North America category: 699 books
Romantic Revolutionary
Simon Bolivar and the Struggle for Independence in Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
Simon Bolivar was the archetypal romantic revolutionary. Born into privilege and nurtured in the Rousseau's philosophy of the Homme Sauvage, it was not until the young colonial visited Europe that the taper of revolution was lit that sent the young man on a death-defying quest to fight for the people...
Marooned
Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower, a groundbreaking history that makes the case for replacing Plymouth Rock with Jamestown as America's founding myth.
We all know the great American origin story: It begins with an exodus. Fleeing religious persecution, the hardworking, pious Pilgrims...
365 Days of America
Inspirational Quotes for Every American
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Our forefathers gathered together to found this great nation, and lead us out of a most turbulent time. Their basic beliefs still hold true today: We the people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
These patriotic quotes are meant to inspire and to amuse everyone,...
The Wild West: History, Myth & The Making of America
History, Myth & The Making of America
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
On 14 May 1804, the personal secretary President Thomas Jefferson, one Capt. Meriwether Lewis, and a companion, William Clark, led a thirty-three-man expedition to the new lands of Louisiana, purchased from Napoleon the previous year. 8,000 miles (13,000 km) and two years later, after rafting up the...
Irreconcilable Differences
Profiles of the Founding Fathers 1750-1776
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Our Founding Fathers are the great men that won our independence, framed our founding documents, and set this nation in motion.
Discover who they were, what they believed, and why they were willing to pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor in pursuit of America’s potential....
The Mayflower
The Founding Myth of the United States of America
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the story of the Mayflower in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Mayflower. In 1620, a group of Puritans now known as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America to...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
*Includes over 50 pictures of the civilizations' art, ruins, architecture, and more. *Describes everyday life for the Maya, Inca and Aztecs, from language to diet. *Comprehensively covers the civilizations' most famous characteristics, including Mayan astronomy, the Aztecs' infamous human sacrifice rituals,...
Inventing Niagara
Beauty, Power, and Lies
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
*Includes over 25 pictures of important people, places, and events, including Macchu Picchu, Inca ruins, Inca clothing, and more. *Describes the everyday life, religion, architecture and cities of the Inca Empire*Includes a Table of ContentsDuring the Age of Exploration, Native American tribes fell victim...
Murder Out Yonder
True Crime Stories from America's Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a brisk, colorful, and cleverly recounted selection of ten crimes," this gripping book ventures into rural America to uncover true tales of homicide. From "Death and Times of a Prophet," involving a hypnotic Oregon revivalist known as Joshua the Second,...
by Mysterious Q
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
I call myself Q because I am a Star Trek Fan. No, I'm not a Trekker or Trekkie, just a fan. I don't have a copy of Spock Sings!, but enjoy the "Q" Character from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I like the way he is all powerful, all-knowing, sarcastic and always trying to help humans improve...
The Deconstitutionalization of America
The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
In The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule, Roger M. Barrus and his coauthors embark on a discussion of American democracy from the nineteenth century to the present day. The present paradox democracy finds itself in can be summed up as 'the best of times...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
The Routledge History of Nineteenth-Century America provides an important overview of the main themes within the study of the long nineteenth century. The book explores major currents of research over the past few decades to give an up-to-date synthesis of nineteenth-century history. It shows how...
by Katherine Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019
This book is about the Bainbridge family, their journey from Yorkshire, England to Princeton New Jersey in America in the 1600s and onward. They were originally Quakers who later became Presbyterians.
My personal line of the Bainbridge family went to West Tennessee. Other family lines ended up in Kentucky, Georgia, Missouri and more.