Draper - History 1

At the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Oxford in 1860, I read an abstract of the physiological argument contained in this work respecting the mental progre……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes. CONTENTS (abridged list) Prefatory note Memoir of Major S. S. Forman Forman’s narrative Tunis Forman captures two Tories Major Lee’s s……続きを見る

From one of the great political journalists of our time comes a boldly argued reinterpretation of the central event in our collective pastーa book that portrays the American Revolution not as a clas……続きを見る

This book opens with a quotation from Albert Einstein, stating the case for socialism. Einstein, like almost every great mind of the 20th century who concerned himself or herself with the welfare o……続きを見る

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This is the second installment of Hal Draper’s incomparable treatment of Marx’s political theory, policy, and practice. In forceful and readable language, Draper ranges through the development of th……続きを見る

The unique character of Midtown--from Thirty-first to Fifty-fifth Streets, State Line to the Paseo--grew out of its development as the streetcar suburbs of an expanding Kansas City. As residents bot……続きを見る

This book explores Belgian state-building through the prism of its army from independence to the First World War. It argues that party-politics, which often ran along geographical, linguistic, and r……続きを見る

Recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the protests, strikes, and violent struggles that formed the political and cultural backdrop of 1968 across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, Susa……続きを見る

The 84th Division in the Battle of Germany, November 1944 – May 1945, first published in 1946, is the account of the combat experiences of the noted “The Railsplitter Division” of the U.S. Army in t……続きを見る

Draper's History of the Intellectual Development of Europe in 2 volumes is a book based on an original and challenging idea of applying the methods of physical science to history. The author has und……続きを見る

The timely, true story of Thomas Nast, the granddaddy of political satire who destroyed a corrupt regime in 19th century New York Cityーwith cartoons. He was an unethical, bullying, and narcissistic……続きを見る

In 'History of the Intellectual Development of Europe' by John William Draper, the reader delves into a comprehensive study of the evolution of intellectual thought in Europe. Draper explores the co……続きを見る

John William Draper's 'History of the Intellectual Development of Europe' is a groundbreaking two-volume work that offers a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the evolution of intellectual thoug……続きを見る

In 'The Intellectual Development of Europe' Volumes 1 and 2, John William Draper delves into the intricate history of intellectual growth and progress in Europe. Draper's prose is scholarly and deta……続きを見る

The book is about some students from a University who go to uncover a tomb and what they discover would change the worlds history forever. 続きを見る

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'Llandudno is more stylish than either Rhyl or Blackpool and not dearer', observed Edwardian author Arnold Bennett. Prime Minister Lloyd George considered the resort a perfect tonic, advising collea……続きを見る

This book re-examines the relationship between Britain and colonial slavery in a crucial period in the birth of modern Britain. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of British slave-owners and mortga……続きを見る

Kai Draper begins his book with the assumption that individual rights exist and stand as moral obstacles to the pursuit of national no less than personal interests. That assumption might seem to dem……続きを見る

The town of Cotati, once the Coast Miwok village of Kot'ati, was by 1850 a 17,000-acre diamond-shaped ranch set in the center of Sonoma County's golden fields. Dr. Thomas Stokes Page and his heirs r……続きを見る

Having been born and raised on the Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas, and having the ghosts of the Civil War about me constantly, I have been passionately interested in the Civil War as long as I c……続きを見る

The construction of a reflecting telescope capable of showing every celestial object now known, is not a very difficult task. It demands principally perseverance and careful observation of minutiæ. ……続きを見る

**One of BookPage's Best Books of 2020 “The detailed, nuanced, gripping account of that strange and complex journey offered in Robert Draper’s To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took Americ……続きを見る

Theodore Draper is one of America's most trenchant and informed critics. A Present of Things Past gathers together ten of his most recent and most powerful selected essays, in which Draper, with his……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. The 84th Infantry Division was one of the units that helped reduce the “Bulge” in January 1945 and this is the story of their participation. Contents: Forew……続きを見る

These two pieces, published in 1868, shortly after the execution of Maximilian are good examples of the attitudes of Americans during the period shortly after the American Civil War. The French Expe……続きを見る

From 1932 until his death in 1990, Hal Draper was a prolific Marxist writer and socialist organizer who successfully combined rigorous research and passionate outrage to assess his political era. In……続きを見る

Until the events of 11 July, 1963, rocketed him into the headlines of the national press, Tanky Challenor, was only known in- and admired by- the close-knit circle of friends in the SAS and the Metr……続きを見る

Firsthand accounts of the Japanese invasion of Burma during World War IIーincluding the Sittang Bridge disaster and the actions of Sir John Smyth. More than two years into World War II, Britain stoo……続きを見る