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Elibron Classics. Digitized replica of 1869 edition by Kelly, Piet & Co., Baltimore. (With illustrations.) Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States chronicles the American Civil ……続きを見る

In Colonial Chesapeake: New Perspectives leading scholars offer interdisciplinary revisionist essays on the political, cultural and social history of early Maryland and Virginia, calling special att……続きを見る

In The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule, Roger M. Barrus and his coauthors embark on a discussion of American democracy from the nineteenth century to t……続きを見る

Visits with Lincoln provides a balanced and readable discussion of ten abolitionists, male and female, black and white, who visited President Lincoln in the White House during the Civil War in an at……続きを見る

Like snapshots of everyday life in the past, the compelling biographies in this book document the making of the Black Atlantic world since the sixteenth century from the point of view of those who w……続きを見る

Celebrants of an ever-emerging 'globalization' fly the banner of free trade, the mass marketization of once faltering economies, and rising economic and social standards for all. Many opponents to g……続きを見る

Eckstorm was the daughter of a fur trader living in Maine who published six books and many articles on natural history, woods culture, and Indian language and lore. A writer from Maine with a nation……続きを見る

This edition contains a limited number of illustrations. Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet. The epic story of how the gigantic land of America acquired its unique shape ac……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

Joseph François Lafitau is acknowledged as one of history’s most influential and interesting figures in the fields of ethnology and anthropology. The second volume of the Customs of the American In……続きを見る

One shining yet overlooked moment that changed the course of the Revolutionary War In the opening months of 1781, General George Washington feared his army would fail to survive another campaign sea……続きを見る

This edition does not include illustrations. Sex, the Kennedys, Monroe and the Mafia; the controversial American bestseller – ‘Hersh has found more muck in this particular Augean stable than most pe……続きを見る

Columbus Was Last is an engrossing narrative about the research of archeologists, geographers, geologists, oceanographers, linguists, folklorists, ethnobotanists, and other scholars that convincingl……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

Nathaniel Philbrick, bestselling author of ‘In the Heart of the Sea’, reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers’ settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle some fift……続きを見る

This lively guide to Quebec history tells the fascinating story of the settlement of the St. Lawrence River Valley over nearly 500 years. But it also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers……続きを見る

Nearly everyone is familiar with Amelia Earhart. But very few know the story of another woman aviator, who, until now has remained little more than than a footnote in aviation history - that is, unt……続きを見る

The Ellis Island Experience offers insights and tips on the immigrant experience and shares how to document your ancestors' own story at Ellis Island - often without the need to leave the comforts o……続きを見る

This groundbreaking volume offers a fresh approach to conceptualizing the historical geography of North America by taking a thematic rather than a traditional regional perspective. Leading geographe……続きを見る

From the Battle of Chippawa to Lundy’s Lane, A Crucible of Fire focuses on the period of the War of 1812 leading up to the siege on Fort Erie in September 1814. Following their invasion at Fort Erie……続きを見る

A story eight thousand years in the telling... “This is all a dream to me. A dream from a thousand years ago. And I’m only glad that I can experience it while I’m still awake...” This is the story o……続きを見る

The arrival of European settlers in the Americas disrupted indigenous lifeways, and the effects of colonialism shattered Native communities. Forced migration and human trafficking created a diaspora……続きを見る

L’histoire de l’équipée du HMS Investigator et de la récente découverte de son épave par une équipe d’archéologues subaquatiques de Parcs Canada. En 1850, le capitaine Robert McClure et l’équipage d……続きを見る

No Accident, Comrade argues that chance became a complex yet conflicted cultural signifier during the Cold War, when a range of thinkers--politicians, novelists, historians, biologists, sociologists……続きを見る

The Young Engineers In Nevada by H. Irving Hancock Say, got the makings? "Eh?" inquired Tom Reade, glancing up in mild astonishment. "Got the makings?" persisted the thin dough-f……続きを見る

This volume contains several critical views of colonialism from a variety of perspectives in many widely separated parts of the world: Africa, the Americas, India, and Australia. The Crime of the C……続きを見る

Inside the Museums views Toronto’s heritage museums for the first time as a single community ー linked by events, personalities, and function. In this special excerpt we visit Gibson House, between ……続きを見る

Inside the Museums views Toronto’s heritage museums for the first time as a single community ー linked by events, personalities, and function. In this special excerpt we visit Spadina House on Daven……続きを見る

Inside the Museums views Toronto’s heritage museums for the first time as a single community ー linked by events, personalities, and function. In this special excerpt we visit Toronto’s first post o……続きを見る

Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community - linked by events, personalities, and function. In this special excerpt we visit Colborne Lodge, well kn……続きを見る