The Pursuit of History

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): John ToshIllustration(s): 30 Halftones, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages...

The story of the evolution of the 'European project', from the end of the Napoleonic Wars through to Brexit, this is also the story of how, and why...

Reducere. Richard Davenport-Hines examines how licit medicines developed into a huge illegal business. Drawing on evidence from different continents and cult...

Reducere. A magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practica...

DescriptionA brand-new narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship, Bism...

Reducere. DescriptionThe voices of the children and teenagers who witnessed the colonies' transformation to an independent nation have seldom been heard. Thi...

Winner of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award for Nonfiction New Jersey's land records and deeds are unlikely sources for a thri...

Reducere. The epic life story of the Roman statesman, military commander, and dictator, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. Born to Roman aristocracy...

The first book to chart the hedonistic history of London's PiccadillyPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen HoareIllustration(s): 8 Pla...

Reducere. DescriptionFor the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they h...

Famous for its majestic ruins, Mexico has gone to great lengths to preserve and display the remains of its pre-Hispanic past. The Pursuit of Ruins ...

Reducere. On today's complex, fragmented, fast-moving battlefield, where combatants adapt constantly to exploit one-another's weaknesses, there is a demonstr...

Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the leg...

An evolutionary history of human nature makes the case for kindness as the key to survival.Publisher: Liberties Press LtdAuthor(s): Eamonn TolandNu...

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, a colorful band of amateur naturalists explored the most perilous corners of the planet to ...

Reducere. On March 31, 1968, over 500 Black nationalists convened in Detroit to begin the process of securing independence from the United States. Many concl...

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Reducere. The "Great Magness Trial" was one of the most celebrated murder cases in early Tennessee history. David Magness shot and killed Major Patton Anders...

In 1691, many of those in the Irish catholic army defeated by William of Orange fled to France, where they established the tradition of "Irish Brig...

Reducere. Frederick Douglass called the martyred president "emphatically the black man's president" as well as "the first who rose above the prejudice of his...

HRH King Abdullah was schooled in America and at Sandhurst and was heading for a life as a career soldier, when his father fell ill and he unexpect...

Looking into the economics of American Protestantism, this work examines how churches have raised and spent money since colonial times and consider...

A new history uncovers the crucial role women played in the great transformations of medical science and health care that accompanied the Italian R...

On 1 January 1943, with German Sixth Army about to be destroyed in the Stalingrad pocket, the Stavka (Soviet High Command) launched Operation Don, ...

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