History category: 194783 books
by Paul M. Pruitt Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
NEW FIELD, NEW CORN is an anthology of research papers that explore a range of topics from the rich legal history of the state of Alabama and its influential legal and judicial figures. Contemporary photography and mapwork are featured as well.
“Alabama legal history can be surprising. Usually,...
History and the State in Nineteenth-Century Japan
The World, the Nation and the Search for a Modern Past
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
The nineteenth century saw the emergence both of history as an independent scientific discipline and of national history as a means to legitimize the nation state. In History and the State in Nineteenth-Century Japan Margaret Mehl examines how the new imperial government, which replaced the rule of...
History at War
The Campaigns of an Historian
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
History at War is a unique book. It throws light on important unexplored aspects of the pursuit of historical truth. It tells how, alone among historians, Noble Frankland fought in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and then, together with Sir Charles Webster, wrote its official history;...
Making Black History
The Color Line, Culture, and Race in the Age of Jim Crow
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
In the Jim Crow era, along with black churches, schools, and newspapers, African Americans also had their own history. Making Black History focuses on the engine behind the early black history movement, Carter G. Woodson and his Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). Author Jeffrey...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this Air Force publication presents a collection of the first thirty Harmon lectures given at the U.S. Air Force Academy with fascinating insights into various aspects of airpower and military history.In 1959 the...
History, Archaeology and The Bible Forty Years After Historicity
Changing Perspectives 6
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
In History, Archaeology and the Bible Forty Years after "Historicity", Hjelm and Thompson argue that a ‘crisis’ broke in the 1970s, when several new studies of biblical history and archaeology were published, questioning the historical-critical method of biblical scholarship. The crisis...
by Gibbon, Edward
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2015
All six volumes are contained in this eBook. There is a linked table of contents, and the footnotes are also linked. Gibbon’s masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth...
by SparkNotes
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Pre-Civil War (1815-1850) (SparkNotes History Note)
Making the reading experience fun!
SparkNotes History Guides help students strengthen their grasp of history by focusing on individual eras or episodes in U.S. or world history. Breaking history up into digestible lessons, the History Guides...
by Richard Overy
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
The object of this book is to introduce readers to a whole range of military history which has all the drama, dangers, horrors and excitement that we associate with Stalingrad or the Somme. Battles are acute moments of history whenever and wherever they have been fought. Through them we can understand...
by Kim E. Nielsen
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present
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Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present,...
The Penguin History of the World
6th edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World.
For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human...
by SpeedReader Summaries
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: Your Quick and Simple Summary and Analysis
Inside this SpeedReader Summary, you’ll find:
An introduction to the main concepts of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
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Analysis and Commentary
A guide to additional resources, including...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
*Examines the lives, legends and legacies of 11 of history's most famous pirates. *Explains how the myths and legends of pirates like Blackbeard created the instantly recognizable pirate stereotypes today. *Includes pictures depicting the pirates and important people, places, and events in their lives....
History of Airplanes
The Nation's Most Distinguished Book On Aircraft, The History Of The Airplane, Aviation History, History Of Flightgear, History Of Flight Poster and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
If you're looking for a great eBook on the history of flight, read this guide to aircraft, the history of the airplane, aviation history, history of flightgear, history of flight poster and more.