History - Essays

""A Descriptive Account Of The Building Recently Erected For The Departments Of Natural History Of The United States National Museum"" is a book written by Richard Rathbun and published in 1913. The book provides a detailed description of the construction and design of the...

The Missionary History of Sierra Leone is a book written by Henry Seddall and published in 1874. The book provides a detailed account of the history of Christian missionary work in the West African country of Sierra Leone. It covers the period from the...

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...

Saunterings in Summerland is a travelogue written by J. Torrey Connor and published in 1902. The book chronicles the author's travels through Summerland, a resort town located in southern British Columbia, Canada. Through his vivid descriptions of the town's natural beauty and its many...

Pioneers Of Menard And Mason Counties is a historical book written by Thompson Gains Onstot in 1902. The book is a detailed account of the early settlement and pioneers of Menard and Mason counties in Illinois. The author has included a wealth of information...

""A History of Romanticism: The Progress of French Poetry Since 1830"" is a book written by Theophile Gautier and first published in 1908. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Romantic movement in French poetry from the year 1830 onwards. Gautier explores the...

The Annals Of The Town Of Guelph, 1827-1877 is a historical book written by C. Acton Burrow and published in 1877. The book provides a comprehensive account of the town of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, from its founding in 1827 to 1877. The author has...

""The Silent South"" is a book written by George W. Cable in 1885 that explores the social and political landscape of the American South during the post-Civil War era. The book is divided into two main sections: ""The Freedman's Case in Equity"" and ""The...

The Dresden Gallery is a book written by Henner Menz that provides a comprehensive overview of the art collection housed in the Dresden Gallery, one of the most important art museums in Germany. The book features detailed descriptions and analysis of the gallery's most...

The Coming Of The Saints: Imaginations And Studies In Early Church History And Tradition is a book written by John W. Taylor. This book delves into the rich history and tradition of the early Christian church. It explores the fascinating stories of the saints...

The Jesuits V2: A Complete History Of Their Open And Secret Proceedings From The Foundation Of The Order To The Present Time is a comprehensive book by Theodore Griesinger that details the history of the Jesuits, a Catholic religious order founded in the 16th...

The History of Flagellation by Joseph McCabe is a comprehensive exploration of the use of the whip as an instrument of punishment, torture, self-beatings, religion, and erotic stimulation throughout history. The book delves into the origins of flagellation and its use in ancient civilizations,...

""Canadian History: The Siege And Blockade Of Quebec"" is a historical account of the events that took place during the Siege of Quebec in 1759, which was a pivotal moment in Canadian history. Written by William James Anderson and originally published in 1872, the...

The Holy Eastern Church: A Popular Outline Of Its History, Doctrines, Liturgies, And Vestments is a book written by John Mason Neale in 1870. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Holy Eastern Church. Neale covers...

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...

Gorgeous Beasts takes a fresh look at the place of animals in history and art. Refusing the traditional subordination of animals to humans, the essays gathered here examine a rich variety of ways animals contribute to culture: as living things, as scientific specimens, as...

In this fascinating book, the author of The Hinge Factor and The Weather Factor surveys revolutions across the centuries, vividly portraying the people and events that brought wrenching, often enduring--and always bloody--change to countries and societies almost overnight. Durschmied begins with the French Revolution...

This volume, first published as part of the American Psychological Association's centennial celebration in 1992 and updated today for the APA's 125th anniversary, demonstrates how the Association has evolved over the years in response to intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and other historical developments. Chapters...

A reading of this work on "The founding myths of the policy of Israel" must not engender any religious or political confusion.Criticism of the Zionist interpretation of the Torah and of the "historical books" (especially those of Joshua, Samuel and Kings) in no way...

The love of books: The philobiblon of Richard De Bury is a reflective treatise celebrating the enduring power and sanctity of books. It explores the idea that written works serve as vessels of wisdom, guiding humanity toward moral and intellectual perfection. The author portrays...

For much of the country's post-Independence history, Indian politics was dominated by a single towering figure: Jawaharlal Nehru. A leading figure of the Independence movement, and Mahatma Gandhi's chosen successor, Nehru, as India's first prime minister, from 1947 until his death in 1964, was...

Anselme Adorne, Sire de Corthuy, Pèlerin De Terre-Sainte Sa Famille, Sa Vie, Ses Voyages Et Son Temps, un livre classique, a été considéré comme important tout au long de l'histoire humaine, et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oublié, nous, aux éditions Alpha,...

The Picture Gallery Explored;Or, an account of various ancient customs and manners: interspersed with anecdotes and biographical sketches of eminent persons, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions...

The Chief Periods of European History; Six lectures read in the University of Oxford in Trinity term, 1885, is many of the old books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

A concentrated archive of marine inquiry, distilled into a single authoritative volume. Valued by scholars and students. Volume 189 of The Biological Bulletin compiles peer-reviewed work that stands as a marine science compendium, an exemplar of late 20th century science where careful observation met...

Voices recorded at close range. Language lives in these pages. W. Thomas, Northcote's Anthropological Report On Sierre Leone (Part Ii) Time-English Dictionary stands at the intersection of lexicon and field observation: part anthropology field report, part colonial era dictionary. Its entries pair plain English...

A year under the microscope: the Smithsonian's 1964 account of science, museums and public stewardship. A vital record of discovery. The smithsonian institution annual report for 1964, issued by the Board of Regents, offers a lucid, documentary portrait of an institution at the heart...

An exacting chronicle of a university at work. Clear records, quiet institutional authority. The University Of Toronto Report Of The Board Of Governors For The Year Ending 30th June, 1937 is the formal university annual report that records governance, fiscal oversight and academic direction...

A window into nineteenth-century thought. Scholars will find deep rewards. Journal of the American Oriental Society (Volume XXVII, Second Half), by E. Washburn Hopkins, presents a sustained record of rigorous inquiry from the late 1800s, when comparative philology and textual study were forging new...

An indispensable window on Pacific worlds, assembled by one of the region's most important institutions. A vivid record of place. Part of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum's Memoirs and an early ethnographic museum series, Volume VI functions both as a museum natural history volume...

Ordinary Differential Equations: An Elementary Text-Book, with an Introduction to Lie's Theory of the Group of One Parameter, by Morris Page James, lays out the mechanics of change with calm precision. A rigorous companion for students. An introductory mathematics textbook of evident clarity, it...

A working record of the magazine world of the Edwardian age. A practical guide for periodicals. Bulletin Of Bibliography And Magazine Notes (Volume 6), October 1909 to January 1912, collects vintage bibliographic notes, concise listings and editorial summaries that function as both a bibliography...

Discover the language behind Victorian expression in this meticulous collection of terms and usages. A treasury of precise epithets. Compiled by James Jermyn in the nineteenth century, Book of English Epithets gathers literal and figurative turns that sharpened tone and character across Victorian era...

Virgil's Aeneid Book II returns the fall of Troy to vivid life. A powerful, intimate eyewitness account. Robertson, J.C.'s edition is an annotated classics edition that combines a concise introduction with precise notes and a practical vocabulary, making complex lines approachable without flattening their...

An indispensable index to the psychology of 1900. A landmark reference from 1900. Compiled by C. Warren Howard, The Psychological Review; The Psychological Index, No. 7 assembles the year's scholarly output into an authoritative psychology bibliography collection and psychological literature index, offering a concentrated...

How many times have we stood with our hands over our hearts to recite the Pledge of Allegiance? We know the words by heart but do we take them to heart? Do we really think about the words especially in the second half of...

Returning Soldiers Speak is a moving collection of prose and poetry written by veterans of the military. Their stories are poignant personal experiences that span history from WWII to the Cold and Vietnam Wars, to the conflicts of the Persian Gulf, and even to...

Historians have, until recently, been silent about sound. This collection of essays on talking and listening in the age of modernity brings together major Australian scholars who have followed Alain Corbin's injunction that historians 'can no longer afford to neglect materials pertaining to auditory...

Aby Warburg delivered his Lectures on Leonardo in 1899 to introduce himself as a young art historian and private scholar to the wider public in his hometown Hamburg. One hundred and twenty years later, the Warburg Institute in London publishes these texts for the...

ENDORSED BY AN AFRICAN QUEEN! Her Royal Majesty, Queen Iyabode Mariam Adebayo - Queen of Emure Ekiti Kingdom, Nigeria Says #TeartheVeil THIS IS NOT JUST AN ORDINARY COMPILATION but a necessary healing journey, unveiling atrocities which have been committed against these extraordinary women, tearing...

For the past six years we have been delivering letters to the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, DC on Memorial Day. This past year, because of the Covid virus, we decided not to hold our usual ceremony. Instead, letters written for...

"Engaging young Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s is challenging to say the least, but a new collection of personal essays and memoirs from young American Jews hopes to enlighten and possibly bridge the gap." -eJewishPhilanthropyIn the Jewish communal world, engaging 20- and...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1891 Edition.Author: J. W. BuelISBN-10: 1498130704ISBN-13: 9781498130707Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 730Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.66lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 1.46d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1892 Edition.Author: Ernst HaeckelISBN-10: 1498051014ISBN-13: 9781498051019Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.76d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1906 Edition.Author: Canon ThompsonISBN-10: 1498068731ISBN-13: 9781498068734Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.84d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1897 Edition.Author: Charles LambISBN-10: 1498007333ISBN-13: 9781498007337Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.57d

This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.Author: Lynn ThorndikeISBN-10: 1494123088ISBN-13: 9781494123086Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 706Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.54lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 1.41d

This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.Author: Harry Elmer BarnesISBN-10: 1494121204ISBN-13: 9781494121204Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 618Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.25d