History - Essays

We are pleased to bring back into print The Thirties, originally published in 1968 as NIU Press' third book. With contributions from some of the twentieth century's most notable political thinkers, historians, and cultural commentators, this remarkable volume has withstood the test of time....

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...

Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of RevolutionsIn 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched Age of Revolutions, a website offering critical reconsideration of the foundational concept of revolution and centered on three key questions: What was the Age of...

On July 31, 1937, seventeen-year-old Elmo Melosi, an Italian-American from suburban California, boarded the ocean liner Conte di Savoia in New York City for a nine-day voyage to Italy. He was headed to a Catholic seminary in the Piedmont region to prepare for the...

The Secret History Of The Court Of Berlin; Or, The Character Of The King Of Prussia, His Ministers, Mistresses, Generals, Courtiers, Favourites, And The Royal Family Of Prussia. With Numerous Anecdotes Of The Potentates Of Europe, Especially Of The Late Frederick Ii. And An...

A ledger of lives and law from medieval Yorkshire. Every will tells a life. Testamenta Eboracensia: A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York (Volume III) gathers selections from the York registry archives to present a historical document collection of medieval English wills...

An indispensable ledger of geology's published thought, assembled across borders. A landmark of organised knowledge. The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature: Seventh Annual Issue (H Geology) stands as a scientific literature collection and a practical geology reference book, an annual scientific index that brings...

A vital ledger of geology's literature. An authoritative index for geology. The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature; Thirteenth Annual Issue (H Geology) is a period reference assembled amid the rapid expansion of early 20th century science. Presented as a scientific literature catalogue and an...

An uncompromising gaze on Liberia in an age of empire. Travel, diplomacy and landscape converge. In Volume II of Liberia, Harry Hamilton Johnston delivers a nineteenth-century travelogue that reads as an african exploration narrative: precise observation, brisk reportage and sustained attention to place. Drawn...

A vivid window into Highland life, scholarship and lore. History speaks across the glen. Volume VII of the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness (1877-1878) preserves the Society's proceedings from a crucial moment in nineteenth-century Scotland: papers and reports that record scholarly debate,...

A definitive window into institutional science at mid-century. Records that quietly shaped futures. The Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution 1963 is a cornerstone smithsonian institution annual report and an essential addition to any government documents collection. Anchored in...

A detailed snapshot of Protestant missions in 1889. Vital data for curious readers. Compiled by Samuel G. Green, The Missionary Year-Book for 1889 gathers historical and statistical accounts of the principal Protestant missionary societies in Great Britain, the Continent of Europe and America. Part...

A singular window on Highland life and Gaelic scholarship. Ancient voices speak plainly here. Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness (Volume XXV) 1901-1903 survives as a Scottish historical anthology of Gaelic society proceedings, preserving papers, reports and minutes that illuminate early 20th century...

A vivid roll call of nation-builders. Lives that shaped a nation. Argentines Of To-Day (Volume II) is an Argentine biography collection of concentrated, authoritative portraits drawn from early 20th-century nonfiction. Its pages present readable, tightly framed accounts of public figures and cultural actors, offering...

A distinctive window onto Harvard life at the turn of the century. The past speaks in detail. The Fourth Report of the Harvard College Class of 1897 (June 1912) gathers the official notices, reunion material and personal updates assembled by classmates and alumni officers...

Walk the medieval path to the soul. A pilgrimage through the soul. Part II of The Pilgrimage Of The Life Of Man by Guillaume de Deguileville is a striking example of medieval allegorical literature and a focused christian pilgrimage narrative. Composed in fourteenth century...

Observation meets argument in these pages. American Anthropologist (Volume 13) by R. Swanton, J. collects original scholarship from the early 1900s, when inquiries into human societies were consolidating into a disciplined field. Scholarly without losing human warmth. This anthropology journal collection functions as an...

Modern Philology (Volume I) by Philip S. Allen invites readers to treat language as living history. Language reveals its hidden past. This philology textbook collection offers a lucid, methodical account of scholarly language analysis: careful comparison, attention to structural detail, and a steady eye...

Whispers of fifteenth-century York, preserved in ink. Lives set down in ink. Testamenta Eboracensia, Volume V gathers a selection of wills from the registry at York into a lucid historical document collection that opens domestic detail, legal practice and personal voice across medieval England....

A recovered forum of Victorian inquiry. Curiosity drives every measured page. The Atlantis: A Register Of Literature And Science (Volume I) surfaces as a rare victorian literary journal embodied in a compact nineteenth century anthology, threading literature and science essays with contemporary review and...

English Life Table: Tables of Lifetimes, Annuities, and Premiums gathers William Farr's meticulous mortality work into a decisive resource for understanding survival, finance and public policy - a volume where public health meets arithmetic. Numbers that still speak today. Compiled in the context of...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1904 Edition. Its Meaning And Message Embracing An Historical Account, Statement Of Belief And Spiritual Experience Of The Church From Its Rise To The Present Day.Author: Anna White,Leila S. TaylorISBN-10: 1497997267ISBN-13: 9781497997264Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1903 Edition.Author: Francis BaconISBN-10: 1497931649ISBN-13: 9781497931640Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.06d

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.Author: YpsilonISBN-10: 1494114534ISBN-13: 9781494114534Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 494Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.44lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.99d

This book is my personal reaction to living in Somalia and Egypt and carefully observing life in Islamic Africa, with a presentation of the author's understanding of the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the current impasse between Islam and the West.Author: J. Darwin Palmer...

A Private In Gray is a historical fiction novel written by Thomas Benton Reed and published in 1905. Set during the American Civil War, the story follows the experiences of a young soldier named John Gray who fights for the Confederate Army. Gray is...

Award-winning writer Dr. Damien Broderick gathers his most forthright articles from the 1960s and '70s, on topics ranging from sex, politics, and religion to drugs and the way things were before the Internet, and caps them with sharp insights from today, looking back in...

""A History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials V2: From Galilei to the Present Time"" is a comprehensive book written by Isaac Todhunter. The book is a detailed account of the development of the theory of elasticity and the...

The Anatriptic Art is a comprehensive historical account of the art of massage therapy, which has been referred to as anatripsis by Hippocrates, tripsis by Galen, and frictio by Celsus. Written by Walter Johnson, the book explores the origins of massage therapy in ancient...

Author: Richard Alden HowardISBN-10: 1258473712ISBN-13: 9781258473716Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2012Pages: 18Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.09lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.04d

""A History of Colonial Bath"" by Herbert Richard Paschal Jr. is a comprehensive account of the colonial era in Bath, North Carolina. The book delves into the rich history of the town, which was one of the first established in the state and served...

""History Of Butte County, California V1: History Of California From 1513 To 1850"" is a historical book written by Frank T. Gilbert and published in 1882. The book covers the history of California from the early exploration of the region in 1513 by Spanish...

""The History and Management of Bees: With Notice of a Newly-Constructed Hive"" is a book written by John Wighton in 1842. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and management of bees, including their behavior, anatomy, and habitat. It also includes detailed...

Acton In History: Compiled For The Middlesex County History (1890) is a historical book written by James Fletcher. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of Acton, a small town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The author has meticulously researched and compiled...

History Of The New York Farmers, 1882 To 1910 (1911) is a historical book written by Thomas Sturgis. The book provides a comprehensive account of the lives and struggles of farmers in New York State during the period from 1882 to 1910. It covers...

A Handbook of Church History: From the Apostolic Era to the Dawn of the Reformation is a comprehensive book written by Samuel Gosnell Green in 1904. The book provides a detailed account of the history of the Christian Church from its inception in the...

A History Of Abbot Academy, Andover, Massachusetts: 1829-1879 is a book written by Phebe Fuller McKeen and published in 1880. The book provides a detailed account of the history of Abbot Academy, a prestigious all-girls school located in Andover, Massachusetts. McKeen, who was a...

The Natural History of Chautauqua is a comprehensive book written by MacCaughey and Vaughan that explores the natural history of Chautauqua County in New York State. The book is divided into several chapters that cover a wide range of topics related to the natural...

""History of the Reformation in Germany"" is a comprehensive account of the religious and political upheavals that took place in Germany during the 16th century. Written by the renowned German historian Leopold von Ranke, this book provides a detailed analysis of the events that...

The History Of Solano County: And Histories Of Its Cities, Towns, Etc. is a book written by J.P. Munro Fraser in 1879. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of Solano County, California, and the various cities and towns within it. The...

Patriots' Daughters is a historical book written by the Daughters of the American Revolution in the year 1904. The book is a collection of biographies of women who were the daughters of American patriots and played a significant role in the American Revolution. The...

The History of Contra Costa County, California is a comprehensive book written by Frederick J. Hulaniski in 1917. The book provides a detailed account of the history of Contra Costa County, located in Northern California. It covers the early Spanish explorers and settlers, the...

The ever-changing nature of world affairs has a correlation with historical precedence as well as mythological prescience. Living on this Water Planet Called Earth offers a series of observations and commentaries on the changing state of our fragile planet. The author, an attorney and...

""Lost Maramech and Earliest Chicago"" is a historical book written by John F. Steward that explores the history of the Fox Native American tribe and their downfall near the Great Village of Maramech. The book delves into the early history of Chicago, which was...

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...

Before there was the United States, there was America. The former is a country, a nation, a geographic reality, but the latteris an idea. Invented more than discovered, "America" signified a revolutionary ideal of freedom, liberty, equality, and justice, what Tom Paine in Common...

They began as nine humble knights.They became the most powerful military order in Christendom.And then, in a blaze of betrayal and fire, they vanished.From the blood-soaked hills of Jerusalem to the fortified strongholds of Europe, The Knights Templar traces the astonishing rise and dramatic...

A Greek witness to Rome's first age, sharp-eyed and cross-cultural. History reshaped by lucid scholarship. Earnest Cary's edition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus presents a precise, approachable translation that brings the origins of Rome and the mechanics of early Roman society into fresh focus, rigorous...