American History
American History
American Legends: The Life of Sitting Bull
"When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent 10,000 men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them? Is...
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American Legends: The Life of Shirley MacLaine
*Includes pictures*Includes MacLaine's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have...
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American Legends: The Life of Samuel Adams
EDITING ISSUES WERE FIXED ON 8/22/12*Includes some of Adams's most famous quotes.*Includes pictures of Adams and important people, places, and events in his life.*Analyzes and explains Adams's controversial reputation and legacy.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."The...
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American Legends: The Life of Sacagawea
*Includes pictures of art depicting Sacagawea and important people, places, and events in her life.*Includes passages about Sacagawea from the journals of Lewis and Clark.*Explains Sacagawea's role in the legendary Lewis and Clark Expedition*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.“Your woman...
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American Legends: The Life of Rosa Parks
*Includes pictures of Rosa and important people, places, and events in her life.*Includes some of her most inspirational quotes.*Discusses Rosa's participation in some of the Civil Rights Movement's most famous events.“People always say that I didn't give up my seat...
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American Legends: The Life of Rita Hayworth
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes Hayworth's quotes about her life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life — and a lot of happiness. Who doesn't?“...
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American Legends: The Life of Red Cloud
"Look at me - I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches, but we want to train our children right. Riches will do us no good. We could not take...
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American Legends: The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Includes a list of dozens of Emerson's most inspirational quotes.*Includes pictures of Emerson and important people and places in his life.*Includes a Bibliography of Emerson's works and books about Emerson for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."Standing on the bare...
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Admiral David Farragut: The Life and Legacy of the American Civil War's Most Famous Naval Officer
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Admiral David Farragut: The Life and Legacy of the American Civil War's Most Famous Naval Officer
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years...
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19th Century America's Most Influential Naval Officers: The Lives, Careers, and Battles of Stephen Decatur, Oliver Hazard Perry, David Farragut, David
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contents"We have met the enemy and they are ours.” – Oliver Hazard PerryAmericans had few things to celebrate during the Barbary Wars or the War of 1812, but one of them...
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The 1759 Battle of Quebec: The History and Legacy of Britain's Most Important Victory of the French & Indian War
"[W]e observed the enemy marching down towards us in three columns, at 10 they formed their line of battle, which was at least six deep, having their flanks covered by a thick wood on each side, into which they threw...
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The 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign: The History of the Civil War Campaign that Made Stonewall Jackson a Confederate Legend
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign written by soldiers and generals *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Jackson and his army, in one month, have routed Milroy—annihilated Banks—discomfited Frémont, and overthrown...
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The 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa: The History of the World's Most Notorious Volcanic Explosions
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the eruption*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"In 1883, Krakatoa suddenly sprang into notoriety. Insignificantly though it had hitherto seemed the little island was soon to compel by its tones of thunder the...
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The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic: The History and Legacy of the World's Deadliest Influenza Outbreak
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The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic: The History and Legacy of the World's Deadliest Influenza Outbreak
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts written by doctors, soldiers, and survivors*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“One of the startling features of the pandemic was its sudden flaring up and its equally sudden decline, reminding one of a flame...
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19th Century America's Forgotten Wars: The History and Legacy of the Overseas Conflicts that Influenced American Imperialism
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe history of the United States is to a large extent a history of armed conflict. The nation was first forged in war, a tough fight for independence against one of the world’s largest...
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A História da Separação entre Sunitas e Xiitas: Compreender as Divisões no seio do Islão.
Diferentes ramificações da mesma religião constituem mais uma exceção do que uma regra e tiveram um impacto profundo na história. O cisma entre as Igrejas Ortodoxa e Católica influenciou as relações entre nações por toda a Europa e, a intolerância...
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The Aborigines and Maori: The History of the Indigenous Peoples in Australia and New Zealand
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contentsA land of almost 3 million square miles has lain since time immemorial on the southern flank of the planet, so isolated that it remained almost entirely outside of European knowledge until 1770....
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The Aborigines: The History and Legacy of Australia's Indigenous People
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography and online resources for further reading“It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame’s sake.” – Henry Lawson, Australian poetA land of almost 3 million square miles has...
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Abydos: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian Holy City and Burial Site
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe...
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The Achaemenid Persian Empire's Most Famous Kings: The Lives and Reigns of Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and Xerxes I
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingAt one point in antiquity, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen, but aside from its role in the Greco-Persian Wars and its collapse...
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The Adams Family: The Lives and Legacies of Samuel, John, Abigail and John Quincy Adams
*Weaves the lives and work of the Adams family into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes several quotes and writings from Samuel, John, John Quincy and Abigail.*Includes pictures of the Adams family and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes...
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African Mythology and Folklore: The Origins and History of Legends and Myths across Africa
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn the Lasta Mountains of northern Ethiopia, high on an arid plateau in the foothills, the settlement of Lalibela slumbered for centuries as little more than a pilgrimage site at...
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Africa's Origin Stories: The History and Legacy of the Ancient African Stories that Sought to Explain Life
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingBy the dawn of the 17th century, Portuguese influence in Africa fell into decline, and the occasions of European contact with Ethiopia became very few and far between. It would be another three centuries...
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The Age of Tyrants: The History of the Early Tyrants in Ancient Greece
Tyranny in ancient Greece was not a phenomenon limited to any particular period. Tyrants could be found in power throughout Greece, ruling poleis from the seventh century BC right through to the second century BC, when Roman domination effectively put...
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Alexander the Great in India: The History and Legacy of the Macedonian King's Final Campaign
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingOver the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the conquerors who took steps toward such dreams,...
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The Al-Nusra Front: The History of the Syrian Rebel Group Formerly Affiliated with Al-Qaeda
Since the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, reports of terrorist attacks around the world have flooded international media. Syria, a country about one and half times the size of Texas, has become the central battleground for many terrorist groups; those...
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Ambrose Bierce: The Life and Mysterious Disappearance of the Famous American Author
*Includes pictures*Includes Bierce's quotes about his own life and career*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves,...
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American Legends: Abbott & Costello
"You never heard of a comedy team that didn't fight, did you? But for 20 years as a professional team, Lou and I were closer than man and wife." - Bud Abbott "A husband is what's left of a sweetheart...
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American Legends: Laurel & Hardy
*Includes pictures.*Includes Laurel and Hardy's own quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Mr. Hardy was beginning to forget things but Mr. Laurel had no fear of losing his memory - As a...
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American Legends: The Life of Andrew Carnegie
*Includes pictures *Includes Carnegie's own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best...
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