History - Essays

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The History Of Embalming And Of Preparations In Anatomy, Pathology And Natural History is a book written by J. N. Gannal. This book provides a comprehensive account of the history of embalming and the preparations used in anatomy, pathology, and natural history. It covers...

Nothing set the world in motion like gold. Between the discovery of California placer gold in 1848 and the rush to Alaska fifty years later, the search for the precious yellow metal accelerated worldwide circulations of people, goods, capital, and technologies. A Global History...

Collected in one volume, here are backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of the world. From the Maginot Line to the Cuban Missile Crisis, history is filled with bad moves and not-so-bright ideas that snowballed into disasters and...

The stories of America's most extraordinary strivers and their failures and triumphs Ranging from the shattered gentility of Edith Wharton's heroines to racial confrontation in the songs of Nina Simone, American Rhapsody presents a kaleidoscopic story of the creation of a culture. Here is...

Fourteen essays that chart humanity from the saintly to the monstrous. Extremes convincingly shows, through its bizarre tales-all documented, all true-how unnatural human nature can be. Translated by Johan Theron. A Helen and Kurt Wolff BookAuthor: A. J. DunningISBN-10: 0156295601ISBN-13: 9780156295604Publisher: Mariner BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Final reflections on a happy life-from acclaimed historian Tony Judt.Tony Judt's The Memory Chalet is a memoir unlike any other. Each essay brings the smallest details of personal experience...

Writing Contemporary History is an invaluable introduction to the central debates that have shaped the field of contemporary history. It introduces the reader to a variety of important theoretical approaches in the field of contemporary history writing and asks how these approaches have shaped...

In this edition of Souls of Black Folk, the original 1903 version of the W.E.B. Du Boiss classic is combined with the fullest set of annotations yet, two related essays, and numerous letters Du Bois received and wrote concerning his widely read textAuthor: W....

In twenty-two original essays, leading historians reveal the radical impulses at the founding of the American Republic. Here is a fresh, new reading of the American Revolution that gives voice and recognition to a generation of radical thinkers and doers whose revolutionary ideals outstripped...

"[An] unforgettable memoir" (Boston Globe) that provides a window into the wildly divergent nations that once comprised the Soviet Union, from a former NPR reporter Not with a bang, but with a quiet, ten-minute address on Christmas Day, 1991: this is how the Soviet...

Few scholars have done more than Harry Harootunian to shape the study of modern Japan. Incorporating Marxist critical perspectives on history and theoretically informed insights, his scholarship has been vitally important for the world of Asian studies. Uneven Moments presents a selection of Harootunian's...

Few American historians of his generation have had as much influence in both the academic and popular realms as Alan Brinkley. His debut work, the National Book Award-winning Voices of Protest, launched a storied career that considered the full spectrum of American political life....

Where do ideas fit into historical accounts that take an expansive, global view of human movements and events? Teaching scholars of intellectual history to incorporate transnational perspectives into their work, while also recommending how to confront the challenges and controversies that may arise, this...

The civil wars of the first half of the fifteenth century still stand in the popular imagination as the period of greatest anarchy in English history. While historians have long taken a more measured view, controversy still surrounds their interpretation. In this revised edition...

The Historiography of Genocide is an indispensable guide to the development of the emerging discipline of genocide studies and the only available assessment of the historical literature pertaining to genocides.Author: D. Stone, Anton Weiss-WendtISBN-10: 0230279554ISBN-13: 9780230279551Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/13/2008Pages: 640Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.20lbsSize: 9.10h...

Over the past 100 years, Ireland has undergone profound political, social, and cultural changes. But one thing that has not changed is the Irish genius for observation and storytelling, invective and self-scrutiny. Ireland: The Autobiography draws upon this genius to create a portrait of...

Provocative and eye-opening, Why We Fight is one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts--along with Why We Need Love and Why Our Decisions Don't Matter--introduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (Love Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of...

How to Lose WWII is an engrossing, fact-filled collection from Bill Fawcett that sheds light on the biggest, and dumbest, screw-ups of the Great War. In the vein of his other phenomenal compendiums of amazing battlefield blunders, How to Lose a Battle and How...

The truth and nothing but the truth--Richard Shenkman sheds light on America's most believed legends.The story of Columbus discovering the world was round was invented by Washington Irving.The pilgrims never lived in log cabins.In Concord, Massachusetts, a third of all babies born in the...

The acclaimed historian and author of the classic A People's History of the United States offers a deeply personal look at the events, issues, and people that matter to us allBased on Howard Zinn's interviews on public radio with host David Barsamian, Original Zinn...

The King of Honey Island is a novel written by Maurice Thompson and first published in 1896. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the adventures of a young man named Tom King, who becomes the ruler of a small...

""The Confessions of a Well-Meaning Woman"" is a novel written by Stephen McKenna and published in 1922. The story revolves around a woman named Mary, who is determined to do good in the world. Mary is a wealthy and privileged woman who has always...

Tea: Its Mystery And History is a book written by Samuel Phillips Day and originally published in 1878. The book delves into the history and mystery surrounding tea, exploring its origins, cultural significance, and impact on society. Day provides a detailed account of the...

""History of Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (1904)"" is a book written by Jonathan Wesley Miller that provides a comprehensive account of the history of Frackville, a borough located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The book covers the period from the borough's founding in 1861 to...

The History of Arkansas: A Textbook for Public Schools, High Schools and Academies is a comprehensive historical account of the state of Arkansas, written by Josiah Hazen Shinn and published in 1898. The book covers the state's history from its earliest Native American inhabitants...

The History Of The Campbell Family (1920) is a comprehensive account of the lineage and genealogy of the Campbell family, written by Henry James Lee. The book traces the origins of the Campbell family, detailing their early history in Scotland and their subsequent migration...

A Short History of French Literature: From the Earliest Texts to the Close of the Nineteenth Century is a book written by George Saintsbury and published in 1917. The book provides a comprehensive overview of French literature from its earliest texts to the end...

The History Of That Inimitable Monarch Tiberius is a book written by John Rendle and originally published in 1813. The book is a detailed account of the life and reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, who ruled from 14 AD to 37 AD. Rendle's...

History Simplified, An International Primer: Buddhist And Christian Gospels, Now First Compared From The Originals is a book written by Albert Joseph Edmunds and published in 1914. The book is a comparative study of the Buddhist and Christian gospels, with a focus on their...

My Reminiscences is a memoir written by Fanny Janet Sandison Blunt, originally published in 1918. The book is a personal account of the author's life, covering her childhood, marriage, and various travels and experiences throughout her life. Blunt was an English writer and traveler...

""Three Years in Constantinople V3: Or Domestic Manners of the Turks in 1844"" is a book written by Charles White and published in 1845. The book provides a comprehensive account of the author's experiences and observations during his three-year stay in Constantinople, the capital...

The King In Yellow is a collection of ten short stories written by American author Robert W. Chambers and published in 1895. The stories are loosely connected by their common reference to a fictional play titled The King in Yellow, which is said to...

The History of San Diego V1: The Explorers is a book written by Richard F. Pourade. This book tells the story of the early explorers who first discovered the land that would later become the city of San Diego. Pourade's book is an in-depth...

The Elder Pliny's Chapters On The History Of Art is a book that explores the history of art as written by the ancient Roman author Pliny the Elder. Pliny was a prolific writer who lived in the first century AD and is best known...

Kinishba: A Prehistoric Pueblo Of The Great Pueblo Period is a book written by Byron Cummings that explores the history and archaeology of Kinishba, a prehistoric pueblo located in eastern Arizona. The book provides a detailed account of the excavation and study of the...

Though it ended more than thirty years ago, the Cold War still casts a long shadow over American society. Red Reckoning examines how the great ideological conflict of the twentieth century transformed the nation and forced Americans to reconsider almost every aspect of their...

The History of the Mormon Joseph Smith by His Mother and Devoted Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a biography written by Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement....

The Makers of Civilization in Race and History is a book written by L. Austine Waddell. The book is a comprehensive study of the different civilizations that have shaped human history. Waddell examines the contributions made by various races and cultures to the development...

The Most Excellent and Famous History of the Most Renowned Knight Amadis of Greece, Surnamed the Knight of the Burning Sword is a classic novel written by Amadis of Greece. The book tells the story of the heroic knight Amadis, who is known for...

""Mona Queen of Lost Atlantis"" is a book written by J. L. Dryden that explores the concept of reincarnation and the lost civilization of Atlantis. The main character, Mona, is believed to be the reincarnation of a queen from Atlantis, and the story follows...

""The Heydons, In England And America: A Fragment Of Family History"" is a book written by William Benjamin Hayden and published in 1877. It is a detailed account of the Heydon family, tracing their lineage from medieval England to colonial America. The book provides...

Walk with me - to the heart of Oak Park, Illinois, a community like no other, yet like all others, where the unique meets the universal. Welcome to our town, a dynamic, ever-evolving entity. The unifying thread is community - discovering it in the...

The Dissident Review is proud to present Volume II: Frontiers. Including eleven outstanding essays, Volume II addresses the controversial concept of the frontier throughout history. From the Bronze Age to the Space Race, the essays in this edition capture the spirit of the explorer,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

A journalist who "illuminates the human drama behind the headlines" writes about today's dramatic events, from terrorist attacks to tsunamis (Publishers Weekly)."An uncannily honest writer," Amitav Ghosh has published firsthand accounts of pivotal world events in publications including the New York Times, Granta, and...

From the Booker-shortlisted author of Umbrella, a world-girdling collection of writings inspired by a life lived in and for literatureFrom one of the most unusual and distinctive writers working today, dubbed "the most daring and delightful novelist of his generation" by the Guardian, Will...