History books

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On November 1, 1755 All Saints' Day a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city...  Read More >>

Memories and insights of a lifelong social justice advocate as she searches for """"true"""" freedom as an African...  Read More >>

By focusing on the activities of a standing army in a civilian setting, Kiser reshapes the history of the Southwest,...  Read More >>

How did contemporary art move from its avant-garde and experimental origins to the realm of the spectacular, becoming...  Read More >>

From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floordocumentsthe overlooked history and lasting influence of the International...  Read More >>

Explores the pursuit of justice through the processes of writing, reading and interpreting in Enlightenment and...  Read More >>

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A spellbinding chronicle of mid-century America, Write like a Man shows how a combative and intellectually grounded...  Read More >>

How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity. Scientists, journalists, and politicians...  Read More >>

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Wetlands—particularly swamps—have evoked contradictory responses from different groups in the United States from...  Read More >>

Collected in A Corporal's Story, George Kimball's writings form a unique narrative of one man's experience in the...  Read More >>

The first book-length environmental study ever produced on this 926-mile Pecos River, this work combines a historical...  Read More >>

A challenge to historical orthodoxy, In the Year of the Tiger presents a more balanced interpretation of the French...  Read More >>

A controversial character largely known as a Union colonel who led Black soldiers in the Civil War, James Montgomery...  Read More >>

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The New Deal's effects on archaeology and cultural heritage in the American West  Read More >>

A gripping account of the past and future of Taiwan In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second...  Read More >>

A major new history of the epic siege of the island fortress of Malta Even as the great siege began it was understood...  Read More >>

The epic story of a man born into Caribbean slavery, who defeated Napoleon's armies and crowned himself a free black...  Read More >>

Bringing together the areas of myth and legend, Mike Dixon-Kennedy presents some of the most colourful myths and...  Read More >>

Fully illustrated, this insightful study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft...  Read More >>

This fully illustrated study explains the British Pacific Fleet’s campaign against the Japanese in the Sakishima...  Read More >>