History category: 194783 books

A miniature history of Wales, filled with funny facts and strange true storiesThis book contains hundreds of "strange but true" facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and...

Hiking Washington�s History reveals the stories embedded in Washington�s landscape. This trail guide narrates forty historic trails, ranging from short day hikes to three- or four-day backpacking trips over mountain passes. Every region in the state is included, from the northwesternmost tip of...

An ancient Scots law says that the head of any dead whale found on the Scottish coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail the property of the queen. The Scots excel at elephant polo, a game usually played in the East. The modern game was co-founded in the 1980s in Scotland,...

This landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a foundational demonstration of the uses of gender as a conceptual tool for cultural and historical analysis. Joan Wallach Scott offers a trenchant critique of the compartmentalization of women’s history, arguing that political and social...

Arguably the most famous and critically acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, David Cronenberg is celebrated equally for his early genre films, like Scanners (1981) and The Fly (1986), and his dark artistic vision in films such as Dead Ringers (1988) and Crash (1996). The 2005 film A History of Violence was...

Sir Walter Raleigh left his mark on Trinidad during his search for El Dorado, the City of Gold. Admiral Nelson is a hero in this part of the world, such that he gave his name to a port in Antigua. He is rumored to have ended his days embalmed in rum. Peter Stuyvesant makes an appearance in Sint Maarten,...

From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England. Ever since Tom Brown’s Schooldays the sport has seen itself as the guardian of traditional English middle-class values. In this fascinating new history,...

Walks Through History: Birmingham contains twelve walks within the city. Each walk is circular, with clear concise directions supported by easy-to-use sketch maps, illustrated by a host of photographs. Each walk covers a specific period in the history of Birmingham, and goes past historic buildings...

The Secret History of Southend is filled with hundreds of little-known facts and historical anecdotes. From the arrival of the "Brides in the Bath" murderer to the famous mountaineer who liked to live at the top of his building, this book will amuse, fascinate, and inform all lovers of the...

WARRIOR PRINCESS! The day Alfred the Great's DEADLY DAUGHTER seized Stafford! * DEATH to the NORMANS! The Battle of Stafford, the ASSASSINATED Earl and the BLOODY HISTORY of Stafford Castle! * The TRUE STORIES of Stafford's WEIRDEST RESIDENTS, including the man who tried Charles I and the poisonous...

The Renaissance is a 9th chapter of the series containing:- Ancient Egypt- Ancient Mesopotamia- Cretan-Mycenaean- Ancient Greece- Ancient Rome- Byzantine architecture- Romanesque- Gothic architecture- The Renaissance- Baroque- Rococo- Classicism- Eclecticism- Modern- FunctionalismBrief guide...

Social and political history of the modern South.   This collection of essays on the social and political history of the modern South consider the region’s poor, racial mores and race relations, economic opportunity, Protestant activism, political coalitions and interest groups, social...

From Captain Cook's globe to Mabo's map, and Melba's frock to Cathy Freeman's running suit, this is Australia's history told through a gallery of things. Former Rolling Stone editor Toby Creswell has curated an illustrated popular history of Australia accumulated through the review of 100 fascinating...

Join local history preservationist Christopher Busta-Peck and unearth aspects of Cleveland�s past that dangle too near extinction from city memory. Too often, we think of history as something that happens elsewhere. But it�s not. Travel down East 100th Street to the home where Jesse Owens lived when...