ROCK - History 3

The increasingly popular genre of “alternative histories” has captivated audiences by asking questions like “what if the South had won the Civil War?” Such speculation can be instructive, heighten o……続きを見る

�Here are heroes and scoundrels, businessmen and religious leaders, artists and soldiers, pioneers and planters�as well as a number of stories that are ironic, bizarre or simply curious.� In this ne……続きを見る

The towns of Camden and Rockport have had a rich, intertwined history since the first settlements in the mid-1700s. Until 1891, they were one town, built on the abundant natural resources of coastal……続きを見る

This engaging, knowledgeable book traces the American path France has followed since resolving its searing Algerian conflict in 1962. Barnett Singer convincingly demolishes two pervasive clichés abo……続きを見る

The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the w……続きを見る

"Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee" by David Crockett is an first-hand account of the life of the famous pioneer settler in his own words. David "Davy" Crockett 1786-……続きを見る

"The Complete David Crockett: Colonel Crockett's Tour: North & Down East, Narrative of the Life of David Crockett & Colonel Crockett in Texas," 3 Volumes In 1" by David Crockett are David Crockett's……続きを見る

"Colonel Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas, Written by Himself" by David "Davy" Crockett is an first-hand account by Crockett that commences where his autobiography, "Narrative of the Life……続きを見る

Leisure, Plantations, and the Making of New South investigates the social, architectural, and environmental history of sporting plantations in the South Carolina lowcountry and the Red Hills region ……続きを見る

Krótki tekst popularyzatorski, którego zadaniem jest podkopanie przekonania o ciemności Ciemnych Wieków. 続きを見る

What did the cosmetic practices of middle-class women in the nineteenth century have in common with the repair of men's bodies mutilated in war? What did the New Woman of the Weimar years have to do……続きを見る

Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely us……続きを見る

La principessa francese dimenticata il cui coraggio ha creato la dinastia Tudor. La guerra l'ha fatta regina d'Inghilterra. Il suo amore per un uomo del Galles l'ha resa immortale. Meglio conosciuta……続きを見る

Perché il corvo della Morrígan sta strillando? Solo i Britanni, amanti della vera libertà, lo sanno! Nel 43 d.C. la conquista romana della Britannia sembra essere certa, finché un incontro casuale t……続きを見る

Millions of immigrants entered America's “golden door” in the years after 1880. This authentically reproduced Handbook of the United States was a trusted resource that told them everything they need……続きを見る

Compared to the idea that Canada was a nation forged in victory on Vimy Ridge, the reality of dissent and repression at home strikes a sour note. Through censorship, conscription, and internment, th……続きを見る

They were young, they were old, they were mothers, sisters, wives, widows, and neighbors. They were ladies of high social position, farmer's wives, and school teachers. Shells and bullets flew throu……続きを見る

A positive legacy of the troubled Nixon administration--and one virtually unknown to the American public--is the extensive acquisition of valuable art and antiques for the White House and the redeco……続きを見る

Formerly known as the President's House, then the Executive Mansion, and now for a long time the White House, this famous structure has a fascinating architectural history of ongoing change. The whi……続きを見る

For three centuries, as the Black Death rampaged through Europe and the Reformation tore the Church apart, tens of thousands were arrested as witches and subjected to torture and execution, includin……続きを見る

Königin Elizabeth Tudor ist auch heute noch als „Gloriana“ bekannt. Ein Name, der auf den Sieg ihrer kleinen Flotte wendiger Schiffe über die 131 Galleonen der spanischen Armada im Ärmelkanal am 6. ……続きを見る

This illustrated study of Tenryuji, ranked number one among the five great Zen temples of Kyoto and a major destination for tourism and worship, weaves together history, design, culture, and persona……続きを見る

There is an old saying that the Powder River was �a mile wide; an inch deep; too thick to drink; too thin to plow,� and yet it was fought over many times in the early settlement of northeastern Wyom……続きを見る

Sundance, in the northeast corner of Wyoming, may not be the only place with that name, but it is the original Sundance�the place where the Kid got his name. There was no settlement of any sort when……続きを見る

Missoula began in 1860 as Hellgate Village, a trading post located about 4 miles west of what is now downtown. In 1864, the construction of a mill powered by water diverted from Rattlesnake Creek dr……続きを見る

The period from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s is fondly remembered as the heyday of the Chautauqua Lake region in southwestern New York State. It was a wondrous era, when railroads, steamboat……続きを見る

This easy-reading autobiography established Davy Crockett as a larger-than-life American hero and introduced tall tales of the frontier to a popular audience. Written in 1834, two years before the l……続きを見る

¡La heroica antepasada galesa de la reina Isabel Tudor! Nacida en 1097 en el castillo de Aberffraw, la princesa Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd ap Cynan siempre estuvo destinada a grandes cosas. Hija de un……続きを見る

Lexington, the seat for Rockbridge County, is situated in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley within minutes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Main Street is part of Route 11�the Valley Pike/Great Road�and t……続きを見る

The “baddest man on the planet,” undisputed, three-time WWE Champion and current UFC World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesner, shares his true personal story of determination, domination, and surviv……続きを見る