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Chronology of World HistoryChronology of World History
Best Price: $55.95
This volume presents a broad-ranging overview of the development of human history from the...
Coeur d'Alene, Flathead and Okanogan IndiansCoeur d'Alene, Flathead and Okanogan IndiansThe Muscovites in California, or Rather, Demonstration of the Passage from North America: Discovered by the Russians and of the Ancient One of the ... Geographical Dissertation of FatherThe Muscovites in California, or Rather, Demonstration of the Passage from North America: Discovered by the Russians and of the Ancient One of the ... Geographical Dissertation of Father
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The Decline and Fall of Practically EverybodyThe Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
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Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody is THE book for those who have found history dull and...
The Quintessence of Sartrism - La quintessence de SartreThe Quintessence of Sartrism - La quintessence de Sartre
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Another Sad Day At The Edge Of EmpireAnother Sad Day At The Edge Of Empire
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Chronology of Texas History: 1921-1983Chronology of Texas History: 1921-1983
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American Indians: Ready ReferenceAmerican Indians: Ready Reference
Best Price: $110.00
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 13Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 13
Best Price: $86.00
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History is an annual series concerned with the...
Local Historian's Encyclopedia (None)Local Historian's Encyclopedia (None)
Best Price: $21.77
Revised and expanded edition of an extremely popular book on local history. A guide to research...


The Encyclopedia of Civil War MedicineThe Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine
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The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine,Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein. M.E. Sharpe Publishing, 2008,...
The Encyclopedia of the Sayings of the Jewish PeopleThe Encyclopedia of the Sayings of the Jewish People
Best Price: $25.00
Nulman is a master anthologizer with a deep feel and knowledge for the Jewish Tradition. Here he...
Five Black Preachers in Army Blue, 1884-1901: The Buffalo Soldier Chaplains (Distinguished Dissertations)Five Black Preachers in Army Blue, 1884-1901: The Buffalo Soldier Chaplains (Distinguished Dissertations)
Best Price: $162.56
Lamm's work covers an overlooked area of history and black religion. His style is clear,...
American Labour, France and the Politics of Intervention, 1945-1952: Workers and the Cold WarAmerican Labour, France and the Politics of Intervention, 1945-1952: Workers and the Cold War
Best Price: $109.95
From 1945, the AFL and the CIO actively sought to influence the internal affairs of union...
Tribal Names of the Americas: An Exhaustive Cross Reference to Spelling Variants and Alternative FormsTribal Names of the Americas: An Exhaustive Cross Reference to Spelling Variants and Alternative Forms
Best Price: $49.95
Scholars have long worked to identify the names of tribes and other groupings in the Americas, a...

Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present DayMillennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day
Best Price: $23.96
This is a fancinating book. Each year in the last 1000 years is presented in color layout that...
The Story of ArchitectureThe Story of Architecture
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As a freshman architecture student, this book was exactly at my level. The photographs are...
A Brief History of Thyme and Other Herbs (An Evergreen book)A Brief History of Thyme and Other Herbs (An Evergreen book)
Best Price: $52.38
A compendium of herbs from A to Z, this elegant book pairs Miranda Seymour's insightful...
Engines of Change: An Exhibition of the American Industrial RevolutionEngines of Change: An Exhibition of the American Industrial Revolution
Engines of Change chronicles the American Industrial Revolution from about 1790 to 1860,...
The People's Chronology: A Year-By-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present (A Henry Holt Reference Book)The People's Chronology: A Year-By-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present (A Henry Holt Reference Book)
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This reference book has been on my desk for years. I find it most useful to get a perspective...

The Serpent and the Bee: A KGB ChronicleThe Serpent and the Bee: A KGB Chronicle
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In West Berlin in 1963, while on his first diplomatic assignment, the author was contacted by a...
The Battle For Homestead, 1880-1892: Politics, Culture, and Steel (Pittsburgh Series in Social & Labor History)The Battle For Homestead, 1880-1892: Politics, Culture, and Steel (Pittsburgh Series in Social & Labor History)
Best Price: $18.20
Paul Krause calls upon the methods and insights of labor history, intellectual history,...
Societies After Slavery: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on Cuba, Brazil, British Colonial Africa, South Africa, and the British West Indies (Pitt Latin American Studies)Societies After Slavery: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on Cuba, Brazil, British Colonial Africa, South Africa, and the British West Indies (Pitt Latin American Studies)
Best Price: $39.92
One of the massive transformations that took place in the nineteenth and early twentieth...
Historical Atlas of Egypt (Historical Atlases of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East)Historical Atlas of Egypt (Historical Atlases of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East)
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O Brave New People: The European Invention of the American IndianO Brave New People: The European Invention of the American Indian
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Reviews of JOHN F. MOFFTTT and SANTIAGO SEBASTIAN: O Brave New People: The European Invention of...

Reserve Retirement Reform: A Viewpoint on REcent Congressional ProposalsReserve Retirement Reform: A Viewpoint on REcent Congressional Proposals
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Provides input regarding alernative compensationproposals for the reserve components and the...
Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901-1992 (History of Modern Chemical Sciences)Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901-1992 (History of Modern Chemical Sciences)
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An authoritative and informative volume that examines the scientific achievements in chemistry...
Pigeons on the Grass (Modern German Voices Series)Pigeons on the Grass (Modern German Voices Series)
Best Price: $17.45
...is Wolfgang Koeppen's magnum opus and in addition, it is one of the greatest German post...
Who's Who in Tudor England (Whos Who in British History)Who's Who in Tudor England (Whos Who in British History)
Best Price: $135.86
This is part of an eight-volume series providing short biographies of men and women from Roman...
Who's Who in Late Hanoverian Britain (1714-1789)Who's Who in Late Hanoverian Britain (1714-1789)
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Landscape Detective: Discovering a CountrysideLandscape Detective: Discovering a Countryside
Best Price: $24.95
I first encountered Muir's writing 20 years ago in his "Riddles of the British...
Fame by Chance: An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of FateFame by Chance: An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of Fate
All over the world there are places that became famous forever by chance?battles briefly waged,...
The Greatest Lie Ever ToldThe Greatest Lie Ever Told
Best Price: $18.82
I'd read Freke & Gandy's The Jesus Mysteries, so what I found wasn't the shock...
A Treatise on the British Military Martini: Martini-Henry, 1869-1900 v. 1A Treatise on the British Military Martini: Martini-Henry, 1869-1900 v. 1Amongst God's Own: The Enduring Legacy of St. Mary's MissionAmongst God's Own: The Enduring Legacy of St. Mary's Mission
Best Price: $24.00
For over 100 years, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated St. Mary?s Mission, a residential...

Ice Age CivilizationsIce Age Civilizations
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Written by James I. Nienhuis, Ice Age Civilizations explores evidence of ancient,...
Living Macon StyleLiving Macon Style
The good life in 21st Century Macon, as expressed in 25 examples of domestic architecture and...
AERIAL ACES OF THE UNIVERSAL NEWSREELAERIAL ACES OF THE UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
Best Price: $23.99
Film-sleuth Phillip W. Stewart is at it again! After four years of digging, probing, and...
Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped AmericaMilestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America
Best Price: $385.00
The Essential LincolnThe Essential Lincoln
Best Price: $7.98
Let me come right out and say it: Abraham Lincoln is my hero, right along with Mark Twain, John...

Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies 1530-1900Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies 1530-1900
Best Price: $80.00
Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had...
Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward Iii, King of England, and Queen PhilippaRoyalty for Commoners: The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward Iii, King of England, and Queen Philippa
Best Price: $52.44
This book is an excellent resource for those claiming a descent from John of Gaunt. It presents...
The 70 Greatest Conspiracies Of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and CabalsThe 70 Greatest Conspiracies Of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals
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Despite the rather weak title (it put me off a little - and there ware only 60 then) I read this...
Gunnar Myrdal and America's Conscience: Social Engineering and Racial Liberalism, 1938-1987 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)Gunnar Myrdal and America's Conscience: Social Engineering and Racial Liberalism, 1938-1987 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
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Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma (1944) influenced the attitudes of a generation of...
American Decades: 1930-1939American Decades: 1930-1939
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index, 1996Biography and Genealogy Master Index, 1996Historical Dictionary of Slovenia (Historical Dictionaries of Europe)Historical Dictionary of Slovenia (Historical Dictionaries of Europe)
Best Price: $92.25
For more than 1,300 years Slovenes had lived in Eastern Europe without having a separate Slovene...
Elephants for Mr. Lincoln: American Civil War-Era Diplomacy in Southeast AsiaElephants for Mr. Lincoln: American Civil War-Era Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
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Elephants for Mr. Lincoln is an interesting study as it places its focus on the activities of...
The A to Z of the European Union (The A to Z Guide Series)The A to Z of the European Union (The A to Z Guide Series)
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Over half a century old and continuing to grow in strength and authority, the European Union...
Dictionary of Napoleonic WarsDictionary of Napoleonic Wars
Best Price: $6.46
This new dictionary of the Napoleonic era is roughly comparable to that written by David...

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DAYS: START THE DAY WITH HISTORYENCYCLOPEDIA OF DAYS: START THE DAY WITH HISTORY
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In a recent speech, I planned to mention a few dates that were important to my subject matter,...
The Boer War: 1899-1902The Boer War: 1899-1902
The Boer War pitted the might of the British Empire (with more than half a million men...
American Indians in the Marketplace: Persistence and Innovation Among the Menominees and Metlakatlans, 1870-1920American Indians in the Marketplace: Persistence and Innovation Among the Menominees and Metlakatlans, 1870-1920
Best Price: $28.63
Although it is usually assumed that Native Americans have lost their cultural identity through...
Historical Atlas of South AfricaHistorical Atlas of South AfricaA Century of Dining in Style (Herbert Press)A Century of Dining in Style (Herbert Press)
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This is the ultimate style guide to 20th century dining and social history in the West, as...

The Dublin Paper War of 1786-1788: A Bibliographical and Critical Inquiry Including an Account of the Origins of Protestant Ascendancy and Its 'Bapt (History)The Dublin Paper War of 1786-1788: A Bibliographical and Critical Inquiry Including an Account of the Origins of Protestant Ascendancy and Its 'Bapt (History)
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Graziers and Grasslands: Portrait of a Rural Meath Community, 1854-1914 (Maynooth Studies in Local History)Graziers and Grasslands: Portrait of a Rural Meath Community, 1854-1914 (Maynooth Studies in Local History)
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Indonesia: The Great TransitionIndonesia: The Great Transition
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Indonesia is in the midst of an epic transition as it moves from decades of authoritarian...
Greatest Stories Never Told,230 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewildernd Stupefy, 2008 publicationGreatest Stories Never Told,230 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewildernd Stupefy, 2008 publication
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German Military Ribbon Bars: 1914-1957German Military Ribbon Bars: 1914-1957
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haydens research in this area is obvious. It makes for interesting reading. An excellent...

Columbia Chronologies of Asian History & CultureColumbia Chronologies of Asian History & CultureArms Control Policy (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues)Arms Control Policy (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues)
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Arms Control Policy examines the history of the major arms control treaties since the early...
The New Encyclopedia of the American West (The Lamar Series in Western History)The New Encyclopedia of the American West (The Lamar Series in Western History)
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This book is a remarkable publication, and no one who cares deeply about the history of the...
Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
Best Price: $17.47
This book provides a history of the 'World Bank' and a description and critique of its...
Cassell Atlas of the 2nd World War (Ome)Cassell Atlas of the 2nd World War (Ome)

Shades of the Sunbelt: Essays on Ethnicity, Race, and the Urban South (Contributions in American History)Shades of the Sunbelt: Essays on Ethnicity, Race, and the Urban South (Contributions in American History)
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This collection of original essays represents the first scholarly effort to examine the variety...
Illinois History: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies of the States of the United States)Illinois History: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies of the States of the United States)
Best Price: $127.95
Cosponsored by the Illinois State Historical Library and the Illinois State Historical Society,...
The Korean War: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Military Studies)The Korean War: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Military Studies)
Best Price: $119.95
Caught between the popular and passionate World War II and the divisive Vietnam War, the Korean...
Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)
Best Price: $23.95
What was it like to be a typical ancient Roman? Well, author Matz tells you in this gem. Whether...
The Complete Wartime Correspondence of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra: April 1914-March 1917 (Documentary Reference Collections)The Complete Wartime Correspondence of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra: April 1914-March 1917 (Documentary Reference Collections)
Best Price: $187.95
This united edition of the correspondence was long overdue. The letters of the Emperor and...

The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal ([Facts on File library of American history])The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal ([Facts on File library of American history])
Best Price: $91.12
This wonderful book is simply jam-packed with information on scandals both recent and old. I...
Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, and AmericaHistorical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, and America
Best Price: $21.00
This book is fun to read, or to just pull off the shelf when something requires looking up. The...
Encyclopedia of Native American TribesEncyclopedia of Native American Tribes
Best Price: $75.00
Now in a newly updated and expanded third edition, "Encyclopedia of Native American...
Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptEncyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Best Price: $95.00
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT EGYPT is the first single-volume reference guide to the remarkable...
The Woodland SoutheastThe Woodland Southeast
Best Price: $37.95
This book, the third in a series of edited volumes on southeastern archaeology, is a richly...

American Thought in Transition: The Impact of Evolutionary Naturalism, 1865-1900American Thought in Transition: The Impact of Evolutionary Naturalism, 1865-1900
Best Price: $14.95
Originally published by Rand McNally & Company in 1969, this volume provides a discussion...
W. Cameron Forbes and the Hoover Commissions to Haiti (1930)W. Cameron Forbes and the Hoover Commissions to Haiti (1930)
Best Price: $25.27
This book details the tragedy of our withdrawal from Haiti and summarizes through it the failure...
Winston S.Churchill: Philosopher and StatesmanWinston S.Churchill: Philosopher and Statesman
Winston S. Churchill is preeminent among Western leaders and a fitting subject for discussion in...
Franklin Long on Arms ControlFranklin Long on Arms Control
In this volume, Long addresses himself to some of the central issues of arms control. Having...
The Carter PresidencyThe Carter Presidency
What sets the Carter Presidential Portrait volume apart from other volumes in this series is its...

Landscape Detective: Discovering a CountrysideLandscape Detective: Discovering a Countryside
Best Price: $24.95
I first encountered Muir's writing 20 years ago in his "Riddles of the British...
Fame by Chance: An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of FateFame by Chance: An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of Fate
All over the world there are places that became famous forever by chance?battles briefly waged,...
The Greatest Lie Ever ToldThe Greatest Lie Ever Told
Best Price: $18.82
I'd read Freke & Gandy's The Jesus Mysteries, so what I found wasn't the shock...
A Treatise on the British Military Martini: Martini-Henry, 1869-1900 v. 1A Treatise on the British Military Martini: Martini-Henry, 1869-1900 v. 1Amongst God's Own: The Enduring Legacy of St. Mary's MissionAmongst God's Own: The Enduring Legacy of St. Mary's Mission
Best Price: $24.00
For over 100 years, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated St. Mary?s Mission, a residential...

Ice Age CivilizationsIce Age Civilizations
Best Price: $17.95
Written by James I. Nienhuis, Ice Age Civilizations explores evidence of ancient,...
Living Macon StyleLiving Macon Style
The good life in 21st Century Macon, as expressed in 25 examples of domestic architecture and...
AERIAL ACES OF THE UNIVERSAL NEWSREELAERIAL ACES OF THE UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
Best Price: $23.99
Film-sleuth Phillip W. Stewart is at it again! After four years of digging, probing, and...
Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped AmericaMilestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America
Best Price: $385.00
The Essential LincolnThe Essential Lincoln
Best Price: $7.98
Let me come right out and say it: Abraham Lincoln is my hero, right along with Mark Twain, John...

Icons of Invention [2 volumes]: The Makers of the Modern World from Gutenberg to Gates (Greenwood Icons)Icons of Invention [2 volumes]: The Makers of the Modern World from Gutenberg to Gates (Greenwood Icons)
Best Price: $164.50
Who invented the sewing machine, the telephone, the internal combustion engine? Who pioneered...
Term Paper Resource Guide to Nineteenth-Century World History (Term Paper Resource Guides)Term Paper Resource Guide to Nineteenth-Century World History (Term Paper Resource Guides)
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Show students an exciting and easy path to a deep learning experience through original term...
Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture (2nd Edition)Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $64.73
This general introduction to the history and culture of the Ancient Near East, including Egypt,...
Italy Profiled (Syb Factbook)Italy Profiled (Syb Factbook)
Best Price: $34.61
One of a new series of easy-to-digest profiles on individual countries and regions, featuring...
Doing HistoryDoing History
Best Price: $24.39

The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Volumes 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (Pt.2)The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Volumes 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (Pt.2)
Best Price: $14.02
Comics have no limits. Anything can get depicted with words and pictures. And, after Larry...
The American People at War: Minorities and Women and the Second World War: The American Experience in World War II, Volume TenThe American People at War: Minorities and Women and the Second World War: The American Experience in World War II, Volume Ten
Best Price: $115.66
This volume is part of a collection of facsimile reprints bringing together the most significant...
Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia (Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages)Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia (Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages)
Best Price: $370.67
Medieval Islamic Civilization examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam...
Providence Island, 1630-1641: The Other Puritan ColonyProvidence Island, 1630-1641: The Other Puritan Colony
Best Price: $38.93
This work by Karen Ordahl Kupperman should be required reading for anyone interested in the...
Plough, sword, and book: The structure of human historyPlough, sword, and book: The structure of human history
The author argues against the idea that history is bunk and suggests that today is only possible...
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