It is not too much to say that General Force has compressed into his volume more of the details of the campaigns of which he treats than are contained in any other volume of war history yet issued.
En esta obra, Bernardo Arriaza y Vivien Standen narran la importancia de los rituales y la momificación artificial en las poblaciones Chinchorro, práctica que comenzó hace 7000 años atrás en la costa de Arica, en el extremo norte de Chile.
Cuba's first republican era (1902-1959) is principally understood in terms of its failures and discontinuities, typically depicted as an illegitimate period in the nation's history, its first three decades and the overthrow of Machado at best a prologue to the "e;real"e; revolution of 1959.
En las Memorias de Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879-1937) se cuentan las aventuras que vivió en numerosos países, describiendo con deleite a sus amigos, relaciones, actividades y costumbres.
The book provides a clear and straightforward presentation of Christian truth for the average Christian believer in understandable, non-ecclesiastical, language.
La decadencia cubana contiene los ensayos de Fernando Ortiz La crisis política cubana; sus causas y remedios y La decadencia cubana, escritos en 1919 y 1924.
This book contains a complete, accurate, and graphic history of our country from the first visit of the Northmen, a thousand years ago, to the opening of its new destiny, through the late struggle, resulting in the freeing of Cuba, the wresting of the Philippines, Porto Rico, and the Ladrones from the tyranny of the most cruel of modern nations, and the addition of Hawaii to our domain.
This book, which takes a bold new look at the Second Manassas Campaign, is full of surprises, including a mistaken mountain, a warning that never was, and Popes real plan for entrapping Stonewall Jackson.
This is a short book that was originally called forth by a double anniversary, the centennial of the Fulton steamboat and the three hundredth anniversary of Hudson's great discovery.
El señorío de los incas es la segunda parte de la Crónica del Perú, de Pedro Cieza de León, y trata sobre la historia de los Incas y las dinastías del Antiguo Perú.
After three deadly years of fighting, President Abraham Lincoln had seen a little progress in the West against the Confederacy, but in the main theater of operations, Virginia, the lines were almost exactly where they had been when the American Civil War started.
"e;Life of Robert Louis Stevenson"e; by Sir Graham Balfour is an authoritative and richly detailed biography that delves into the fascinating life and enduring legacy of the beloved Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
Uncover the dramatic and turbulent history of early American resistance with William Watts Hart Davis's The Fries Rebellion 1798-99: An Armed Resistance to the House Tax Law, Passed by Congress, July 9, 1798, in Bucks and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania.
Most of Hjalmar Rued Holand's adult life could well be called a 65-year love affair with the woods and waters of the Door Peninsula of northeastern Wisconsin.
'Marvellously engaging' The Times'Brisk, informative and eye-opening' Daily TelegraphIn the 1600s, vast numbers of people left England for the Americas.
"e;The Southern Plantation: A Study in the Development and the Accuracy of a Tradition"e; by Francis Pendleton Gaines is a scholarly exploration of the southern plantation system, examining its evolution, cultural significance, and the myths that have shaped its historical legacy.
Lewis Reimann was the son of German immigrants who ran a boarding-house for miners and loggers in the Iron River district of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
"e;Historian Edward Field's lively and informative examination of American colonial taverns and inns sheds light on the social life of towns and villages in the 1600s and 1700s.
"e;Rufus King and His Times is a biographical work by Edward Hale Brush that offers a comprehensive account of the life and times of Rufus King, one of the most prominent figures in American history.
This First Edition of Northern Yearly Meeting's Faith and Practice supplies our statement of faith and descriptions of Quaker practice as we aspire to live our faith in the upper Midwest of the United States.