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What if the greatest economic upheaval of the 20th century was less about abstract numbers and more about the vivid lives caught in its undertow? In 1929: The Gilded Fall, distinguished economic his……続きを見る

A decisive reassessment of Thomas Jefferson’s long-debated views on slavery, showing that his chief antislavery strategy was racial exclusion: the removal of emancipated Black people from the United……続きを見る

Patrick Brontë was to say later in his life ‘Thornton, my happiest years.’ Who would have thought that this humble little terraced property on the outskirts of Bradford in the village of Thornton wa……続きを見る

This richly illustrated volume evokes the early history of the US postal system with 130 new full-color images of artifacts and historical documents from the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Tra……続きを見る

By: Augusta R. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle, Pub. 1962, 146 pages, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-917-9. This book should be used anytime the researcher consults the 1790 Census of Virginia. This book……続きを見る

A Short Narrative of an Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets Perform'd by Mr. John Howard Surgeon at Guilford is a fascinating and peculiar historical account first published in 1727, chronicling one o……続きを見る

"Es ist keine Schande, Goethe nicht gelesen zu haben. Es ist nur schade, und man kann es ändern." So beginnt Gustav Seibts kleiner Goethe-Sommerkurs für alle, die den Klassiker aus Weimar immer scho……続きを見る

Engineering Reminiscences Contributed to 'Power' and 'American Machinist' is a fascinating collection of firsthand accounts and reflections by Charles T. Porter, a pioneering American engineer renow……続きを見る

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an……続きを見る

Journey to the ends of the Earth where courage, endurance, and discovery meet the frozen unknown. This gripping account explores the history of polar exploration, from the earliest Arctic voyages to……続きを見る

Scopri il fascino senza tempo del Lago di Como attraverso gli occhi di un nobile viaggiatore del passato! In "Viaggio pel lago di Como", il conte Giambatista Giovio ci guida in un'esplorazione affas……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Welt der römischen Geschichte durch die Augen ihrer größten Persönlichkeiten! In "Erzählungen aus der Römischen Geschichte in biographischer Form" von Stacke entfalte……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie das Abenteuer, das die Welt veränderte! „Wie ich Livingstone fand; Zweiter Band“ von Henry M. Stanley ist mehr als nur ein Reisebericht – es ist eine fesselnde Erzählung von Mut, Entsc……続きを見る

Begeben Sie sich auf eine packende Reise ins Herz Afrikas, die Geschichte schrieb! „Wie ich Livingstone fand; Erster Band“ von Henry M. Stanley ist mehr als nur ein Reisebericht – es ist ein Abenteu……続きを見る

The War of 1812 was a defining conflict that reshaped the destiny of North America. Born from tension between the young United States and the British Empire, it became a struggle for national identi……続きを見る

Descubra o dia que mudou o curso da história como você nunca imaginou! Em "Quanto basta a respeito do dia 25 de abril de 1828", Manuel Cipriano da Costa nos transporta para um momento crucial e pouc……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos da história que moldaram duas nações! Em "A Lucta Civil Brazileira e o Sebastianismo Portuguez", Cunha e Costa nos transporta para um mundo de intrigas políticas e crenç……続きを見る

An engaging account of the wars that reshaped Europe and defined an era. This book explores Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power, his legendary campaigns, and the battles that changed the course of hi……続きを見る

In 'California and the Californians,' David Starr Jordan embarks on a meticulous exploration of California's diverse landscapes and the intricate tapestry of its inhabitants at the turn of the 20th ……続きを見る

In 1842, the Qing Empire signed a watershed commercial treaty with Great Britain, beginning a century-long period in which geopolitical and global economic entanglements intruded on Qing territory a……続きを見る

An in-depth look at one of the biggest set-piece battles and one of the most decisive in European history pre-WWI. Growing friction between the centuries-old Austrian Empire, self-styled guardian of……続きを見る

Between 1880 and 1930, close to 200 women were murdered by lynch mobs in the American South. Many more were tarred and feathered, burned, whipped, or raped. In this brutal world of white supremacist……続きを見る

L'architecture métallique du XIXe siècle modèle encore aujourd'hui le paysage de nos villes. Elle interpelle l'observateur et le constructeur contemporain par son double caractère historiciste et te……続きを見る

Rewriting Citizenship provides an interdisciplinary approach to antebellum citizenship. Interpreting citizenship, particularly how citizenship intersects with race and gender, is fundamental to unde……続きを見る

Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indeli……続きを見る

City and Campus tells the rich history of a Midwest industrial town and its two academic institutions through the buildings that helped bring these places to life. John W. Stamper paints a narrative……続きを見る

This ambitious book provides the only systematic examination of the American abolition movement’s direct impacts on antislavery politics from colonial times to the Civil War and after. As opposed to……続きを見る

Minas de Riotinto, 4 février 1888 : des milliers de mineurs et d’habitants des villages alentour manifestent contre les calcinations de pyrites à l’air libre pratiquées par la Rio Tinto Company, don……続きを見る

In 1823, as the first American missionaries arrived in Hawai'i, the archipelago was experiencing a profound transformation in its rule, as oral law that had been maintained for hundreds of years was……続きを見る

As military campaigns go, the War of 1812 was a disaster. By the time it ended in 1815, Washington, D.C., had been burned to the ground, the national debt had nearly tripled, and territorial gains w……続きを見る