Cultural Literature
Motor City: The History of the Fur Trade Outpost that Became Detroit
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFew cities epitomize the best and worst of the United States like Detroit, which started as a remote trading post and grew into an industrious town before exploding into a...
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Mount Athos and Meteora: The History of the Greek Landmarks that Became Orthodox Christian Monasteries
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Clear water where evergreens, azaleas cool ceremoniously...a kele lost among cedars, its roof open to eagles, door unhinged...silver leaves like a congregation of spiders...” When one hears these enchanting...
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Mount Athos: The History of the Greek Mountain and the Center of Eastern Orthodox Monasticism
“Clear water where evergreens, azaleas cool ceremoniously...a kele lost among cedars, its roof open to eagles, door unhinged...silver leaves like a congregation of spiders....” When one hears these enchanting descriptions, from poet David Posner's 1964 composition “Mount Athos”, it is...
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Mount Vernon and Monticello: The History of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson's Famous Estates
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the estates' histories and construction made by Washington and Jefferson*Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFor about as long as George Washington has been famous, so has his most famous residence,...
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Mount Vernon: The History of George Washington's Famous Plantation
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Mount Vernon and its construction written by George Washington *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “I can truly say I had rather be at Mount Vernon with...
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Mozart and Beethoven: The Lives and Legacies of History's Most Famous Composers
This audiobook analyzes the themes and progression of the composers' most famous works, comparing and contrasting them to each other and other composers' great works. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), baptized Johannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, is widely considered to be...
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Museo del Hermitage: La historia y legado del famoso ícono ruso del arte y la cultura
“Si esperamos el momento en que todo, absolutamente todo esté listo, nunca comenzaremos”. – Iván Turguénev, novelista ruso del siglo XIXMuchos creyeron que el “Zarato de todas las Rusias”, que tuvo su origen con el muy apropiadamente llamado Iván el...
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Mutiny: The History and Legacy of the Mutinies aboard the HMS Wager, the HMS Bounty, the Amistad, and the Battleship Potemkin
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the mutinies *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Mention the 18th century Royal Navy and visions come to mind of swashbuckling sailors swinging from rope to rope while a red-faced captain...
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Mysteries of the Sea: A Collection of Lost Ships, Supernatural Stories, and Other Odd Tales Underneath the Waves
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWater covers the vast majority of the planet, and people have looked upon the oceans for thousands of years with a mixture of awe and fear. The world’s water offers...
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Mysteries of the South: Ghosts, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in Dixie
*Includes pictures*Profiles mysteries like the Lost Colony of Roanoke, ghosts like the Bell Witch of Tennessee, and more*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe American South has given birth to many of the nation’s...
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Mysterious Egypt: A Collection of Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Strange Stories, and Archaeological Oddities
*Includes pictures*Includes 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 nearly 5,000 years later. From...
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Mysterious England: Monsters, Mysteries, and Magic Across the English Nation
*Includes pictures*Profiles some of the mysteries and supernatural phenomena reported across England*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The Anglo-Saxon charms… are of outstanding importance because they provide more than vague references of exceptional and...
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Mysterious Great Britain: Monsters, Mysteries, and Magic Across the British Nation
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The Anglo-Saxon charms… are of outstanding importance because they provide more than vague references of exceptional and short texts. They cannot be said to reveal everything,...
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Mysterious London: A History of Ancient Mysteries, Odd Individuals, and Unusual Legends across the English Capital
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The Anglo-Saxon charms… are of outstanding importance because they provide more than vague references of exceptional and short texts. They cannot be said to reveal...
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Mysterious New England: A History of the Region's Mysteries, Hauntings, and Strange Creatures
New England has always had a special place in the national memory. The states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont have a long history as some of the earliest colonies in the New World. Their rich...
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Mysterious Polynesia: The Myths, Legends, and Mysteries of the Polynesians
Taking into account similarities of appearance, customs and languages spread across a vast region of scattered islands, it was obvious that the Polynesian race emerged from a single origin, and that origin Cook speculated was somewhere in the Malay Peninsula...
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Naples: The History and Legacy of the Prominent Italian City-State from Antiquity to Today
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe history of Naples is long and tortured, or at least for centuries that was how its history has been told. Inhabited almost continuously from the Neolithic era to the present, Naples was founded...
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Invasion of the Levant: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Syria
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the campaign*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Soldiers! You are one of the wings of the French army. You have made war on the mountains, on the plains, and in cities; it remains for...
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Most Decisive Land Battles: The History of Austerlitz, the French Invasion of Russia, Leipzig, and Waterloo
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the battles*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingFor those questioning why generals continued using tactics from the Napoleonic Era even as technology changed the battlefield, the Battle of Austerlitz may provide the best answer....
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Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the campaign*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The genius of liberty, which made you, at her birth, the arbiter of Europe, wants to be genius of the seas and the furthest nations.” – Napoleon’s...
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