today February 2005, there are only twelve veterans from six million alive who served on the Western Front. Richard……続きを見る

The first biography of Australia's first female Prime Minister. Julia Gillard has always been an exceptional figure in Australian politics, widely admired by her adversaries as well as in the electo……続きを見る

No Australian prime minister has had to face such a difficult and challenging political environment as did Julia Gillard. Her impressive legislative record was overshadowed by pitched battles with j……続きを見る

Stories that have been told and retold over the years are now put to print. The experiences, the emotions, the glory and the hell. If you were there, you'll remember. If you weren't there, you'll be……続きを見る

Although he took command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the first shots were fired at Gettysburg, Union general George G. Meade guided his forces to victory in the Civil War’s mos……続きを見る

**'A pleasure to read... a timely reminder of the need for service' -- The Daily Telegraph 'The voices and reminiscence of family and friends merge seamlessly, giving the impression of gathering rou……続きを見る

Smeared by cheap innuendo and false accusations alleging he is responsible for having allowed a bomb aboard Pan Am 103, Micheal T. Hurley, career law enforcement veteran, faces a dilemma as real as ……続きを見る

Two gangs dominated smuggling in South East England in the first half of the Eighteenth Century – the Men of Mayfield and the Seacocks of Hawkhurst. One smuggler rode with both. He was Gabriel Tomki……続きを見る