ISBN: 1246736195 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): N/A Publisher: Nabu Press Number of Pages: 370
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923 This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process We believe this work is culturally important and despite the imperfections have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process and hope you enjoy this valuable book
ISBN: 0061965588 Binding: Paperback Edition: Dlx Rep Author(s): Howard Zinn Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Number of Pages: 768
A classic since its original landmark publication in 1980 Howard Zinns A Peoples History of the United States is the first scholarly work to tell Americas story from the bottom upfrom the point of view of and in the words of Americas women factory workers African Americans Native Americans working poor and immigrant laborers From Columbus to the Revolution to slavery and the Civil Warfrom World War II to the election of George W Bush and the War on TerrorA Peoples History of the United States is an important and necessary contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history
ISBN: 030014332X Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): E. H. Gombrich Publisher: Yale University Press Number of Pages: 304
In 1935 with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers Amazingly he completed the task in an intense six weeks and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success and is now available in twenty-five languages across the world In forty concise chapters Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb In between emerges a colourful picture of wars and conquests grand works of art and the spread and limitations of science This is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailtiesThe product of a generous and humane sensibility this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history
National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line
ISBN: 0792283643 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): N/A Publisher: National Geographic Number of Pages: 416
From the dawn of humankind to today's global complexities this monumental volume presents world history from an original perspective that provides fresh insights with every colorful spread Few references are as invaluable all-inclusive and satisfying to browse For readers of all ages world history is easily accessible depicted as never beforeso that events occurring simultaneously around the world can be viewed at-a-glance together For example Texas Instruments launched the pocket calculator the same year the Soviet Union launched the first manned space station in 1971 Columbus sailed from Spain the year Martin Behaim constructed a terrestrial globe in Nuremberg The California Gold Rush followed the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s and the Greek dictatorship of Papadopoulos is overthrown the same year Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is deposed and US president Nixon resigns in 1974 The book's innovative time line truly sets it apart allowing readers to scan across a spread and explore a single area or compare contemporary societies across the globe
This remarkable resource also contains dozens of maps; scores of sidebars; hundreds of illustrations; and thousands of events milestones personalities ideas and inventions Throughout vivid illustrations depict artworks artifacts portraits and dramatic scenes while sidebar topics range from local customs and lifestyles to the effect of climate change on human migration Drawing on National Geographic's vast resources this concise yet comprehensive one-of-a-kind work is as rewarding as it is compulsively readable
The Bloody & Brave History of Native American Warriors & the Women Who Supported Them Illustrated
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: First Edition Author(s): EDWIN L. SABIN Publisher: Publisher of One Number of Pages: 248
Introduction
15 New Historic Illustrations & Photographs Added to this Revised and Updated Edition Foreword and Edited by Chet Dembeck There is nothing more inspiring nor tragic than the bloody and brave history of Native American warriors and the heroic deeds of their women
Fighting against incredible odds such as being hopelessly outnumbered out gunned and subjected to deadly diseases brought by a hostile invader the American Indians fought on almost to the last man women and child
This 399-page put together by the late Edwin Sabin gives a thorough yet readable account of the awesome feats and bravery of the great warrior leaders of these ancient peoples that occupied and cultivated this continent thousands of years before the white man stumbled upon it by mistake
The History Of England From The Norman Conquest To The Death Of John (1066-1216)
ISBN: 1445531143 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): George Burton Adams Publisher: Pickard Press Number of Pages: 482
Many of the earliest books particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive We are republishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork
An Unusual Journey Through Royal History (Unusual History)
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Victoria Martinez Publisher: Who Dares Wins Publishing Number of Pages: 84
"I enjoyed these essays on royalty which range widely from the beauty of Queens to court dwarfs and royal circumcision Readers will find an impressively wide span of history enjoyably investigated" Hugo Vickers Hugo Vickers author of Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic Untold Story of The Duchess of Windsor is a writer and broadcaster who has written biographies of many twentieth century figures
This is not your typical royal history book The table of contents reads more like a menu at a good restaurant where theres something for everyones taste Each of the 18 chapters tells a unique story about an overlooked or unusual aspect of royal history spanning centuries and countries but in no particular order From first to last they will take you on a journey through royal history youve probably never seen or thought of before
In few if any other books will you find the British Monarchy compared to Londons sewer system or read of the challenges of finding a suitable husband for a 200-plus pound Victorian princess who was nonetheless a remarkably light dancer Rarely are the lives of historic and modern royals from Queen Victoria and Catherine the Great to Prince Charles and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark illustrated not by paintings but by tattoos Even more intimate topics like the practice of circumcision among royals including Princes William and Harry are explored for the sake of inquiring minds
Chances are even readers who usually find historic royalty boring and stuffy or modern royalty anachronistic and detached will find something to enjoy Who wouldnt feel a bit satisfied reading about a celebrated 19th century courtesan being paid to steal the thunder of an old and frumpy queen just to prove that queens are expected to be beautiful It can also be quite amusing to find that a supposedly formal portrait of the current British Royal Family holds hidden enigmatic clues to family dynamics and individual personalities that amuse and baffle
In short (much like the Court dwarfs youll read about) this book will leave you with a sense that you not only know royal history and enjoy it but that you have also journeyed through it and know the royals personally from who exterminates their palaces right down to their infamous last words
ISBN: Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Cornelius Tacitus Publisher: Qontro Classic Books Number of Pages: 266
Tacitus: The Histories Volumes I and II is presented here in a high quality paperback edition This popular classic work by Cornelius Tacitus is in the English language and may not include graphics or images from the original edition If you enjoy the works of Cornelius Tacitus then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Bill Nye Publisher: Public Domain Books Number of Pages: 83
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers You may find it for free on the web Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery
ISBN: 1148106588 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): James Ford Rhodes Publisher: Nabu Press Number of Pages: 520
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923 This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters introduced typographical errors and jumbled words This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process We believe this work is culturally important and despite the imperfections have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process and hope you enjoy this valuable book
