Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies
Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of King Solomon
King Solomon is one of the most famous men in the Bible but also one of the most elusive historical figures. He is credited with supervising the construction of the first Temple in Jerusalem, and excavations and archaeologists continue to...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of Pontius Pilate
*Discusses how Pilate may have become the prefect of Judaea*Includes historical and Biblical accounts of Pilate's prefecture before the passion of Christ.*Explains the different historical depictions of Pilate and his involvement in the trial and execution of Jesus.*Includes pictures*Includes a...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of St. Paul the Apostle
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Paul and important events in his life.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.“Paul's letters reveal a remarkable human being: dedicated, compassionate, emotional, sometimes harsh and angry, clever and quick-witted, supple in argumentation, and above all...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of the Prophet Jeremiah
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Jeremiah and other important people.*Explains Jeremiah's life and times through the historical record and Scripture.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God...
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Legends of The Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Jean Jacques Rousseau
*Includes pictures*Analyzes Rousseau's life and most famous works*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.” - Rousseau“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in...
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Legends of The Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Voltaire
*Includes pictures.*Includes Voltaire's quotes.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“To hold a pen is to be at war.” – Voltaire“All men are equal; it is not their birth, but virtue itself that makes the difference.”...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The First Crusade
"I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne
“Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right.” – Charlemagne A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Vlad the Impaler
*Includes pictures of Vlad and important people and places in his life. *Includes historical accounts that describe Vlad the Impaler and his notorious rule. *Discusses the authenticity of the accounts accusing Vlad of impaling tens of thousands and his other...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Cesare Borgia
*Analyzes Cesare's legacy and how it endured over the centuries. *Examines the legends and rumors surrounding Cesare's life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. *Includes pictures depicting Cesare and other important people in his life. *Includes a Bibliography...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci
*Includes over 30 pictures of Leonardo, his work, and important people and places in his life. *Discusses Leonardo's most famous works, including the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the Vitruvian Man, and more. *Includes quotes from Leonardo's Notebooks. *Includes a...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici
*Includes pictures of Lorenzo and important people and places in his life. *Discusses Lorenzo's relationships with other famous Renaissance legends, including Leonardo and Michelangelo. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. "How beautiful is youth that...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lucrezia Borgia
*Analyzes Lucrezia's legacy and how it endured over the centuries.*Examines the legends and rumors surrounding Lucrezia's life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures depicting Lucrezia and other important people and places in her life.*Includes a Bibliography for...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
*Includes pictures of Michelangelo and some of his most famous art.*Explains how Michelangelo made some of his most famous works, including the Pieta, David, and the Sistine Chapel.*Includes contemporaneous accounts of Michelangelo's life and his relationship with famous contemporaries like...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli
Explains the historical background of Machiavelli's life and the political context within which he wrote The Prince. Discusses lingering controversies surrounding Machiavelli and his work, including whether The Prince was intended as a satire or an effort to spark a rebellion. "The assumptions...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Raphael
*Includes pictures of Raphael's most famous art and portraits of famous people.*Explains Raphael's artistic rivalries with Leonardo and Michelangelo, as well as comparisons and contrasts between his art and their art.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."Here...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Lives and Legacies of Ferdinand & Isabella
Discusses all of the accomplishments of their reign, including the Reconquista against the Moors, the Spanish Inquisition, and Christopher Columbus's historic voyages. Includes pictures depicting the Catholic Monarchs and important people, places, and events in their lives. Includes a Bibliography...
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Legends of the West: Deadwood, South Dakota
Profiles famous figures like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen. "On Wednesday about 3 o'clock the report stated that J.B. Hickok (Wild Bill) was killed. On repairing to the hall of Nuttall and Mann, it was...
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Legends of the West: Dodge City, Kansas
*Includes pictures of Dodge City and important people and places. *Profiles Dodge City's most famous residents, including Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp. *Highlights the history of Dodge City, as well as its forms of entertainment. *Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Legends of the West: Forgotten Sidekicks of the Wild West
*Includes pictures*Profiles the forgotten sidekicks of icons like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Billy the Kid*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSpace may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured the...
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Legends of the West: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Explains the origins of the Gunfight and the controversial details that continue to be debated today.*Includes witness accounts and newspaper accounts of the gunfight.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.“The 26th of October, 1881,...
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Legends of the West: The History of the James-Younger Gang
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the gang's most famous robberies written by Cole Younger *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Bat Masterson
*Includes pictures of important people and places.*Discusses Masterson's most famous shootouts and his friendship with famous Westerners like Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."I have come over a thousand miles to settle...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Buffalo Bill Cody
*Includes pictures of Buffalo Bill and other important people, places, and events in his life.*Describes Buffalo Bill's famous Wild West show and its famous participants.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“The West of the old times, with...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Doc Holliday
*Includes pictures of Doc Holliday and important people and places in his life. *Includes a detailed description of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of John Wesley Hardin
*Includes pictures. *Includes quotes from Hardin's autobiography about his life and notorious events. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. “I never killed anyone who didn’t need killing." – John Wesley Hardin Space may be the...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Wild Bill Hickok
Discusses Wild Bill's most famous shootouts and his murder, explaining what's fact and what's legend. Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Wild Bill was a strange character. Add to this figure a costume blending the immaculate neatness of the dandy...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Wyatt Earp
*Includes 30 pictures of Wyatt Earp and important people, places, and events in his life. *Explains the background surrounding the Gunfight at the OK Corral and a detailed description of how the fight went down. *Discusses lesser known facts about...
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Legends of the West: Tombstone, Arizona
"The 26th of October, 1881, will always be marked as one of the crimson days in the annals of Tombstone, a day when blood flowed as water, and human life was held as a shuttle cock, a day to be...
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Legends of the West: Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp
Includes pictures of important people and places.Explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.“The 26th of October, 1881, will always be marked as...
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