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A Brief illustrated tour of the wine regions of the Iberian peninsula. Madeira, Portugal and Andalusia during the mid nineteenth century are explored.続きを見る

This early work by Eva March Tappan was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'When Knights Were Bold' is an educational book on the in……続きを見る

Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-d……続きを見る

IF an Italian country boy had been taken to visit Rome fifteen hundred years ago, he would have found much to see. There were temples and theatres and baths. There were aqueducts, sometimes with arc……続きを見る

You mean, did Richard tell him to do it, said Count Robert bluntly. "Who knows what one man has said to another? Richard was with him from morning till night. My father called him a 'good youth.' I ……続きを見る

I remember being once upon a time ten miles from a store and one mile from a neighbor; the fire had gone out in the night, and the last match failed to blaze. We had no flint and steel. We were neit……続きを見る

More than three hundred years ago a little sailing vessel set out from Holland, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and followed down our coast from Greenland. Its captain, Henry Hudson, was in search of a ……続きを見る

PEPIN THE SHORT had done a great deal to unite the kingdom; but when he died, he left it to his two sons, and so divided it again. The older son died in a few years; and now the kingdom of the Frank……続きを見る

This is a popular narrative history of the world's greatest war. Written frankly from the viewpoint of the United States and the Allies, it visualises the bloodiest and most destructive conflict of ……続きを見る

Over half a century after the event, we are marking the distruction or our naval fleet by the Empire of Japan.at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Part history and part mystery story, Finding Pearl Harbor is th……続きを見る

Eva March Tappan's “A Friend in the Library” series is a comprehensive guide to the writings of six seminal American writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Long……続きを見る

Of all the sovereigns that have worn the crown of England, Queen Elizabeth is the most puzzling, the most fascinating, the most blindly praised, and the most unjustly blamed. To make lists of her fa……続きを見る

He's a doctor whose patients have a way of dying; a lawyer, who uses his skills to squirm out of criminal convictions. He's a scholar, but other scholars have no idea what he's talking about. He's a……続きを見る

First, she predicts your death. Then, you die. Usually, writhing in pain. Is she a fortune teller, or something much, much darker? Nobody tells the police, not for a long time, because, well, nobody……続きを見る

The "Axe-man" came in the night. No one heard him come. No locks could keep him out. In the morning, whole families lay slaughtered in their beds, a riot of blood corrupting the room. Town by town, ……続きを見る

A political theorist teases out the century-old ideological transformation at the heart of contemporary discourse in Muslim nations undergoing political change. The Arab Spring precipitated a crisis……続きを見る

15 Ocak 1559’da “ Yol boyunca bana en güzel hediyeyi sunan bu halka, verdikleri paranın bir kuruşuna bile dokunmadan onlara harcayacağıma, gerekirse insanlarımın mutluluğu için kanımın son damlasına……続きを見る

Eva March Tappan's 'Diggers in the Earth' is a fascinating historical novel that delves into the lives of early settlers in America. The book is written in a descriptive and engaging style, providin……続きを見る

Kein anderes europäisches Land weist im Verhältnis zu seiner Größe eine solche regionale Vielfalt auf wie Deutschland. Das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen kaiserlicher Reichsidee und Beharren auf regio……続きを見る

Una historia sepultada. México, la imposición de su nombre. Análisis documental aborda el proceso histórico del nombre de la actual Ciudad de México. Su autor, sin dejarse llevar por el co nocimien……続きを見る

In The Days of Queen Victoria is the story of Queen Victoria, the woman who became queen at eighteen and for nearly 64 years wore the crown of Great Britain. Eva March Tappan was a teacher and Ameri……続きを見る

Probably the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, the Supermarine Spitfire reigned supreme and unsurpassed from the biplane era to the dawn of the jet age, a period that included the Second Wor……続きを見る

The 'Jump-jet' was the world's first vertical/short take-off and landing (VSTOL) operational jet aircraft. Developed using the revolutionary Pegasus engine, the Harrier has served the RAF and US Mar……続きを見る

Eva March Tappan's 'Diggers in the Earth' is a highly informative and engaging work that delves into the history of archaeology and the fascinating discoveries made by early excavators. Tappan's met……続きを見る

From iron works to tourism, explore the sweeping landscapes of Franconia and Sugar Hill throughout the centuries Although geographically contiguous and linked by their shared industries of early iro……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

Many visits to Venice have brought home the fact that there exists, in English at least, no work which deals as a whole with the Venetian School and its masters. Biographical catalogues there are in……続きを見る

Of all the sovereigns that have worn the crown of England, Queen Elizabeth is the most puzzling, the most fascinating, the most blindly praised, and the most unjustly blamed. To make lists of her fa……続きを見る

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First Published in 2002. This study explores how the five tribes of Oklahoma - Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles - strove to achieve political unity within their tribes during t……続きを見る