Cultural Literature
The CSS Alabama: The History of the Famous Confederate Raider that Sank Off the Coast of France during the Battle of Cherbourg
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Alabama's raids and battles written by its sailors and captain *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “God helps those who help themselves.” – The motto of...
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The CSS Hunley: The History and Mystery of the Civil War's Most Famous Submarine
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the Hunley and its mission *Explains the theories behind the Hunley's disappearance *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents After a year of independence, the government and...
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The CSS Shenandoah: The History of the Famous Confederate Raider that Surrendered Over Half a Year After the Civil War Ended
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAfter the first year of the Civil War, the Confederacy was faced with a serious problem. While the South had enjoyed some stunning victories on land, they had been all...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 Days that Brought the Cold War to the Brink
*Includes pictures.*Includes descriptions of the crisis written by important officials.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.“For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all...
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The Culper Ring: The History and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Most Famous Spy Ring
*Includes pictures *Includes correspondence between the spy ring and explains the results of their activities *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents After the siege of Boston forced the British to evacuate that...
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The Cult of the Apis Bull: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt's Most Famous Sacred Animal
*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 Cultural Revolution: The Controversial History of Mao Zedong's Political Mass Movement After the Great Leap Forward
*Includes pictures*Includes Mao's quotes and accounts from Chinese living through it*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery....
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The Cumans and Magyars: The History and Legacy of the Steppe Nomads Who Raided Europe Throughout the Late Middle Ages
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporaneous accounts*includes a bibliography for further readingBefore the Mongols rode across the steppes of Asia and Eastern Europe, the Cumans were a major military and cultural force that monarchs from China to Hungary and from Russia...
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The Cumans: The History of the Medieval Turkic Nomads Who Fought the Mongols and Rus' in Eastern Europe
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of medieval accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Let us begin this narration, brethren,from the old times of Vladimir to this present time of Igor,who strengthened his mind with courage,who quickened his heart with valorand, thus imbued with...
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The Dahlgren Affair: The History of the Civil War's Most Controversial Cavalry Raid
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the raid written by participants on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Judson Kilpatrick, Ulric Dahlgren, and their probable patron Edwin Stanton set out to...
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The Dead Sea: The History and Legacy of the Most Unique Lake in the World
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of the Bible and ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingIf the world had a navel, it would be the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth where one can still stand on dry land. The photographs...
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The Deadly Night of October 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fires by witnesses and survivors*Includes bibliographies for further reading It had taken about 40 years for Chicago to grow from a small settlement of about 300 people into a thriving metropolis with a population of...
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The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution: The History and Legacy of America's Most Important Documents
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAlthough the Declaration of Independence is now considered one of the most important political documents in history, the men that drafted it did not initially favor such a...
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The Declaration of Independence: The History and Legacy of America's Founding Document
*Includes pictures *Explains the changes made to the initial drafts of the Declaration and the history of how it was voted on *Includes letters and accounts written by Founding Fathers like Adams and Jefferson *Profiles every signer *Includes a bibliography...
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The Decline of the Soviet Union: The History of the Communist Empire in the Last 30 Years of Its Existence
Leonid Brezhnev became First Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in late 1964 after a plot to oust Khrushchev. Little is remembered in the public imagination about Brezhnev in comparison to Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir Lenin, or Joseph...
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The Defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I: The History of the Allied Victories that Led to the Collapse of the Turkish Empire
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingMost books and documentaries about the First World War focus on the carnage of the Western Front, where Germany faced off against France, the British Empire, and...
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The Democratic National Convention: The History of the Democratic Party's Presidential Candidates and Platforms
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the conventions and platforms *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents As the oldest political party in the United States, the Democratic Party has been one of the...
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The Desert Rats: The History and Legacy of the British Army's 7th Armoured Division during World War II
The fighting in North Africa during World War II is commonly overlooked, aside from the famous battle at El Alamein that pitted the British under General Bernard Montgomery against the legendary 'Desert Fox', Erwin Rommel. But while the Second Battle...
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The Diadochi: The History of Alexander the Great's Successors and the Wars that Divided His Empire
In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world. Never a man to sit on his hands or rest upon his laurels, Alexander began planning his future campaigns, which may have included attempts to subdue the Arabian...
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The Borgias: The Lives and Legacies of Rodrigo, Cesare, and Lucrezia Borgia
*Analyzes the Borgias' legacies and how it endured over the centuries.*Examines the legends and rumors surrounding the Borgias in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures depicting the Borgias and important people and places in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography...
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