5,041円 This first-ever biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at eighteenth-century British history from the perspective of the colonies. Even in his own time, Beckford was seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes occurring during this era. He was born in 1709 into a family of wealthy s...

164円 The worst wasted of all days is that during which one has not laughed - Nicolas de Chamfort. Nicolas de Chamfort (1741 1794) was a French author, known for his sharp wit. He served as secretary to Louis XVIs Sister Madame Elisabeth. During the French Revolution, Chamfort served briefly as secr...

200円 Pirates are thieves who roam the seas. They prey on ships to steal their cargoes and valuables. Pirates have been around ever since the invention of boats! There is even an old tale that Caesar Augustus was captured by pirates and held for ransom. This happened before he became Emperor of Rome. H...

777円 The Declaration of Independence Carl L. Becker's important study is an analysis of the concepts expressed in the Declaration. Here is a lucid explanation of what the Declaration really is, what views it sets forth, where those views arose, and how they have been accepted or modified by succeeding...

467円 « Vive la Reine ! » est le cri plein d'amour, d'espoir et d'admiration lancé par le peuple français lorsque Marie-Antoinette débute son règne. Elle le termine en entendant sous ses fenêtres : « À mort l'Autrichienne ! Où est la gueuse, qu'on lui torde le cou ? » Comment ce beau rêve s'évanouit-il...

3,443円 Revolution in the Andes is an in-depth history of the Túpac Amaru insurrection, the largest and most threatening indigenous challenge to Spanish rule in the Andean world after the Conquest. Between 1780 and 1782, insurgent armies were organized throughout the Andean region. Some of the oldest and...

164円 Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 28 July 1794) is one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution. He largely dominated the Committee of Public Safety and was instrumental in the period of the Revolution commonly known as the Reign of Terro...

2,022円 A fascinating look at the men who made Britain the center of the botanical worldーfrom the author of Magnificent Rebels and New York Times bestseller The Invention of Nature. **“Wulf’s flair for storytelling is combined with scholarship, brio, and a charmingly airy style.... A delightful bookーan...

559円 History Traveler Series #3 • Enjoy the silence of Carlin Canyon, between rock walls once echoing with cacophony of wagons, animals and people. • View the sparkling water as the North Fork of the Humboldt flows into the Humboldt River, once a scene of dust clouds rising from oxen, horses and wagon...

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3,018円 "Altogether superb; a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separatin...

10,571円 In this thoughtful and compelling book, leading Spanish literature scholar Noël Valis re-examines the role of Catholicism in the modern Spanish novel. While other studies of fiction and faith have focused largely on religious themes, Sacred Realism views the religious impulse as a crisis of moder...