The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
Gavin Menzies
The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European...
Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of...
During the twelfth century, great numbers of Norman abbeys and priories were founded in England, Wales and Scotland. By the mid-fourteenth century some 1,000 religious houses of varying denomination...
The story of Abigail and John Adams is as much a romance as it is a lively chapter in the early history of this country. The marriage of the second president and first lady is one of the most...
The history of the North had virtually become, by April, 1861, the history of Lincoln himself, and during the remaining four years of the President's life it is difficult to separate his personality...
The story of the Donner party's disastrous journey was first recorded in diaries and letters written along the way. After the trip was completed and rumors about the party's horrible experiences began...
The extraordinary saga of a family that for over two hundred years has been at the center of political and intellectual power in America.
This biography tells the epic story of the Adamses of...
This is not an objective account. How could it be, having consumed such a slice of my life?
China is the third largest country in the world, holds nearly a quarter of the earth's population and...
Over 175 years ago George Catlin, American painter, writer and explorer, devoted his life to preserving the Indian heritage, he traveling throughout the West sketching and painting hundreds of Indian...
