History category: 194783 books

This is the fifth volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume One began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George...

A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume II of II) : From the Extinction of Plague to the Present Time This volume is the continuation of ‘A History of Epidemics in Britain from a.d. 664 to the Extinction of Plague’, and is the completion of the history to the present time. The two volumes...

The third edition of What is Military History? has been thoroughly updated, and includes a new bibliography and new case studies on naval warfare and the origins of war, as well as expanded sections on historiography, environmental history and world history. This popular textbook showcases...

History of the Reign of Philip the Second William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859) This ebook presents «History of the Reign of Philip the Second», from William H. Prescott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of...

Brutality and fear. Heroism and sacrifice. Military history is a fascinating, complex, and often contradictory subject. War and fighting between tribes, clans, groups and countries has been with us forever. Great leaders, great villains, pivotal moments and events become transformative, causing political,...

The complaint of Catherine Morland in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, that history has 'hardly any women at all' is not an uncommon one. Yet there is evidence to suggest that women have engaged in historical writing since ancient times.This study traces the history of women's historical writing, reclaiming...

William Edward Hartpole Lecky was a well known Irish historian who wrote at length about the history of the European continent, spanning from antiquity to the 19th century. In 1860 he published anonymously a small book entitled The Religious Tendencies of the Age, but on leaving college he abandoned...

Example in this ebook   ‘History! What is history but the science which teaches us to see the throbbing life of the present in the throbbing life of the past.’—Jessopp’s Coming of the Friars, p. 178. THERE can be no doubt that our interest in the dim past is increased...

Covering societies from classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men, women, and gender roles when different cultural systems come into contact. The book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent...

What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza’s Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history that revels in its eclecticism and highlights the inherent tensions and controversies that shape it. Designed...

Distilled from Arkansas: A Narrative History, the definitive work on the subject since its original publication in 2002, Arkansas: A Concise History is a succinct one-volume history of the state from the prehistory period to the present. Featuring four historians, each bringing his or her expertise...

Specifically structured around research questions and avenues for further study, and providing the historical context to enable this further research, Modern Naval History is a key historiographical guide for students wishing to gain a deeper understanding of naval history and its contemporary relevance. Navies...

A Primer for Teaching World History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are designing an introductory-level world history syllabus for the first time, for those who already teach world history and are seeking new ideas or approaches, and for those who train future teachers to prepare...

Casting the Past is a collection of interviews with some of the brightest indie history podcasters with subjects ranging from Soviet Russia to the history of Scientific Discovery. In the growing field of history podcasting, these shows consistently bring great quality programming to listeners. They...