History
The Greatest Civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia: The History and Legacy of the Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, and Assyrians
*Includes pictures *Includes primary sources from ancient records about their cultures and battles *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents Although the Sumerians continue to get second or even third billing compared to the Babylonians and Assyrians,...
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The Greatest Civilizations of the Americas: The History and Culture of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca
*Includes over 50 pictures of the civilizations' art, ruins, architecture, and more. *Describes everyday life for the Maya, Inca and Aztecs, from language to diet.*Comprehensively covers the civilizations' most famous characteristics, including Mayan astronomy, the Aztecs' infamous human sacrifice rituals,...
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The Greatest Generals of the Ancient World: The Lives and Legacies of Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Julius Caesar
*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events in the lives of Alexander, Hannibal and Caesar *Discusses little known facts about each man and whether some of the legends and myths about them were true. *Includes a Table of Contents...
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The Greatest Generals of the Civil War: The Lives and Legends of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman
*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an introduction for each general.*Includes bibliographies for each general.Despite the fact that the Civil War began over 150 years ago, it remains one of the most...
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The Greatest Mysteries of the Ancient World: Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
*Includes pictures *Discusses theories attempting to explain the mysteries *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents On the Salisbury Plain, only a few hours from the hustle and bustle of Central London, remains one of the greatest...
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The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles: The Battle of Bunker Hill
Discusses some of the famous legends of the battle and whether they are accurate. Includes accounts of the fighting written by witnesses and soldiers. "We have...learned one melancholy truth, which is that the Americans, if they were equally well commanded,...
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The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles: The New York-New Jersey Campaign
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting around New York City*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAfter the siege of Boston forced the British to evacuate that city in March 1776, Continental Army commander George...
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The Greatest Revolutionary War Battles: The Siege of Yorktown
Yorktown was a former tobacco trading post now in decline, not much bigger than a large village. But Yorktown was tucked away on the northern edge of the York peninsula in rural Virginia, and in 1781 it became the site...
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The History of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Americans have loved traveling circuses for generations, and none represent the country's love for entertainment quite like the most famous of them all, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The five brothers who started a circus in Wisconsin,...
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The Guillotine: The History of the World's Most Notorious Method of Execution
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts describing the use of the guillotine*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“But here I should imagine the most terrible part of the whole punishment is, not the bodily pain at...
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The Gulags: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Soviet Labor Camps
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingOne of the most idiosyncratic horrors of Soviet Russia was the Gulag system, an extensive network of forced labor and concentration camps. Part of the rationale behind this system was that it could...
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The Gulf War: The History and Legacy of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
It was one of the 20th century’s most decisive wars, but also one of its most influential. In the wake of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, America led a coalition of dozens of nations that repelled the Iraqi attack and...
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The Gullah: The History and Legacy of the African American Ethnic Group in the American Southeast
“If you do not know where you're going, you should know where you come from.” (Old Gullah Proverb) Charming drawls, bluegrass bops, NASCAR, mouthwatering barbecues, and the Great Smoky Mountains are all customs that make America’s Deep South home to...
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The Gunpowder Plot of 1605: The History of the Famous Conspiracy to Assassinate King James I of England
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the plot written by contemporaries*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.” – Guy Fawkes“Remember, remember, the fifth of NovemberGunpowder treason and plotWe see no...
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The Gurkhas: The History and Legacy of the Nepalese Soldiers Used by the British Empire in India
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.” - Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw The Gurkha Regiment...
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The Hagia Sophia: The History of the Famous Church and Mosque
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts of the construction of the Hagia Sophia and its appearance*Includes a bibliography for further reading "So the church has been made a spectacle of great beauty, stupendous to those who see it and altogether incredible to...
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The Han Dynasty: The History and Legacy of Ancient China's Most Influential Empire
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Even before the first Chinese dynasty, complex societies inhabiting the area now known as China organized into settlements, and the most important settlements were protected by...
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The Harlem Renaissance: The History and Legacy of Early 20th Century America's Most Influential Cultural Movement
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.”...
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The Haymarket Affair: The History of the Riots in Chicago that Galvanized the Labor Movement
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the Haymarket Affair and trials *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “That night I could not sleep. Again I lived through the events of 1887. Twenty-one...
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