Providence: A Short History & Guide, Paperback - Anne Marie Keohane

Reducere. This short history and guide of Providence, Rhode Island brings together a collection of interesting things to see and do while you visit our charm...

Reducere. Eighteen lighthouses still stand in the Carolinas, from Currituck Lighthouse near the Virginia border down to Haig Point Lighthouse near the border...

A moving journey through the history of the Vietnam War, packed with gripping accounts of struggle, sacrifice, and braveryThis is the definitive st...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Awards🏆Winner (2013) - New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards - (Travel)Contributor(s): Author: Anne HillermanAuthor: Don StrelThis handsomely illustrated ...

The structure of the book is chronological, with digressions. From Roman and then Norman London, we move on to Chaucer's London - the city of the P...

Russian historian Abraham Ascher offers a skillful blend of engaging narrative and fresh analysis in this concise introduction to Russian history. ...

Country and destination, nation and idea, France has a rich and complex history that fascinates the world and attracts millions of visitors each ye...

Through his timely and intimate portrait of the world's most populous capital city, Jonathan Clements reveals the history of China itself. This fir...

Publisher: Ebury PublishingAuthor(s): Mark GaleottiNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 126 x 197 x 21Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Throughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and A...

Reducere. This is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the Spanish missions, ...

Intended for the student of Italian history and culture as well as the general reader, this new edition presents a clear and concise account of the...

A fascinating journey through more than 5, 000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers...

Reducere. Classical Greece and its legacy have long inspired a powerful and passionate fascination. The civilization that bequeathed to later ages drama and ...

Reducere. Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike ...

Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike ...

Reducere. This is the definitive narrative history of the people, politics, and events of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern wor...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, black and white; 24 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 25...

Reducere. Are antisemitism and white supremacy manifestations of a general phenomenon? Why didn't racism appear in Europe before the fourteenth century, and ...

A concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean was one of t...

DescriptionA concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Noel MalcolmThis updated edition of Noel Malcolm's highly-acclaimed Bosnia: A Short History provides the reader with the mo...

Tells the narrative of the Second World War.

DescriptionFor more than 5, 000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history o...

Reducere. A gripping and informative visual guide to one of the bloodiest conflicts in US and world history Journey through the Vietnam War; exploring detail...

A particularly vicious and bloody civil war has racked Algeria for a decade. Amnesty International notes that since 1992, in a population of 28 mil...

Reducere. DescriptionImmerse yourself in the history of medicine, a colorful story of skill, serendipity, mistakes, moments of genius, and dogged determinati...

What are the origins of the Syrian crisis, and why did no one do anything to stop it? Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Saraiya FaroqhiAuthor: Suraiya FaroqhiIn a concise and colorful style, Suraiya Faroqhi lays out the history of one of the m...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christopher Lascelles'A clearly written, remarkably comprehensive guide to the greatest story on Earth - man's journey from...

DescriptionIn an accessible narrative that explains complex ideas in clear language, Vittorio H sle traces the evolution of German philosophy and d...

The seven hills at the James River fall line that Captain John Smith first witnessed in 1607 became the site of a pivotal American city. Richmond w...

DescriptionOf the more than one hundred books that H. G. Wells published in his lifetime, this is one of the most ambitious. Spanning the origins o...

A Short History of England is a classic historical novel by G. K. Chesterton.England's rise to prominence on the world stage over the course of tho...

Working simultaneously on two levels, Saladin represents the best kind of biography--a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the m...

In A Short History of the United States, National Book Award winner Robert V. Remini offers a much-needed, concise history of our country. This acc...

What does history really consists of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business. And where did all these normal activities take ...

The author was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what hi...

This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Prof. Julian (University of Zaragoza, Spain) CasanovaNumber of pages: 240Collection: Short Histories...

Discover the power of the book through fifty of the most influential texts ever written from around the world and throughout time. Books that truly...