History books

Both an ideal entree for beginning readers and a solid text for scholars, the second edition of Peter Kalkavage's...  Read More >>

An extraordinarily atmospheric and powerful history of the world's largest state and its decline and fall With...  Read More >>

This revised and updated edition of Texas Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state,...  Read More >>

How do colonial legacies shape the Arab-majority region today? This groundbreaking book unpacks power, resistance...  Read More >>

Decipherment of Hittite inscriptions by Professor Archibald Henry Sayce. Written by a senior biblical scholar at...  Read More >>

A Publican's Quest for Truth: Who Is Jesus is a richly woven work of historical fiction set in first-century Judea,...  Read More >>

William the Conqueror is a classic English royal history biography by Jacob Abbott. William the Conqueror was the...  Read More >>

A wonderfully-written masterpiece of story-telling, originally designed for younger readers, but which became popular...  Read More >>

Cyrus II of Persia was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, which expanded to become one of the largest empires...  Read More >>

Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the...  Read More >>

Subtitle: Letters From the American Embassy at Mexico City, Covering the Dramatic Period Between October 8th, 1913,...  Read More >>

Edward Frederic Benson was an English archaeologist and writer. Benson's most famous works are the Mapp and Lucia...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

A classic work originally directed at younger readers dealing with the life and achievements of King Robert I of...  Read More >>

Volume I of John Bonner's classic retelling of the history of Rome has lost none of its attention-grabbing interest...  Read More >>

This new edition of the seminal text explores Britain's shifting identity from empire to a modern nation. It examines...  Read More >>

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the...  Read More >>

So-called liberalism has been twisted out of shape by both the left- and right-wing who incorrectly conceive of...  Read More >>

So-called liberalism has been twisted out of shape by both the left- and right-wing who incorrectly conceive of...  Read More >>

My focus is on the first 150 years after the births of Jesus, John the Baptist and the Apostle Paul. This is definitely...  Read More >>

Handel's life and career are intricately documented in a wide range of contemporary sources. This six-volume publication...  Read More >>

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This book traces the remarkable lives of the author’s ancestors: criminals, performers, migrants, and mill workers,...  Read More >>

This compelling account reveals how a battle over the sea shaped a community, an industry, and a legacy. In the...  Read More >>