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Ghost Towns of Muskoka
by Andrew Hind  About the Author Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow -- or spectre -- of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely,...
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Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East
by Juan Cole Publisher Comments In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient...
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Climbs and Exploration in the Canadian Rockies (Mountain Classics Collections 4)
by Hugh E. M. Stutfield Synopsis '. . . years ago the Dominion of Canada, stretching as it does over thousands of miles, covered with dense forests, watered by unnumbered rivers, and dotted over with countless lakes, was a land in many places as difficult of access as Siberia; and its...
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Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games
by Zach Whalen Publisher Comments An eclectic group of young scholars examines the complementary notions of history and nostalgia as they are expressed through video games and in gaming culture....
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China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
by Frances Wood Publisher Comments Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? China’s First Emperor (258-210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he...
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1421: The Year China Discovered America (P.S.)
by Gavin Menzies Publisher Comments On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China to "proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas." When the fleet returned home in October 1423, the emperor had fallen,...
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China Since Tiananmen: From Deng Xiaoping to Hu Jintao (Cambridge Modern China)
by Joseph Fewsmith Publisher Comments In a new edition of his path-breaking analysis of political and social change in China since the crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989, Joseph Fewsmith traces developments since 2001. These include the continuing reforms during the final years of Jiang...
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Oregon 1859: A Snapshot in Time
by Janice Marschner Publisher Comments The essential Oregon guide for time travelers of all ages. Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union on February 14, 1859. Portland had wooden sidewalks and tamped dirt streets unlit by gaslight until a year later. To the south, gold glittered in streams;...
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1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
by Gavin Menzies Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the fifteenth century The brilliance of the...
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French Cuirassiers, 1804-1815: Officers
by Olivier Lapray Synopsis From 1804 to 1815, more than 1400 officers served in the most powerful branch of the French Napoleonic cavalry, the cuirassiers. From the youngest second lieutenant to the most seasoned major general, all fought with gallantry in these elite regiments...
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Decoding Old Masters: Patrons, Princes and Enigmatic Paintings of the 15th Century
by Abolala Soudavar Publisher Comments The interpretation of paintings--especially of Old Masters--has occupied art historians for generations. Rarely, however, have they attempted to place the subject of their research in its wider political and international context. So what can we learn...
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Little Rock Nine
by Marshall Poe Publisher Comments There are moments in every country's history when decisions are made and actions are taken that will change the course of that country's future. Turning Points historical graphic novels bring these moments in American history to life. Sixteen-year-old...
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I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage
by Susan Squire Publisher Comments A provocative survey of marriage and what it has meant for society, politics, religion, and the home. For ten thousand years, marriage—and the idea of marriage—has been at the very foundation of human society. In this provocative and...
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The Historiography of Genocide
by Dan Stone Publisher Comments The Historiography of Genocide is an indispensable guide to the development of the emerging discipline of genocide studies and the only available assessment of the historical literature pertaining to genocides....
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The Annals: The Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero (Oxford World's Classics)
by Cornelius Tacitus Publisher Comments Here is a lively new translation of Cornelius Tacitus' timeless history of three of Rome's most memorable emperors. Tacitus, who condemns the depravity of these rulers, which he saw as proof of the corrupting force of absolute power, writes caustically...
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2009 History Channel This Day in History Boxed Calendar: 365 Remarkable People, Extraordinary Events, and Fascinating Facts
by History Channel Synopsis For history buffs and trivia lovers alike. From The History Channel, one of the most relied =-upon and best-respected sources of historical material, this calendar assembles a year of individual accomplishments, events that influenced the course of...
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Nodaway County (Images of America)
by Michael J. Steiner Publisher Comments One of six counties carved out of the Platte Purchase, added to Missouri in 1836, Nodaway County appeared to its first white explorers to be a rolling prairie, marginal for agriculture but full of opportunity for those willing to bring hard work and...
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The Comintern
by Duncan Hallas Publisher Comments This history of the Communist (Third) International, from its beginnings in 1919 as the center of world revolution through its degeneration at the hands of the Stalinist bureaucracy, draws out lessons valid today to the work of building bridges to unite...
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The Last Days of the Incas
by Kim Macquarrie Publisher Comments In 1532, the fifty-four-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to the Spaniards, the Inca rulers of Peru had just fought a bloody civil war in which the...
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Anglo-American Hispanists and the Spanish Civil War: Hispanophilia, Commitment, and Discipline
by Sebastiaan Faber Publisher Comments What do you do when a beloved foreign country plunges into civil war? And how do you square your political views on that war with the demands of scholarly objectivity? In this book, Sebastiaan Faber assesses the long-term impact of the Spanish Civil War...
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