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by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, H. E. Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
A British author, particularly well known for her works of popular national history for children.
H. E. Marshall is famous for her 1905 children's history of England, Our Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls, illustrated by A. S. Forrest. In the USA the book was entitled An...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
The Islamic Empire was one of the longest reigning empire in history. It celebrated thousands of victories. It cried over countless defeats. Yet despite all these, it remained strong for hundreds of years. What were the major events seen by the Islamic Empire? Who were the key players? Learn the answers to these questions, and more, by reading this history book.
The Untold History of the United States, Volume 2
Young Readers Edition, 1945-1962
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Discover America’s secrets in this second of two volumes of the young readers’ edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Eric Singer.
There is history as we know it. And there is history we should...
by Paul Stafford
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Among all those legendary bushrangers, heroic explorers, genius inventors and upstanding politicians in Australian history, aren't there some duds in the pack? Of course there are!
Paul Stafford has rounded up all the dingbats, dropkicks and disasters in our glorious past. All together now,...
Eruptions and Explosions
Real Tales of Violent Outbursts
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The energy released when volcanoes erupt, engines combust, or bombs explode both thrills and fascinates people. But this power also kills.
Eruptions and Explosions: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts recounts the history of five blowups that continued to rattle the world long after the smoke had...
by Christopher Culpin
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Enquiring History: It makes you think!
The OFSTED report on school history suggests that the current generation of A Level students have been poorly served by exam-based textbooks which spoon-feed students while failing to enthuse them or develop deeper understandings of studying History.
The Schools...
Ancient History: a Revised Chronology
An Updated Revision of Ancient History Based on New Archaeology Volume I
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
This book is a culmination of that research. After trashing his work 10 times and starting over, he managed to get a revised chronology that seemed to be more accurate than that being put out by the status quo universities. It combines secular / world history with Biblical history in a far more even...
The New Art History
A Critical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
The New Art History provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental changes which have occurred in both the institutions and practice of art history over the last thirty years.
Jonathan Harris examines and accounts for the new approaches to the study of art which have been grouped...
Cutting Performances
Collage Events, Feminist Artists, and the American Avant-Garde
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
"A thoughtful and engaging contribution to the field that will have a sustained and lasting impact on the way feminist performance is defined and understood, as well as on how feminist histories and historiographies continue to challenge and transform the larger field of performance."
---Charlotte...
Half Sisters of History
Southern Women and the American Past
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 1994
Long relegated to the margins of historical research, the history of women in the American South has rightfully gained prominence as a distinguished discipline. A comprehensive and much-needed tribute to southern women’s history, Half Sisters of History brings together the most important work in...
A History of the End of the World
How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
"[The Book of] Revelation has served as a "language arsenal" in a great many of the social, cultural, and political conflicts in Western history. Again and again, Revelation has stirred some dangerous men and women to act out their own private apocalypses. Above all, the moral calculus of Revelation—the...
by Fik Meijer
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
A History of Seafaring in the Classical World, first published in 1986, presents a complete treatment of all aspects of the maritime history of the Classical world, designed for the use of students as well as scholars.
Beginning with Crete and Mycenae in the third millennium BC, the author...
The American Irish
A History
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American history from the beginnings of emigration in the early eighteenth century to the present day. While most previous accounts of the subject have...
A Military History of Afghanistan
From the Great Game to the Global War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
The history of Afghanistan is largely military history. From the Persians and Greeks of antiquity to the British, Soviet, and American powers in modern times, outsiders have led military conquests into the mountains and plains of Afghanistan, leaving their indelible marks on this ancient land at the...