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...

"Why bother with history? Keith Jenkins has an answer. He helps us re-think the "end of history", as signalled by postmodernity. Readers may disagree with him, but he never fails to provoke debate about the future of the past."Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck...

Because the U.S. began as an idea, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. American identity is not based on any universally shared heritage, so we have had to return...

This book is for anyone who feels dulled by modern life and wants to feel more alive. To overcome the inertia, anger, and isolation of our digital age, author Ed Hinman offers an ancient remedy: Live more like our barbarian ancestors; that is, with...

'A Journey Back Through Time," contains thirteen tales from the mind of Spencer Farmans, a lifelong Midwesterner from the city of Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The book examines the true stories of people and places, which span a time from innocent...

'A Journey Back Through Time," contains thirteen tales from the mind of Spencer Farmans, a lifelong Midwesterner from the city of Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The book examines the true stories of people and places, which span a time from innocent...

Author: Will Kane,Thomas CarringtonISBN-13: 9798182439008Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2026Pages: 610Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.51d

Author: Charles FeatherstoneISBN-10: 1918388563ISBN-13: 9781918388565Publisher: Brimir & BlainnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2026Pages: 796Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.76d

We are living in the midst of a distortion of history. A very clever distortion: first, it captures the popular imagination; then, it relies on the complicity of that very imagination. It began by saying: look how barbaric the defeated were in the last...

This book is not a work in defense of Germany. It is a work in defense of the Truth. Nor is it an "anti-Semitic" book, whatever people may try to imply by that ambiguous term. It is an indictment-one previously voiced by others outside...

"Always be the best and surge ahead of your peers," advised Peleus to his son Achilles, as Achilles departed for school more than three thousand years ago. It still continues to inspire people.Achilles became one of the heroes of the Trojan War, but there...

Red Shadows: Violence and Misery in Times and Spaces of CommunismDiscover the dark side of a failed experiment that promised equality but delivered terror.Featuring special chapters on Cuba and VenezuelaWhile many books exalt communist doctrines as a political panacea, Red Shadows reveals the hidden...

The indolence of the Filipino examines the perceived laziness of Filipinos and situates it within the broader context of colonial oppression and social constraints. The essay argues that indolence is not inherent but results from environmental, political, and economic pressures imposed during Spanish rule....

Amphibious warfare insights from a seasoned executor reveal enduring lessons on conflict, leadership, and strategic risk.Amphibious Warfare Post WWII is a collection of essays and articles written for various military publications during the author's 32 years' service. Following retirement he was able to express...

The volume Indian Knowledge Systems: Literary Mapping of Ethics, Ecology and Education emerges from a growing recognition of the relevance and resilience of India's civilizational wisdom in addressing the ethical, ecological and educational challenges of the contemporary world. Rooted in an ancient yet continuously...

New perspectives on the battles that opened the Confederacy to invasionIn early 1862, the Civil War had been raging for almost ten months, and the Confederacy had enjoyed virtually uninterrupted success. From seizing federal property to early battlefield victories, Southern forces had effectively expelled...

The essays of Torrance Stephens are towering. Using history, reason and logic, he fuses the experiences of his Memphis upbringing and his background in science to reinforce the importance of being skeptical in defining and informing the mind. His knowledge is somewhat encyclopedic but...

In retrospect it was an avoidable disaster. Before the pandemic landed in U.S. airports, other countries grappled with it. There were earlier epidemics. These guideposts were ignored. As we learned for ourselves in the moment, even our own guideposts were ignored, even mocked. The...

Interviews and essays, theater and book reviews, written for the experimental papers in Boston in the 1970s.Author: Celia GilbertISBN-13: 9798670642064Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2020Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d

The following work traces the historical, political and social evolution of medieval North Africa in order to make a reading of the Maghreb society, which distinguished itself from the more properly Arab one. The purpose of this study is to detect how a tribe...

Have you ever wondered about the mysteries of ancient Rome? Was Nero truly mad? How could a slave earn their freedom? And did the Romans really practice black magic?In Black Magic Baby, acclaimed Roman historian James Coverley takes you on a journey through the...

Chronicles of the Ridiculous: History's Greatest Fools Tell All in Their Own Words is a riotous romp through history's most gloriously absurd moments, as told by the misguided legends who lived them. From emperors with dubious fashion choices to generals who declared war on...

A study of the options and possible outcomes of the battles culminating in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's attempt to return to power. The options are explored in a series of war games developed by the creator of Jeremiah and the Conflict Simulation Lab...

Butter. It seems so self-evident, so ordinary. Yet in the seventeenth century, it became the subject of profound discussions and philosophical reflections. In On Butter, the influential thinker Martinus Schoock (1614-1669) takes us on a fascinating journey through the role, effects, and even the...

"The Defence of Lucknow: A Diary Recording the Daily Events During the Siege of the European Residency from 31st May to 25th September 1857" is a first-hand account of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the First War of Indian Independence, by...

Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

A powerful invitation to think anew about human nature, wrapped in a deft, lucid prose that still feels intimate. This volume invites you to stroll through a landscape of ideas where every question deepens curiosity rather than resolves it. Essays Of Michel De Montaigne...

A doorway to the mind of a Renaissance thinker, and a compass for modern readers navigating timeless questions. Michel de Montaigne's Essays Of Michel De Montaigne (Volume 15) offers a lucid, unfolds as a classic essay collection that speaks with enduring clarity. This edition...

A luminous doorway into Renaissance thought, Montaigne's Essays Of Michel De Montaigne (Volume 14) invites you to walk with a thinker who makes curiosity feel like a doorway to your own life. Here is a philosopher who writes as a companion-humble, probing, endlessly human....

A quiet revolution beneath a brisk, exacting voice: Montaigne still speaks to us. Volume 13 gathers the seeker's mirror of one of Europe's sharpest minds, inviting you to look, question, and grow. This edition presents Montaigne's philosophical essays with clarity and warmth, weaving moral...

A spark of wonder, a mirror held to the self. Montaigne's Essays of Michel de Montaigne (Volume 18) invites you to pause, question, and listen to the voice of a perceptive mind centuries ahead of its time. This edition offers more than the sum...

An illuminating portrait of society and change in an island at a crossroads. A vivid window into Cuba. William Belmont Parker's Cubans of To-Day gathers early twentieth-century observations, travel-minded reportage and social commentary into a compact, elegantly restrained account. Parker writes with attention rather...

A short informal history of traditional life in the cotton mill town of Saxapahaw early in the 20th century and the re-creation of a community long after the cotton mills were gone.Author: Elizabeth Wilmoth SolazzoISBN-10: 1799056899ISBN-13: 9781799056898Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2019Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize:...

The magician who inspired Harry Houdini, a Nazi-fighting nurse and the doctor who discovered the importance of handwashing - just some of the extraordinary Aberdonians who are profiled in this book. This is local history like you have never seen it before: intriguing, bizarre...

From the preface to the 1984 edition Ed Hoch writes: 'In this... volume, Kelvin I. Jones reveals a fine knowledge, not only of the Holmes Canon but of numerous other writers who were near contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle. I believe that even some...

AGAINST THE GRAIN is a collection of challenging and insightful essays from a reflective historian. Jerold Auerbach, Professor Emeritus at Wellesley College (where he taught for 40 years and formerly served as the chair of its history department), writes in the Foreword how his...

What does it mean when we talk about Western Civilization? What are the constituent elements that make up this civilization? Do we look to Ancient Greece and Rome? Do we look to the Judeo-Christian religious traditions that have shaped the society? What about the...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1881 Edition.Author: George Otto TrevelyanISBN-10: 1498094996ISBN-13: 9781498094993Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 478Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.42lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.96d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.Author: Mildred Lewis RutherfordISBN-10: 1498183611ISBN-13: 9781498183611Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1912 Edition.Author: Meredith NicholsonISBN-10: 1498123147ISBN-13: 9781498123143Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 624Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.81lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.26d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.Author: Anne MacdonellISBN-10: 1498090125ISBN-13: 9781498090124Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 462Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.93d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.Author: Joseph McCabeISBN-10: 1498094872ISBN-13: 9781498094870Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 476Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.96d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1898 Edition.Author: James MooneyISBN-10: 1498060692ISBN-13: 9781498060691Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 388Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.80d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1873 Edition.Author: Thomas CarlyleISBN-10: 1498017363ISBN-13: 9781498017367Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 294Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1832 Edition.Author: Anselm Von FeuerbachISBN-10: 1497991676ISBN-13: 9781497991675Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 234Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1883 Edition.Author: Justin H. McCarthyISBN-10: 1497956668ISBN-13: 9781497956667Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.27d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.Author: Felix LiebermannISBN-10: 1497948541ISBN-13: 9781497948549Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.21d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.Author: W. H. SalterISBN-10: 1497946336ISBN-13: 9781497946330Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d