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It may not be the longest, deepest or widest river in the world, but few bodies of water reveal as much about a nation's past and present as the Thames. Journeying through the quiet meadows and into the metropolis, Mick Sinclair reveals the historic..
21.96£
Brand: Hrp House
Calling all San Francisco Giants fans!The Ultimate San Francisco Giants Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves baseball, sports trivia, and the G-Men. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from not only the Giants of the C..
14.31£
Brand: The History Press
'Masterful' The Economist The Congo-Océan railroad stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony. African workers were conscripted at gunpoint, separated from th..
32.24£
Brand: Yale University Press
A rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga River and its vital place in Russian history-named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times"A memorable journey into the heart of Russian social, political, and cultural history."-Jennifer Eremeeva, ..
15.99£
Brand: Random House
The feel-good underdog story of the first American swimmer to win Olympic gold, set against the turbulent rebirth of the modern Games, that "bring[s] to life an inspiring figure and illuminate[s] an overlooked chapter in America's sports history" (T..
34.57£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
The Way We Wed: A History of Wedding Fashion presents styles and stories from the Renaissance to the present day, chronicling evolving fashions as well as changing customs, lifestyles, and values. And because all wedding attire has a tale to tell, T..
24.16£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
What are wills, and how can they be used for family and local history research? How can you interpret them and get as much insight from them as possible? They are key documents for exploring the lives of our ancestors, their circumstances, and the w..
18.80£
Brand: The History Press
This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of the workhouse and of the poor relief system in which it played a pivotal part. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's best-known experts on the subject, ..
27.29£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book.Described by the Sunday Times as "a gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald", Tide is "a superb book... a delight to read. It is profound and powerful, and should win prizes."From Cnut..
15.62£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
A comprehensive introduction to researching coalminers and coalmining history, this book identifies key coalmining sources for family historians and provides insights into the working lives and experiences of the miners. ISBN: 9781848842397Publisher..
21.42£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
The census is an essential survey of our population, and it is a source of basic information for local and national government and for various organizations dealing with education, housing, health and transport. Providing the researcher with a fasci..
20.53£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
The Georgian period - 1714 to 1837 - was a key stage in our modern history so some understanding of it is essential for family historians who want to push their research back into the eighteenth century and beyond, and John Wintrip's handbook is an ..
20.71£
Brand: Gill Books
With online access to records making it easy for most people of Irish origin to trace their family background, there has never been a better time to research your Irish family history. This guide contains everything you need to know to speed up the ..
32.10£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
In this, the fully updated second edition of his bestselling guide to researching Irish history using the internet, Chris Paton shows the extraordinary variety of sources that can now be accessed online. Although Ireland has lost many records that w..
20.36£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
Genealogically and historically, Kent is an important maritime county which has played a prime defensive role in English history. It is large and diverse and replete with great houses, castles and other family homes, many with their own archives. It..
20.89£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
If you want to find out about Lancashireæs history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ance..
18.97£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
This fully revised second edition of Ian MaxwellÆs Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively and accessible introduction to ScotlandÆs long, complex and fascinating story. It is aimed primarily at family historians who are eager to explore and und..
18.88£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
Despite its Union with England and Wales in 1707, Scotland remained virtually independent from its partners in many ways, retaining its own legal system, its own state church, and its own education system. In Tracing Scottish Ancestry Through Church..
20.17£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
The Second World War was the defining conflict of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and fascinating areas for historical research û and for family historians. More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives ..
18.38£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
This fully revised second edition of Rachel BellerbyÆs best-selling guide is essential reading if you want to find out about your Yorkshire ancestors. As well as tracing when your ancestors were born, married and died, she shows you how can explore ..
18.55£
Brand: The History Press
ISBN: 9781540252128Publisher: History PRImprint: History PRPublished date: 23 May 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 367gHeight: 229mmWidth: 152mmSpine width: 10mm..
32.53£
Brand: Herald Press
"Uncover the spiritual strength of your family story. We all have a desire to learn more about where we've come from, and technology has made this more possible than ever. But our family stories are more than a list of DNA results on a piece of pape..
21.08£
Brand: Creative Media Partners LLC
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St..
37.43£
Brand: Pan Macmillan
In Truevine, Virginia, in 1899 everyone the Muse brothers knew was either a former slave, or a child or grandchild of slaves. George and Willie Muse were just six and nine years old, but they worked the fields from dawn to dark. Until a white man of..
13.25£