History - Essays

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). Jefferson was one of the most influential Founding Fathers, known for his promotion of the ideals...

When Baker received a MakeWork grant to write about Chattanooga's unheard voices, Sybil Baker had no idea that her project would take her from the homes of Chattanooga's refugees in "Landings" to what Critical Flame calls a "Sebaldian travelogue through the Syrian migration route"...

Oswald Mosley was possibly the most controversial politician of the twentieth century. Many believe he was the greatest thinker of his age, he was certainly the finest orator of his generation. After service in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War, he...

"The only way my books can help to bring to a resolution such problems as the U.S.-North Korean enmity is to be read and taken seriously . . . If 'denuclearization' is to be achieved, I believe, it ought not to be through the...

What does it mean to be an American? In Europe and elsewhere, it has been the prolonged association between the populous and the land that has constructed national identities. In Scotland there are Scots, in Poland there Poles, in Switzerland, there are the Swiss,...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1878 Edition.Author: Abraham FornanderISBN-10: 1498193889ISBN-13: 9781498193887Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1880 Edition.Author: John Waddell Van SickleISBN-10: 1498191983ISBN-13: 9781498191982Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1823 Edition.Author: G. RobertsISBN-10: 1498191819ISBN-13: 9781498191814Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 234Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.Author: David Lufkin MansfieldISBN-10: 1498189415ISBN-13: 9781498189415Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.44d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.Author: Henry Disston and SonsISBN-10: 1498177581ISBN-13: 9781498177580Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.14d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.Author: Madison C. PetersISBN-10: 1498175910ISBN-13: 9781498175913Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.09d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1850 Edition. In Nova Scotia And P. E. Island.Author: Silas Tertius ISBN-10: 1498175627ISBN-13: 9781498175623Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.09d

""History Of The American Negro And His Institutions: Georgia Edition"" by A. B. Caldwell is a comprehensive account of the history of African Americans in the state of Georgia. The book covers a wide range of topics, including slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1883 Edition. In The Northern And Border States On Account Of Their Political Opinions During The Late Civil War V2.Author: John a. MarshallISBN-10: 1498087868ISBN-13: 9781498087865Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 458Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1858 Edition.Author: S. F. DunlapISBN-10: 1498072763ISBN-13: 9781498072762Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1841 Edition. Including Narratives Of The Most Remarkable Encounters That Have Taken Place From The Earliest Period To The Present Time V1.Author: J. G. MillingenISBN-10: 1498071066ISBN-13: 9781498071062Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 414Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.02h...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1814 Edition.Author: Edward BaldwinISBN-10: 1498036880ISBN-13: 9781498036887Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.70d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.Author: L. L. PriceISBN-10: 1497984254ISBN-13: 9781497984257Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.45d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1670 Edition.Author: William PennISBN-10: 1497937957ISBN-13: 9781497937956Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.13d

The History And Practice Of Magic by Paul Christian is a comprehensive guide to the history, theory and practice of magic. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the origins of magic in ancient Egypt and Greece, to the modern-day practices of...

This is a new release of the original 1950 edition.Author: John Dickinson KnoxISBN-10: 1494115298ISBN-13: 9781494115296Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 506Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.02d

This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.Author: Georg Kolbe, Margaret M. GreenISBN-10: 1494093596ISBN-13: 9781494093594Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 354Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.81lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.74d

This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.Author: David LamsonISBN-10: 1494093065ISBN-13: 9781494093068Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.73d

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.Author: James W. LesueurISBN-10: 1494089610ISBN-13: 9781494089610Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 342Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.71d

This is a new release of the original 1951 edition.Author: Henry St George TuckerISBN-10: 1494075814ISBN-13: 9781494075811Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 300Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.63d

This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.Author: Herbert S. GormanISBN-10: 1494057182ISBN-13: 9781494057183Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.52d

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.Author: M. I. McCreightISBN-10: 1494044684ISBN-13: 9781494044688Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 210Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.44d

This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.Author: Edgar L. Hewett, Bertha P. DuttonISBN-10: 1494036460ISBN-13: 9781494036461Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the...

The amount of attention focused on Apollo 11 was enormous. Sending a man to the Moon was not simply an American achievement, but an achievement for the entire world. By Apollo 17, the space race was over and the fascination with the Apollo mission...

By the author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force. From the moment when the launching of HMS Dreadnought made every capital ship in the world obsolete overnight, we have been fascinated with these powerful surface combatants. Here Robert M....

History--natural history, human history, and personal history--and place are the cornerstones of The Eye of the Mammoth. Stephen Harrigan's career has taken him from the Alaska Highway to the Chihuahuan Desert, from the casinos of Monaco to his ancestors' village in the Czech Republic....

This new edition of this classic collection of stories about Abraham Lincoln includes rewritten introductions to each story that draw relevancies and lessons from this great man of leadership and apply them to the political climate of today.Each story in this rare and beautiful...

In this brief essay, esteemed medieval historian Edouard Jeauneau examines a much-debated question in medieval intellectual history: did the famous School of Chartres actually exist? Gracefully acknowledging the suggestion by Sir Richard Southern in 1965 that the School was actually a myth, Jeauneau argues...

The Moral Imagination describes how some of the most provocative thinkers of modern times, coming from different traditions, responding to different concerns, and writing in different genres, shared a moral passion that permeated their work. The second edition includes a revised introduction and three...

Now in paperback, Between War and Peace is "a set of essays devoted to the shadowy ground on which the guns have ceased their roar, but could resume at any moment" ( Kirkus Reviews ). As the United States attempts to extricate itself from...

""A History of West Gower, Glamorganshire, Part 1"" is a historical book written by John David Davies and published in 1877. This book provides a detailed account of the history of West Gower, a region in Glamorganshire, Wales. The author covers various aspects of...

""A Brief History Of John And Christian Fretz And A Complete Genealogical Family Register, To The Fourth Generation"" is a book written by Abraham James Fretz in 1904. The book provides a comprehensive account of the Fretz family, tracing their genealogy back to the...

""The History of Drogheda V1"" is a book written by John D'Alton in 1844. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of Drogheda, a town located in Ireland, and its surrounding areas. It covers various aspects of the town's history, including its...

The Fundamental Christian Faith: The Origin, History, And Interpretation Of The Apostles������� And Nicene Creeds is a book written by Charles Augustus Briggs and published in 1913. The book delves into the fundamental beliefs of Christianity as expressed in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds....

Life In The Laundry is a book written by George Frederick McCleary and published in 1902. The book is a humorous and insightful look into the world of laundry workers and their daily struggles. McCleary, who worked as a laundryman himself, provides a firsthand...

The book ""History Of The Epidemic Yellow Fever, At New Orleans, Louisiana In 1853"" is written by Erasmus Darwin Fenner and was published in 1854. The book provides a detailed account of the yellow fever outbreak that occurred in New Orleans in 1853. It...

The book ""Ancient History of Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia"" by Elizabeth Missing Sewell, published in 1862, is a comprehensive account of the history of these ancient civilizations. The author provides a detailed overview of the political, social, and cultural developments of these civilizations, from...

A History of the Christian Church is a comprehensive book written by Williston Walker in 1918. The book provides a detailed account of the development of the Christian Church from its inception to the early 20th century. It covers the major events, personalities, and...

History Of The Choctaw, Chickasaw And Natchez Indians is a comprehensive book written by Horatio Bardwell Cushman. The book provides an in-depth account of the history, culture, and traditions of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians. It covers the period from the arrival of...

The book titled ""The Oldest Book of the Chinese, The Yh-King and Its Authors V1: History and Method"" is written by A. Terrien de Lacouperie. This book is a comprehensive study of the Yh-King, which is considered to be the oldest book of the...

""The Political History of Slavery in the United States"" by James Z. George is a comprehensive account of the role of slavery in American politics from the colonial era to the Civil War. The book delves into the political, economic, and social aspects of...

""A Crusade of Brotherhood: A History of the American Missionary Association"" is a comprehensive account of the American Missionary Association and its role in shaping American history. Written by Augustus Field Beard, the book traces the organization's origins in the antebellum period, its involvement...

""A Century of Vaccination and What It Teaches"" is a historical book written by William Tebb, first published in 1898. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of vaccination and its impact on public health over the course of a century. Tebb...

The Book of the Popes, also known as Liber Pontificalis, is a comprehensive historical account of the popes of the Catholic Church. Written by Louise Ropes Loomis, this book covers the period from St. Peter, the first pope, to the 15th century. The book...