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King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of the 17th Century Conflict Between Puritan New England and the Native Americans
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the war written by colonists *Includes online resources, footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “With many such reasons, but whatever be the cause, the English have contributed much...
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King Xerxes I: The Life and Legacy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire's Most Notorious Ruler
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingOne of the Persian Empire’s most famous figures is King Xerxes I, if only because he led the Second Persian War against the Greeks. Thanks to legendary clashes at Thermopylae...
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The Kingdom of Italy: The History and Legacy of the Italian State from Unification to the End of World War II
“Few people in 1830 believed that an Italian nation might exist. There were eight states in the peninsula, each with distinct laws and traditions. No one had had the desire or the resources to revive Napoleon's partial experiment in unification."...
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The Kingdom of Herod the Great: The History of the Herodian Dynasty in Ancient Israel During the Life of Jesus
Herod is one of the more well-known characters of the Bible, as even those with a limited knowledge of the Bible will recognize the name and maybe have some idea of who Herod was. One of the most popular stories,...
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The Kingdom of Mitanni: The Mysterious History of the Short-Lived Mesopotamian Civilization during the Late Bronze Age
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of ancient accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading The Late Bronze Age Near East (c. 1500-1200 BCE) was a time and place where great kingdoms and empires vied for land and influence, playing high stakes...
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The Kingdom of Kush: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Nubian Empire
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of Kush *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “The desert lands of Egypt will remain desert, however many millions of pounds are expended in Nile reservoirs. All...
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The Klondike Gold Rush: The History of the Late 19th Century Gold Rush in Alaska and the Yukon
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The Klondike Gold Rush: The History of the Late 19th Century Gold Rush in Alaska and the Yukon
"Alaska is the land of the 19th century Argonauts; and the Golden Fleece hidden away among its snowcapped and glacier-clad mountains is not the pretty creation of mythological fame, but yellow nuggets, which may be transformed into the coin of...
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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country's Formation and Occupation during World War I and World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“No country of people's democracy has so many nationalities as this country has. Only in Czechoslovakia do there exist two kindred nationalities, while in some of the...
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The Knights of the Golden Circle: The History and Legacy of One of 19th Century America's Most Notorious Secret Societies
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts of the society*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This country without slave labor would be completely worthless. We can only live and exist by that species of labor; and hence I am willing to...
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The Knights Hospitaller: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Catholic Military Order
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingFor centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in one of the most infamous territorial disputes of all time, viciously and relentlessly battling one another for the Holy Land. In...
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Knockout Kings
*Includes pictures of the boxers and important people in their lives.*Includes the boxers' most colorful quotes.*Discusses the facts, legends, and controversies surrounding their most famous fights.*Includes Bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."A champion is someone who gets up...
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The Korean Demilitarized Zone: The History and Legacy of the Border between North Korea and South Korea
The Korean War was a watershed event for a number of reasons. Not only was it considered the first military action of the Cold War, as well as one of the first to utilize jet planes kitted out with bombs...
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The Know Nothing Party: The History and Legacy of America's Most Notorious Nativist Political Party
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The Know Nothing Party: The History and Legacy of America's Most Notorious Nativist Political Party
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Immigration during the first five years of the 1850s reached a level five times greater than a decade earlier. Most of the new arrivals were poor Catholic peasants or laborers from Ireland and Germany...
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Krampus: A História e o Legado da Figura Mitológica que Castiga Crianças na Época de Natal
“'É tarde à noite na Baviera e por toda a aldeiaOs adultos estão embriagados, cheios de cerveja e outras bebidas;Enquanto as crianças tremem, escondendo-se fundo nas suas camas,Receosos de que o Krampus arranque as suas cabeças.” - Ann Hart, “Krampusnacht”...
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Kosmos 954 and Operation Morning Light: The History of Efforts to Contain Radioactive Debris Spread across Canada by a Soviet Satellite
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“We are just not good enough to tell New York City, for instance, that a satellite is coming and will knock King Kong off the Empire State Building at 2 P.M.” – Lieutenant Colonel...
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The Kurds: The History of the Middle Eastern Ethnic Group and Their Quest for Kurdistan
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingOn September 29, 2017, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated that the United States did not recognize the decision of the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum. "The vote and the results...
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Kristallnacht: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Most Notorious Pogrom
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of Kristallnacht written by eyewitnesses*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It did not take long before the first heavy grey stones came tumbling down, and the children of the village amused themselves...
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La Alhambra y el Alcázar de Sevilla: la historia de las famosas fortalezas construidas por los moros en España
Escondida en la cima de la colina Al-Sabika en Granada, región de Andalucía, España, al lado de la rumorosa corriente del río Darro, hay una estructura majestuosa con vista a la encantadora ciudad y a los místicos prados de La...
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La Alhambra: Historia y legado del más famoso palacio de los Moros en España
Escondida en la cima de la colina Al-Sabika en Granada, región de Andalucía, España, al lado de la rumorosa corriente del río Darro, hay una estructura majestuosa con vista a la encantadora ciudad y a los místicos prados de La...
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The La Brea Tar Pits: The History and Legacy of One of the World's Most Famous Fossil Sites
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingEven at a distance, the acrid stench of asphalt and sulfur singes the hairs of people’s nostrils, and when the blustering winds subside, the potent miasma lingers in the air. To the untrained eye,...
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La Antigua Rodas: La Historia Y El Legado De La Famosa Isla Griega En La Antigüedad
Las percepciones modernas de la Grecia clásica se basan casi invariablemente en Atenas y Esparta, pero tal vez haya pocas áreas tan constantemente infravaloradas como la isla de Rodas. Aunque ha sido una parte sólida del mundo griego durante el...
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La Capilla Sixtina: Historia y legado de la capilla más famosa del mundo
En 1503, El Papa Julio II, sucesor del notable Alejandro VI (Rodrigo Borgia), trajo al papado el aprecio. Una vez Miguel Ángel hubo finalizado la avalancha de obras en las que había trabajado en los últimos cuatros años, fue comisionado...
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La Camorra: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Neapolitan Mafia
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“I saw four knights with lance and buckler, black capes around their shoulders. They saw me and smiled. At that moment I understood that I was given the task of rebuilding the Camorra on...
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La Compañía de las Indias Orientales: La historia de la más famosa empresa mercantil del Imperio británico
La Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales fue uno de los jugadores cruciales en la formación del Imperio británico. Desde sus orígenes como una empresa mercantil en puja por mantenerse a la par con sus competidores superiores –los holandeses, portugueses...
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La Compañía Neerlandesa de las Indias Orientales y Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales: La historia y el legado de las empresas comerciales colon
Desde la clásica carne a la parrilla a sofisticados platos de cinco estrellas, la pimienta ha sido siempre la especia obligada. La pimienta a granel puede estar almacenada en los supermercados y tiendas de abarrote hoy en día, pero hubo...
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La Compañía Neerlandesa de las Indias Orientales: La historia de la primera corporación multinacional del mundo
“Hay que considerar que la pimienta no tiene nada que la equipare con una fruta o una baya, y que su única característica atractiva es su cierta acritud, y aún así ¡solo por esto la importamos desde la India”. –...
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La disolución del imperio otomano: La historia y el legado del declive de los turcos otomanos y la creación del Oriente Medio moderno
La larga agonía del "hombre enfermo de Europa" , una expresión utilizada por el Zar de Rusia para describir el imperio en decadencia, podría casi cegar a la gente sobre su increíble poder e historia. Preservando su herencia mixta, proveniente...
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La cruz de Cristo y la Lanza del Destino: Cómo las dos reliquias más importantes del cristianismo cambiaron la historia
Que Jesús de Nazareth (ca. 4 AC-30 DC) fue crucificado es una de las afirmaciones más cercanas a un hecho histórico que pueda hacerse sobre su él. Sobre los detalles de qué hizo o dijo la academia ha pasado siglos...
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La Expansión Y El Apogeo Del Imperio Otomano: La Historia Del Imperio Turco A La Altura De Su Poder
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La Expansión Y El Apogeo Del Imperio Otomano: La Historia Del Imperio Turco A La Altura De Su Poder
En términos de geopolítica, quizás el acontecimiento más importante de la Edad Media fue el exitoso asedio otomano de Constantinopla en 1453. La ciudad había sido una capital imperial ya en el siglo IV, cuando Constantino el Grande cambió el...
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La evolución de la Navidad: la historia de la festividad cristiana desde el nacimiento de Jesús hasta nuestros días
La Navidad es la fiesta más importante del calendario internacional. Después de los respectivos días que exaltan el orgullo nacional de los países —el Día de la Independencia en Estados Unidos, el Día de la Victoria en Rusia, el Día...
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