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America's Greatest First Ladies: The Lives and Legacies of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Hillary
*Includes pictures of the First Ladies and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsAmerican presidents have shaped the course of global affairs for generations, but as the saying goes, behind every...
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America's Most Famous Natural Wonders: The History of the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Yellowstone National Park, and Yosemite National Park
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts and descriptions of the natural wonders*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingEven for those who have never seen it, the Grand Canyon is perhaps the most appreciated and remarkable feature of the American landscape....
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America's Most Famous Disappearances: The Mysterious History of the Disappearances of Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia Earhart, D.B. Cooper, Jean Spangler, and Dor
*Includes pictures *Discusses the popular theories behind each mystery *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading It was the great mystery of its time and still reads like an episode of “Law and Order” today. In December 1910,...
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America's Most Influential Jazz Artists
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.” – Duke EllingtonLouis Armstrong once claimed that “Every time I close my...
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America's Most Notorious Domestic Terrorists: The Life and Crimes of the Unabomber and Timothy McVeigh
Most Americans old enough to follow the news during the 1990s are instantly familiar with the Unabomber, a name given to the man behind a series of bombs that were periodically mailed or delivered to university professors and airlines, which...
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America's Most Influential Mountain Men: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century Explorers Who Helped Chart Paths to the West
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their origins were disparate, although they included many Anglo-Americans....
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America's War Heroes of World War II: Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton and Douglas MacArthur
*Weaves the lives and careers of the generals into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes some of the generals' most colorful and inspiring quotes, including Patton's Speech to the Third Army and MacArthur's Farewell Address to Congress.*Includes pictures of the generals...
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America's Most Notorious Natural Disasters: The Great Chicago Fire, the Johnstown Flood, the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, the San Francisco Earthquake of
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the disasters *Includes a bibliography for further reading It had taken about 40 years for Chicago to grow from a small settlement of about 300 people into a thriving metropolis with a population of...
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The Amish: The History and Legacy of One of America's Oldest and Most Unique Communities
*Includes pictures *Includes Amish proverbs and descriptions of Amish life *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “We live simply so others may simply live.” – Amish Proverb Back in the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation took Europe...
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America's Westward Expansion Trails: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century's Most Famous Routes to the West
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe Lewis and Clark Expedition, notwithstanding its merits as a feat of exploration, was also the first tentative claim on the vast interior and the western seaboard of North America...
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Amphibious Warfare in World War II: The History and Legacy of the War's Most Important Landing Operations
A swift, sudden attack from the ocean, putting soldiers ashore on a hostile coast at some point weakly defended by the enemy, has been a powerful tactical and strategic tool since the late Bronze Age. Utilized by the Sea Peoples...
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The Amistad: The Slave Revolt and Legal Case that Changed the World
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts written about the revolt on the ship*Includes excerpts from the legal cases and arguments*Includes a bibliography for further reading “25,000 slaves were brought into Cuba every year – with the wrongful compliance of, and personal profit...
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The Ancient Agora of Classical Athens: The History and Legacy of the Athenian City Center and Assembly Gathering Space
The center of political and commercial interaction in the Ancient Greek polis was the agora. The word essentially means a gathering place or an open space, and in all Greek city states, the agora was central to all aspects of...
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The Power and Science of Melanin: Biochemical that Makes Black People Black
Dr. Llaila. O. Afrika is a Doctor of Naturopathy, lecturer, nutritional consultant and historian, author who has been teaching people how to be healthy for over 27 years and has healed thousands of people along the way. Dr. Afrika lectures...
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Ancient Alexandria: The History and Legacy of Egypt's Most Famous City
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria, as well as the founding of the city*Highlights the city's cultural, economic, and religious influence upon the ancient world*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table...
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The Ancient Bosnian Pyramids: The History and Mystery Over the Controversial Pyramids in Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Includes pictures*Includes theories and explanations regarding the structures*Includes online resources for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Ten years from now nobody will remember my critics, and a million people will come to see what we have done.” - Semir OsmanagichThere...
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The Ancient Athenian Navy: The History and Legacy of Greece's Dominant Naval Force in Antiquity
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The Ancient Athenian Navy: The History and Legacy of Greece's Dominant Naval Force in Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Forward, sons of the Greeks,Liberate the fatherland,Liberate your children, your women,The altars of the gods of your fathers,And the graves of your ancestors:Now is the...
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The Ancient Canaanites: The History of the Civilizations That Lived in Canaan Before the Israelites
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The Ancient Canaanites: The History of the Civilizations That Lived in Canaan Before the Israelites
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of the Canaanites*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and...
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Ancient Cities: The History of Pompeii
*Includes pictures of Pompeii, artifacts, and more.*Chronicles the history of Pompeii since the first settlements there nearly 3,000 years ago.*Includes quotes from Pliny the Younger about the eruption of Vesuvius. .*Includes a Bibliography for further reading..*Includes a Table of Contents.They...
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Ancient Cities: The History of Carthage
*Includes pictures depicting important people and places.*Comprehensively covers Carthage's rise and fall, including the Punic Wars.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.” (“Furthermore, I consider it imperative that Carthage be destroyed.”) -...
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Ancient Cities: The History of Troy
*Includes pictures of important people and places.*Discusses the Iliad's depiction of the Trojan War and the way the Iliad was used to rediscover Troy*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Rage — Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’...
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Ancient Egyptian Language and Writing: The History and Legacy of Hieroglyphs and Scripts in Ancient Egypt
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingPerhaps not surprisingly given how advanced they were in comparison to contemporaries, the Egyptians invented one of the first writing systems ever, and for centuries, people thought these ancient texts...
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The Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes: The History and Legacy of the Capital that Became Luxor
*Includes pictures*Describes the history of the city and the layout of its famous temple complexes*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Let [Agamemnon] offer me the wealth…of Egyptian Thebes, the richest city in the...
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Ancient Egypt's Most Famous Royal Family: The Lives and Deaths of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years...
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Ancient Gaul: The History and Legacy of the Gauls and the Region in Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Caesar, having stationed his army on both sides of the fortifications, in order that, if occasion should arise, each should hold and know his own post, orders the cavalry...
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Ancient Ephesus: The History and Legacy of One of Antiquity's Greatest Cities
*Includes pictures *Chronicles the history of Ephesus and profiles its most famous buildings *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “We shall never know what magnificence is, until this imperial city is...
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The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization's Biggest Cities: The History and Legacy of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, and Kalibangan
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWhen one thinks of the world’s first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some of the first to come to mind, but if the focus then...
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Ancient Greek Technology: The History and Legacy of the Technological Advances Made in Greece During Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“What I would prefer is that you should fix your eyes every day on the greatness of Athens as she really is, and should fall in love with her....
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The Ancient Israelites and Egypt: The History of the Egyptian Enslavement of the Jews, the Exodus, and Relations With Israel
The story of the ancient Israelites in Egypt is one of the most famous stories in the world, and one of the most contentious from a historical standpoint. Today, most people know about the relationship between the ancient Israelites and...
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The Ancient Libyans and Nubians: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt's Most Prominent Neighbors in Africa
*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsDuring the several centuries that ancient Egypt stood as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, civilizations of the ancient world, conflicts with its neighbors...
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