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Author | : Altina Laura Waller |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780070230156 |
This two-volume reader consists of original essays, with decade of American history represented by at least one essay. The stories cover a range of topics such as: popular culture; women's history; urban history; and the history of science and technology. The essays also shed light on political, social, economic and cultural trends.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Biography |
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Author | : Howard Watson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Biography |
ISBN | : 9781770855564 |
Twisted History brings to life the incredible stories of 32 historical figures -- murderers, assassins and traitors who embraced the dark side, and martyrs and innocents who paid with their lives in the pursuit of good. All changed world history. The book is lavishly illustrated with stunning illustrations and period photographs. Accessible text and fact boxes describe evil and angelic acts across the centuries, like Judas, whose name would come to define betrayal, Joan of Arc, victorious virgin soldier and patron saint of France, and René Goupil, tortured and martyred by Native Americans, who became the first American saint. Twisted History puts readers face to face with vile villains and true heroes. They include: William Wallace, the Scottish hero who was hanged, drawn and quartered by the English for high treason (c.1270-1305) Vlad the Impaler, who enjoyed torturing and impaling his victims (1431-76) Bernie Madoff (1938- ), architect of the biggest financial scam in history, a $65-billion Ponzi scheme that shattered banks, insurance companies and private investors Kazuo Taoka, boss of the most powerful and merciless Japanese yakuza gang (1913-81). Twisted History is an engaging, informative and gripping read for all teen and adult readers.
Author | : C. Brian Kelly |
Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 445 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1402254857 |
The untold stories of bravery, triumph, and redemption in the depths of the darkest world war. Behind the great powers, global military conflict, and infamous battles are more than 100 incredible stories that bring to life the Second World War. During the six years of war were countless little-known moments of profound triumph and tragedy, bravery and cowardice, and good and evil. These amazing and unbelievable stories of brotherhood, redemption, escape, and civilian courage shed new light on the war that gripped the entire world. Experience the action through the eyes of people like: Lieutenant Jacob Beser, who was aboard both the Enola Gay and Bock's Car and felt the force of the shockwave that nearly destroyed the planes after dropping the H-bombs that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Professor William Miller, who collapsed during a death march of POWs in Germany and was saved by the same man who had rescued him from what would have been a fatal car wreck in Pennsylvania five years earlier. The brave civilians who answered the British Admiralty's call to help rescue an army from Dunkirk during the height of a dangerous battle and sailed small fishing boats into relentless German fire, ultimately saving 335,000 men from This is the perfect book for any history buff looking for the untold stories of military and civilian daring during World War 2.
Author | : Richard Grant |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2021-08-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1501177842 |
"Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91 percent of the vote"--
Author | : Hugh De Normand |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2023-04-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3382177633 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : Massachusetts |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Matt Siegel |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2021-08-31 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : 0062973223 |
An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? “As a species, we’re hardwired to obsess over food,” Matt Siegel explains as he sets out “to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths.” Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the myths—and realities—of food as aphrodisiac, to how one of the rarest and most exotic spices in all the world (vanilla) became a synonym for uninspired sexual proclivities, to the role of food in fairy- and morality tales. He even makes a well-argued case for how ice cream helped defeat the Nazis. The Secret History of Food is a rich and satisfying exploration of the historical, cultural, scientific, sexual, and, yes, culinary subcultures of this most essential realm. Siegel is an armchair Anthony Bourdain, armed not with a chef’s knife but with knowledge derived from medieval food-related manuscripts, ancient Chinese scrolls, and obscure culinary journals. Funny and fascinating, The Secret History of Food is essential reading for all foodies.
Author | : Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2010-01 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781407614816 |