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1) An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America
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How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders' oligarchy in the Civil War.
In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essentially atheist inspiration for the first American Revolution. Frederick Douglass's unusual interest in radical German...
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To a lawyer, injustice is the unfair conduct of a trial. This book looks into several notorious cases of supposed injustice, Socrates, Joan of Arc, Charles I, Admiral Byng, Lord Haw-Haw, and the Nuremberg Trials. It looks for answers to the legal question 'was the trial fair?', and the humane question 'was the accused guilty or innocent?'.
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La historia incomparable de la civilización occidental merece ser reescrita tantas veces como podamos, para tratar de explicar cómo y por qué caminos han llegado Europa y América a ser lo que son.
Si en un futuro muy lejano, perdida la memoria de Occidente, un arqueólogo encontrara este libro, descubriría que Europa trenzó durante más de veinte siglos con los mimbres de la razón griega, el derecho romano y el cristianismo una civilización...
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Hidden behind the picturesque facade of country lanes and rugged coastlines, quaint villages and busy market towns, the South West counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset have witnessed some of the most shocking murder cases in British history. West Country Murders brings together over 30 cases from the authors' previous collections here in one volume. They include stories of those who killed for greed, jealousy and lust, as well as those who committed...
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Am 19. Juni 1938 wurde der Metzgergehilfe Bernhard Strauß in Bad Ems in Vorbeugehaft genommen und über Frankfurt mit der Begründung »Arbeitsscheu« im KZ Sachsenhausen bei Berlin verbracht. Erst sieben Jahre später und nachdem er noch Groß-Rosen, Auschwitz, Mittelbau-Dora und Bergen-Belsen überlebt hatte, kam er wieder frei.
»Strauße Bernhard« kehrte in seine Heimatstadt Bad Ems zurück. Aber auch nach 1945 holte ihn die Vergangenheit immer...
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Aunque Nancy Pelosi tiene derecho a viajar a donde quiera, su posición de funcionaria de los EEUU, hace que su presencia en Taiwán sea una absoluta imprudencia y, un deseo de protagonismo opacando a Biden en su capacidad de liderazgo.
Desafortunadamente esta mujer octogenaria es una persona irreverente e impulsiva que no parece importarle la gravedad de sus actos, al fin y al cabo, por su avanzada edad ya no le interesa dejar al mundo en caos e...
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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 Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Heart of Everything That Is in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Heart of Everything That Is" recounts the historic assembly of over 10,000 Native Americans at Fort Laramie in 1851, aiming to broker peace among tribes and with white settlers. As westward migration increased, conflicts arose, leading to a council to negotiate safe passage through Sioux lands. Notable...
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Royalty would be an age old institution born of ancient ages. It was invented and consecrated to focus a state, to provide for government, and to maintain the order. It would thrive for ages but decline due to democracy and dictatorship. It survives on in many states as a legacy of national heritage, a link to the past, history come alive. Here in this book, we will explore the nature of royalty and its place in history and the world.
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Introducing "1346: The Battle of Crécy," a gripping historical account that plunges you deep into the heart of one of the most pivotal battles of the Hundred Years' War. Immerse yourself in the tumultuous events of the 14th century as you follow the footsteps of knights, archers, and kings, all locked in a struggle for supremacy on the battlefield.In this meticulously researched and vividly written narrative, you'll be transported back in time to...
11) Tulpengold
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Amsterdam, 1636. Pieter, der neue Lehrling von Rembrandt van Rijn, ist ein Sonderling. Vor allem seine Begeisterung für höhere Mathematik weckt Befremden. Seine Begabung kann er indessen unverhofft anwenden, als auf einmal die Preise für Tulpenzwiebeln in schwindelnde Höhen steigen und Pieter gewisse Gesetzmäßigkeiten erkennt. Doch dann werden mehrere Tulpenhändler tot aufgefunden, und Pieters Meister gerät selbst in den Sog dieser rätselhaften...
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Popularizing the Past tells the stories of five postwar historians who changed the way ordinary Americans thought about their nation's history.
What's the matter with history? For decades, critics of the discipline have argued that the historical profession is dominated by scholars unable, or perhaps even unwilling, to write for the public. In Popularizing the Past, Nick Witham challenges this interpretation by telling the stories of five historians-Richard...
13) A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us
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THE MUST-LISTEN BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENTARY FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION
Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!
After the Band of Brothers went home, they never forgot the lessons of war . . .
After chronicling the personal stories of the Band of Brothers in We Who Are Alive and Remain, author Marcus Brotherton presents a collection of remembrances from the families of the soldiers of Easy Company-and...
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How the demise of the Habsburg Empire, postwar sovereignty, and new diplomatic frontiers shaped the nature of citizenship, identity, and belonging across Europe
This book is a collective portrait of twenty-one key statesmen who came of age during the Habsburg Empire. They include the cofounder of Austro-Marxism and the Austrian republic's first foreign minister, the cofounder of the European Union after the Second World War, the founder of the Communist...
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An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire
By the mid-fourteenth century, the world empire founded by Genghis Khan was in crisis. The Mongol Ilkhanate had ended in Iran and Iraq, China's Mongol rulers were threatened by the native Ming, and the Golden Horde and the Central Asian Mongols were prey to internal discord. Into this void moved the warlord Tamerlane, the last major conqueror...
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With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so easily have played out differently.
What if, for example, Charles I had capitalized on his victory at Edgehill by attacking London without delay? Could this have ended the war in 1642? His actual advance...
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Twelve authors shed new light on the true history and enduring mythology of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century pirates in this anthology of scholarly essays.
The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined. Separating Hollywood myth from historical fact, these essays bring the...
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Die lustige, traurige, spannende, lehrreiche, herzzerreißende Geschichte von Juri Zipit, der ein paar Wochen in Stalins Datscha verbringt und sein Vorkoster Erster Klasse wird. "Mein Name ist Juri Zipit. Ich bin zwölfeinhalb Jahre alt und lebe in einer Personalwohnung im Hauptstadtzoo gleich gegenüber vom Seelöwenteich hinter der Bisonweide, direkt neben dem Elefantengehege. Mein Papa ist Doktor Roman Alexandrowitsch Zipit, Professor für Veterinärmedizin,...
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Die Berliner Mauer, in der DDR-Propaganda als "antifaschistischer Schutzwall" bezeichnet, wird "das" Symbol des Kalten Krieges und der Teilung Deutschlands. Unzählige Schicksale werden durch die Mauer geprägt. Ihr Fall im November 1989 bildet den spektakulären Auftakt zur deutschen Wiedervereinigung. Ein fesselndes Feature zu einem der Schlüsselmomente des 20. Jahrhunderts, inszeniert mit Musik, O-Tönen von Zeitzeugen und vielen Sprechern - diese...
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When the Nazis invaded, they did not intend to govern fairly. Instead they stripped defeated nations of their treasures, industry and natural resources, with the aim of asserting German supremacy and imposing Hitler's New Order in Europe.
Paul Roland tells the story of daily life under Nazi rule - in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Guernsey and the Channel Islands- to be brought to heel...
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