Cultural Literature
The Most Famous Landmarks of New York City: The History of the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, Chrysler Building
Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their countries like New York City. As America's largest city and best-known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity, and sheer strength of the United...
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The Most Famous Monuments of Washington D.C.: The History of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the origins and construction of the monuments written by people who worked on them *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents People have always loved symbols and monuments, and monumental architecture has...
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The Most Famous Ships of the Confederacy: The History of the Merrimac, CSS Alabama, and CSS Hunley
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the ships and their histories written by crewmembers*Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOn March 8, 1862, the newest era of naval warfare began. That day, the CSS Virginia, an ironclad...
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The Most Famous Speeches of Abraham Lincoln: The History of the Cooper Union Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural Address
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts from the speeches*Includes reactions to the speeches from newspaper reports and audience members*Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAbraham Lincoln was still not considered a real option for the Republican nomination until...
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The Most Famous Women of the Wild West: The Lives and Legacies of Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, and Annie Oakley
*Includes pictures *Includes the women's quotes about their own lives *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The most famous woman of the Wild West was also possibly the most colorful and mysterious. “Considered a remarkable good shot...
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The Most Important Capitals of Ancient Egypt: The History of Memphis, Thebes, and Alexandria
*Includes pictures*Includes archaeological facts about the sites and descriptions of them*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAfrica may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great...
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The Most Important Meetings of the Allies during World War II: The History of the Tehran Conference, Yalta Conference, and Potsdam Conference
*Includes pictures *Includes eyewitness accounts of the conferences *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Separated by vast gulfs of political, cultural, and philosophical divergence, the three chief Allied nations of World War II – the United States,...
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The Most Infamous Terrorist Groups in the World: The History and Legacy of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, the Nusra Front, and Boko Haram
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSince the attacks on September 11, 2001, the world has struggled to define al-Qaeda, an amorphous, growing, and seemingly inexhaustible organization. Once a relatively organized group based...
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The Mother of Christian Science: The Life and Legacy of Mary Baker Eddy
*Includes pictures of Mary Baker Eddy and important people and places in her life.*Explains the tenets of Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy's founding of the Church of Christ, Scientist*Discusses the controversies surrounding Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science, including...
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The Munich Agreement of 1938: The History of the Peace Pact that Failed to Prevent World War II
*Includes pictures *Explains the appeasement of the Nazis in Czechoslovakia and Austria, and reactions to it *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "My good friends," the mustached, bony man with thick eyebrows...
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The Munich Massacre: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Terrorist Attack on Israeli Athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“We just got the final word ... you know, when I was a kid, my father used to say ‘Our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized.’ Our worst...
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The Muslim Brotherhood: The History of the Middle East's Most Influential Islamist Group
In 2011, Egypt quickly became one of the most active countries during the Arab Spring, with Tahrir Square in Cairo becoming the focal point of both violent protests and peaceful political demonstrations. Inspired by the protesters in Tunisia, beginning in...
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The Mutiny on the Bounty: The History and Legacy of Great Britain's Most Notorious Mutiny
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the mutiny by some of the crew members *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “On the Twenty Eight of April at day break the Captain and me were surprised by...
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The My Lai Massacre: The History of the Vietnam War's Most Notorious Atrocity
"I walked up and saw these guys doing strange things.... Setting fire to the hootches and huts and waiting for people to come out and then shooting them.... Going into the hootches and shooting them up.... Gathering people in groups...
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The Mycenaeans: The History and Culture of Ancient Greece's First Advanced Civilization
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing Mycenaean involvement in the Trojan War, trade, and other aspects of their history *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents When people think of ancient Greece, images...
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The Mysteries of Mithras: The History and Legacy of Ancient Rome's Most Mysterious Religious Cult
In the early Roman Empire, as Christianity struggled to gain a foothold and survive in the polytheistic pool of Roman theology, its greatest rivals weren't the Caesars or the Roman aristocracy but rather the faith and devotion of the common...
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The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America's Heartland
*Includes pictures*Profiles some of the strange creatures, legends, and mysteries of the Midwest*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I don't live in Hollywood. I don't have celebrities as friends. I like them, but I...
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The Mystery of the Lady Be Good: The History of the World War II Plane's Disappearance and Discovery
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the Lady Be Good's fateful mission*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Things pretty well mixed up. Got lost returning, out of gas, jumped, landed in the desert at 2 a.m. in the morning.” –...
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste: The History of the American Merchant Vessel and the Disappearance of Its Crew
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the Mary Celeste written by those who sailed on it and those who found it*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“In the month of December in the year 1873, the...
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The Mythology and Religion of the Ancient Egyptians
*Includes pictures*Includes quotes taken from Ancient Egyptian funerary and religious texts*Includes a bibliography for further reading Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern...
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