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The book is divided into three main parts: I. The Founding of the Colonies; II. Expansion and International Conflict; III. The Revolt of the English Colonies. The keynote is expansion. The spread of …

Russian women of the nineteenth century are often thought of in their literary incarnations as the heroines of novels such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace. But their real counterparts are now beco …

First published in 1889, Walter Montgomery’s Stories of the French Revolution offers a vivid and accessible account of one of the most tumultuous periods in world history. Through a collection of com …

“THE future of the realm”, Conrad is said to have declared with his dying words, “lies with the Saxons”, and he bade his brother Everard to bear the royal insignia to Henry, t …

The Origin and Growth of Village Communities In India by Baden Henry Baden-Powell. The object of this little book is to explain, the nature and origin of Indian village communities, with special refe …

"I have not written this book with the object of justifying any act of mine or of the American Military in Siberia. My principal reason for recording the facts and circumstances connected with i …

Discover the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade… The Transatlantic Slave Trade was one of the most devastating and far-reaching systems of exploitation ever conceived. Spanning centuries and …

For sixty years, the armies of the tsar fought a multi-generational ethnic and religious war against the mountain peoples of the Caucasus, leaving a deep cultural impact on the participants and their …

Discover the captivating story of the American Revolution… The American Revolution was more than a mere conflict; it was a profound transformation that reshaped the very fabric of society. This piv …

The deepest historical, cultural and spiritual roots of Russian national identity can be found in an ancient kingdom known as Kievan Rus’, a state that flourished from the end of the 9th to the middl …