R.E.C - 19th Century 1

On a cold February evening in 1896, prominent attorney Col. Albert Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry rode home across the White Sands of New Mexico. It was a trip the father and son……続きを見る

A town that had a man for breakfast every morning. That's how Tombstone, Arizona was described in the late-1800s, bolstering the myth that a corpse would be found cooling in the town's dusty streets……続きを見る

Those who have done us the favour to read "Homeward Bound" will at once perceive that the incidents of this book commence at the point where those of the work just mentioned ceased. We are fully awa……続きを見る

LE philosophe qui publie une nouvelle théorie est tenu de fournir du moins quelques preuves élémentaires que ses prémisses sont raisonnables ; et l’historien qui se hasarde à rapporter des merveille……続きを見る

In 'Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast' by James Fenimore Cooper, readers are taken on a detailed and vivid account of life at sea during the early 19th century. The book follows the experiences ……続きを見る

In James Fenimore Cooper's novel 'Oak Openings', readers are transported to the American frontier in the early 19th century, where they are immersed in a tale of adventure, romance, and conflict. Co……続きを見る

A major new history of the race between two geniuses to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Europe In 1799, a French Army officer was rebuilding the……続きを見る

The controversial removal of the Parthenon sculptures from Greece to England in the first decade of the nineteenth century by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin, sparked an international competitio……続きを見る

CONTENTS: Foreword, Vanessa Northington Gamble “Introduction: Healing and the History of Medicine in the Atlantic World,” Sean Morey Smith and Christopher D. E. Willoughby “Zemis and Zombies: Amerin……続きを見る

LE magnifique bras de mer qui baigne les côtes d’Amérique entre le quarantième et le quarante et unième degré de latitude, est formé par les confluents de l’Hudson, le Hackensack, le Passaic, le Bar……続きを見る

As Napoleon moved through the former Polish territories in his battles against the Prussians, volunteers from the former Polish territories organized themselves to join the French against their oppr……続きを見る

LA biographie passionnée de Bonaparte par un maître de l'écriture historique. Publiée en 1967, dans la perspective du bicentenaire de la naissance de Napoléon Bonaparte, cette superbe biographie res……続きを見る

“Focuses on three men from vastly different backgrounds and serves as a vehicle for exploring the rigors of the fur trade . . . lyrical and transcendent.” ーAmerican Historical Review In September 1……続きを見る

De la gloire à la chute, le roman-vrai de Napoléon. Un an après son magistral Bonaparte, publié en 1967, André Castelot offre un Napoléon tout aussi accompli. Alternant récits haletants, portraits f……続きを見る

'Never Forgotten, Never Could Be' is a profound anthology that stitches together a mosaic of narratives from the heart of darkness and light in American history. Showcasing an exceptional range of l……続きを見る

The Redskins, James Fenimore Cooper's 1846 novel about the Anti-Rent Wars in upstate New York, is now available in a scholarly edition. The final work in the "Littlepage trilogy," The Redskins inclu……続きを見る

THE increase of the towns of Manhattan, as, for the sake of convenience, we shall term New York and her adjuncts, in all that contributes to the importance of a great commercial mart, renders them o……続きを見る

One of the fabled Channel Islands of Southern California, Santa Cruz was once the largest privately owned island off the coast of the continental United States. This multifaceted account traces the ……続きを見る

MON oncle Ro et moi, nous venions de voyager ensemble en Orient, et notre absence avait duré cinq longues années, lorsque nous atteignîmes Paris. Revenant d’Égypte par Alger, Marseille et Lyon, il y……続きを見る

The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites who came f……続きを見る

Le récit parfois haletant d'une journée dont on a oublié qu'elle aussi a fait la France. Le 2 septembre 1870, la France subit, à Sedan contre la Prusse, l'une des plus terribles défaites de son hist……続きを見る

Le récit haletant de la naissance de la IIIe République. Le 2 septembre 1870, la défaite de Sedan est l'une des plus terribles de l'histoire de France. Napoléon III est prisonnier. À Paris, la nouve……続きを見る

De l’esclavage aux États-Unis, écrit par le géographe, militant et penseur de l’anarchisme français Élisée Reclus (1830 – 1905). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une table……続きを見る

Within months of publishing Homeward Bound, James Fenimore Cooper continued that story in a second, stand-alone novel, Home as Found. One of the most important of his long career, Home as Found is a……続きを見る

Consiglio vivamente il romanzo 'Margherita Pusterla: Racconto storico' a chiunque sia interessato alla storia italiana, alla Milano medievale e alla narrativa storica coinvolgente. Cesare Cantù offr……続きを見る

A pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history ……続きを見る

This unique collection of "SLAVERY: Hundreds of Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Influential Memoirs, Records on Living Conditions and Customs in the South & History of Abolitionist Movement……続きを見る

Taking the Chains Off - Testimonies and Narratives of Former Slaves is an essential anthology that brings together the voices of those who lived through the darkest chapters of American history. Thi……続きを見る

The Chronicles of Twenty Years of an African Slave Ship is a poignant anthology that delves into the harrowing experiences aboard slave ships traversing the Atlantic. This collection uniquely combin……続きを見る

Il Cardinale Lambertini, Papa dal 1740 al 1758, fu promotore di un immenso quanto controverso «canone» ecclesiastico che introdusse nella vita della Chiesa cattolica una serie di innovazioni signifi……続きを見る