American History
American History
Apartheid in South Africa: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Segregationist Policies in the 20th Century
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the...
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Aphrodite: The Origins and History of the Greek Goddess of Love
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient descriptions of the goddess and myths*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“However impious the apotheosis of sexuality may seem in the light of the Christian tradition, modern sensibility can nevertheless also...
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The Apocrypha of the Bible: The History of the Ancient Apocryphal Texts Left Out of the Old Testament and New Testament
The study of the apocryphal gospels, documents about the life or sayings of Jesus that did not become part of the New Testament, is a popular discipline among scholars that now fills several shelves of any respectable library. Despite the...
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Apollo 1 and the Space Shuttle Challenger: The History of NASA's Two Most Notorious Disasters
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the disasters and government reports about them*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe Apollo space program is the most famous and celebrated in American history, but the first successful landing...
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The Apollo 1 Disaster: The Controversial History and Legacy of the Fire that Caused One of NASA's Greatest Tragedies
*Includes pictures*Explains the design of the Apollo program and investigations into what went wrong*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“There's always a possibility that you can have a catastrophic failure, of course; this can...
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Apollo 11: The History and Legacy of the First Moon Landing
"10, 9, ignition sequence start, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero. All engines running. Liftoff! We have a liftoff! Thirty-two minutes past the hour. Liftoff on Apollo 11!" Jack King, NASA Chief of Public Information At 9:32 a.m. on...
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Apollo and Artemis: The Origins and History of the Twin Deities in Ancient Greek Mythology
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Apollo’s history is a confusing one,” said the renowned poet and mythologist Robert Graves. This notion is also illustrated in the above quote from the 6th century BCE Homeric...
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The Apollo Program: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Space Missions
*Includes pictures*Chronicles the Apollo program from beginning to end, profiling Apollo 1, Apollo 11, and Apollo 13*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe Apollo space program is the most famous and celebrated in American...
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Apollo: The Origins and History of the Greek God
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient descriptions of Apollo*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Foolish mortals and poor drudges are you, that you seek cares and hard toils and straits! Easily will I tell you a word and set it in...
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Arches across the Roman Empire: The History of the Roman Arches Built in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Minor, and North Africa
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSome of the most iconic symbols of the Roman Empire that have survived into the modern world today are the arches that Romans erected to commemorate military victories and glorify...
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Arches and Triumphs in Ancient Rome: The History of the Roman Empire's Most Famous Military Celebrations and Monuments
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingSome of the most iconic symbols of the Roman Empire that have survived into the modern world today are the arches that Romans erected to commemorate military victories and glorify...
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Archimedes and Leonardo Da Vinci: The Greatest Geniuses of Antiquity and the Renaissance
*Includes pictures*Profiles the inventions and works of both men.*Includes a bibliography on each man for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world.’"– Archimedes“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its...
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Ares: The Origins and History of the Greek God of War
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient myths and accounts of Ares and cults that worshiped him*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAres, the God of War and personification of all that is reactionary and violent, is remembered today as the hated,...
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Argentina and Peronism: The History and Legacy of Argentina's Transition from Juan Perón to Democracy
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“It is a doctrine whose object is the happiness of man in the human society through the equilibrium of the material and spiritual, the individual and the collective forces.” - Raúl Mendé, Justicialism: The...
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Argentina: The History and Legacy of the Nation from the Colonial Era to Today
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsBy the time Christopher Columbus started setting east from the New World, he had explored San Salvador in the Bahamas (which he thought was Japan), Cuba (which he thought was...
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Arlington National Cemetery: The History of America's Most Famous Military Cemetery
*Includes pictures*Explains the transformation of Arlington from a private estate to a military cemetery*Includes contemporary accounts describing Arlington and its history*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Looking across this field, we see the scale of heroism and...
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Armenian Myths and Legends: The History of the Mythology and Folk Tales from Armenia
Armenia is considered to be one of the oldest cradles of civilization, with the area of historical Armenia roughly extending to the area stretching from the Euphrates River in the west, the region of Artsakh, parts of Caucasian Albania to...
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The Army of Northern Virginia: The History of the Most Famous Confederate Army during the American Civil War
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of...
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Arnold Rothstein: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Mob Kingpin Accused of Fixing the World Series
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Look out for Number One. If you don't, no one else will. If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If...
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Artemis: The Origins and History of the Greek Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe interactions between mortals and immortals in Greek myths were usually a coin-flip of love and hate, with the Trojan War being the biggest exception. This was the case...
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As Dinastias do Antigo Egito: A História e o Legado dos Faraós desde o Início da Civilização Egípcia até a Ascensão de Roma
* Inclui fotos* Inclui contas antigas* Inclui uma bibliografia para leitura adicionalA África pode ter dado origem aos primeiros seres humanos, e o Egito provavelmente deu origem às primeiras grandes civilizações, que continuam a fascinar as sociedades modernas em todo...
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A Ascensão do Império Otomano: a História do Estabelecimento do Império Turco através do Oriente Médio e Leste Europeu
Em termos de geopolítica, talvez o evento mais fatídico da Idade Média tenha sido o cerco bem-sucedido de Constantinopla pelos Otomanos em 1453. A cidade havia sido uma capital imperial desde o século IV, quando Constantino o Grande migrou o...
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A Ascensão e Queda do Império Otomano: A História da Criação do Império Turco e Sua Destruição Mais de 600 Anos Depois
Em termos de geopolítica, talvez o evento mais marcante da Idade Média tenha sido o cerco otomano de Constantinopla em 1453. A cidade tinha sido uma capital imperial já no século IV, quando Constantino, o Grande, mudou o centro de...
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Asia Minor's Most Prominent Ancient Cities: The History and Legacy of the Influential Cities that Dominated the Region in Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe pages of world history textbooks contain a litany of “lost” empires and civilizations, but usually, upon further review, it is revealed that these so called lost empires are...
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Assassinating Adolf Hitler and Reinhard Heydrich: The History of the Attempts to Kill the Nazi Dictator and the Blond Beast
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts detailing various attempts to kill Hitler and the assassination of Heydrich*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsLike other totalitarian regimes, the leader of the Nazis kept an iron grip on power...
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Assassinating Adolf Hitler: The History of the Failed Conspiracies and Attempts to Kill the Nazi Dictator
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the various plots and the ways they were foiled*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsLike other totalitarian leaders, Adolf Hitler kept an iron grip on power in part by making...
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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The History and Legacy of the Event That Triggered World War I
Although a couple of wars were fought on the European continent during the 19th century, an uneasy peace was mostly maintained across the continent for most of the 19th century after Napoleon. Despite this ostensible peace, the Europeans were steadily...
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The Assassination of President James Garfield: The History and Legacy of the President's Death
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The Assassination of President James Garfield: The History and Legacy of the President's Death
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the assassination and trial *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "This is not murder. It is a political necessity. It will make my friend Arthur president, and...
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The Assassination of President William McKinley: The History and Legacy of the President's Death
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The Assassination of President William McKinley: The History and Legacy of the President's Death
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the assassination*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It was in my heart, there was no escape for me. I could not have conquered it had my life been at stake....
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The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich: The Czech Resistance's Killing of the Top Nazi Official during World War II
"Since it is opportunity which makes not only the thief but also the assassin, such heroic gestures as driving in an open, unarmoured vehicle or walking about the streets unguarded are just damned stupidity, which serves the Fatherland not one...
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