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  • In Fair Silesia

    Translated by Ireland E Mary ...
    Joseph and Helena are so poor their mother can not afford to feed them. They must go to live with their uncle in Reichenstein. They hope to get a job in the factory like other children do in their time, and build a better life for themselves.Little do they know what they must face now that they've left the mountains.When In Fair Silesia was first published in 1894, it was commended for its ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Last of the Great Scouts (Illustrated)

    The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody

    Series series Western Cowboy Classics 56
    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Canada before the family again moved to the Kansas Territory.Buffalo Bill started working at the age of eleven, after his father's death, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Perilous Passage

    Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital

    Series series World Social Change
    In this innovative and ambitious global history, distinguished economic historian Amiya Kumar Bagchi critically analyzes the processes leading to the rise of the West since the sixteenth century to its current position as the most prosperous and powerful group of nations in the world. Integrating the history of armed conflict with the history of competition for trade, investment, and markets, ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The Prince

    The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. Although The Prince was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. Its salient features are: . It is notable for being in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • A Union Soldier in Savannah and the Carolinas

    A Love and Valor Chapter

    "A Union Soldier in Savannah and the Carolinas: A Love and Valor Chapter" offers a captivating look into life during the American Civil War. Both personal and meticulously researched, this one-of-a-kind book offers profound insight into daily life during one of the most difficult moments of American history. This is a must-read for historians and all who are looking to get a rare glimpse into some ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • JFK Assassination - What They Told Me

    "JFK Assassination - What They Told Me" unveils a treasury of knowledge crafted by William Holiday, a dedicated educator with a passion for unraveling the truths behind the JFK assassination. Within these pages lie an extensive compendium of photographs, film segments, interviews, recordings, and documents, offering readers a journey through the event's multifaceted dimensions. A career educator, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War Dog

    Fighting Other People's Wars: The Modern Mercenary in Combat

    by Al J. Venter ...
    Mercenaries have been with us since the dawn of civilization, yet in the modern world they are little understood. While many of today’s freelance fighters provide support for larger military establishments, others wage war where the great powers refuse to tread. In War Dog, Al Venter examines the latter world of mercenary fighters effecting decisions by themselves. In the process he unveils a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Cherokee Warriors

    by Philip Steele ...
    A history of two Cherokee men and the personal hardships they faced against the US government in the nineteenth century.The expanding American frontier in the late 1800s created a battleground on which white and Indian cultures inevitably clashed. Slowly and inexorably the Native Americans were pushed from their land and stripped of their birthright.This engrossing volume documents the lives of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mardi Gras Indians

    by Michael Smith ...
    A sociological study of the African American carnival revelers in New Orleans who dress in Native American-influenced costumes.One of the most dazzling elements of the Mardi Gras celebrations, the Mardi Gras Indians receive the attention and respect of carnival-goers for their elaborately beaded costumes and entertaining dances. But what few realize about the groups is that the parading is more ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • TROUBLED COLLIERIES

    Great Mining Disasters ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Kelloe Bowburn & Cornforth

    "Kelloe, Bowburn & West Cornforth’, are all very individual, independent unique villages. All have been supported by their own Collieries that employed a high percentage of the personnel from the communities. All of the villages had Workingmen’s Clubs, Community Centres and a host of shops and licensed premises where they spent leisure hours away from the grime and hard work of the pits. The book ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Northern Mining Roots

    Starting in 1700 in the North of England there was great changes in our way of life. The Wealth of the Country at this time was coal. This precious commodity from the Strata below us was the source of growth & prosperity that we were depending on to pay our way in the World. Rich men from the South of England with rich landowners within the region took advantage of the tremendous demand for coal ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Peases & the S&D Railway

    The S & D Railway was officially opened September 1825, the rest of the North of England if not the whole Country watched with interest. The Peases played a major role in Es-tablishing this exciting rail venture and infact it was the first passenger travelling railway in the world. George Stephenson was chief engineer and I have charted this brilliant time in history having a look at all of the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • We the People

    by Leo Huberman ...
    Series Book 34 - Monthly Review Press Classic Titles
    A history of labour and the labour movement in the USA, originally published in the 1930s. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: Here They Come! - ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Select Documents in Canadian Economic History 1783-1885

    Edited by Arthur Lower, Harold A. Innis ...
    Series series Heritage
    This second volume of economic documents resumes the story of the development of Canada as told by contemporary sources. Newspaper accounts of economic forces and factors, contemporary writings by statesmen and business men, poems depicting current situations, official documents—all have been included. The volume divides the period into two eras, 1783-1850 and 1850-85. The basis of classification ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Early Life in Upper Canada

    by Edwin Guillet ...
    Series series Heritage
    Although there were abundant hardships, early life in Upper Canada was romantic and colourful in many ways. However, despite important contributions to the social and economic history of Canada, few good, comprehensive accounts have been generally available. Early Life in Upper Canada, originally published in 1933, is by far the finest history yet compiled, and it is now being reprinted in order ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • The Northern Element in English Literature

    Series series Alexander Lectures
    In 1931, Sir William Craigie gave the Alexander Lectures in English at the University of Toronto entitled The Northern Element in English Literature with a focus on proving the existence of a Northern literary culture, comparing English literature with Northern literature, especially that of the Scottish and Scandinavians. The book is divided into four lectures. ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Song of Ariran

    The Life Story of a Korean Rebel

    by Kim San, Nym Wales ...
    Here for the first time is a personal account direct from a leader of the Korean rebels fighting against the Japanese who have ruled them for a generation. It is a story that fits the American tradition and the American wish to understand and support all peoples who have fought against their tyrants and oppressors. Perhaps not many know that Christianity was the mother of Korean Independence, that ... Read more

    $7.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Colonial Theories 1570-1850

    by Klaus Knorr ...
    Series series Heritage
    The purpose of this study is to present and examine significant British colonial theories on the advantages and disadvantages resulting to the mother country from the establishment and maintenance of overseas colonies. For what reasons was the building and preservation of Empire thought profitable or unprofitable to the British nation? Professor Knorr has performed a major service in providing a ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Canadian Agricultural Policy

    The Historical Pattern

    by Vernon Fowke ...
    Series series Heritage
    First published in 1946, this historical analysis of Canadian agricultural policy from 1600 to 1930 tests the assumption that agriculture has been Canada's basic industry, central in the economic and political life of the nation. Professor Fowke demonstrates that agricultural interests have always been secondary in shaping agricultural policy. Government attitudes have been influenced less by ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • History of Agriculture in Ontario 1613-1880

    by Robert Jones ...
    Series series Heritage
    This comprehensive history of Ontario's agricultural development, first published in 1946, is a classic of scholarship and readability. It will appeal not only to agriculturalists and historians but also to anyone interested in life in early Ontario. ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • English Merchant Shipping 1460-1540

    Series series Heritage
    Between 1460 and 1540 the development of merchant shipping was of vital importance to the growth of England as a European power. In this work Miss Burwash offers a complete history of the English merchant marine in the late middle ages and early renaissance period. Her account includes a description of the size and design of the ships, the trades in which they engaged, the business arrangements ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Monopolies and Patents

    A Study of the History and Future of the Patent Monopoly

    by Harold G. Fox ...
    Series series Heritage
    Harold G. Fox is a native of Toronto and a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Law School of Osgoode Hall. For some years he practised patent and trade mark law as a member of the firm of Fetherstonhaugh & Fox. In the nineteen-twenties he was invited to take over the management of the Canadian zipper industry and, since that time, has devoted his main energies to the development of that ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • A Study of History

    Abridgement of Volumes I-VI

    Series series Royal Institute of International Affairs
    Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History has been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship. A ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breath-taking breadth and vision. D.C. Somervell's abridgement, in two volumes, of this magnificent enterprise, preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD