History
The Capture of Jefferson Davis: The History of the Confederate President's Attempt to Escape the Union Army
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Davis' escape and his correspondence with Southern generals *Includes accounts of Davis' capture and imprisonment *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents On April 1, 1865, the Union...
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The Carolingian Empire: The History and Legacy of the Frankish Rulers Who Unified Most of Europe and Established the Holy Roman Empire in the
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe Carolingian Dynasty, which carved out a major empire in Europe from 750-887, ushered in an important period in the Early Middle Ages. The Carolingians were in their time...
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The Case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The History of America's Most Controversial Espionage Trial
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the trial and testimony *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "This death sentence is not surprising. It had to be. There had to be a Rosenberg case,...
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The Caste War of Yucatán: The History and Legacy of the Last Major Indigenous Revolt in the Americas
Includes a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents When the Spaniards "discovered" Yucatán, they thought it was an island. Although they later realized that it was part of the vast country that Cortés had conquered, they...
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The Catacombs of Paris: The History of the City's Underground Ossuaries and Burial Network
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn the late 18th century, as political unrest stirred in the heart of Paris, local residents of the neighborhoods surrounding the city’s urban cemeteries faced a pressing crisis: the putrefying...
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The Catacombs of Rome and Paris: The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Ossuaries
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAn inexplicable draft of wind dances across the dirt floors of the narrow passageway, which seems to stretch on with no end. The flickering flames of the torches mounted onto...
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The Cathars and Carcassonne: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Christian Group and Its Last Stronghold
“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today it would have to be the other way around for the...
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The Cathars and Huguenots: The History and Legacy of the Major French Christian Groups Who Were Persecuted by the Catholics
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsCarcassonne today is the capital of the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France, about 58 miles from Toulouse. It lies by the “eastward bend” of the glittering...
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The Cathars: The History and Legacy of the Gnostic Christian Sect During the Middle Ages
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today...
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The Catholic Church's Most Influential Religious Military Orders: The Controversial and Mysterious History of the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, a
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFor centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in one of the most infamous territorial disputes of all time, viciously and relentlessly battling one another for the Holy...
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The Cavaliers of the Confederacy: The Lives and Careers of JEB Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest
*Includes pictures of Forrest, Stuart, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies on each man for further reading.Despite the fact that the Civil War was fought nearly 150 years ago, it remains a polarizing topic for the...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade: The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
*Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of the charge made by survivors *Examines the myths and legends surrounding the charge *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Charge of the Light Brigade is the most famous British...
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The Chernobyl Disaster: The History and Legacy of the World's Worst Nuclear Meltdown
Includes accounts from workers and residents Includes a bibliography for further reading "The risk projections suggest that by now Chernobyl may have caused about 1,000 cases of thyroid cancer and 4,000 cases of other cancers in Europe, representing about...
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The Chicago Outfit and the North Side Gang: The History and Legacy of Chicago's Most Notorious Rival Mobs
The rise of Chicago’s gangland can be attributed to a number of factors. First, there was the sudden explosion in its population, which saw an influx of immigrants - mainly from eastern and southern Europe, as well as Americans from...
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The Chicago Outfit: The History and Legacy of the Organized Crime Syndicate Led by Al Capone
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This American system of ours ... call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only...
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The Chicago Police Department: The Controversial History and Legacy of the Windy City's Law Enforcement Agency
Today, as one of the biggest cities in the country, Chicago means a lot of different things to different people, but the Windy City, as culturally rich as it is, has long been known for controversial political corruption and its...
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The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: The History of the Waterway Connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River
It has been called the greatest engineering project of the 1800s and the greatest undertaking by a single municipality, but the creation of the Chicago Canal was actually a reversal of nature, for the benefit of man. In the 19th...
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The Chinese Triads: The History and Legacy of China's Most Famous Organized Crime Syndicates
From running guns to white-collar crimes in cyberspace and illegal seafood, the Triads, the mafia of China, are potent figures in the world of organized crime. Going by enigmatic names like the 14K Triad and the United Bamboo Gang, these...
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The Chisholm Trail: The History and Legacy of 19th Century America's Most Famous Cattle Drive Route
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, notwithstanding its merits as a feat of exploration, was also the first tentative claim on the vast interior and the western seaboard of North America by the United States. It set in motion the great...
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The Christmas Truce of 1914: The History of the Holiday Ceasefire during World War I
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the truce written by soldiers*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It was absolutely astounding, and if I had seen it on a cinematograph film I should have sworn that it...
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