CK - Historical 8

Henry VI (1422-61), a man 'more given to God and devout prayer than handling worldly and temporal things', was the third, and least successful, Lancastrian king of England; his wife Margaret of Anjo……続きを見る

A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Freder……続きを見る

A poignant memoir of lives cleaved by war, Otto and Daria is the first-hand account of Eric (or Otto) Koch. As a Jewish refugee from WWII Germany, Otto first left his country for England, and later ……続きを見る

This is the second entry in our important African American Heritage series. The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with cour……続きを見る

This is the second entry in our important African American Heritage series. The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with cour……続きを見る

From 1986 to 1990 Mary Stickel DH and her husband Charlie Stickle DDS operated one of several outreach dental programs on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Health's, Under Serviced Area Dental Progr……続きを見る

"I am a Sauk...I am a Warrior…" Chief Black Hawk is best known for the war that bears his name. The Black Hawk War of 1832 was the last Indian war fought east of the Mississippi River. The Indians' ……続きを見る

He was the deadliest gun in the West. Or was he? Ringo: the very name has come to represent the archetypal Western gunfighter and has spawned any number of fictitious characters laying claim to auth……続きを見る

Japan's momentous Showa era began in 1926, when Emperor Hirohito ascended the throne, and ended with his death in 1989. This was a tumultuous period in modern Japanese history--a time of great disas……続きを見る

For four decades, Winfield Scott Hancock was a serving officer in the United States Army. In this affectionate memoir by his wife Almira, you learn many details and anecdotes from Hancock's life tha……続きを見る

Originally published in 1972, Christopher McKee’s biography of Edward Preble remains the most authoritative source on this influential early shaper of the U.S. naval tradition. McKee documents Prebl……続きを見る

Vietnam was often called a “teenager’s war.” The average age was 19.2, so in the main, the War was fought by 17, 18, 19 and 20 year olds barely out of high school and often without the income, intel……続きを見る

Extrait :  S’il est difficile de donner une juste idée des contemporains illustres dans l’intimité desquels on n’a pas  pénétré, il l’est aussi d’en parler lorsqu’on les a approchés de trè……続きを見る

No English king has suffered wider fluctuations of reputation than Richard III, perhaps the most controversial ruler England has ever had. Vilified by critics as a ruthless master of intrigue and a ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "BEHIND THE SCENES – 30 Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Behind the Scen……続きを見る

"Never refuse a fight, is the motto of the Royal Flying Corps.” – And so it was with Captain Campbell, one of the earliest British flying aces with five victories to his name. His flying career was ……続きを見る

In this classic collection, you will find three revolutionary works by Black abolitionists. David Walker’s Appeal, originally published in 1829, was a clarion call to all those enslaved and opposed ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "DAVID COPPERFIELD (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The story follows the life of David Copperfiel……続きを見る

From helicopters in Vietnam to Harleys on the homefront, "Saints & Sinners" is the amazing, riveting memoir of one man's survival as he battle the demons of war. Four decades later Luke Gavin opens ……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass was born a slave, he escaped a brutal system and through sheer force of will educated himself and became an abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer. This thr……続きを見る

'The list of female war reporters is long and distinguished. But the great-grandmother of them all was Clare Hollingworth' Mail on Sunday 'She was a pioneer' Kate Adie OBE 'Unputdownable' Alexander ……続きを見る

British author Rudyard Kipling is well-known for his many novels, short stories, and poems in which he created a world teeming with unforgettable people, animals, and wisdom. The foundation of his l……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

In 2018 the RAF is one hundred years old. In his new book, destined to be a classic, Patrick Bishop examines the high point of its existence – the Second World War, when the Air Force saved the nati……続きを見る

Dame Agatha Christie's words and thoughts live on in her amazing body of work, and the Queen of Crime, as the mystery writer was dubbed in her lifetime, shows every sign of lasting. Here, in this sh……続きを見る

Nothing in Jack London's life was unequivocal. He was a self-taught man whose lack of formal education gave him no coherent structure for his views. His convictions as a socialist were constantly at……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

Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed? Alexander Hamilton comes alive in Martha Brockenbrough's exciting biography Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary, which is an essential read for teen fans of Ham……続きを見る

Extrait : "THE NAME "OLD MASTER" A TERRORーCOLONEL LLOYD'S PLANTATIONーWYE RIVERーWHENCE ITS NAMEーPOSITION OF THE LLOYDSーHOME ATTRACTIONーMEET OFFERINGーJOURNEY FROM TUCKAHOE TO WYE RIVERーSCENE O……続きを見る

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an A……続きを見る