History of other lands books

During the winter of 1888–9, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) and his team lived among the Greenlandic...  Read More >>

Aboriginal America is a classic Native American history text by Jacob Abbott. The condition America's native peoples...  Read More >>

Mary Queen of Scots is a classic royalty biography by Jacob Abbott. Travelers who go into Scotland take a great...  Read More >>

A Test of the News, published as a supplement to The New Republic in 1920, was a study by the journalists Walter...  Read More >>

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Examining the massive social changes that reshaped the Middle East over the long nineteenth century, this study...  Read More >>

"""Heroes for All Time"" features riveting, easy-to-read accounts of the adventures of Russia's greatest heroes...  Read More >>

"""Global Slovakia presemts.""--Front cover."  Read More >>

The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout...  Read More >>

Castro was more than just a politician. His is a story that involves heroic voyages through turbulent oceans, affairs...  Read More >>

The borderland between Scotland and England has historically been a site of struggle, violence, and conflict. This...  Read More >>

During his reign Suleiman the Magnificent guided the Ottoman Empire through its golden age of trade and expansion....  Read More >>

"Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland in the first half of the 16th century, is one of history's most famous...  Read More >>

The history of Cuba's capital is about more than just one city. It's about the astounding resilience of the Cuban...  Read More >>

The Wars of the Roses were a complex set of battles, skirmishes, and kidnappings during the 15th century in England....  Read More >>

The January 2020 issue of Slavonic & East European Review  Read More >>

The Americans that had been so intensely involved in liberating it from the grasp of the Spanish quickly began to...  Read More >>

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An engaging study of the partitions of Poland that paints a vivid portrait of conflict, accommodation, and survival...  Read More >>

On 17 March 1959, the USS Skate became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. Under the guidance of James...  Read More >>

On 17 March 1959, the USS Skate became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. Under the guidance of James...  Read More >>

On 17 March 1959, the USS Skate became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. Under the guidance of James...  Read More >>

Exploring opportunities to deter, prevent, and counter Russia's use of hostile measures is critical to containing...  Read More >>

Korean edition of The White Darkness by #1 Best Selling author and journalist David Grann (winner of the George...  Read More >>

Draws on twenty years of research, recently declassified files, and interviews with survivors in an account of the...  Read More >>