American History
American History
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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Leonor de Aquitania: La vida y legado de la más famosa reina de la Europa medieval
Junto a la efigie de la tumba del rey Enrique II en la abadía Fontevraud en Francia yace un curioso féretro cincelado en la forma de una joven mujer en reposo. La otrora vibrante pintura de la efigie se está...
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Leopold and Loeb: The History and Legacy of One of 20th Century America's Most Notorious Crimes and Trials
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the crime and trial, including the confessions *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "A superman ... is, on account of certain superior qualities inherent in him, exempted...
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Let Us Die Like Men: The Lives and Legacies of George H. Thomas and John Bell Hood
*Includes pictures of Hood, Thomas, and important people, places, and events. *Includes maps of major battles they fought in. *Includes quotes from Hood's memoir describing his fighting in major battles like Antietam and Gettysburg. *Discusses the relationship between Thomas and...
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Life Aboard the RMS Titanic: The Maiden Voyage Before the Sinking of the World's Most Famous Ship
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Life Aboard the RMS Titanic: The Maiden Voyage Before the Sinking of the World's Most Famous Ship
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts by passengers describing what life on the Titanic was like *Includes a bibliography for further reading “Titanic started a voyage through history when it sailed away. One century later, there is still no port at sight.”...
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Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee: The Lives and Military Careers of the Revolutionary War Hero and His More Famous Son
Aside from George Washington, many Americans are likely able to name just as many foreign generals on the rebel side as American generals. While names like Lafayette, Pulaski, Kosciuszko, and Baron von Steuben are quickly associated with the Revolution, American...
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Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Life of the Revolutionary War General and Father of Robert E. Lee
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“The rank of men, as established by the concurrent judgement of ages stands thus: heroes, legislators, orators, and poets. The most useful and, in my opinion, the most honourable is the legislator,...
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Little Phil: The Life and Career of General Philip Sheridan
"A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping." (Abraham Lincoln describing Phil Sheridan) In the most...
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Little Powell: The Life and Career of A.P. Hill
Of all the eccentric and enigmatic men who led during the Civil War, perhaps none had as mixed a record as Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill, better known as A.P. Hill. Hill was a well known and highly respected...
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Little Turtle's War: The History and Legacy of the 18th Century Conflict Between the United States and Native Americans in the Northwest Te
When the American Revolution ended, the United States and Britain reached an impressively comprehensive peace in the Treaty of Paris. Among the important terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the colonies as free and relinquished territorial claims to them. The...
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Liver-Eating Johnson: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Mountain Man
To possess and develop western North America became a high priority for the United States government even before its Constitution had been complete. For President Thomas Jefferson, the vast terrain of plains, mountains, and extensive coastlines offered both long-term prosperity...
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Londinium and Hadrian's Wall: The History of Ancient Rome's Most Famous Landmarks in Britain
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the landmarks *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The famous conqueror from the European continent came ashore with thousands of men, ready to set up a...
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Londinium: The History of the Ancient Roman City that Became London
The famous conqueror from the European continent came ashore with thousands of men, ready to set up a new kingdom in England. The Britons had resisted the amphibious invasion from the moment his forces landed, but he was able to...
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Lord Byron: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Romantic Poet
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “I am such a strange mélange of good and evil that it would be difficult to describe me.” – Lord Byron “Mad, bad, and dangerous to know.”...
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Los antiguos cananeos: la historia de las civilizaciones que vivieron en Canaan antes de los israelitas
“Y fue el término de los cananeos desde Sidón, en dirección a Gerar hasta Gaza; en dirección de Sodoma y Gomorra, Adma, y Zeboim, hasta Lasa.” - Génesis 10,19 “Y queda dicho: Os sacaré de la aflicción de Egipto, a...
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Los antiguos libios y nubios: la historia y el legado de los vecinos más destacados del antiguo Egipto en África
Durante los varios siglos en que el antiguo Egipto se irguió como una de las más grandes civilizaciones, si no la más grande, del mundo antiguo, los conflictos con sus enemigos jugaban a menudo un rol central en textos jeroglíficos...
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Los antiguos libios: la misteriosa historia de los vecinos de Egipto al Oeste durante la Antigüedad
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Los antiguos libios: la misteriosa historia de los vecinos de Egipto al Oeste durante la Antigüedad
Los antiguos egipcios son bien conocidos hoy en día por los enemigos que tuvieron. En sus textos, los egipcios hicieron abundantes referencias a los “viles asiáticos” y los “desgraciados kushitas, que eran sus vecinos cananeos y nubios, respectivamente. Los nubios...
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Los antiguos lidios: La historia y legado del reino de Lidia en la Edad del Hierro
“Cuando todas estas naciones se añadieron al imperio de Lidia, y Sardes estaba en la cúspide de su riqueza y prosperidad, todos los grandes maestros griegos de la época, uno tras otro, hicieron visitas a la capital”. – Heródoto Entre...
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Los antiguos nubios: La historia de una de las civilizaciones más antiguas de África
Durante los varios siglos en que el antiguo Egipto se irguió como una de las más grandes civilizaciones, si no la más grande, del mundo antiguo, los conflictos con sus enemigos jugaban a menudo un rol central en textos jeroglíficos...
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Los Apócrifos de la Biblia: La Historia de Los Antiguos Textos Apócrifos Dejados Fuera del Antiguo Testamento Y El Nuevo Testamento
El estudio de los evangelios apócrifos —relatos de la vida o dichos de Jesús que no entraron al Nuevo Testamento— es una disciplina popular entre los académicos que llena ya varios estantes de cualquier biblioteca respetable. A pesar de la...
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Los Asirios: Historia del más prominente imperio del antiguo cercano oriente
Cuando los eruditos estudian la historia del antiguo Cercano Oriente a menudo se destacan varias guerras que tuvieron consecuencias extremadamente brutales (al menos de acuerdo con los estándares modernos). Remoción forzada de poblaciones enteras, sitios que diezmaron ciudades por completo...
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Los cananeos y los filisteos: la historia y el legado de los antiguos enemigos de los israelitas en la tierra que se convirtió en Israel
Las personas que deciden aprender sobre el Antiguo Testamento de la Biblia se enfrentan de inmediato a la difícil propuesta de identificar a los diversos pueblos con los que se encontraron los hebreos y que a veces entraron en conflicto...
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Los enemigos de los antiguos israelitas: la historia de los cananeos, filisteos, babilonios y asirios
* Incluye fotos* Incluye cuentas antiguas.* Incluye una bibliografía para leer más.* Incluye una tabla de contenidos.“Y la frontera de los cananeos era desde Sidón, como vienes a Gerar, a Gaza; como vas, a Sodoma, a Gomorra, a Adma, a...
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Los Evangelios Apócrifos: La Historia de los Apócrifos del Nuevo Testamento que no se Incluyeron en la Biblia
Jesús de Nazareth fue un maestro judío de origen rural que vivió en el primer tercio del siglo I de nuestra era. Durante una celebración de la Pascua en Jerusalén fue condenado a la pena de muerte —específicamente crucifixión— por...
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