Step back into an era of dazzling intellect, bitter political rivalries, and sweeping cultural transformation. Witness the private lives and public triumphs of the brilliant minds...

The vanishing traditions and quiet histories of a rural English parish are preserved in this evocative collection of local lore and personal memory. It captures the essence of a...

Written by a contemporary observer, this book offers a strategic and political analysis of the conflict between the British Empire and the Boer republics. It details the guerrilla...

Wander the cobbled, blood-stained streets of a magnificent ancient city, tracing the footsteps of the monumental figures who forged its turbulent history. From fierce monarchs...

In the 1920s, many of Cuba’s intellectuals, like Jorge Mañach, were confronted with how to deal with a new postcolonial universe whose neocolonial leanings were...

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was one of the Caesars and ruled Rome between the years 54 to 68 AD. Like his predecessors, he wielded power with violence and a good dose...

As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Mummies! Did you know the mummy of the Pharaoh...

The story of the thirty-five tumultous years in which Canada fought two world wars abroad, faced social, political and economic upheavals at home and virtually completed the...

The following Essay is a translation of the Introduction, by M. Guizot, to a French version of Sparks's Life of Washington, and of selected portions of Washington's...

"This is the best one-volume history of the American Civil War I've ever read." - Bernard DeVoto