Historical genre books (726)
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¡Basta de historias! : la obsesión Latinoamericana con el pasado y las doce claves del futuro by Andres Oppenheimer ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Argues that the obsession of many Latin American countries with their history blinds them to their most pressing need, to improve their education systems so that they can compete in the new information economy.
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1804 - 1810 - Las Brevas Maduras by Miguel Angel Scenna ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Starting in 1904, and more markedly after the rejection of the British invasion, a subtle decay became apparent in the Spanish domination structure in the River Plate. This title chronicles and explains this complex and fundamental stage of the Argentine past.
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24 Hours in Ancient Rome: a day in the life of people who lived there by Philip Matyszak EN
EnglandDescription:
Discover what life in Ancient Rome was really like as we meet 24 different characters - from emperor to slave girl, gladiator to astrologer, medicine woman to water-clock maker - in 24 hours.
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635 Tage im Eis: Die Shackleton-Expedition by Alfred Lansing DE
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Set in Antarctica
Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte der gescheiterten Shackleton-Expedition von 1914, die als erste die Antarktis durchqueren sollte. Am Ende machten ihnen für die Jahreszeit unübliche Wetterbedingungen immer wieder einen Strich durch die Rechnung. Ihr Schiff wurde vom Packeis eingeschlossen und sie mussten auf dem Eis überwintern, und letzten Endes sogar das Schiff aufgeben und auf andere Weise versuchen, zurück in die Zivilisation und Hilfe zu finden.
Das Buch erzählt unter Einbindung zahlreicher Tagebucheinträge vom harten Alltag der M&au... continue
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999 : The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune Macadam EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A Pen America Literary Award Finalist A Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee An Amazon Best of the Year Selection The untold story of some of WW2’s most hidden figures and the heartbreaking tragedy that unites them all. Readers of Born Survivors and A Train Near Magdeburg will devour the tragic tale of the first 999 women in Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the hauntingly resonant true story that everyone should know. On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their paren... continue
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A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The award-winning Revisioning American History series continues with this “groundbreaking new history of Black women in the United States” (Ibram X. Kendi)—the perfect companion to An Indigenous People’s History of the United States and An African American and Latinx History of the United States. An empowering and intersectional history that centers the stories of African American women across 400+ years, showing how they are—and have always been—instrumental in shaping our country. In centering Black women’s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and... continue
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A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan EN
IrelandDescription:
War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II.
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A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson EN
AustriaDescription:
In 1912 England, 19-year-old Harriet Morton leads a dreary existence. Her ballet class is her only joy. When Father won't let her travel on a ballet tour to South America, Harriet creates a clever ruse that covers her escape and triggers an experience far beyond her dreams.
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A Daughter of Han; the Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman by Ida Pruitt, from the story told her by Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai EN
ChinaDescription:
2011 Reprint of 1945 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In "A Daughter of Han" author Ida Pruitt presents the autobiography of a Chinese working woman. Through this story the reader gains insight into the China of the poor, of women, and of the provinces. The subject of the autobiography, Ning Lao Tai-Tai, is also interesting as she lived in the period, the late 19th to mid 20th century, during which China underwent its most dramatic changes. This is a genuine, warm-blooded, dramatic chronicle of a woman's life, of the life of one... continue