History

History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu ...more

New Releases Tagged "History"

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery

The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters

Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America

Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever

A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations

The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union

The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn

New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West

The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America

Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution

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The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower

Michel Paradis

Release date: Jun 04, 2024

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One of Four: World War One Through the Eyes of an Unknown Soldier

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The Case for Long-Term Value Investing: A Guide to the Data and Strategies That Drive Stock Market Success

Jim Cullen

Release date: Dec 01, 2022

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