Barnard - History 1

California is legendary for its devastating droughts, but its greatest existential threat comes from the sky. In the winter of 1861, a massive atmospheric riverーa flying ocean of water vaporーstall……続きを見る

The fifth in a series of captivating novels for YA and adult readers about the settlement of North America by immigrants from Germany and the British Isles, Brave Beginnings focuses on the Wheeler a……続きを見る

On the night of 4 July 1943, transport aircraft Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar's North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea with only one survivor, the pilot. The commander-……続きを見る

Fundado en 1922 por socialistas que ya ejercían una influencia considerable en el movimiento sindical chileno, el Partido Comunista de Chile (PCCh o PC) fue una organización política solo de nombre ……続きを見る

In 1885, Alfred Barnard was charged with the task of visiting and reporting on every active whisky distillery throughout Scotland, Ireland and England. It took him two exhaustive years. In this book……続きを見る

Winner, 2024 Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award, Medical Sociology Section, American Sociological Association Honorable Mention, 2025 Best Book Award, Sociology of Mental Health Section, A……続きを見る

Did you know there was a piano on the First Fleet? That the first convict artist was hanged for his trouble? That the first female author here started writing under a man's name? That the King owns ……続きを見る

This book argues that South Africa is haunted by the spectre of reparation. The failure of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission to secure adequate reparation for the victims of colo……続きを見る

With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in ……続きを見る

Winner, 2024 Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award, Medical Sociology Section, American Sociological Association Honorable Mention, 2025 Best Book Award, Sociology of Mental Health Section, A……続きを見る

"Shipp published the first attempt at a complete biography of Soto...in North America." The Hernando de Soto Expedition (2006) There is probably no Spanish hero of America whose fame is more widespr……続きを見る

Buckhead, a community four miles from downtown Atlanta, began approximately 6,000 years ago when the Paleo-Indians lived along the Chattahoochee River. By the mid-1700s, the Muscogee (Creek) Indians……続きを見る

Established in 1859, the Singapore Botanic Gardens are arguably the most important colonial botanic gardens in the world. Not only have the Gardens been important as a park for Singaporeans and visi……続きを見る

In "Paris War Days: Diary of an American," Charles Inman Barnard offers a poignant and vividly detailed account of his experiences and observations as an expatriate during World War I. Written in a ……続きを見る

Highlighting the remarkable women who found ways around the constraints placed on their intellectual growth, this collection of essays shows how their persistence opened up attributes of potent fema……続きを見る

A Poetry of Things examines the works of four poets whose use of visual and material culture contributed to the remarkable artistic and literary production during the reign of Philip III (1598–1621)……続きを見る

Strongbow’s Conquest of Ireland is an amazing history of the Invasion of Ireland by the Normans. 続きを見る

This is a Horatio Alger story in two parts. The first part begins in 1884 when Junius Romney with his family moved to Colonia Juarez, Mexico. It continues to the summer of 1912 when he abruptly left……続きを見る

It was earliest spring, and almost the close of a day whose sunshine and warmth had coaxed into bloom many timid roadside flowers, and sent the white petals of farmyard cherries trembling to earth l……続きを見る

The hunter-gatherers of southern Africa known as 'Bushmen' or 'San' are not one single ethnic group, but several. They speak a diverse variety of languages, and have many different settlement patter……続きを見る

How did the Protestants gain a monopoly over the running of Ireland and replace the Catholics as rulers and landowners? To answer this question, Toby Barnard: - Examines the Catholics' attempt to re……続きを見る

Symbolic thought is what makes us human. Claude Lévi-Strauss stated that we can never know the genesis of symbolic thought, but in this powerful new study Alan Barnard argues that we can. Continuing……続きを見る

WWII. As Malta falls under siege, two fighter pilots are tested to the limit. By turns brutal, funny, tragic and heroic Band of Eagles is a spellbinding read, perfect for fans of Ken Follet and Robe……続きを見る

The Japanese history textbook debate is one that keeps making the news, particularly with reference to claims that Japan has never 'apologised properly' for its actions between 1931 and 1945, and th……続きを見る

La crisi economica ha posto di fronte a ogni cittadino una realtà incontrovertibile: con l’economia, o meglio con la moneta, ci stanno governando. È condizione necessaria, dunque, secondo l’autore, ……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

A heart-pounding thriller of non-stop action and suspense, with an unexpected twist that will leave you breathless. To Play The Fox is the perfect novel for fans of Masters of the Air and Band of Br……続きを見る

A pivotal in the study of history and politics, not only in Alabama but in the other states of the South Barnard’s account is elegantly concise, the labor of conspicuous scholarship. In an effort to……続きを見る

The book begins by introducing the complicated events leading to the execution of Charles I in 1649 and then offers a detailed analysis of the political experimentation which followed. Toby Barnard ……続きを見る