History : Essays

The concepts of utopia and dystopia have received much historical attention. Utopias have traditionally signified the ideal future: large-scale social, polit......

The Essays was the first published book by the philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the pl......

The Discovery of Islands consists of a series of linked essays in British history, written by one of the world's leading historians of political thought and ......

Written at the defining moment when Ireland was heading toward complete national independence, Chesterton's study of the Irish question demonstrates that if ......

Cuba's number three official today — Commander Juan Almeida — was secretly working with JFK in November 1963 to overthrow Fidel. The U.S. governm......

The classic account of New York City's sleaziest district returns with seven new chapters. Author: Friedman, Josh Alan Publisher: Feral House Illustration: ......

This book is intended to provide undergraduate college students with original samples of well-written papers that have received top grades from college profe......

History is a narrative discourse, full of unfinished stories. This collection of innovative and experimental pieces of historical writing shows there are fas......

Stephen Fleischman doesn't know how to pull a punch as demonstrated by his hard hitting "Sharp Jabs to the Head," his essays about the Bush Administration. N......

What essential leadership lessons do we learn by distilling the actions and ideas of great military commanders such as George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhowe......

These 22 essays explore how poets, artists, and writers have addressed the physical essence of Canada. Publisher: Dundurn Illustration: N Language: ENG Titl......

An all-star cast of former intelligence officers and journalists contribute to this exposé of the Canadian national security sector. Author: Hamilton, Dwigh......

The English-speaking world has historically been Israel's greatest ally in the world; and Israel the greatest ally of the United States in the Near East. Th......

In these thoughtful, richly personal essays, Marianne Boruch takes a fresh view on old poets, considering such questions as how the atomic bomb changed Willi......

Intellectual historian Michael S. Roth has spent more than two decades exploring the way we make meaning out of the past. This collection features his most i......

In The Story of America, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories--from John Smith's account of the fou......

Using a place-based approach by focusing on specific locations at critical historical moments of historical transformation, Places of Encounter provides a un......

Using a place-based approach by focusing on specific locations at critical historical moments of historical transformation, Places of Encounter provides a un......

Considered one of the most controversial figures in modern historyhighly revered by some and heavily criticized by othersWinston Churchill is defended in thi......

After several decades of historical revisionism, Winston Churchill remains one of the most controversial figures in modern history. Critics allege he was a d......