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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....

<p>A renowned journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William Shirer chronicles his own life...

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

Michael Lynch's second edition of Mao examines the life of this controversial figure. Opening with a detailed chronology, it delves...

From Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America’s westward expansion comes to life in...

'The Twelve Cæsars' is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Cæsar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman...

Nearly a century before Tasmanian Mary Donaldson became Princess Mary of Denmark, the beautiful and talented Sydney-born Elsie Caroline Thompson...

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

A clothier and a deeply religious man, Joseph Ryder faithfully kept a diary from 1733 until his death, two and...

Triumph of Hope From Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to IsraelNow available in English, here is the award-winning and internationally acclaimed testament...

AB-SA-RA-KA is Margaret Carrington's first-person account of westward expansion alongside her husband, Col. Henry B. Carrington. In 1866 Col....

The Human Tradition in Mexico is a book of real-life stories of Mexicans throughout more than 250 years of the...

“Plutarch regularly shows that great leaders transcend their own purely material interests and petty, personal vanities. Noble ideals actually do...

Phyllis tells of her childhood experiences from five to nine years old, when she was interned as a prisoner of...

In a time of intolerance, following your conscience is a dangerous choice... "In the meantime, a credible report caused all...

"Howdy, folks. This story starts back in 1886, in Henrietta, Texas. My name is Bob and I was six years...

Representing a historical cross-section of performance and training in Western music since the seventeenth century, Five Lives in Music brings...