Cultural Literature
El reino ptolemaico del antiguo Egipto: la historia y el legado de la dinastía Ptolomeo y el fin del imperio egipcio
* 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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El Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes: La Historia y Legado del Centro de Milagros de la Iglesia Católica
Aunque es una admirable obra de arte creada por la acción de las aguas del otrora turquesa río Gave de Pau, la modesta gruta a sus orillas, escondida en el desfiladero al norte de la Massabielle (“Vieja Misa”) en la...
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El surgimiento del Imperio Otomano: La Historia del Establecimiento del Imperio Turco en el Medio Oriente y Europa del Este
En términos de geopolítica, quizás el acontecimiento más importante de la Edad Media fue el exitoso asedio otomano a Constantinopla en 1453. La ciudad había sido una capital imperial ya en el siglo IV, cuando Constantino el Grande cambió el...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Life and Legacy of Medieval Europe's Most Famous Queen
Laying next to the tomb effigy of King Henry II in France's Fontevraud Abbey is a curious coffin chiseled in the shape of a young woman in repose. The once-vibrant paint on the effigy is flaking, and several areas of...
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Ellington and Armstrong: The Lives and Careers of America's Most Famous Jazz Performers
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Louis Armstrong once claimed that “Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine—I look right in the heart of good old New Orleans…It has given me...
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Ellis Island and Angel Island: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Immigration Stations
On New Year’s Day in 1892, a young Irish girl named Annie Moore stepped off the steamship Nevada and landed on a tiny island that once held a naval fort. As she made her way through the large building on...
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Ellis Island: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Immigration Gateway
"So, anyhow, we had to get off of the ship and we were put on a tender, which took us across to Ellis Island. And when I saw Ellis Island - it's a great, big place - I wondered what...
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Emily Dickinson: The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Poet
Walt Whitman, the great American poet, is also in many ways a great American enigma, for more and less are known about him than other famous men in 19th century American history. As a young man, when most of his...
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Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan's Ruler during World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“It was not clear to me that our course was unjustified. Even now I am not sure how historians will allocate the responsibility for the war.” – Emperor HirohitoThe man known to most of...
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England in the 17th Century: The History of England from King James I to the Glorious Revolution
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading 17th century Europe, particularly its latter years, is often hailed as the beginning of the Enlightenment as nations across the continent experienced a surge in innovation...
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England's Most Famous Palaces: The History of Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace
*Includes pictures *Includes historic accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading “I’m glad we’ve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.” - The Queen Mother in 1940 after Buckingham Palace had been...
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Eridu: Die Geschichte und das Vermächtnis der ältesten Stadt im antiken Mesopotamien
“Nachdem die Königsherrschaft vom Himmel kam, war die Königsherrschaft in Eridu.” – Auszug aus dem ersten Absatz der sumerischen Königsliste Man kann sehen, wie sich in der Wüstenlandschaft Südiraks die Überreste eines großen Walls abzeichnen, die eine ungefähre Größe von...
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Eridu: Historia y legado de la más antigua ciudad de Mesopotamia
“Cuando el reinado bajó del cielo, el reinado estaba en Eridu.”—Sacado del primer párrafo de la Lista Real sumeria. Sobresaliendo de las llanuras desérticas del sur de Iraq se pueden ver los restos de un montículo largo, de un tamaño...
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Eridu: The History and Legacy of the Oldest City in Ancient Mesopotamia
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts and legends about Eridu *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridu.” – Excerpt from the opening paragraph...
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Ernie Pyle: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Journalist Killed in Battle During World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes Pyle's accounts of the war *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Their life consisted wholly and solely of war, for they were and always had been front-line infantrymen. They...
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Erwin Rommel and Heinz Guderian: The Lives and Careers of Nazi Germany's Legendary Tank Commanders
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes about their lives and careers *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents One of his biographers called him “a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a proud...
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Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps: The History of Nazi Germany's Most Famous Commander and Army during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents One of his biographers called him “a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a...
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Erwin Rommel: The Life and Career of the Desert Fox
One of his biographers called him "a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a proud father; intelligent, instinctive, brave, compassionate, vain, egotistical, and arrogant." As that description suggests, every account of Erwin Rommel's life must...
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Escaping Alcatraz: The History of the Prisoners' Attempts to Get Off the Rock
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Alcatraz written by prisoners *Profiles the most famous escape attempts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “You were a number, you weren’t a name; I wasn’t Jim...
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Escocia Asombrosa: Monstruos, misterios y magia en la nación escocesa
“En Escocia, hermosa como es, siempre estaba lloviendo. Incluso cuando no estaba lloviendo, estaba a punto de llover, o acababa de llover. Tiene un cielo muy enojado." - Colin Hay Escocia evoca fuertes imágenes en la mente de la mayoría...
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