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These are no ordinary rambles, and the family is no ordinary family. On the first page they trip innocently into a war zone and from there the...

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Classic work of history. According to Wikipedia: "Francis Parkman (September 16, 1823 - November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of...

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First published in 1892. The book begins: "Since it was the British complications with Persia which mainly furnished what pretext there was for the invasion...

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Excerpt from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions. The essay begins: "The belief that disembodied spirits may be permitted to revisit this world, has...

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History of the Boer War, by the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, first published in 1902. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL...

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De Bello Gallico (The War in Gaul) and The Civil War. According to Wikipedia: "Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman military...

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According to Wikipedia: "Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson ( 1850 - 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of...

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First published in 1840. According to the Introduction: "The circumstance of an English army penetrating into Central Asia, through countries which had not...

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Classic work of American history. According to Wikipedia: "Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 - December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy officer,...

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The Late Republic poet Gaius Valerius Catullus had a lasting influence on the Augustan poets Ovid, Horace and Virgil. Today, Catullus’ love poetry retains...

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Ida Wells-Barnett was an early 20th century writer who documented some of the effects of Jim Crow in the South at a time when segregation was the norm there.

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"When all the gods had assembled in conference, Zeus arose among them and addressed them thus" . . . "it is with this line that Plato's story of Atlantis...

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This book, in affectionate tribute to the gallant courage, rugged indepen-dence and wonderful endurance of those adventurous souls who formed the vanguard...

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Few statesmen have received so many honours as he did over the course of his career. Although several have received the Nobel Peace Prize, none save...

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An Egyptian priest that flourished in the third century BC, Manetho wrote ‘Aegyptiaca’ (History of Egypt), which provided a detailed history of his...

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Although John Esten Cooke fought during for the Confederacy during the Civil War, he is best known for his writing. Wearing of the Gray is Cooke's most...

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Ever wondered what to do in polite society if you find an insect in your food? Or how a gentleman should ask a lady to dance? And what on earth is the...

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John S.C. Abbott was an American historian best known for his books on some of the most important people and events in history.  John's brother Jacob was...

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“Westeros is probably closer to medieval Britain than anything else.” George R.R. Martin, creator of Game of Thrones Kings who were insane, infant or...