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The Civil War Turning Points in the East: The Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg
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The Civil War Turning Points in the East: The Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes maps of the battles.*Comprehensively covers the entire Maryland Campaign of 1862 and the Pennsylvania campaign of 1863, as well as the aftermath and legacies of the battles.*Analyzes the generalship of the battles'...
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The Civil War Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives*Includes an introduction for each president*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes bibliographies for each presidentDespite the fact that the Civil War began over 150 years ago, it remains...
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The Civilian Conservation Corps: The History of the New Deal's Famous Jobs Program during the Great Depression
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by CCC workers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I propose to create [the CCC] to be used in complex work, not interfering with abnormal employment, and...
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Clara Barton: The Life and Legacy of the Civil War Nurse Who Founded the American Red Cross
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of Barton's writing*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse...
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Civilizations of Africa: The History and Culture of the Mbuti (Pygmy)
Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Mbuti Includes ancient descriptions of pygmies and theories about their evolution. "[T]heir eyes had an untameable wildness about them that struck me as very remarkable." (French-American explorer Paul du Chaillu,...
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Claudius: The Life and Legacy of the Emperor Who Stabilized the Ancient Roman Empire after Caligula
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Claudius: The Life and Legacy of the Emperor Who Stabilized the Ancient Roman Empire after Caligula
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThroughout the history of the Roman Empire, many rulers held the reins of ultimate power. Some of them, like Octavian, Trajan, Hadrian, Constantine, and Marcus Aurelius, are still celebrated...
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Clark Gable & Carole Lombard: The Golden Era of Hollywood's Star-Crossed Couple
*Includes pictures.*Includes Lombard and Gable's quotes about their lives and careers.*Comprehensively analyzes their film careers. *Includes a bibliography for further reading.“The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great — and they know...
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Clausewitz and Jomini: The Lives and Legacies of the Modern Era's Most Influential Military Theorists
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz died almost 200 years ago, yet he remains one of the most important and influential of all military thinkers. His teachings combined strategy with military knowledge to produce a dialectic approach to the philosophy of...
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The Clintons: The Lives and Legacies of Bill and Hillary Clinton
"Sometime in my 16th year, I decided I wanted to be in public life as an elected official. I loved music and thought I could be very good, but I knew I would never be John Coltrane or Stan Getz....
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Clint Eastwood & John Wayne: Hollywood's Western Icons
*Includes pictures of important people and places..*Analyzes the stars' legacies on the screen and off it.*Includes some of Wayne and Eastwood's most colorful and controversial quotes.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.Hollywood has produced no shortage of famous movie stars, but none...
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Cola di Rienzo: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Medieval Roman Who Attempted to Unify Italy
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Cola di Rienzo: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Medieval Roman Who Attempted to Unify Italy
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Hail then our Camillus, our Brutus, our Romulus! Or if you prefer to be addressed by some other name hail author of Roman liberty, of Roman peace, of Roman tranquility....
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Cnut the Great: The Life and Legacy of Scandinavia's Most Famous King
"King of all England and Denmark and the Norwegians and of some of the Swedes" (Cnut's self-proclaimed title) "Knut was exceptionally tall and strong, and the handsomest of men, all except for his nose, that was thin, high-set, and rather...
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The History of the USSR Under Mikhail Gorbachev
The Cold War moved into one of its most dangerous phases after Brezhnev’s death as both sides deployed nuclear weapons within alarming proximity in Europe. A NATO exercise, “Operation Able Archer”, almost led to a Soviet miscalculation, and when the...
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Colonial New York City: La historia de la ciudad bajo control británico antes de la Revolución Americana
"Uno pertenece a Nueva York instantáneamente; uno pertenece tanto en cinco minutos como en cinco años." - Tom Wolfe.Nueva York. La Gran Manzana. La ciudad de los sueños. La ciudad es tan bonita que la llamaron dos veces. Estos son...
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Colonial Argentina: The History of Argentina's Colonization and Struggle for Independence
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingNaturally, the arrival in 1492 of Christopher Columbus on the leeward islands of the Bahamas triggered the first of the great permutations that would reshape South America and Mesoamerica forever. Though...
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Colonial Williamsburg: The History of the Settlement that Became America's Most Famous Living-History Museum
*Includes pictures*Includes historic accounts describing the colonial era city*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"That the future may learn from the past." – The motto of Colonial WilliamsburgAlong with Jamestown and Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg...
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Colonial New York City: The History of the City under British Control before the American Revolution
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Colonial New York City: The History of the City under British Control before the American Revolution
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts describing colonial New York *Includes a bibliography for further reading “One belongs to New York instantly; one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” – Tom Wolfe New York City....
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The Colonies of British South Africa: The History and Legacy of British Imperialism in Modern South Africa and Zimbabwe
The Napoleonic Wars radically altered the old, established European power dynamics, and in 1795, the British, now emerging as the globe’s naval superpower, assumed control of the Cape as part of the spoils of war. In doing so, they recognized...
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The Colonization and Establishment of Liberia: The History of the West African Nation Before the Liberian Civil Wars
In the spring of 1786, an organization was founded in London to provide some aid for destitute blacks and Asians in the British capital who were by then beginning to become conspicuous. Quite a number of them were resettled blacks...
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The Colonization and Decolonization of Africa: The History and Legacy of European Imperialism across the African Continent
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of...
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Colonizing and Decolonizing Africa: The History and Legacy of European Imperialism across the African Continent
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic...
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The Colonization of South Africa: The History and Legacy of the European Subjugation of South Africa
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The Colonization of South Africa: The History and Legacy of the European Subjugation of South Africa
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Boers were hostile toward indigenous African peoples, with whom they fought frequent range wars, and toward the government of the Cape, which was attempting to control Boer movements...
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The Commanders of Gettysburg: The Lives and Careers of Robert E. Lee and George G. Meade
*Includes pictures of Meade, Lee, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies of both Meade and Lee for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."The fact of the matter is that George G. Meade, unexpectedly and against all...
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Commodore Matthew Perry: The Life and Legacy of the U.S. Navy Officer Who Opened Japan to the West
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Commodore Matthew Perry: The Life and Legacy of the U.S. Navy Officer Who Opened Japan to the West
"The Japanese are remarkable for their inordinate curiosity.” (Commodore Matthew Perry) During the 19th century, Japan severely limited contact with the rest of the world, although it was not the total isolation sometimes presumed. The government was quite aware of...
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Commanders of the Army of Northern Virginia: The Lives and Careers of Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston
*Includes pictures of the generals and important people, places, and events.*Includes maps of the generals' famous battles like Gettysburg, Antietam, and First Bull Run.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had just...
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Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: The Life and Legacy of Early 19th Century America's Most Famous Naval Officer
"We have met the enemy and they are ours.” (Oliver Hazard Perry) Sandwiched between the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 is one of America’s forgotten conflicts, and the stalemated nature of the war (which resolved virtually...
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A Concise History of Turkey: The History and Legacy of Turkey from Antiquity to Today
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading It was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first...
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Competidores de Jesucristo: La historia de los otros Mesías de Israel durante el reinado del Imperio Romano
En el siglo I de nuestra era vivió un hombre llamado Jesús en Judea, en ese tiempo una provincia de Roma. El hombre de origen rural era considerado por unos como un profeta, por otros como un loco y por...
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A Confederate Cannoneer at Gettysburg: The Life and Career of Edward Porter Alexander
Includes pictures of Porter Alexander and other Civil War generals, as well as maps of important battles. Includes Alexander's descriptions of important battles, including Gettysburg, and his analysis of them from his memoirs. Includes a Bibliography for further reading. Includes...
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Coney Island: The History of New York City's Most Famous Amusement Park Resort
*Includes pictures of the various amusement parks and rides *Traces the history of Coney Island and includes accounts of the old amusement parks and rides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "If...
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