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Las catacumbas romanas: Historia y legado de los cementerios más famosos de la antigua Roma
Una inexplicable corriente de aire danza por los suelos sucios del estrecho pasillo, el cual parece prolongarse sin fin. Las titilantes llamas de las antorchas montadas en las ásperas paredes de piedra proyectan unas sombras misteriosas sobre los sucios suelos....
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The Lalibela Churches: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Cave Churches in Ethiopia
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“I weary of writing more about these buildings, because it seems to me that I shall not be believed if I write more...I swear by God, in Whose power I am, that all I...
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Las misteriosas islas británicas: una colección de misterios, leyendas y fenómenos inexplicables en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda
“En Escocia, hermosa como es, siempre estaba lloviendo. Incluso cuando no estaba lloviendo, estaba a punto de llover, o acababa de llover. Tiene un cielo muy enojado." - Colin Hay “Los amuletos anglosajones… son de suma importancia porque proporcionan más...
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Las diez tribus perdidas: Historia y misterio de las diez tribus de Israel
En el siglo 8 A.C., Samaria fue una de las más importantes provincias del Imperio Asirio. Conocida también como Israel, Samaria se rebeló repetidamente contra los jefes asirios, pero en el año 722, los asirios invadieron Samaria de una vez...
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Las sociedades secretas más notorias del mundo: las historias y los misterios de los masones, los Illuminati y los Rosacruces
Durante décadas, las parodias sobre los cultos siniestros y misteriosos han sido parte de los chistes favoritos de la cultura pop. Las fraternidades han sido ubicadas con frecuencia en ciertas guaridas subterráneas, vestidos con extravagantes hábitos ceremoniales y con la...
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The Last Confederate in the Field: The Life and Career of General Joseph E. Johnston
During the Civil War, one of the tales that was often told among Confederate soldiers was that Joseph E. Johnston was a crack shot who was a better bird hunter than just about everyone else in the South. However, as...
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Last at West Point, Legends at War: The Lives and Legacies of George Pickett and George Custer
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Last at West Point, Legends at War: The Lives and Legacies of George Pickett and George Custer
*Weaves Pickett and Custer's lives into one entertaining and educational narrative. *Includes accounts of Pickett's Charge by some of the soldiers who made it. *Includes excerpts of letters Pickett wrote about Gettysburg to his wife Sallie. *Discusses controversies surrounding Pickett's...
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'Ndrangheta: The History of Italy's Most Powerful Organized Crime Syndicate
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe word “mafia,” Sicilian in origin, is synonymous with Italy, but Italy is home to several different mafias, with three being particularly notorious. While the Cosa Nostra of western Sicily...
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Latin American Revolutionaries: The Life and Legacy of Che Guevara
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known to the world as Che, has led two lives. In the first of these lives, the Argentine-born revolutionary was a remarkable and flawed doctor-turned-guerilla who left behind a highly controversial political legacy. In the...
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Latin American Revolutionaries: The Life and Legacy of Hugo Chavez
*Includes a list of Chavez's most colorful and controversial quotes.*Includes pictures of Chavez and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman...
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Latin American Revolutionaries: The Life and Legacy of Fidel Castro
*Includes pictures of Fidel and important people, places, and events.*Includes some of Fidel's quotes about Cuba, the Revolution, and America.*Includes a Bibliography of books about Castro and written by him.*Includes a Table of Contents."Men do not shape destiny. Destiny produces...
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Laurence Olivier and Richard Burton: The Lives and Careers of Britain's Most Famous Shakespearean Actors
*Includes pictures*Includes the actors' quotes about their lives and careers*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOf all the great actors of the 20th century, none personifies acting royalty more than Laurence Olivier, and some...
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Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello: America's Most Popular Comedy Duos
By the 1920s English comic Stan Laurel had been in dozens of films, and American Oliver Hardy had appeared in hundreds, but it was not until they formed a duo together in 1926 that they began to truly be noticed....
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Lawrence of Arabia: The Life and Legacy of T.E. Lawrence
He was recognized by many as a curious scholar and archaeologist, brilliant linguist, British soldier, extraordinary adventurer, and avid writer, though he called himself an "ordinary man". He was a gifted translator, a shrewd diplomat, a brilliant tactician, and an...
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Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh: The Lives and Legacies of the British Acting Legends
*Includes pictures.*Includes their quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.Of all the great actors of the 20th century, none personifies acting royalty more than Laurence Olivier, and some of this is simply...
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Le Mont Saint-Michel: The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Island Commune
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of life on the island *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “This place Mont Saint-Michel's, in centuries of glows, and hundreds sounds of bells, in rising highs and lows. Where trust...
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Leaders of the Army of Northern Virginia: The Lives and Careers of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, James Longstreet, and JEB Stuart
*Includes pictures of each general, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an original introduction for each general.*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes a bibliography for each general.The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, and the men who led it,...
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Leaders of Gettysburg: The Lives and Careers of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, George Meade, Winfield Scott Hancock and Joshua
*Weaves the lives and careers of all 6 generals into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes pictures of the generals and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies of each general for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Despite the...
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Leaders of the Oglala Sioux: The Lives and Legacies of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud
*Includes pictures of Red Cloud, depictions of Crazy Horse, and important people and places in their lives.*Explains several Oglala oral legends, including the origins of the names Red Cloud and Crazy Horse.*Explains Red Cloud's War, the Battle of the Little...
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Leaders of the Jacobins: The Lives and Legacies of Maximilien Robespierre and Jean-Paul Marat
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Leaders of the Jacobins: The Lives and Legacies of Maximilien Robespierre and Jean-Paul Marat
In many ways it is fitting that Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is one of the best known figures of the French Revolution, if not its most famous. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social...
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Leaders of the Sioux: The Lives and Legacies of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Red Cloud
*Includes pictures of Sitting Bull, depictions of Crazy Horse, and important people and places in their lives.*Explains several Lakota oral legends, including the origins of the names Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse*Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn and their...
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Lee's Old War Horse: The Life and Career of General James Longstreet
One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, the man Robert E. Lee called his "old war horse". Longstreet was Lee's principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing...
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Leading the Dillinger Gang: The Lives and Legacies of John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson
*Comprehensively covers the two outlaws' most notorious shootouts and robberies, their relationship, and their deaths.*Includes pictures of Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and important people and places in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading."I will be the meanest bastard you...
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Legendary Enemies of Rome: The History of the Carthaginians, Parthians, Goths, and Vandals
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts describing the various civilizations*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsCarthage was one of the great ancient civilizations, and at its peak, the wealthy Carthaginian empire dominated the Mediterranean against the...
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Legendary Commanders Who Challenged Ancient Rome: The Lives and Legacies of Hannibal, Spartacus, and Attila the Hun
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of the leaders and battles*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn the history of war, only a select few men always make the list of greatest generals. Napoleon. Caesar. Alexander....
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Christopher Columbus
"At two o'clock in the morning the land was discovered.... As I saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force,...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Captain John Smith
*Includes pictures.*Includes quotes from Smith's accounts of his adventures.*Explains the controversies and debates over Smith's relationship with Pocahontas.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land... If he have nothing but...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Francisco Pizarro
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? The Age of Exploration and the explorers who set out on their history-making expeditions...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Ferdinand Magellan
*Includes descriptions of the voyage from crew member Antonio Pigafetta's journal.*Includes maps and pictures of important people and places in Magellan's life.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Most versed in nautical charts, he knew better than any other the true art of...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Marco Polo
*Includes quotes from The Travels of Marco Polo describing Kublai Khan and some of the things Marco Polo saw, including rhinoceros, crocodiles, coal, and more.*Explains how Marco Polo's travels influenced cartographers and subsequent explorers like Columbus.*Includes maps and pictures of...
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