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Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy. Now, in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, the award-winning Lincoln authority Allen C. Guelzo offers a penetrating look into the mind of one of our greatest presidents.

In Iconoclast, Dr Anand Teltumbde, a distinguished public intellectual and leading authority on the Dalit movement, presents a groundbreaking biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Far from the embellished narratives often associated with his legacy, Teltumbde strips away the layers of myth and hyperbole to reveal the man behind the legend. With meticulous research and intellectual honesty, Teltumbde delves into the life of Ambedkar, situating him within the dynamic context of his time.

О Петре Первом написано немало. И это неудивительно. Ведь время его правления стало одной из самых ярких страниц в истории России. Несмотря на неоднозначные методы и способы проведения реформ, нельзя не признать: Петр Великий является одной из самых заметных фигур мировой истории. Алексей Толстой писал: «Исторический роман не может писаться в виде хроники, в виде истории. Нужна прежде всего композиция, архитектоника произведения. Что это такое, композиция? Это прежде всего установление центра, центра зрения». В романе Толстого таким центром является фигура Петра I .

At nineteen, I made a promise to my eighty-three-year-old grandfather: I would one day tell his story and set the record straight. Fifty-five years later, this is that book—and I was that boy. I had imagined a simple tribute to the man I loved, something like the letter our family received eight months after his death in 1979.

عندما انتقل صحفي محنك من واشنطن إلى ولاية كنساس، التقى بجار جديد تجاوز عمره المائة عام. لم يكن يعلم أنه على وشت بدء صداقة طويلة ودراسة عميقة لمعنى الحياة، فعندما قطعت مأساة صادمة طفولة تشارلي وايت الحالمة، أتقن تشارلي إستراتيجيات البقاء التي تعكس حكمة الإنسان المتراكمة عبر آلاف السنين. وقد حمله حس المغامرة لديه على القيام برحلة ملحمية عبر القارة، ولاحقا وجد نفسه يتنقل بسيارات الإسعاف وسط حروب العصابات في فترة الكساد الكبير، ويبتكر تقنيات لجراحة القلب المفتوح المبكرة، ويجوب غابات الأمازون بعد أن حل ضيفا على رئيس بيرو.

How did this vast land, long inhabited by diverse indigenous cultures, come to be dominated by English speakers? How has it grappled with the stark contradictions between its ideals of liberty and the grim reality of genocide and slavery? How did this melting pot of peoples and ideas not only endure but rise to dominate global politics, commerce, culture and warfare?

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is a powerful and harrowing autobiography that chronicles the early life of Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and rose to become one of the most influential voices in the fight for abolition. First published in 1845, the book offers a firsthand account of the brutality and inhumanity of slavery, detailing Douglass’s experiences on plantations, his struggle to learn to read and write, and his courageous escape to freedom.

अविनाश धर्माधिकारी यांच्या मधाळ वाणीतील गाजलेले व्यख्यान "नव्या वैभवाची स्वप्ने सजावी : कारगिल आणि युद्धाच्या...

கேஜிபி - சோவியத் யூனியனின் தனிப்பட்ட உளவு அமைப்பு மட்டுமில்லை, உலகஉருண்டையிலுள்ள அத்தனை தேசங்களிலும்...

Er nutzte dazu unter anderem Zwischenfälle und Pannen, die sich so an Bord des Schiffes aufgrund der noch nicht komplett ausgereiften Technik ereignet haben sollen. Trotzdem zeigt Verne in dem Roman seine Begeisterung für das Schiff. Er sieht in ihm einen Triumph des menschlichen Geistes.

Als Zehnjähriger floh Caro Matzkos Vater aus Ostpreußen. Er verlor seine Heimat, seine Kindheit und erlebte Dinge, die kein Mensch je vergisst. Achtzig Jahre später reist seine Tochter seine Fluchtroute zurück, auf der Suche nach Antworten. Sie will verstehen, warum sich die seelischen Verletzungen ihres Vaters in ihrem eigenen Leben fortpflanzen konnten.

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 to July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant, and the Giant of Illinois, was born and raised in Alton, Illinois. He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow's height was 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) while his weight reached 439 lbs (199 kg) at his death at age 22. The following audio recordings are from a 1937 New York radio interview, a 1937 Ripley's Believe It or Not radio interview, and outtakes from 1930 film footage of Wadlow as a 12 year-old.

Do you think you know the real Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln? This book was written in 1928, and Honore Willsie Morrow tells the story of Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln based on research and personal interviews with Mrs. Lincoln herself, as well as her family, friends, associates, and colleagues in and outside of the White House. It was a tumultuous time in U.S. history, and Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln was often the object of gossip and accusations in Washington, D.C. This book delves into that time period with the Lincolns in the White House and offers reasons to appreciate the former first lady.

Septimius Severus was Rome's black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of a North African spring in Leptis Magna AD 145, he died in the freezing cold of a northern British winter in York in AD 211. A giant of an emperor, whose career can be counted in superlatives, Severus was in power at the height of Rome's might. He led the largest army to ever campaign in Britain, comprising 50,000 men, part of a Roman military establishment which peaked at 33 legions under his rule. Born into the richest family, in the richest part of the Roman Empire, Severus monumentalised his rule across the empire.

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Ben Franklin's Guide to Wealth is the modern version of the treatise The Way of Wealth by Richard Saunders—one of Ben Franklin's many pseudonyms. Franklin practiced what he preached in the treatise, and it made him rich enough to have a full life, travel extensively, and follow his intellectual musings, which in turn led him to become an accomplished scientist, inventor, political activist, diplomat, and writer. Franklin wasn't born rich. He built his legacy using his intelligence, curiosity, natural good sense, and proclivity for thrift and hard work. When he died, he left a fortune.

1881. The artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir knocks on the door of a wealthy Jewish family's home in the 8th arrondissement, the grandest quarter of Paris. But for the Jewish community, the undercurrents of Parisian sentiment are already moving in a sinister direction. The story of the Renoir girls will end in the duplicity and the horror of the Second World War.

More than seven centuries later, bestselling historian Alice Loxton set herself an epic challenge: following in history's footsteps by walking the entire 200-mile funeral route on the corresponding dates. As Alice journeys in search of England's forgotten queen, over ancient paths and modern motorways, history comes alive in surprising ways. In 1290, England mourned the death of a queen, Eleanor of Castile, beloved wife of King Edward I. Her body was carried on a 200-mile journey from Lincoln to London, a solemn procession that would become immortalized in stone.

Newport Gardner's Anthem explores the remarkable life of Occramer Marycoo, an enslaved African who went on to become one of early America's most important Black leaders. In the mid-eighteenth century, Marycoo was taken from West Africa to Newport, Rhode Island, where he was forced into racial bondage and given a name that symbolized the power that his new city and new enslaver held over him: Newport Gardner. In this powerful book, Edward E. Andrews pieces together newspaper articles, church records, letters, and Gardner's own writings to tell the story of his life.

En la historia no hay héroes o villanos: hay hombres y mujeres que enfrentaron una coyuntura y, muchas veces, un sino trágico. En Muertes históricas, Martín Luis Guzmán da cuenta de los últimos días de dos figuras fundamentales en la historia de México: Porfirio Díaz y Venustiano Carranza, ofreciendo una visión íntima de cómo estos líderes enfrentaron su ocaso político y personal, así como las circunstancias que los llevaron a su caída y muerte.