Historical
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Fool: In Search of Henry VIII’s Closest Man
$46.58 Add to cartThe first biography of Henry VIII’s court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing figures of the Tudor age
In some portraits of Henry VIII there appears another, str- Author: Andersson, Peter K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0691250162
- Language: English
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The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
$16.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times Bestseller
Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew
- Author: Beer, Edith Hahn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 10 2015
- ISBN10: 0062378082
- Language: English
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Boone: A Biography
$21.99 Add to cartThe story of Daniel Boone is the story of America–its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny.
Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a fr- Series: Shannon Ravenel Books (Paperback)
- Author: Morgan, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 538
- Publish Date: September 23 2008
- ISBN10: 1565126157
- Language: English
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Witness
$29.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times bestseller for 13 consecutive weeks
“As long as humanity speaks of virtue and dreams of freedom, the life and writings of Whittaker Chambers will ennoble and inspire.” – PRESIDENT R- Series: Cold War Classics
- Author: Chambers, Whittaker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 718
- Publish Date: December 08 2014
- ISBN10: 162157296X
- Language: English
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
$22.99 Add to cartIn this definitive biography of father and son, an eminent historian “brings to life the full drama of ancient history” (Wall Street Journal)
Alexander the Great’s conquests staggered the world. He led
- Author: Goldsworthy, Adrian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: October 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541602625
- Language: English
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Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate
$23.99 Add to cart“A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.”
“Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and i
–Publishers Weekly- Author: Konstam, Angus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0470128216
- Language: English
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Benjamin Franklin’s Book of Virtues
$12.95 Add to cartThis pocket-sized hardcover edition contains all thirteen “moral virtues” as Benjamin Franklin wrote them in his memoirs, first posthumously published in 1791. In the heart of this larger work–today … [more below]
- Series: Books of American Wisdom
- Author: Franklin, Benjamin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 1429093552
- Language: English
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Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last
$19.99 Read moreA moving account of survival and faith from Israel Meir Lau, a Holocaust survivor and former Chief Rabbi of Israel, with forewords by former President of Israel Shimon Peres and the bestselling author
- Author: Lau, Rabbi Israel Meir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 04, 2020
- ISBN10: 1454942630
- Language: English
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Faithful Friends: Holocaust Survivors’ Stories of the Pets Who Gave Them Comfort, Suffered Alongside Them and Waited for Their Return
$12.99 Add to cartWhat happened to the pets that were left behind in World War II Europe, when Jewish families were torn from their homes and taken to ghettos and concentration camps, forced to leave neighborhoods, liv… [more below]
- Author: Bulanda, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: September 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0981892949
- Language: English
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Lost Splendor: The Amazing Memoirs of the Man Who Killed Rasputin
$21.95 Add to cartBorn to great riches, lord of vast feudal estates and many palaces, Felix Youssoupoff led the life of a Grand Lord in the days before the Russian Revolution. Married to a niece of Czar Nicholas II, he
- Author: Youssouppoff, Prince Felix
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 314
- Publish Date: July 31 2014
- ISBN10: 1885983662
- Language: English
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Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School
$21.95 Add to cartA renowned activist recalls his childhood years in an Indian boarding school
Best known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers an unforgettable m
- Author: Fortunate Eagle, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 19 2010
- ISBN10: 080614114X
- Language: English
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A View through the Fog
$36.95 Add to cartA View through the Fog is compelling, poignant, and packed with both moving and hilarious anecdotes. All human life (and death) is here. With his own distinct voice, McGee opens the door on the dizzyi
- Author: McGee, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: May 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1957354275
- Language: English
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The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan
$13.95 Add to cartJapan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the m… [more below]
- Author: Waley, Arthur
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 10 2011
- ISBN10: 4805311088
- Language: English
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Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork
$24.00 Add to cartFor the first time, Etty Hillesum’s diary and letters appear together to give us the fullest possible portrait of this extraordinary woman in the midst of World War II.
In the darkest years of Nazi oc- Author: Hillesum, Etty
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 15 1996
- ISBN10: 0805050876
- Language: English
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A Bride Goes West
$21.95 Add to cartBlizzards, droughts, predators, unpredictable markets, and a host of other calamities tell the history of the daily struggles of Western ranching, and perhaps no one has told the story better than Nan… [more below]
- Series: Bison Classic Editions
- Author: Alderson, Nannie T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 149623507X
- Language: English
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The Wit & Wisdom of Winston Churchill: A Treasury of More Than 1,000 Quotations and Anecdotes
$15.99 Add to cart“Courageous, bellicose and humorous. . . . To anyone who wishes to have a generous source of quotations, this is the one. Churchill address audiences for seven decades. To those who follow World War I
- Author: Humes, James C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0060925779
- Language: English
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Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience
$17.95 Add to cartBased on 70 hours of interviews with Franz Stangl, commandant of Treblinka (the largest of the five Nazi extermination camps), this book bares the soul of a man who continually found ways to rationali… [more below]
- Author: Sereny, Gitta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 380
- Publish Date: January 12 1983
- ISBN10: 0394710355
- Language: English
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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
$18.00 Add to cart“The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”– Jimmy Breslin
In the turbulent world of Chicago politics, Boss dives deep into the captivating life and legac- Author: Royko, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: October 01 1988
- ISBN10: 0452261678
- Language: English
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The Real Gatsby George Gordon Moore: A Granddaughter’s Memoir
$22.00 Add to cartWhen Mickey Rathbun began to investigate a rumor that her grandfather, George Gordon Moore, had been a model for Fitzgerald’s iconic character Jay Gatsby, she discovered closer connections than she ha
- Author: Rathbun, Mickey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: March 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798885450034
- Language: English
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Napoleon: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThis Very Short Introduction might prove disappointing to those expecting an introduction to a very short man. Dispelling the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte’s short stature, as well as the other rumors an… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bell, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0199321663
- Language: English
