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  • The Sandinista Revolution
    Mateo Jarquín
    The Sandinista Revolution and its victory against the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua gripped the United States and the world in the 1980s. But as soon as the Sandinistas were voted out of power in 1990 and the Iran Contra affair ceased to make headlines, it became, in Washington at least, a thing of the past. Mateo Jarquin recenters the revolution as a major episode in the hi...
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    37,81 €

  • The Violent World of Broadus Miller
    Kevin W. Young
    In the summer of 1927, an itinerant Black laborer named Broadus Miller was accused of killing a fifteen-year-old white girl in Morganton, North Carolina. Miller became the target of a massive manhunt lasting nearly two weeks. After he was gunned down in the North Carolina mountains, his body was taken back to Morganton and publicly displayed on the courthouse lawn on a Sunday a...
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    127,02 €

  • The Violent World of Broadus Miller
    Kevin W. Young
    In the summer of 1927, an itinerant Black laborer named Broadus Miller was accused of killing a fifteen-year-old white girl in Morganton, North Carolina. Miller became the target of a massive manhunt lasting nearly two weeks. After he was gunned down in the North Carolina mountains, his body was taken back to Morganton and publicly displayed on the courthouse lawn on a Sunday a...
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    38,16 €

  • The Mansfield Riots of 1900
    Robert A. Carter
    The Mansfield Riots of 1900. The summer of 1900 was a dangerous time in Mansfield, Ohio, when faith healer John Dowie lost his touch, his patients lost their lives, the crowds lost their calm, the police lost control, Mayor Brown lost his patience and a would-be prophet in Chicago lost his mind. Historian and author Robert A. Carter leads you through the angry months of 1900 wi...
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    29,58 €

  • Keeper of Lost Places
    Matthew Bruen
    Discover the Hidden Wonders of America!Unearth the secrets of forgotten landscapes with Matthew Bruen as your guide. 'Keeper of Lost Places' invites you on an extraordinary journey to ten captivating American locations, each brimming with history and mystery. Embark on an adventure to America’s 'Highway to Hell,' where subterranean fires still rage. Explore the desolate Delawar...
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    16,20 €

  • Oshkosh Remembered
    Mike Hert / Ron La Point
    The book, I believe, helps us to understand and appreciate our city’s past. The first and perhaps most important of the 24 stories is of the wood and lumber industry located along the Fox River, Lake Winnebago and nearby waterways. This industry would become the primary force for the growth and development of our city.Also featured is our German heritage, Prohibition, racial se...
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    14,30 €

  • Mexico
    Charles Reginald Enock
    'The purpose of this work is to treat of Mexico as a topographical and political entity, based upon a study of the country from travel and observation; a method such as has found favour in my book upon Peru. The method of viewing a country as a whole, with its people, topography, and general conditions in natural relation to each other, is one which commands growing acceptance ...
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    18,77 €

  • Anti-ideologia
    Lino Porto
    Coletânea de pequenos textos do autor, escritos entre 1996 e 2016 em diários, cadernos e anotações diversas. São textos fragmentados, resenhas, minicrônicas, esboços de ensaios sobre política, ideologia, sociedade brasileira e outros tópicos relacionados que o (nos) atormentaram naquele período. Muitas das análises e elucubrações aqui apresentadas acabaram tornando-se realidade...
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    11,02 €

  • History of Mexico
    Billy Wellman
    Discover the Story of Mexico, From Ancient Secrets to Modern TimesTwo manuscripts in one book:Mexican History: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Mexico, from Its Ancient Civilizations, the Spanish Conquest, and War of Independence to the PresentHistory of Ancient Mexico: An Enthralling Guide to Pre-Columbian Mexico and Its Civilizations, Such as the Olmecs, Maya, Zapotecs,...
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    24,40 €

  • The Loyalists of Pennsylvania
    Wilbur H. Siebert
    By: Wilbur H. Siebert, Pub. 1920, reprinted 2024, 118 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-230-9. The author discusses the Loyalists through chapters on: the Loyalists of the Upper Ohio, the Loyalists of Northeastern Pennsylvania, the repression of Loyalists and Neutrals in Southeastern Pennsylvania, the British invasion of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Whig reprisals upon...
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    27,00 €

  • Life in the Backwoods
    Susanna Moodie
    'Life in the Backwoods' is a book written by Susanna Moodie, a British-born Canadian author, and early settler. The full title of the book is often cited as 'Life in the Clearings versus the Bush.' The work was first published in 1853. Susanna Moodie and her husband, J.W. Dunbar Moodie, were among the many British immigrants who settled in Canada in the 19th century. 'Life in t...
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    13,43 €

  • We Called Him Jeb
    Lochlainn Seabrook
    During the War for the Constitution (1861-1865) the Southern armies could boast of dozens of dazzling and accomplished cavalry leaders, all of them both adored by their faithful troopers and the envy of the Yankee high command. One of those who was on everyone’s list of favorites was celebrated Confederate General James Ewell Brown Stuart (better known by his initials, Jeb), a ...
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    25,18 €

  • We Called Him Jeb
    Lochlainn Seabrook
    During the War for the Constitution (1861-1865) the Southern armies could boast of dozens of dazzling and accomplished cavalry leaders, all of them both adored by their faithful troopers and the envy of the Yankee high command. One of those who was on everyone’s list of favorites was celebrated Confederate General James Ewell Brown Stuart (better known by his initials, Jeb), a ...
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    43,43 €

  • Matter of Honor, A
    Anthony Summers / Robbyn Swan
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    18,02 €

  • Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo
    Medea Benjamin
    'Here is a voice seldom heard, the voice of Latin America’s majority, those who bear the burdens of society. If we are to understand Honduras, Central America, or, for that matter, Latin America, we must listen attentively to this voice. It has much to teach us. It commands the future.' --E. Bradford Burns, Professor of History, UCLADon’t be Afraid, Gringo is the award-winning ...
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    11,19 €

  • Pontão Da Mortandade
    Gilce Sampaio
    Umaradiografia étnico-racialcontada na primeira pessoa, sobre um lugar onde há segredos, acordos e disputas silenciosas. Seu nome: Pontão da Mortandade, é carregadode histórias e significados envolvendo povos originários e imigrantes europeus na Região Celeiro, na fronteira entre Brasil e Argentina e entre dois Estados brasileiros: Rio Grande do Sul e Santa Catarina. Com a reto...
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    17,21 €

  • JOURNEY TO THE JONES ACT
    Charlie Papavizas
    The 'Jones Act' is the most newsworthy U.S. maritime policy law.Most of the attention is focused on the preservation of U.S. domestic maritime trade. Some is focused on the law as a means for mariners to recover for injuries.But this attention is too narrow. The 'Jones Act' was originally understood to mean the whole of the 1920 Merchant Marine Act, which deals with far more th...
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    21,91 €

  • One Hundred Years
    Bruce Morton
    One Hundred Years chronicles the evolution of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment from its inception in New Brunswick, Canada, over a hundred years ago, with a particular focus on the regiment’s experiences and contribution during WW2. The regiment was part of the first wave of the landing in Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and fought in brutal and casualty-inten...
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    50,62 €

  • The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution
    Wilbur H. H. Siebert
    By: James H. Stark, Pub. 1910, reprinted 2024, 606 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-231-6.  This book begins with the documenting of the trials of Loyalists at various levels of Massachusetts society, such as those of native-born Governor Thomas Hutchinson and John Singleton Copley, both of whom abandoned Massachusetts to live out the balance of their years in exile ...
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    64,18 €

  • Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, Reformed Dutch Church Baptisms, 1740-1850
    Howard Randolph / Russell Rankin
    By: Howard Randolph & Russell Rankin, Pub. 1935, reprinted 2024, 232 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-232-3. The reformed Dutch church of Paramus is located in Bergen County. Bergen County was formed in 1683. It is located in the extreme northeastern corner of the state on the Hudson River just across from New York. This area of the state was claimed by the Dutch jus...
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    35,66 €

  • Pedigrees of some of the Emperor Charlemagne’s Descendants
    Marcellus D. A. R. von Redlich
    By: Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, Pub. 1941, reprinted 2024, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-233-0.  This book provides proven pedigrees of the descents from Emperor Charlemagne. The progeny of Royal Houses of Europe that trace back to Charlemagne are listed in chronological order under their respective Houses. The author then provides individual chapters list...
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    45,75 €

  • Pioneers of Old Hopewell with Sketches of her Revolutionary Heroes, Mercer County, NJ
    Ralph Ege
    By: Ralph Ege, Pub. 1908, reprinted 2024, 320 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-234-7. Hopewell is a brough located in Mercer County which is in the central western part of the state located just across from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. These sketches take these pioneers date back to references to the 1600’s. These sketches include all types of useful information such ...
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    45,76 €

  • Fairfax of Virginia
    Hugh Fairfax
    This is the unique and largely forgotten story of how the ancient and noble Fairfax family of Yorkshire, England, renowned for their prominent role in the English Civil War, came to settle in Virginia before the Revolution, where they reigned over a vast empire of more than five million acres. For over 150 years, first as colonialists and then as loyal citizens of the new Repub...
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    16,15 €

  • A Brief Colorado Indian History of the 1800s Through A Factual Lens(Hardcover)
    Roberta Carol Harvey
    In 1998, Colorado state lawmakers mandated that American Indian history and culture be included in the curriculum of high schools in Colorado, based on the persistent efforts of Comanche State Senator Suzanne Williams. In 2003, they broadened the law mandating that in order to graduate students must satisfactorily complete a civil government course which includes the history, c...
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    26,99 €

  • The Great Historic Families of Scotland, Volume #2
    James Taylor
    By: James Taylor, Pub. 1889, Reprinted 2024, 442 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-221-7.  This set of books should be well received as a reprint for the genealogists, family historian or historian. This volume #2 traces the earliest recorded origins of the following Scottish families up to the 19th Century: the Maxwells, the Johnstones, the Stewarts, the Drummonds (2), the ...
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    58,32 €

  • The Great Historic Families of Scotland, Volume #1
    James Taylor
    By: James Taylor, Pub. 1889, Reprinted 2024, 420 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-220-0.  This set of books should be well received as a reprint for the genealogists, family historian or historian. This volume #1 traces the earliest recorded origins of the following Scottish families up to the 19th Century: the Ancient Earldom of Mar, the Earldom of Menteith, the Dou...
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    51,86 €

  • Hidden in Plain Sight
    Cush Dey
    In this inaugural title, Bro. Cush Dey confronts the haunting words, 'Come, let us cut them off from being a nation,' delving into the covert concealment of Moorish history within the Americas. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Bro. Cush unveils the intricate tapestry of history that has long been obscured and paints a vivid picture of how the legacy of the M...
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    30,80 €

  • A Brief Colorado Indian History of the 1800s Through A Factual Lens (Softcover)
    Roberta Carol Harvey
    In 1998, Colorado state lawmakers mandated that American Indian history and culture be included in the curriculum of high schools in Colorado, based on the persistent efforts of Comanche State Senator Suzanne Williams. In 2003, they broadened the law mandating that in order to graduate students must satisfactorily complete a civil government course which includes the history, c...
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    19,58 €

  • American Civil War Stories
    Ahoy Publications
    If you want to vividly experience the American Civil War and explore its untold narratives without missing the emotional depth and personal stories, then keep reading...Step into the heart of the American Civil War with this riveting book, a portal to the dramatic and defining moments of a nation divided.This isn’t just a history book; it’s a time machine transporting you to th...
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    14,64 €

  • The Genius of America
    János Zoltán Csák / Thomas Sneddon
    In this book, János Csák explores the enduring intellectual and spiritual legacy behind America’s achievement, the very essence and history of the American genius. Americans see freedom as the ultimate human good, but it is precisely around the principle of freedom and its misuse that much drama has unfolded in recent years. This drama manifests in a creeping cognitive dissonan...
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    21,57 €


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