History - Essays

EULIS! The History of Love by Paschal Beverly Randolph is a book that explores the concept of love throughout history. The author delves into the origins of love, tracing its roots back to ancient civilizations and examining how it has evolved over time. He...

Fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian England, and history in general will all find interesting tidbits to carry away. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle references many everyday Victorian activities and aspects that are lost on the twenty-first century reader. These short essays provide modern readers a...

The horrific tragedies of Central Africa in the 1990s riveted the attention of the world. But these crises did not occur in a historical vacuum. By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in The Land Beyond the Mists illustrate...

Journalist, novelist, and scholar Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-85) remains one of the most influential and popular writers on the struggles of American Indians. This volume collects for the first time seven of her most important articles, annotated and introduced by Jackson scholars Valerie Sherer...

This stimulating collection of essays in an autobiographical framework spans the period from 1963 to the present. It encompasses Gerda Lerner's theoretical writing and her organizational work in transforming the history profession and in establishing Women's History as a mainstream field.Six of the twelve...

Real History that InspiresDinner Stories evolved from a literary club in which each member was expected to write a paper, preferably an interesting one, and to host a dinner once a year. One longtime member, Daniel Hughes--who loves a good story in which the...

Author: James Franklin CornISBN-10: 1258826194ISBN-13: 9781258826192Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2013Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.27d

Brewed In America: A History Of Beer And Ale In The United States is a comprehensive book that details the fascinating history of beer and ale in the United States. Written by Stanley Wade Baron, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in...

Author: Fount William MattoxISBN-10: 1258507757ISBN-13: 9781258507756Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2012Pages: 358Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.74d

Author: Emanuel M. JosephsonISBN-10: 1258507633ISBN-13: 9781258507633Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2012Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.70d

A Reliable Recital Of The Battle With The Bandits At Coffeyville, Kansas, October 5, 1892.Author: David Stewart ElliotISBN-10: 1258496038ISBN-13: 9781258496036Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2012Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.14d

Author: Philip Van Doren SternISBN-10: 1258476274ISBN-13: 9781258476274Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2012Pages: 258Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.54d

Author: John Kenneth GottISBN-10: 1258474794ISBN-13: 9781258474799Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2012Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.20d

Author: Alexander Del MarISBN-10: 1258468204ISBN-13: 9781258468200Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2012Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.32d

""A History Of Whidbey's Island"" by George Albert Kellogg is a comprehensive account of the development and growth of Whidbey Island, located in the state of Washington. The book chronicles the island's history from the time of its discovery by European explorers in the...

Author: H. M. WormingtonISBN-10: 1258440172ISBN-13: 9781258440176Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2012Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d

Author: Leonard Edward ReadISBN-10: 125839619XISBN-13: 9781258396190Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2012Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.39d

Author: Sterling Power LamprechtISBN-10: 1258364956ISBN-13: 9781258364953Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2012Pages: 534Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.08d

Author: John Witherspoon DuboseISBN-10: 1258303620ISBN-13: 9781258303624Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2012Pages: 498Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.00d

Author: Carlos BulosanISBN-10: 1258249154ISBN-13: 9781258249151Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2012Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.43d

Author: Peter Michael Blau, W. Richard ScottISBN-10: 1258227479ISBN-13: 9781258227470Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/27/2011Pages: 324Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.68d

A Pamphlet Stating Briefly The Advantages Of Bismarck And Vicinity.Author: Linda W. SlaughterISBN-10: 1258193523ISBN-13: 9781258193522Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.06d

On the edge of the Mississippi delta, where the flat delta meets the rolling hills, lies the quaint little village of Holcomb. In some respects Holcomb is just another dying country town, BUT this town is special for many reasons. I invite you to...

"To the Person Sitting in Darkness" is an political essay by Mark Twain published in 1901. It is a satire of the Philippine-American War expressing Twain's anti-Imperialist views.Author: Mark TwainISBN-10: 1523454067ISBN-13: 9781523454068Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2016Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Thomas Carlyle was a 19th century Scottish philosopher and historian who was renowned as one of the great social commentators of his time. He wrote extensively about the past and the cultural connections of mythology as well.Author: Thomas CarlyleISBN-10: 1515096122ISBN-13: 9781515096122Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.Author: Willis D. EngleISBN-10: 1498026575ISBN-13: 9781498026574Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.66d

It has been fashionable to view the Classical past as a thing dead and frozen, scarcely accessible and certainly of no relevance to current international affairs. It has also been fashionable to over-sensationalize the past and to draw conclusions that are hard to justify...

Scholars build on Calhoon's work and consider Loyalism's relationship to conflict resolution, imperial bureaucracy, and identity creationSince the 1970s scholars have regarded Robert M. Calhoon as an invigorating and definitive force when it comes to the study of American Loyalism. His decades-long work redefined...

Benito Mussolini (1893 - 1945) is the living image of Fascism and one of the most well known historical figures ever, the antonomasia of a Dictator: nevertheless few are the ones aware that early in the 20th century he was the coming man of...

Three-time nationally syndicated columnist Vox Day has been one of the most astute observers of the American political scene since the turn of the century. Known for successfully predicting the financial crisis of 2008 as well as the election of U.S. President Donald Trump...

The second issue in the exciting and experimental cross-disciplinary series Findings on... by Astrid van Baalen and Hester Aardse from the Pars Foundation is centred on ELASTICITY in the broadest sense of the word.What happens when one gives a simple rubber band to an...

Liberty of conscience and freedom of thought are twin, core components of modern life in societies across the world. The ability to pursue one's vision of the right and the good, coupled with liberty to pursue individual reason and enlightenment, helped produce so much...

"Henry Allen is the truest chronicler of our American dream. By taking us into the homes of his history, he reveals our own lives in shafts of sunlit prose streaming through the windows of time and place."--James Grady, author of Six Days of the...

This collection of essays, what-ifs and tidbits contains everything writer and critic Scott Woods has publicly written and published about Prince, as well as new material written specifically for this edition. A fun, sometimes biting history with Prince from a super-fan's perspective, Prince and...

Popular myth has it that Albert Einstein originated the concept of "space-time". However, not only did Einstein not originate the idea of "space-time", he vigorously opposed it for quite some space of time. In fact, space-time theories have been quite common in folk-lore, philosophy,...

I am not taking up the defense of Germany. I am taking up the defense of the truth. I do not know if the truth exists, and many people have made arguments to prove to me that it does not. But I know that...

Ninety-one-year old Harry Leslie Smith became an internet sensation in late 2013 when his article for the Guardian website--This year, I will wear a poppy for the last time--was shared almost sixty thousand times on Facebook, attracting a huge amount of media attention.Born in...

Forty Years Of Hustling is a memoir written by Edward E. Palmer, detailing his experiences as a hustler in various cities across the United States. The book covers a span of four decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s, and recounts Palmer's exploits as...

Author: Kramer AdamsISBN-10: 125882292XISBN-13: 9781258822927Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2013Pages: 146Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.31d

Author: Gilbert Livingstone WilsonISBN-10: 1258764156ISBN-13: 9781258764159Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/29/2013Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.21d

Edited By Albert Ray Newsome, William Whatley Pierson, Mitchell B. Garrett, Fletcher M. Green, And Keener C. Frazer.Author: Daniel Jay WhitenerISBN-10: 1258625857ISBN-13: 9781258625856Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2013Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.60d

The Cathcart Family: A Family Account Of 100 Years Of American History is a book written by Marvin Russell Cain. The book is a detailed account of the Cathcart family and their experiences over the course of a century in American history. The book...

Author: Charles A. PhilhowerISBN-10: 1258540460ISBN-13: 9781258540463Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2013Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.28d

Author: Margaret HamiltonISBN-10: 1258524996ISBN-13: 9781258524999Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/07/2012Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.27d

Before The Mayflower: A History Of The Negro In America, 1619-1962 is a comprehensive book written by Lerone Bennett Jr. that explores the history of African Americans in the United States. The book begins with the arrival of the first African slaves in Virginia...

Author: James Harley RansomISBN-10: 125851656XISBN-13: 9781258516567Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2012Pages: 402Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.82d

Author: Mary L. CoxISBN-10: 1258506920ISBN-13: 9781258506926Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2012Pages: 254Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d

""History of Texas Christian University: A College of the Cattle Frontier"" is a comprehensive account of the founding and development of Texas Christian University (TCU), located in Fort Worth, Texas. Written by Colby Dixon Hall, a former TCU professor and historian, the book traces...

Author: Moses Nelson BakerISBN-10: 125849860XISBN-13: 9781258498603Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2012Pages: 542Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.58lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.09d

Numismatic Notes And Monographs, No. 130. Based On The Collection Of The American Numismatic Society.Author: David Marshall LangISBN-10: 1258497158ISBN-13: 9781258497156Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2012Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.36d