History - Essays

Imperialism: The State and Revolution is a seminal work by Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin, originally published in 1917. The book is a detailed analysis of the economic and political realities of imperialism, which Lenin defines as the highest stage of capitalism. The book...

The book ""The Emperor Constantine and the History of the Eastern Church"" by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley is a comprehensive account of the life and reign of Emperor Constantine, with a particular focus on his role in shaping the history of the Eastern Church.The book...

Wheatland, Monroe County, New York: A Brief Sketch Of Its History (1808) is a historical book written by George Engs Slocum. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Wheatland, a town located in Monroe County, New York. The author delves into...

Child's History of France is a historical book written by Charlotte Mary Yonge in 1881. The book provides a detailed account of the history of France, starting from the earliest times to the end of the 19th century. The book is written in a...

Notes On Assaying is a comprehensive guide to the practice of assaying, written by Pierre De Peyster Ricketts in 1905. The book covers the various methods of assaying, including fire assaying, wet assaying, and electrolytic assaying. It also provides detailed instructions on how to...

""An Introduction To The Study Of Terra Sigillata Treated From A Chronological Standpoint"" is a book written by Felix Oswald in 1920. The book is an in-depth study of terra sigillata, a type of Roman pottery that was popular during the 1st and 2nd...

""History of the Town of Lee, Massachusetts: A Lecture"" is a book written by Amory Gale and published in 1854. The book is a detailed account of the history of the town of Lee, Massachusetts, from its early settlement to the mid-19th century. The...

The Illustrated History of the Rhode Island Central Trades and Labor, and Affiliated Unions is a book published in 1899 by the Rhode Island Trades and Labor Unions. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of labor and trade unions in Rhode...

The History of Walker Family, 1775-1916 is a book written by Minerva A. Carr Muir and published in 1916. The book is a detailed account of the Walker family, tracing their history from 1775 to 1916. The author provides a comprehensive genealogy of 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...

The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned...

The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society. Broad...

This book appraises the critical contribution of the Studies in Imperialism series to the writing of imperial histories as the series passes its 100th publication. The volume brings together some of the most distinguished scholars writing today to explore the major intellectual trends in...

The author of more than 50 non-fiction books and a leading physician, whose lifetime hobby has been the study of American Presidents, have teamed up to document an astonishing subject. This is the extraordinary story of those American Presidents who have suffered illnesses or...

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...

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...

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 Stock Market Barometer is a detailed examination of the forecast value of the stock market, based on Charles H. Dow's theory of price movement. Written by William Peter Hamilton, this book provides an analysis of the market and its history since 1897. The...

Author: Josef V. StalinISBN-13: 9798295741340Publisher: Iskra BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2022Pages: 342Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d

Revisionism is a matter of method, not ideology.It advocates, for all research, a return to the starting point, examination followed by re-examination, re-reading and re-writing, evaluation followed by re-evaluation, reorientation, revision, recasting; it is, in spirit, the opposite of ideology. It does not deny,...

Over the last few months there has been a veritable fever of anti-Nazism in the newspapers, on the radio and on television. You'd think the Nazis were back. I suppose that the general public is watching this phenomenon with growing perplexity. Perhaps they think...

The so-called 'Faurisson affair' began on 16 November 1978 with the publication of an article in Le Matin de Paris. I had known for several years that the day the press made my revisionist views public, I would face a storm. By its very...

The Sanitary Condition of the Poor in Relation to Disease, Poverty, and Crime; With an appendix on the control and prevention of infectious diseases, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we...

This volume brings together historians of imperialism and race, travel and modernity, Islam and India, the Pacific and the Atlantic to show how a 'transnational' approach to history offers fresh insights into the past. Transnational history is a form of scholarship that has been...

Welcome to a book that was never intended. After all, when A Swindon Wordsmith was published in 2019, highlighting the life and works of railwayman and parttime writer George Ewart Hobbs, the authors were satisfied that it achieved both of their main aims: showcasing...

Drawing on an international cross-section of experts this colorful new book presents the story of the eighteenth-century Atlantic revolutions as a part of wider, intertwined, global narrative. Vivid text and images provide a context for our understanding of these major social upheavals and their...

During the height of he Cold War, Afghanistan, which borders the former Soviet Union, was an unknown or at best a vague concept to most Americans. In 1963, one courageous middle class family left the sheltered comforts and safety of Manhattan, Kansas to live...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1879 Edition.Author: Augustus Henry MounseyISBN-10: 1498198074ISBN-13: 9781498198073Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.65d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.Author: Paul CarusISBN-10: 1498103022ISBN-13: 9781498103022Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 508Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.02d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1876 Edition.Author: H. Von HolstISBN-10: 1498107486ISBN-13: 9781498107488Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 524Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.05d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1906 Edition.Author: Theodule Armand RibotISBN-10: 1498062377ISBN-13: 9781498062374Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.81d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1898 Edition.Author: Goldwin SmithISBN-10: 1498021484ISBN-13: 9781498021487Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d

This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.Author: Alfred CobbanISBN-10: 1494059800ISBN-13: 9781494059804Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 254Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d

This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.Author: Samuel W. Jr. TaitISBN-10: 1494058480ISBN-13: 9781494058487Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d

This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.Author: George Parker WinshipISBN-10: 1494003988ISBN-13: 9781494003982Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.21d

Sir William Smith (1813 - 1893) was a famous English lexicographer. He taught at University College specializing in classical studies. In 1842 he wrote A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Smith wrote several books on Greek and Latin for students. A Smaller history...

A Short History Of The Episcopal Church In The United States is a book written by William Benham in 1884. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Episcopal Church in the United States, from its origins in colonial America to...

A Genealogical History Of The Scripps Family And Its Various Alliances (1903) is a detailed account of the lineage and history of the Scripps family, written by James Edmund Scripps. The book traces the family's ancestry back to its earliest known origins, and provides...

""A Complete History of the Druids"" is a comprehensive account of the ancient Celtic priests known as the Druids. Written by T. G. Lomax and first published in 1810, the book explores the origins, beliefs, practices, and mythology of this mysterious group of people....

The Broken Seal: Or Personal Reminiscences Of The Morgan Abduction And Murder is a book written by Samuel D. B. Green and first published in 1870. The book is a personal account of the author's involvement in the infamous Morgan Abduction and Murder case,...

I Sonetti Faceti Di Antonio Cammelli Secondo L�������autografo Ambrosiano (1908) is a book written by Antonio Cammelli. The book contains a collection of sonnets that were written by Cammelli himself. The sonnets are described as being humorous and witty in nature, and they are...

""History of the Epidemic Spasmodic Cholera of Russia"" is a book written by Hawkins and Bisset in 1831. The book provides a detailed account of the cholera epidemic that ravaged Russia during the early 19th century. It describes the origins, causes, and symptoms of...

""An Impartial History of the Late Revolution in France: From Its Commencement to the Present Time"" is a book written by Jean-Paul Rabaut in 1794. The book provides a detailed account of the French Revolution, starting from its inception and continuing up to the...

The Alphabet: A Key To The History Of Mankind is a comprehensive exploration of the history and evolution of the alphabet. Written by David Diringer, a renowned scholar of the history of writing, the book delves into the origins of the alphabet, its development...

""Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions"" is a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent British biologist and philosopher of the 19th century. The book contains a series of essays that discuss various controversial topics of the time, including religion, science, and philosophy....

""History of the Conquest of Mexico V2"" is a book written by William H. Prescott that provides an in-depth account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. This is the second volume of the series, and it covers the period from the arrival of the...