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Klondike

The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899

by Pierre Berton ...

With the building of the railroad and the settlement of the plains, the North West was opening up. The Klondike stampede was a wild interlude in the epic story of western development, and here are its dramatic tales of hardship, heroism, and villainy. We meet Soapy Smith, dictator of Skagway; Swiftwater Bill Gates, who bathed in champagne; Silent Sam Bonnifield, who lost and won back a hotel in a ... Read more

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With the building of the railroad and the settlement of the plains, the North West was opening up. The Klondike stampede was a wild interlude in the epic story of western development, and here are its dramatic tales of hardship, heroism, and villainy. We meet Soapy Smith, dictator of Skagway; Swiftwater Bill Gates, who bathed in champagne; Silent Sam Bonnifield, who lost and won back a hotel in a
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Famine Echoes – Folk Memories of the Great Irish Famine

An Oral History of Ireland’s Greatest Tragedy

by Cathal Poirteir ...

Famine Echoes is a groundbreaking oral account of the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1845–52, telling the stories of its victims for the first time ever in their own words and those of their descendants.‘When the potato crop failed no other food was available and the people perished by the hundreds of thousands, along the roadside, in the ditches, in the fields from hunger and cold, and what was ... Read more

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Famine Echoes is a groundbreaking oral account of the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1845–52, telling the stories of its victims for the first time ever in their own words and those of their descendants.‘When the potato crop failed no other food was available and the people perished by the hundreds of thousands, along the roadside, in the ditches, in the fields from hunger and cold, and what was
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A Dirty History of Photography

Chemistry, Fog, and Empire

by Michelle Henning ...

An environmental history of chemical photography through the lens of its deep connections to empire and industry.Dependent on the extractive practices of fossil-fueled industrial capitalism, chemical photography’s emulsions and films were highly sensitive to polluted atmospheres, and photographic companies had to work hard to control this sensitivity. Drawing on histories of empire, coal, and ... Read more

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An environmental history of chemical photography through the lens of its deep connections to empire and industry.Dependent on the extractive practices of fossil-fueled industrial capitalism, chemical photography’s emulsions and films were highly sensitive to polluted atmospheres, and photographic companies had to work hard to control this sensitivity. Drawing on histories of empire, coal, and
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Barrow's Boys

A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

by Fergus Fleming ...

From the author of Ninety Degrees North, a spellbinding account of how officers of the British Navy explored the world after the Napoleonic Wars.In 1816, John Barrow, second secretary to the British admiralty, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite British naval officers scoured the globe from the Arctic ... Read more

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From the author of Ninety Degrees North, a spellbinding account of how officers of the British Navy explored the world after the Napoleonic Wars.In 1816, John Barrow, second secretary to the British admiralty, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite British naval officers scoured the globe from the Arctic
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History of Newfoundland

A Saga of Ice, Accidental Vikings, and Questionable Seafood Decisions

by Kenny View ...

History of Newfoundland: A Saga of Ice, Accidental Vikings, and Questionable Seafood DecisionsA strangely educational chronicle of a land where geography behaves like a dare, this book examines Newfoundland as if it were both a historical accident and a long-running joke the ocean refuses to explain. From ancient Indigenous seafaring ingenuity to the brief, overconfident arrival of Norse explorers ... Read more

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History of Newfoundland: A Saga of Ice, Accidental Vikings, and Questionable Seafood DecisionsA strangely educational chronicle of a land where geography behaves like a dare, this book examines Newfoundland as if it were both a historical accident and a long-running joke the ocean refuses to explain. From ancient Indigenous seafaring ingenuity to the brief, overconfident arrival of Norse explorers
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The Last Emperor of Mexico

The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World

by Edward Shawcross ...

The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences.In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the emperor and empress of Mexico. They and ... Read more

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The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences.In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the emperor and empress of Mexico. They and
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Metternich

Strategist and Visionary

by Wolfram Siemann ...

Translated by Daniel Steuer ...

A compelling new biography that recasts the most important European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century, famous for his alleged archconservatism, as a friend of realpolitik and reform, pursuing international peace.Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as ... Read more

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A compelling new biography that recasts the most important European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century, famous for his alleged archconservatism, as a friend of realpolitik and reform, pursuing international peace.Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as
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Russia in the Age of Reaction and Reform 1801-1881

by David Saunders ...

Series series Longman History of Russia
This eagerly awaited study of Russia under Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II -- the Russia of War and Peace and Anna Karenina -- brings the series near to completion. David Saunders examines Russia's failure to adapt to the era of reform and democracy ushered into the rest of Europe by the French Revolution. Why, despite so much effort, did it fail? This is a superb book, both as a portrait ... Read more

$155.22 CAD

This eagerly awaited study of Russia under Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II -- the Russia of War and Peace and Anna Karenina -- brings the series near to completion. David Saunders examines Russia's failure to adapt to the era of reform and democracy ushered into the rest of Europe by the French Revolution. Why, despite so much effort, did it fail? This is a superb book, both as a portrait
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Waterloo

Napoleon's Last Gamble

by Andrew Roberts ...

Part of the ‘Making History Series’ – Waterloo is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world – Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.The illustrious ‘Making History Series’, edited by Lisa Jardine and Amanda Foreman, explores an eclectic mix of history's tipping points.In ‘Waterloo’, Roberts provides not only a fizzing account of one of the most significant ... Read more

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Part of the ‘Making History Series’ – Waterloo is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world – Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.The illustrious ‘Making History Series’, edited by Lisa Jardine and Amanda Foreman, explores an eclectic mix of history's tipping points.In ‘Waterloo’, Roberts provides not only a fizzing account of one of the most significant
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Fanette, tome 6

Du côté des dames

by Suzanne Aubry ...

Series Book 6 - Fanette
Montréal, avril 1864. Le procès d'Aimée Durand, accusée d'avoir empoisonné son mari à l'arsenic, se poursuit. Coup de théâtre : Auguste Lenoir, le sinistre agent de renseignement, est appelé à témoigner par la Couronne. Ses révélations changent dramatiquement la donne du procès. Julien Vanier, l'avocat de l'accusée, parviendra-t-il malgré tout à sauver celle-ci de la pendaison ?Arsène Gagnon, le ... Read more

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Montréal, avril 1864. Le procès d'Aimée Durand, accusée d'avoir empoisonné son mari à l'arsenic, se poursuit. Coup de théâtre : Auguste Lenoir, le sinistre agent de renseignement, est appelé à témoigner par la Couronne. Ses révélations changent dramatiquement la donne du procès. Julien Vanier, l'avocat de l'accusée, parviendra-t-il malgré tout à sauver celle-ci de la pendaison ?Arsène Gagnon, le
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King Leopold's Ghost

A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

by Adam Hochschild ...

The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver"An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel." — Christian Science Monitor“As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A New Y... ... Read more

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The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver"An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel." — Christian Science Monitor“As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A New Y...
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Sands of Death

An Epic Tale Of Massacre And Survival In The Sahara

by Michael Asher ...

Desert explorer Michael Asher investigates the most disastrous exploration mission in the history of the SaharaIn December 1880 a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their colony in Algeria right across the Sahara desert to reach their territories in West Africa. 'Paris to Timbuctoo in Six Days' was the slogan. It would do for the French colonies what ... Read more

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Desert explorer Michael Asher investigates the most disastrous exploration mission in the history of the SaharaIn December 1880 a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their colony in Algeria right across the Sahara desert to reach their territories in West Africa. 'Paris to Timbuctoo in Six Days' was the slogan. It would do for the French colonies what
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Dreams of Victory

General P. G. T. Beauregard in the Civil War

by Sean Michael Chick ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
Few Civil War generals attracted as much debate and controversy as Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard. P. G. T. combined brilliance and charisma with arrogance and histrionics. He was a Catholic Creole in a society dominated by white Protestants, which made him appear exotic next to the likes of Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee.He was reviled by Jefferson Davis and often mocked by Mary ... Read more

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Few Civil War generals attracted as much debate and controversy as Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard. P. G. T. combined brilliance and charisma with arrogance and histrionics. He was a Catholic Creole in a society dominated by white Protestants, which made him appear exotic next to the likes of Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee.He was reviled by Jefferson Davis and often mocked by Mary
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Broken Eagles – Napoleon and his German Allies in the 1813 Campaign

VOLUME I: Campaigns Overview, Bavaria, Saxony

by John Gill ...

Explores the role of the Rheinbund and its military campaigns in 1813, culminating in Napoleon's defeat.Traditional accounts of the campaigns of 1813 concentrate on the major powers: Napoleon’s France versus Russia, joined successively by Prussia, Sweden and Austria, and how, as in the French catastrophe of 1812, early successes were transformed into ruinous defeat. However, the smaller German ... Read more

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Explores the role of the Rheinbund and its military campaigns in 1813, culminating in Napoleon's defeat.Traditional accounts of the campaigns of 1813 concentrate on the major powers: Napoleon’s France versus Russia, joined successively by Prussia, Sweden and Austria, and how, as in the French catastrophe of 1812, early successes were transformed into ruinous defeat. However, the smaller German
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Sufferings in Africa

The Incredible True Story of a Shipwreck, Enslavement, and Survival on the Sahara

by James Riley ...

“The first American bestseller, with over a million copies purchased. Its portrayal of human bondage gave fuel to the growing abolitionist cause.” —CT PostListed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrims Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one. Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa ... Read more

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“The first American bestseller, with over a million copies purchased. Its portrayal of human bondage gave fuel to the growing abolitionist cause.” —CT PostListed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrims Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one. Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa
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Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest

The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography

by Doug Macdougall ...

An "informative, engaging" account of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography ( Victorian Studies ).From late 1872 to 1876, H.M.S. Challenger explored the world's oceans. Conducting deep sea soundings, dredging the ocean floor, recording temperatures, observing weather, and collecting biological samples, the expedition laid the ... Read more

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An "informative, engaging" account of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography ( Victorian Studies ).From late 1872 to 1876, H.M.S. Challenger explored the world's oceans. Conducting deep sea soundings, dredging the ocean floor, recording temperatures, observing weather, and collecting biological samples, the expedition laid the
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La Saline, tome 3

Impératifs

by Louise Lacoursière ...

Series Book 3 - La Saline
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, 1892. À vingt-sept ans, veuf et père d'une fille de six mois, à qui il a de la difficulté à s'attacher, le docteur Antoine Peltier se relève avec peine de la mort de sa femme, Mathilde. L'embauche d'une gouvernante, l'exceptionnelle Michelle Morais, fait jaser, mais celle-ci facilite et égaie la vie d'Antoine. Ses patients lui apportent une raison de vivre et autant de défis à ... Read more

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Saint-Léon-le-Grand, 1892. À vingt-sept ans, veuf et père d'une fille de six mois, à qui il a de la difficulté à s'attacher, le docteur Antoine Peltier se relève avec peine de la mort de sa femme, Mathilde. L'embauche d'une gouvernante, l'exceptionnelle Michelle Morais, fait jaser, mais celle-ci facilite et égaie la vie d'Antoine. Ses patients lui apportent une raison de vivre et autant de défis à
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Gold and Iron

by Fritz Stern ...

Winner of the Lionel Trilling AwardNominated for the National Book Award“A major contribution to our understanding of some of the great themes of modern European history—the relations between Jews and Germans, between economics and politics, between banking and diplomacy.” —James Joll, The New York Times Book Review“I cannot praise this book too highly. It is a work of original scholarship, both ... Read more

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Winner of the Lionel Trilling AwardNominated for the National Book Award“A major contribution to our understanding of some of the great themes of modern European history—the relations between Jews and Germans, between economics and politics, between banking and diplomacy.” —James Joll, The New York Times Book Review“I cannot praise this book too highly. It is a work of original scholarship, both
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The Victorian House

Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed

by Judith Flanders ...

The bestselling social history of Victorian domestic life, told through the letters, diaries, journals and novels of 19th-century men and women.Some images were unavailable for this electronic edition.The Victorian age is both recent and unimaginably distant. In the most prosperous and technologically advanced nation in the world, people carried slops up and down stairs; buried meat in fresh earth ... Read more

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The bestselling social history of Victorian domestic life, told through the letters, diaries, journals and novels of 19th-century men and women.Some images were unavailable for this electronic edition.The Victorian age is both recent and unimaginably distant. In the most prosperous and technologically advanced nation in the world, people carried slops up and down stairs; buried meat in fresh earth
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The Age of Capital

1848-1875

by Prof Eric Hobsbawm ...

A magisterial account of the rise of capitalismEric Hobsbawm's magnificent treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875 is a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism and the consolidation of bourgeois culture. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848. ... Read more

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A magisterial account of the rise of capitalismEric Hobsbawm's magnificent treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875 is a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism and the consolidation of bourgeois culture. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848.
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Terre des humbles

Les Saguenayens 1840-1940

by Gérard Bouchard ...

Ce livre est consacré à la reconstitution des rêves et des revers d’une société neuve. Gérard Bouchard y rend compte de l’évolution d’une société régionale – le Saguenay, de 1840 à 1940 – en suivant la démarche de l’histoire sociale. Il en embrasse ainsi toutes ses dimensions: territoriale, démographique, économique, sociale, politique et culturelle (y compris la religion). Il fait également ... Read more

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Ce livre est consacré à la reconstitution des rêves et des revers d’une société neuve. Gérard Bouchard y rend compte de l’évolution d’une société régionale – le Saguenay, de 1840 à 1940 – en suivant la démarche de l’histoire sociale. Il en embrasse ainsi toutes ses dimensions: territoriale, démographique, économique, sociale, politique et culturelle (y compris la religion). Il fait également
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Rorke's Drift

Zulu War

by Ian Castle, Ian Knight ...

Series series Battleground South Africa
The heroic defence of the mission station at Rorke's Drift became the epic action of the Anglo-Zulu War. A small garrison defended this valuable border-post for ten hours and in the process won the northern sector at Ntcombe Drift, Hlobane and Khambula. Essential reading for those who wish to learn the facts rather than the myths of this legendary stand. ... Read more

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The heroic defence of the mission station at Rorke's Drift became the epic action of the Anglo-Zulu War. A small garrison defended this valuable border-post for ten hours and in the process won the northern sector at Ntcombe Drift, Hlobane and Khambula. Essential reading for those who wish to learn the facts rather than the myths of this legendary stand.
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The American Civil War: History in an Hour

by Kat Smutz ...

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united.The American Civil War: History in an Hour gives a concise and authoritative overview of ... Read more

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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united.The American Civil War: History in an Hour gives a concise and authoritative overview of
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The Age of Empire

1875-1914

by Prof Eric Hobsbawm ...

THE AGE OF EMPIRE is a book about the strange death of the nineteenth century, the world made by and for liberal middle classes in the name of universal progress and civilisation. It is about hopes realised which turned into fears: an era of unparalleled peace engendering an era of unparalleled war; revolt and revolution emerging on the outskirts of society; a time of profound identity crisis for ... Read more

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THE AGE OF EMPIRE is a book about the strange death of the nineteenth century, the world made by and for liberal middle classes in the name of universal progress and civilisation. It is about hopes realised which turned into fears: an era of unparalleled peace engendering an era of unparalleled war; revolt and revolution emerging on the outskirts of society; a time of profound identity crisis for
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