Historical geography books

Jackie was an ordinary American woman whose life changed forever after marrying rugged Antarctic explorer Finn Ronne....  Read More >>

Jackie was an ordinary American woman whose life changed forever after marrying rugged Antarctic explorer Finn Ronne....  Read More >>

This innovative book explores how the making of Edinburgh as an influential Enlightenment capital depended on a...  Read More >>

This book was written as a series of bedtime stories to illustrate three of the greatest epics in human history....  Read More >>

This book analyses western maps made between the 13th to 17th centuries and shows them to be copies of maps made...  Read More >>

A sumptuous, lavishly illustrated celebration of cartography, including maps, charts, atlases and globes.  Read More >>

After his latest misdemeanour, namely trying to steal his rival’s prize student ~ a talented lad called Michelangelo...  Read More >>

The authors assess the sufficiency of resources available to pursue U.S. national security objectives in the Western...  Read More >>

When and how did the Himalaya become the highest mountains in the world? Lachlan Fleetwood tells the story of the...  Read More >>

In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern...  Read More >>

This book discusses the sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands from the perspectives of Ryukyu and Okinawa.  Read More >>

This story is a biography novel. Even if I have tried to describe the life of Nannerl Mozart as truthfully as possible,...  Read More >>

From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and...  Read More >>

The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with...  Read More >>

This book argues that the causes that led to the Islamization of most of the Holy Land's population from the seventh...  Read More >>

According to most contemporary political discourse and popular perceptions, the two borders of the United States...  Read More >>

The nature of the phenomenon lends itself to a myriad of theories, hypotheses, and explanations. These range from...  Read More >>

The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. His detailed...  Read More >>

The acclaimed author ofConquistadorandLabyrinth of Icecharts one of history's greatest expeditions, a legendary...  Read More >>

On the northern slope of the Monsanto mountain range is the place of S. Domingos de Bemfica; an old monastery, partly...  Read More >>

"""For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, there...  Read More >>

In recent years, there has been growing interest in a U.S. grand strategy of restraint. In this report, RAND researchers...  Read More >>

Discover the Cro-Magnon and the origins of our species!  Read More >>

War and Aviation is a history of airplane and how they evolved by millitary to use in wars. You're about to witness...  Read More >>

Two assassins go head-to-head on the open seas in this historical thriller.  Read More >>