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History: specific events & topics
Brand: Crown House Publishing
A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world"Excellent . . . calls to mind Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Rebecca Solnit."-The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)The bic..
33.74£
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..
16.04£
Brand: The History Press
Genealogists and local historians have probably seen every birth, marriage, death and census record available, and are adept at using the internet for research. However, once they have learnt everything they can from them, the next step is reading a..
41.93£
Brand: Random House
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Ancestry.com! Ancestry.com keeps growing, but how can you find your ancestors on the huge and ever-changing site? In this workbook, an essential companion to the Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com, you'll learn how to use An..
25.63£
Brand: The History Press
At the beginning of the 20th century, monarchy was by far the most common form of government. Today, their number has diminished, yet they continue to have charisma. This text examines the common denominators in those countries which have retained t..
21.16£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
A groundbreaking collection of abolitionist writing from throughout the history of American slaveryFrom the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade to the ambiguity of the reconstruction era, resistance and protest writing were a central part of..
22.23£
Brand: Frances Lincoln
A lively illustrated tour of London in the company of Vic Lee - artist, storyteller and self-confessed 'ragamuffin from south-east London'. Based on Vic Lee's series of prints of London, this book covers a variety of different streets and areas acro..
28.43£
Nicholas Parsons has lived for ten years in Vienna and in this guide he weaves the political, social and cultural history of the city into a lively acccount that includes practical details on places to stay and eat. ISBN: 9781904955450Publisher: Sig..
22.05£
Brand: TASCHEN
Vienna combines drama and elegance like no other. For centuries the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the stately city on the Danube, has been defined by vast palaces and imperial grandeur-but behind the Baroque opulence, Vienna is also a place ..
100.14£
Brand: OUP Oxford
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Violence is part and parcel of human history and of human nature. It is one of our most distinctive traits, the one thing that all cultures and societies, across time, share in common. It has de..
11.29£
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..
38.44£
Brand: The History Press
For generations, coastal fishermen, working at the very fringe between land and sea, have fished salmon and herring using methods passed down from father to son. Some of these ancient traditions have been traced back as far as the days when the men ..
26.60£
War Victims and the Right to a City : From Damascus to Zaatari - Cities, Heritage and Transformation
Brand: Springer Publishing
This book analyzes the role of integrated spatial planning in constructing eco-sustainable urban housing in post-conflict scenarios and investigates two different spaces in an emergency: Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan and Damascus city in Syria. The..
90.96£
Brand: Scholastic Corporation
Sibert Honor author, Deborah Hopkinson, illuminates the true stories of Jewish children who fled Nazi Germany, risking everything to escape to safety on the Kindertransport. Ruth David was growing up in a small village in Germany when Adolf Hitler ..
12.97£
Brand: The History Press
Welsh genealogy is usually included with its English cousin, but there are significant differences between the two, and anyone wishing to trace their Welsh ancestry will encounter peculiarities that are not covered by books on English family history..
25.95£
Brand: Berghahn Books
Arguably the most important-and influential-German woman writer of the last century, Christa Wolf was long heralded as "die gesamtdeutsche Autorin," an author for all of Germany; but, after 1989 in unified Germany, Wolf found herself suddenly embro..
146.16£
For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built environment after themselves. Now is the time to look unflinchingly at Scotland's heritage and bring those women who have been ignored to light. Can..
15.83£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordinary women whose lives and achievements have too long been hidden. From Cartimandua, the forgotten Iro..
19.39£
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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..
22.10£
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..
16.06£
One of my first experiences as a Boy Scout was to attend summer camp at Camp Billy Gibbons, located in San Saba County, Texas. The name of the man for whom the camp was named meant nothing to me at that time, other than that it was a really cool pla..
42.67£
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..
23.81£
Brand: Cornell University Press
Many Americans in the Early Republic era saw the seas as another field for national aggrandizement. With a merchant marine that competed against Britain for commercial supremacy and a whaling fleet that circled the globe, the United States sought a ..
69.31£
Brand: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Re-examining history from a female perspective, this book celebrates the numerous important roles women have played in culture and society that are less often told.Packed full of evocative images, this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key eve..
27.74£