American History
American History
The Carolingian Empire: The History and Legacy of the Frankish Rulers Who Unified Most of Europe and Established the Holy Roman Empire in the
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe Carolingian Dynasty, which carved out a major empire in Europe from 750-887, ushered in an important period in the Early Middle Ages. The Carolingians were in their time...
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Casanova: La Aventurada Vida y Legado del Mujeriego Más Famoso del Mundo
“Con frecuencia he encontrado la felicidad después de algún paso imprudente que debía haber provocado mi ruina y, aunque censurándome, agradezco a Dios por su misericordia”. - CasanovaContrario a la leyenda libidinosa, como ha sido vista a través del lente...
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The Case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The History of America's Most Controversial Espionage Trial
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The Case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The History of America's Most Controversial Espionage Trial
In 1947, President Truman had tried to assure Americans, "I am not worried about the Communist Party taking over the Government of the United States, but I am against a person, whose loyalty is not to the Government of the...
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Casimir Pulaski: The Life and Legacy of the Polish Commander Who Became the Father of the American Cavalry during the Revolutionary War
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it." - PulaskiMany Americans labor under the misconception that the nation’s colonial...
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Cassander of Macedon: The Life and Legacy of the King Who Ruled Greece after the Death of Alexander the Great
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world. Never a man to sit on his hands or...
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The Caste War of Yucatán: The History and Legacy of the Last Major Indigenous Revolt in the Americas
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The Caste War of Yucatán: The History and Legacy of the Last Major Indigenous Revolt in the Americas
Includes a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents When the Spaniards "discovered" Yucatán, they thought it was an island. Although they later realized that it was part of the vast country that Cortés had conquered, they...
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Cat and Mouse on the Niger: The History of the Competition Between the British and French for Control of the Niger River
"They have soldiers. We only have arguments." (French Foreign Minister Théophile Delcassé) Near the end of the 19th century, Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together to deal with Africa's colonization...
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The Catacombs of Paris: The History of the City's Underground Ossuaries and Burial Network
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn the late 18th century, as political unrest stirred in the heart of Paris, local residents of the neighborhoods surrounding the city’s urban cemeteries faced a pressing crisis: the putrefying...
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The Catacombs of Rome and Paris: The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Ossuaries
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAn inexplicable draft of wind dances across the dirt floors of the narrow passageway, which seems to stretch on with no end. The flickering flames of the torches mounted onto...
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Catalonia: The History and Legacy of Spain's Most Famous Autonomous Community
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Set in the northeastern corner of Spain and nestled next to France is the autonomous region of Catalonia. The name Catalonia is thought to mean the Land of Castellans (castlan means the...
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The Cathars and Carcassonne: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Christian Group and Its Last Stronghold
“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today it would have to be the other way around for the...
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The Cathars and Huguenots: The History and Legacy of the Major French Christian Groups Who Were Persecuted by the Catholics
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsCarcassonne today is the capital of the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France, about 58 miles from Toulouse. It lies by the “eastward bend” of the glittering...
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The Cathars: The History and Legacy of the Gnostic Christian Sect During the Middle Ages
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today...
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The Catholic Church's Most Influential Religious Military Orders: The Controversial and Mysterious History of the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, a
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFor 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...
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The Cavaliers of the Confederacy: The Lives and Careers of JEB Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest
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The Cavaliers of the Confederacy: The Lives and Careers of JEB Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest
*Includes pictures of Forrest, Stuart, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies on each man for further reading.Despite the fact that the Civil War was fought nearly 150 years ago, it remains a polarizing topic for the...
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Celtic Mythology and the Religion of the Ancient Celts
The Celts are one of the most well-known groups in Europe and one of the least understood. Depending on which classifications are used, the Celts are also one of the oldest civilizations in Europe. In the centuries before Christ, the...
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Central Park: The History of New York City's Most Unique Landmark
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the park's construction and history written by newspapers and people who worked on it. *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “I just want to go through Central Park and watch...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade: The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
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The Charge of the Light Brigade: The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
The Charge of the Light Brigade is the most famous British cavalry charge in history, possibly also eclipsing the renown of any other mounted attack conducted by the armed forces of other nations in the general imagination. This cavalry action...
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Charging into Immortality: The Life and Legacy of George Pickett
*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 Charge and his relationship with Robert E. Lee*Includes pictures of important people, places,...
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Charles Darwin: The Life and Legacy of the 19th Century's Most Famous Scientist
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that,...
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Charles Dickens & Jane Austen: The Lives and Legacies of Britain's Two Famous Novelists
*Includes pictures of Austen, Dickens and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Explains the real-life inspiration for many of Dickens's most famous characters*Includes quotes about Austen and her novels by some of her most famous contemporaries.*Includes a Bibliography of...
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Charles Ponzi and the Ponzi Scheme: The History and Legacy of 20th Century America's Most Famous Con Artist
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“I went looking for trouble, and I found it.” – Charles PonziThough few people are familiar with the story of his life, Charles Ponzi’s name is almost instantly recognizable thanks to the famous financial...
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Chechnya and Dagestan: The History of the North Caucasus Republics and Their Conflicts with Russia
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Chechnya and Dagestan: The History of the North Caucasus Republics and Their Conflicts with Russia
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingToday, Chechnya is a republic with some degree of autonomy in the contemporary Russian Federation. Its population is just over a million people, and it stretches over an area of 17,000 square kilometers. The...
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Chechnya: The History of the Chechen Republic and the Ongoing Conflict with Russia
"There is no people under the sun more vile and deceitful than this one." - Soviet inscription on a statue of 19th century Russian general Aleksey Yermolov in Grozny. “Troops assembled villagers and townspeople, loaded them onto trucks - many...
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Chernobyl and Three Mile Island: The History and Legacy of The World's Most Notorious Nuclear Accidents
Uranium is best known for the destructive power of the atom bombs, which ushered in the nuclear era at the end of World War II, but given the effectiveness of nuclear power, plants like those at Three Mile Island in...
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The Chernobyl Disaster: The History and Legacy of the World's Worst Nuclear Meltdown
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts from workers and residents*Includes a bibliography for further reading “The risk projections suggest that by now Chernobyl may have caused about 1000 cases of thyroid cancer and 4000 cases of other cancers in Europe, representing about 0.01%...
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Chicago in the 20th Century: The History and Legacy of the Windy City's Modernization
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThough it started as a 300 person settlement in 1832, Chicago’s location near the Great Lakes and its access to the Mississippi River turned it into a major trading city overnight....
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The Chicago Outfit and the North Side Gang: The History and Legacy of Chicago's Most Notorious Rival Mobs
The rise of Chicago’s gangland can be attributed to a number of factors. First, there was the sudden explosion in its population, which saw an influx of immigrants - mainly from eastern and southern Europe, as well as Americans from...
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The Chicago Outfit: The History and Legacy of the Organized Crime Syndicate Led by Al Capone
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This American system of ours ... call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only...
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The Chicago Police Department: The Controversial History and Legacy of the Windy City's Law Enforcement Agency
Today, as one of the biggest cities in the country, Chicago means a lot of different things to different people, but the Windy City, as culturally rich as it is, has long been known for controversial political corruption and its...
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