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Fighting the Plague in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: The History of Ancient and Medieval Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Diseases
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts and a bibliography for further readingPlague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly they’ve often struggled...
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Fighting in World War I: The History and Legacy of Warfare During the Great War
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts and a bibliography for further readingPlague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly they’ve often struggled...
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Fighting the Third Crusade: The Lives and Legacies of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
*Includes medieval depictions of Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and important people, places, and events in his life.*Analyzes the relationship between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, as well as their relationships with their parents, allies, and enemies.*Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Fire in the Sky: The History of the Hindenburg Disaster
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Hindenburg and the disaster written by passengers and other eyewitnesses *Discusses the different theories that attempt to explain the disaster *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “It's burst into...
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Finding the Wreck of the Titanic: The Search Efforts and the Discovery of the World's Most Famous Ship
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts and a bibliography for further reading Plague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly they’ve...
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Flat Earth and Hollow Earth Theories: A History of Strange Tales and Bizarre Beliefs about the Planet
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading The world is filled with mysteries, and even in the modern age, much of the planet remains unexplored. The depths of the oceans and the intricate and extensive cave systems that honeycomb...
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First Ladies of the 19th Century: The Lives and Legacies of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and Mary Lincoln
*Includes pictures of the First Ladies and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes bibliographies for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton may have been the most politically active First Ladies in...
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Flat Earth: A History of Strange Tales, Bizarre Beliefs, and Conspiracy Theories about the Earth's Surface
The world is filled with mysteries, and even in the modern age, much of the planet remains unexplored. The depths of the oceans and the intricate and extensive cave systems that honeycomb some parts of the Earth are still largely...
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Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton: The Lives and Careers of History's Most Influential Nurses
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Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton: The Lives and Careers of History's Most Influential Nurses
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” – Florence Nightingale“I may be compelled to...
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Flinders Petrie: The Life and Legacy of the Father of Modern Egyptology
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The man who knows and dwells in history adds a new dimension to his existence…He lives in all time; the ages are his, all live alike to him.” – Flinders PetrieAfrica...
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Florence: The History and Legacy of the Birthplace of the Renaissance
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts of Florence*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingWhen historians are asked to pick a point in history when Western civilization was transformed and guided down the path to modernity, most of them point to...
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Florence Nightingale: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Nurse in History
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of Nightingale's life and work written by contemporaries, as well as Florence herself*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be...
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Flying Saucers: The Mysterious History of the UFO Phenomenon
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of purported UFO sightings and Roswell *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “The point is that the idea of space vehicles shaped like flying saucers was imprinted in...
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The Dieppe Raid: The History and Legacy of the Allies' Failed Operation to Land on the French Coast during World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a table of contents for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I thought it most important that a large-scale operation should take place this summer, and military opinion seemed unanimous that until an operation on that...
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Folk Heroes of the Frontier: The Lives and Legacies of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett
*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Boone's life and Crockett's life, including Crockett's death at the Alamo.*Includes the story about Crockett's famous Not Yours To Give speech, and the debate over whether he actually gave it.*Includes pictures of...
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The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold: The Unsolved Mystery of the American Socialite Who Vanished in 1910
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts from family members, authorities, and newspapers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "It would be bad enough if the daughter I loved so well [were] lying beside...
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The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion: The History of the Mysterious Sinking of the American Nuclear Submarine
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the submarine's sinking *Discusses various theories surrounding its demise *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “The Navy has extensively investigated the loss of Scorpion through the...
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The Disappearance of Jean Spangler: The History of One of Hollywood's Most Enduring Unsolved Mysteries
The Hollywood culture of the 1940s served as a symbol of fantasy for a country at war. The American population, steeped in a dark global reality, lived vicariously through the film industry's fantasy offerings on the big screen, and eagerly...
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The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: The History of the Central European Nation from Its Founding to Its Breakup
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingOn New Year’s Day 1993, Czechoslovakia broke into two separate countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Thus ended one of the creations brought about by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, and...
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia's Demise
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingYugoslavia was arguably one of the most unusual geopolitical creations of the 20th century. The Yugoslav state had never existed in any historical sense, and the ties that bound together its...
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The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire: The History and Legacy of the Ottoman Turks' Decline and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In January 2011, the Turkish television channel “Show TV” released A Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyıl), which would become one of Turkey’s most popular TV...
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The Dogfights of the World Wars: The Evolution and History of the Fight in the Skies during World War I and World War II
The first aircraft to appear in the skies over the battlefields of World War I showed few signs of the dominant future of airplanes in warfare. Small, fragile, and slow, they provided no hint of the sleek jet fighters that...
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The Dodo: The History and Legacy of the Extinct Flightless Bird
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts about the dodo*Includes a bibliography for further reading“The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.”...
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The Donner Party: The Tragic Story of the Wild West's Most Notorious Journey
The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most consequential migrations in history, and for countless people back east, the West represented opportunities for adventure, independence, and fortune. Even in the 21st century,...
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The Dreyfus Affair: The History and Legacy of France's Most Notorious Antisemitic Political Scandal
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The Dreyfus Affair: The History and Legacy of France's Most Notorious Antisemitic Political Scandal
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“By my forty years of work, by the authority that this toil may have given me, I swear that Dreyfus is innocent. By all I have now, by the name...
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The Doolittle Raid: The History and Legacy of the First American Attack on Tokyo During World War II
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The Doolittle Raid: The History and Legacy of the First American Attack on Tokyo During World War II
*Includes pictures*Explains the planning and training for the raid*Includes accounts of the raid written by Doolittle and other survivors*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The Japanese people had been told they were invulnerable ... An attack on...
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The Dust Bowl and the 1936 North American Heat Wave: The History of America's Worst Natural Disasters at the Height of the Great Depression
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“People caught in their own yards grope for the doorstep. Cars come to a standstill, for no light in the world can penetrate that swirling murk…. The nightmare is...
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The Dust Bowl: The History and Legacy of the Most Notorious Drought in American History
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the Dust Bowl and dust storms by farmers, wives, and children*Includes a bibliography for further reading “People caught in their own yards grope for the doorstep. Cars come to a standstill, for no light in the...
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The Dutch East India Company: The History of the World's First Multinational Corporation
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts of the VOC's expeditions and conflicts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Whereas pepper has nothing in it that can plead as a recommendation to fruit or berry, its only desirable...
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The Dutch East India Company and British East India Company: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Colonial Trade Companies
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts of the companies*Includes a bibliography for further readingFrom classic grilled meat to exotic and savory 5-star dishes, pepper has long been the ultimate staple spice. While bulk pepper may be readily stocked in supermarkets and convenience...
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