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  • Bare Fields
    Ivan Lukash
    Nearing the end of the Russian Civil War, a large portion of the White Army, along with some of their families and other emigres, evacuated to Greek-occupied Gallipoli, taking with them the very soul of Russia, desperately hoping to see her in a new dawn. Among them was author Ivan Lukash, who penned the following collection of musings and observations during this time in Galli...
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    29,65 €

  • Tragedy and Triumph
    Christopher Feldt
    These mountains have their stories. All deal with the relationship between man, his relationship to the earth, and his cohabitation with others. Thousands of years before the Europeans found their way to the New World, pre-tribal Indians hunted the backbones of nascent mountains, using the atlatl and other weapons to harvest food. Thousands of years later still, their tribal ...
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    22,16 €

  • Honoring Native Warriors
    Gary Robinson
    This compilation of the author’s previous works includes a history of American Indian service in the US military, an examination of the code talkers of WWI and WWII, plus links to documentaries produced by the author, and profiles and interviews with Native American men and women who served. ...
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    45,45 €

  • The Creole Incident
    John Hyde Barnard
    The Creole Incident was more than a simple conspiracy of nineteen individuals seeking their freedom. The layers of history surrounding this event conceal a careful, step-by-step process of subterfuge, cunning and boldness taken by a select group of individuals who acted in concert to save the Union from the domination of slavocracy. The Creole Incident reveals an undeniable lin...
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    19,01 €

  • United We Stand
    Tom O’Lincoln
    In the state-run prison that was early New South Wales, pockets of capitalism sprang up like sturdy weeds. with them came wage labour and class struggle. Australian workers were organisiing well before the gold rushes, and later a mass labour movement confronted the employers across the continent, opening the way for bitter confrontations.Controversy surrounds the colonial labo...
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    18,73 €

  • Abraham Lincoln and Women in Film
    Frank J Wetta / Martin A Novelli
    Frank J. Wetta and Martin A. Novelli’s Abraham Lincoln and Women in Film investigates how depictions of women in Hollywood motion pictures helped forge the myth of Lincoln. Exploring female characters’ backstories, the political and cultural climate in which the films appeared, and the contest between the moviemakers’ imaginations and the varieties of historical truth, Wetta an...
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    56,46 €

  • Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022
    Richard A. Hall
    Captain America made his debut in 1940, just two years behind the first comic book superheroes and five years before the United States’ emergence as the world’s primary superpower at the end of World War II. His journey has been intertwined with America’s progress throughout the decades. Known as the 'Sentinel of Liberty,' he has frequently provided socio-political commentar...
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    57,26 €

  • Past Perfecting
    Mauro Castello Branco E Silva
    Escrita em formato de série de TV, esta é a segunda temporada de Past Perfecting, onde viajantes viajam ao passado da Terra, alterando-o. ...
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    12,65 €

  • The Breath Of Life
    John Burroughs
    'The Breath of Life' is a 1915 book by American naturalist John Burroughs. It contains a number of essays related to his observations as he travelled around New England. Beautifully written and thought provoking, 'The Breath of Life' will appeal to lovers of nature writing. John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conserva...
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    14,33 €

  • Os 110 Anos De Marabá Sob O Olhar Dos Alunos Da Emef Rayara Carvalho Costa
    Francisco Liberato
    Este livro nasceu de um proposta pedagógica de ensino e aprendizagem na EMEF Rayara Carvalho Costa, por ocasião dos 110 anos de aniversário de emancipação da cidade de Marabá-Pará, em que os alunos do ano letivo de 2023 foram motivados pelo professor Francisco Liberato, atuante na Sala de Leitura da referida instituição, a produzirem desenhos (alunos dos 1° e 2° anos), frases (...
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    9,20 €

  • GEN HISTORY CHN FOREI TRADE (V1)
    Xu Chang / XU CHANG & RUI SU YUQIN SUN / Yuqin Sun / Rui Su
    China boasts a long history of foreign trade. As early as the pre-Qin period, residents of the country began to ship silk and other merchandise on outbound voyages. From the 2nd century BCE on, China has been connected to the rest of the world via the Overland Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road initiated in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty.Trade relations be...
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    178,32 €

  • The Old War Horse
    Myron J. Smith
    With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B. Eads’ noted catamaran salvage vessel, the Benton survived a tumultuous government acquisition process and conversion to become flagship of the Union’s Civil War Western river navy. From Island No. 10 through the Vicksburg and Red River campaigns, the revolutionary ironclad participated in both combat and administrative ...
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    73,28 €

  • Tracy
    Cyclone Tracy demolished Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory when it struck during the night of Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning, 1974. Over almost ten hours the small, intense, but slow-moving weather system left a swathe of destruction across the entire town. Few buildings escaped.Sixty-six people died, many of them on vessels which put to sea, while many hundreds we...
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    27,26 €

  • CHOSEN VESSELS
    Dr. Elizabeth Branch / Elizabeth Grady Branch
     Part 1 introduces CHOSEN VESSELS: PROMOTING THE UNITY OF AMERICA’S PROMISES BEFORE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. I started our project by sharing and exploring a bit of historical information passed down through schooling, informally or formally.  Chapters 1-14 consist of lived experiences and real life 'learnings.' Quotes, discussions, conversations, primary firsthand and researche...
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    22,11 €

  • Indigenous Data Sovereignty
    Megan Dennis
    Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Empowering Indigenous Communities in the Digital Age is a groundbreaking exploration of the importance of Indigenous Data Sovereignty in the digital era, covering key concepts, challenges, and opportunities while providing practical guidance and inspiring case studies. This comprehensive book is a compelling call to action, urging readers to support...
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    103,88 €

  • Temple in the Sand
    Marjorie Vernelle
    Seti I is most frequently known as the father of Ramesses II, but in fact, he was a great pharaoh himself, though with a relatively short reign of just eleven years. A great warrior king, a strategic thinker, and a man who knew the life of the ordinary people, he was an extraordinary ruler. His brand was excellence, and he used that in many forms to win his people to a king who...
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    15,90 €

  • Temple in the Sand
    Marjorie Vernelle
    Seti I is most frequently known as the father of Ramesses II, but in fact, he was a great pharaoh himself, though with a relatively short reign of just eleven years. A great warrior king, a strategic thinker, and a man who knew the life of the ordinary people, he was an extraordinary ruler. His brand was excellence, and he used that in many forms to win his people to a king who...
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    23,85 €

  • Lei De 07 De Novembro De 1831: 'uma Lei Para Inglês Ver'
    Murillo Henrique Girotti Chagas
    Muito Pouco Se Ouvira Falar Na Historiografia E Nos Materiais Didáticos, Sobre Esta Lei E Seu Funcionamento, Se Fazendo Assim Necessário O Resgate A Esta Legislação E A Quem Estava Por Trás Desta E De Outras Medidas Anti Escravocratas Que Dominaram O Cenário Nacional Antes De 1850, Focando Em Trazer A População Um Texto De Qualidade Com O Cuidado Em Garantir Facilidade Pedagógi...
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    16,87 €

  • Death by Socialism
    J. M. Rock
    This book is a philosophical and pragmatic insight into the methods and disguises of socialism. It offers a set of remedies and an urgent call-to-action in response to the unique forms of socialism evolving today within the United States. The book combines historical and economic truths with a scientific approach to analyzing the tenets and the tragedy of socialism. Every year,...
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    15,00 €

  • Blowing up Ukraine
    Michael Stanchev / Yuri Felshtinsky
    Blowing up Ukraine is a first history of democracy in Ukraine since 1991 and the lethal methods Russia has used over a quarter of a century to regain Ukraine as a vazal state - culminating in a full-blown unprovoked war in 2022 and mounting war crimes. Over twenty years, the Kremlin skilfully manipulated Ukraine’s self-serving politicians and oligarchs, only to be thwarted time...
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    23,70 €

  • From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond
    Dave Markward
    Journey from the Heartland to the Heart of Racial Understanding: A True Story of Insight and Transformation. Embark on a transformative journey with Dave Markward as he transitions from an upbringing in an almost exclusively white community to a life enriched by diversity in From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America.Intertwining Dave’s persona...
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    24,24 €

  • The Creation of the Boer Identity
    Wiets Buys
    The history of the Boer identity is an epic saga. The Boer identity emerged in the isolation of an expansive landscape and evolved as a unique cultural entity deeply rooted in the principles of individualism, localism, independence, and freedom. The development of the Boer identity is an action-packed tale of sacrifice, suffering, loss, victory, and resilience that shaped the B...
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    20,60 €

  • Die Skepping van die Boeridentiteit
    Wiets Buys
    Die geskiedenis van die Boeridentiteit is ’n epiese sage. Die Boeridentiteit het in die isolasie van ’n uitgestrekte landskap, as ’n unieke kulturele entiteit ontstaan wat diep gewortel is in die beginsels van individualisme, lokalisme, onafhanklikheid en vryheid. Die ontwikkeling van die Boeridentiteit is ’n aksie-belaaide verhaal van opoffering, lyding, verlies, oorwinning, e...
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    20,56 €

  • Die Skepping van die Boeridentiteit
    Wiets Buys
    Die geskiedenis van die Boeridentiteit is ’n epiese sage. Die Boeridentiteit het in die isolasie van ’n uitgestrekte landskap, as ’n unieke kulturele entiteit ontstaan wat diep gewortel is in die beginsels van individualisme, lokalisme, onafhanklikheid en vryheid. Die ontwikkeling van die Boeridentiteit is ’n aksie-belaaide verhaal van opoffering, lyding, verlies, oorwinning, e...
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    28,55 €

  • Tallawudjah Creek ... and Me
    Elizabeth Webb
    Author and historian, Elizabeth (Bessie) Webb, traces her family roots growing up in Tallawudjah Creek near Glenreagh, on the Mid North Coast of NSW, between WWI and II. A prolific contributor to the history of the Glenreagh area, evidenced by eight other historical works she has researched and authored, Bessie shares her childhood memories. Her collection of photographs adds a...
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    22,29 €

  • Korean War
    Robert Wood
    The heart of Mig-Alley during the Korean War Learn the heartbreaking truth of the communist prison camp gulags, the cruelty of the North Korean enemy, and the propaganda attacks from friend and foe. Marvin King joined the US Air Force in peacetime but soon found him in the midst of jet age aerial combat, captured and taken into China, and later subjected to the abject horror of...
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    16,03 €

  • História Da Paraíba
    Thiago Aécio
    A segunda edição do livroHistória da Paraíba: conquista, lutas e povosé calcada em avultada fonte histórica cotejada pelo autor, o qual por meio da exegese traz a sua visão crítica dos fatos históricos, lançando novas luzes para a compreensão da história paraibana. Com exercícios de fixação e questões de concursos. A obra traz uma análise sistemática das fontes históricas primá...
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    14,46 €

  • Why Lincoln Chose War
    Spencer Gantt
    What does it take to be recognized as a historian? A PhD, of course, and a lifetime spent reading and researching through piles of boring books; then, publication of another boring book. And 'we the People' are expected to take everything the historian writes and utters and accept it as 'gospel' without question. But what about the facts which historians ignore or those which d...
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    7,70 €

  • A Moral History of Western Society - Volume One
    Miles H Hodges
    What is it exactly that made for the greatness of Western Civilization? Why did it have its ups and downs ... and where do things seem headed today? Ultimately, this two-volume series is as much a political-moral teaching as it is a presentation of the details of the West’s wonderful (and sometimes tragic) historical record. It narrates the good and the bad choices that our lea...
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    19,80 €

  • A Moral History of Western Society - Volume One
    Miles H Hodges
    What is it exactly that made for the greatness of Western Civilization? Why did it have its ups and downs ... and where do things seem headed today? Ultimately, this two-volume series is as much a political-moral teaching as it is a presentation of the details of the West’s wonderful (and sometimes tragic) historical record. It narrates the good and the bad choices that our lea...
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    24,37 €