Cultural Literature
Bugs Moran: The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Chicago Gangster Who Became Al Capone's Biggest Rival
*Includes picturesIncludes a bibliography for further reading“I hope, when my time comes, that I die decently in bed. I don’t want to be murdered beside the garbage cans in some Chicago alley.” – Bugs MoranSprightly swing music spills across the...
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Boss Tweed: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Politician Who Ran Tammany Hall in New York City
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.” – Boss Tweed“It's hard not to admire the skill...
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Babe Ruth: The Life and Legacy of Major League Baseball's Most Famous Player
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.” – Babe RuthAs one of America’s oldest and most beloved sports,...
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A Ascensão do Império Otomano: a História do Estabelecimento do Império Turco através do Oriente Médio e Leste Europeu
Em termos de geopolítica, talvez o evento mais fatídico da Idade Média tenha sido o cerco bem-sucedido de Constantinopla pelos Otomanos em 1453. A cidade havia sido uma capital imperial desde o século IV, quando Constantino o Grande migrou o...
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A Ascensão e Queda do Império Otomano: A História da Criação do Império Turco e Sua Destruição Mais de 600 Anos Depois
Em termos de geopolítica, talvez o evento mais marcante da Idade Média tenha sido o cerco otomano de Constantinopla em 1453. A cidade tinha sido uma capital imperial já no século IV, quando Constantino, o Grande, mudou o centro de...
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Ancient Alexandria: The History and Legacy of Egypt's Most Famous City
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria, as well as the founding of the city *Highlights the city's cultural, economic, and religious influence upon the ancient world *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...
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Ancient Cities: The History of Carthage
*Includes pictures depicting important people and places. *Comprehensively covers Carthage's rise and fall, including the Punic Wars. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. “Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.” (“Furthermore, I consider it imperative that...
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Ancient Cities: The History of Pompeii
*Includes pictures of Pompeii, artifacts, and more.*Chronicles the history of Pompeii since the first settlements there nearly 3,000 years ago.*Includes quotes from Pliny the Younger about the eruption of Vesuvius.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.They come in droves, busloads of...
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Ancient Cities: The History of Troy
Discusses the Iliad's depiction of the Trojan War and the way the Iliad was used to rediscover Troy. Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans...
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Ancient Egypt's Most Famous Royal Family: The Lives and Deaths of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*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...
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Ancient Egyptian Language and Writing: The History and Legacy of Hieroglyphs and Scripts in Ancient Egypt
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingPerhaps not surprisingly given how advanced they were in comparison to contemporaries, the Egyptians invented one of the first writing systems ever, and for centuries, people thought these ancient texts...
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Ancient Ephesus: The History and Legacy of One of Antiquity's Greatest Cities
*Includes pictures *Chronicles the history of Ephesus and profiles its most famous buildings *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “We shall never know what magnificence is, until this imperial city is...
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Ancient Gaul: The History and Legacy of the Gauls and the Region in Antiquity
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “Caesar, having stationed his army on both sides of the fortifications, in order that, if occasion should arise, each should hold and know his own post,...
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Ancient Greek Technology: The History and Legacy of the Technological Advances Made in Greece During Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“What I would prefer is that you should fix your eyes every day on the greatness of Athens as she really is, and should fall in love with her....
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Ancient Macedonia: The History and Legacy of Alexander the Great and the Macedonians in Antiquity
“There is nothing impossible to him that will but try.” - Alexander the Great The role of Macedonia and the Macedonians in the ancient world is apparent to those with even a cursory knowledge of the period. After all, Alexander...
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Ancient Palmyra: The History and Legacy of One of Antiquity's Greatest Cities
*Includes pictures*Profiles Palmyra's origins, its relationship with Rome, its culture, and more*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his...
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Ancient Pergamon: The History and Legacy of Asia Minor's Most Influential Greek Cultural Center in Antiquity
The Library of Alexandria was one of the few libraries in the ancient Greek world, which helped ensure that mathematicians, scientists, and other scholars from across the Mediterranean traveled to Egypt to study there, and it was so impressive in...
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Ancient Rhodes: The History and Legacy of the Famous Greek Island in Antiquity
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of Rhodes *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Modern perceptions of Classical Greece are almost invariably based on Athens and Sparta, but there are perhaps few areas...
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Ancient Rome's Provinces: The History of the Foreign Lands Ruled by the Roman Empire in Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIronically, the Roman Republic’s development from a city state into a world power that controlled large swathes of modern Italy, Gaul and Spain, as well as other parts of...
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Ancient Sicily: The History and Legacy of the Mediterranean's Largest Island in Antiquity
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIt is hard to find an island on the map more central than Sicily. Located at the crossroads between Europe and Africa, and between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean,...
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