History
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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The Mythology and Religion of the Aztec
*Includes pictures*Includes Spanish accounts of the Aztec's human sacrifices*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading "They strike open the wretched Indian's chest with flint knives and hastily tear out the palpitating heart which, with the blood, they present to...
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The Mythology and Religion of the Inca
During the Age of Exploration, Native American tribes fell victim to European conquerors seeking legendary cities made of gold and other riches, attempts that were often made in vain. And yet of all the empires that were conquered across the...
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The Mythology of the Trojan War: The History and Legacy of the Mythical Legends about the Battle for Troy
*Includes pictures*Analyzes the mythology and the history of the Iliad, Odyssey, and war*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, —Now green in youth, now withering...
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The Nag Hammadi Library: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Gnostic Texts Rediscovered in the 20th Century
Includes excerpts from the texts Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents Many people interested in biblical themes know about the Dead Sea Scrolls and their guardians, the mysterious Essenes, the sect of...
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The Navajo Code Talkers: The History of the Native American Marines Behind World War II's Most Uncrackable Code
One of World War II's most crucial struggles happened in the realm of the unseen, inside the human mind, and amid the invisible flow of radio waves. Every war is a battle of wits as intelligence-gathering, tactics, and strategies clash,...
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The Naval Africa Expedition of World War I: The History and Legacy of the Battle for Lake Tanganyika in the African Interior
"It is both the duty and the tradition of the Royal Navy to engage the enemy wherever there is water to float a ship." - Admiral Sir Henry Jackson World War I, also known in its time as the "Great...
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The Naval Warfare of World War II: The History of the Ships, Tactics, and Battles that Shaped the Fighting in the Atlantic and Pacific
Naval combat underwent a significant metamorphosis during World War II. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan launched some of the most powerful battleships ever to sail the world's oceans, yet the conflict witnessed the emergence and triumph of the aircraft carrier...
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The Nazi Invasion of Poland: The History of the Campaign that Started World War II
"The object of the war is...to physically destroy the enemy. That is why I have prepared, for the moment only in the East, my 'Death's Head' formations with orders to kill without pity or mercy all men, women, and children...
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The Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon: The History and Legacy of the First People to Migrate to Europe
In popular culture, the term Neanderthal is used as a colloquial insult for a degenerate or someone perceived as stupid. This seems to have been the case even from the first recognition of the Neanderthals as a species. The first Neanderthal fossil...
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The Neanderthals: The History of the Extinct Humans Who Were Contemporaries of Homo Sapiens in Europe
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIn popular culture, the term Neanderthal is used as a colloquial insult for a degenerate or someone perceived as stupid. This seems to have been the case even from the first...
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The New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: The History and Legacy of the Egyptian Empire at the Peak of Its Power
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of the New Kingdom*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which...
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The New York City Blackout of 1977: The History of the Power Failure that Led to Looting and Arson Across the Big Apple
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the blackout by NYC residents*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Perhaps the most significant effects of the blackout were those felt by public and private organizations with responsibility for the...
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The New York City Draft Riots of 1863: The History of the Notorious Insurrection at the Height of the Civil War
Most adults alive today either remember or have heard of the turbulent 1960s, but far fewer are familiar with the similarities those more recent protests had with the earlier unrest of a century earlier. Although the Civil War is remembered...
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The New York City Subway: The History of America's Largest and Most Famous Subway System
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction of the competing lines and their unification *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict...
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The Night of the Long Knives: The History and Legacy of Adolf Hitler's Notorious Purge of the Sa
*Includes pictures*Explains Hitler's rise to power and the roles played by the SA and other paramilitary groups like the SS*Includes eyewitness accounts of the purge*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsGermany's Nazi Party was remarkably implacable in...
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The North African Campaign of World War II: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Allied Victory in North Africa
Includes contemporary accounts of the fighting Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'" - Winston Churchill The fighting in North Africa...
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