Homeschool: An American History
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This book provides a lively account of one of the most important and overlooked themes in American...
Treasures of the New-York Historical Society
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Founded in 1804, the New-York Historical Society is New York City's oldest museum, with a rich...
Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality Since 1700
Jeffrey G. Williamson and Peter H. Lindert
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Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States,...
Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
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On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a...
Sea of Poppies
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At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, the Ibis....
Build Your Home Around My Body
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Two young Vietnamese women go missing decades apart. Both are fearless, both are lost. And both will...
Historical Fiction Literary fiction Vietnam
Empire at the Periphery: British Colonists, Anglo-Dutch Trade, and the Development of the British Atlantic, 1621-1713
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Throughout history the British Atlantic has often been depicted as a series of well-ordered colonial...
Unfreezing the Arctic: Science, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Inuit Lands
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In recent years, journalists and environmentalists have pointed urgently to the melting Arctic as a...
The Calling of History: Sir Jadunath Sarkar and His Empire of Truth
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Features a leading scholar in early twentieth-century India, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1870-1958) was...
Masters of Empire
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In Masters of Empire, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals the vital role played by the native...