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Elizabeth I of England had one great passion in her life and that was for the Earl of Essex giving...

There is a wide difference between the saturated steam locomotives of the late nineteenth century and the sleek aluminum, streamlined...

This biography of a distinguished historian and man of letters is the first study of William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) to...

Think you know everything there is to know about the OSS, the Cold War, the CIA, and Watergate? Think again....

In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through...

The Human Tradition in Premodern China is a collection of biographical essays revealing the variety and complexity of human experience...

No hive can tolerate two Queens. In the fatal clash between the Protestant Queen of England and the Catholic Queen...

Philip Freneau was a poet, editor, and mariner. A graduate of Princeton, he was the roommate of James Madison and...

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women...

Personal letters and diaries provide an intimate view into the hearts and minds of a brother and sister who became...

Born in India into a family of soldiers and diplomats, Slessor made the first aerial attack on a Zeppelin and...

This new book focuses on John Quincy Adams's extensive role in foreign policy, including his years as secretary of state...

It is a perverse but almost inescapable phenomenon in the history of violent revolutions that after the first heroic days...

In the voluminous literature on Thomas Jefferson, little has been written about his passionate interest in science. This new and...

The remarkable story of Tupaia, Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator. Winner of NZ Post 2012 Best General Non-fiction Book Award. 'We...

'Herbert's informal, pithy lettersdescribe the "upper middle class"social scene, together with theeconomic and political realities of anewly-created colony. ......

The Memoirs of Kenneth Loren Chard recounts the story of one man's life, from a childhood homesteading in Oregon, to...

This highly literate account by the son of President Zachary Taylor follows the author's Confederate commands in all three major...

The author, Dr. Jackson, invites you to join him on a trip back through time, experience different cultures, and visit different...

Known for his influential role in the debates that established the founding documents of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was...