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About the Book As the second part in The Journey series, Equality Is Just an Illusion continues to illuminate the historical reality of African Americans in the United States over the past two centuries, with an emphasis on the effects of whitewashing and the strategic cover-up of America's racist past. With the threat of banning Critical Race Theory and many culturally significant books in schools, the need to safeguard historical truth is more necessary...
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From the murder of James I and the brutal torture of his betrayers to the beheading of Radical Weavers Baird and Hardie, the history of crime and punishment in Stirling's Royal Burgh has reflected the passions and prejudices of the Scottish nation. Here are shocking tales of the brutal and the bloody, the sad and the seditious, of the thieves, traitors, murderers and martyrs who shaped the destiny of those who dwell upon the Castle Rock. Richly illustrated,...
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Get the Summary of Jim Sciutto's The Return of Great Powers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Return of Great Powers" delves into the geopolitical tensions and military strategies of the early 21st century, focusing on the resurgence of Russia and China as formidable global actors challenging the post-Cold War international order. The book provides an in-depth analysis of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine,...
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Get the Summary of Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell is a historical novel set during the Viking Age, primarily focusing on the life of Uhtred of Bebbanburg. The story begins with the Danes conquering Northumbria, where Uhtred's father is killed, and young Uhtred is captured and raised by the Danish Earl Ragnar. As he grows, Uhtred learns...
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Set in seventeenth-century Japan, this historical novel follows the fortunes of a young samurai named Osaki Taro as he seeks to avenge his father's death and secure his place in the court of the powerful daimyo, Hosokawa Tadaoki. As Taro navigates the treacherous world of feudal politics and warfare, he must also confront his growing feelings for the daimyo's daughter, Lady Aoi.
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Did someone really boil a baby? Henry Dozier was both a talented Victorian architect and a troubled soul. In 1887 he moved to Cripple Creek Colorado from Denver, presumably to rebuild a town destroyed by 2 devastating fires. According to the newspapers, he was also dissipating his income in dissolute behavior. On February 4, 1897, there was an impassioned letter to the editor from Celestia Dozier, head of the household in Denver, in spite of the fact...
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Excerpt: "Christopher Columbus was born at more places and to a greater extent than any other eminent man known to history. He was born at frequent intervals from 1436 to 1446, and at Cogoletto, Genoa, Finale, Oneglia, Savona, Padrello, and Boggiasco. Learned historians have conclusively shown that he was born at each one of the places, and each historian has had him born at a different date from that fixed upon by a rival historian. To doubt their...
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By 1966 the steam locomotive was entering its death throes: withdrawals were being carried out at a frenetic pace, with the slightest defect sending engines straight to the cutter's torch.
In an attempt to capture the British steam scene before it was no more, teenage enthusiast Keith Widdowson made it his mission to travel the length and breadth of the country to obtain runs behind as many locomotives as possible. Armed with a Southern Region season...
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The Pilgrim Fathers of New England: A History is a historical work by W. Carlos Martyn, first published in 1910. The book explores the history of the Pilgrims, a group of English Separatists who fled religious persecution in England and established the Plymouth Colony in North America in 1620. The Pilgrims are best known for their role in the first Thanksgiving celebration with the Native Americans. Martyn's work delves into the religious and political...
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Después del rotundo éxito de su primer libro con Intermedio, Hermanos de sangre, Antonio Sánchez regresa a la arena del conflicto armado -tema que es su especialidad- con Historias de un país herido, una serie de crónicas que reconstruyen escenas de momentos claves en la evolución de las luchas por el control, la tenencia de la tierra y la hegemonía del poder en regiones como Antioquia, el Magdalena Medio, Córdoba y Urabá, en donde un proyecto...
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About the Author Douglas K. Sanders is a writer on history of Florida and Indiana.
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Get the Summary of Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman's The Bible Unearthed in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Bible Unearthed" by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman explores the historical and archaeological context of the biblical narratives, particularly those of the patriarchs, the Exodus, and the monarchies of David and Solomon. The book scrutinizes the traditional chronology and historicity...
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Honour is a dying virtue. Here we look at what honour means. Not all warrior and conquerors were honourable but many unexpected people were. It traces the concept of honour, looks at some people who fought and died or lived for their beliefs and some who risked all but did not fight physically for them. It also looks at three very noble and honourable people a queen, a King and a warrior from three different countries in Europe over different time...
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Get the Summary of Daniel Gordis's Saving Israel in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Saving Israel" examines the evolving relationship between young Jews and the state of Israel, highlighting a generational shift in attitudes. While older Jews view Israel's potential destruction as a personal tragedy, younger Jews, who grew up with Israel as an established reality, often struggle with its portrayal as an occupier...
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Get the Summary of Hampton Sides's In the Kingdom of Ice in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "In the Kingdom of Ice" by Hampton Sides recounts the harrowing tale of the USS Jeannette's Arctic expedition, financed by newspaper magnate James Gordon Bennett Jr. and led by Captain George De Long. The late 19th-century voyage aimed to discover an Open Polar Sea, a theory supported by the era's scientific beliefs. Despite...
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"By far the best general book on its subject. . . . Moving Europeans will remain a standard reference for some time to come." –Charles Tilly
"Moch has reconceived the social history of Europe." -David Levine
Moving Europeans tells the story of the vast movements of people throughout Europe and examines the links between human mobility and the fundamental changes that transformed European life. This update of a classic...
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Lancaster, the county town of Lancashire, stands at the lowest bridging point of the river Lune. A chartered borough since 1193 and a city since 1937 it has had a long and turbulent history. Since the Roman army first saw the strategic possibilities of a low hill by the river it has housed garrisons and acted as a fortress. Its position on the main west-coast road to and from Scotland has on numerous occasions led to the passage of hostile armies.
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