History of other lands books

This 1860 account of Sir John Franklin's life and of the search for him was written by the experienced naval officer...  Read More >>

There is nothing to compare with what I found waiting for me at the bottom of the world! As a young airman in the...  Read More >>

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Anna Aizic's memoir in letters manages to transcend numerous potential hazards of the form to engage and enlighten...  Read More >>

"""A comprehensive and well-informed review of canoeing and kayaking in British Columbia."" --BC Studies Often called...  Read More >>

"Notorious Ontario is a rogue's gallery of killers and robbers, exploring the lives and misdeeds of criminals many...  Read More >>

A book to put the Midlands back on the map.  Read More >>

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Addressing, for the first time, the enigma of how Franz Boas came to be the central founder of anthropology and...  Read More >>

The dramatic, first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland--the definitive weekend...  Read More >>

Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries...  Read More >>

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The short life of naval officer William Hulme Hooper (1827–1854) was defined by the three years he spent in the...  Read More >>

Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean...  Read More >>

This report presents the results of the Swiss-sponsored contributions to an international research project at Ekven,...  Read More >>

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Probes into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia,...  Read More >>

Over the years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. This book presents the...  Read More >>

A convergence of global factors is opening new territory and presenting new security challenges for the United States...  Read More >>

A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and was a key leader of the Irish...  Read More >>

Focusing on the United States and the Middle East, two regions entangled in multiple ways, this book draws attention...  Read More >>

In Korea's Ancient Koguryo Kingdom: A Socio-Political History, Noh Taedon draws on all available research to reconstruct...  Read More >>

L'histoire du voyage audacieux du HMS Investigator et de la découverte moderne de son épave par les archéologues...  Read More >>

"Nikolai de Stjernvall was always close to his ""dear father,"" G.I. Gurdjieff, but especially so during the few...  Read More >>

Containing analyses of everything from prisoner poetry to album covers, this book moves beyond the simplistic good/evil...  Read More >>