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  • The Boone-Bryan History
    J. D. Bryan
    This historical account concerns the deeds of the most notable members of the Boone and Bryan families, who trace their lineage back to the Medieval-era, later becoming distinguished colonists of New England.The most notable person in this history is Daniel Boone, an explorer who led expeditions westward into Kentucky, founding the first colonial settlement there. He would late...
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    9,90 €

  • Our Race Problems
    Henry Ferdinand Suksdorf
    Henry Ferdinand Suksdorf presents a history of humankind framed in the context of various races to have emerged throughout history.Writing in 1911, it was the author’s belief that each race of humankind undergoes a period of ascendance, followed by a peak wherein intellectual and civilizational achievements are made, and finally a ruinous decline into decadence. In support of h...
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    14,81 €

  • John Cary The Plymouth Pilgrim
    Seth C. Carey
    This meticulously researched genealogy catalogues and chronicles several generations of the Cary family, their branches extending centuries of history.First published in 1911 by Seth C. Cary, this book was created to provide the various members of the Cary family with a handy reference source with all of the available lineage data within a single cover. The author and his assis...
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    16,70 €

  • Signs & Symbols of Primordial Man
    Albert Churchward
    Albert Churchward’s famous study of Ancient Egyptian myths and symbology reveals how their mythological culture evolved over thousands of years, influencing other civilizations.The author was among the first Western scholars to investigate the connection between the religious symbols, deities and traditions of Egypt, and those which emerged in later societies. By studying the h...
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    19,40 €

  • Twenty-Eight Years a Slave
    Thomas L. Johnson / Thomas LJohnson
    Thomas L. Johnson’s remarkable life, wherein he was born into slavery before going on to a successful career as a minister and missionary, is told here in his own words.Until the age of twenty-eight, Johnson lived under the yolk of his slave masters. As a servant he was subject to abuse for trivial matters, such as not knowing the difference between right and left. Sold on by h...
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    14,91 €

  • Further Genealogical Notes on the Tyrrell-Terrell Family
    Edwin Holland Terrell
    This examination of the Tyrrell-Terrell clan stretches back to the Middle Ages, finding and explaining references to ancestors who resided in Europe several centuries ago.Although brief, this book’s contents are the result of deep researches into archival data undertaken at the beginning of the 20th century. The enquiry resulted in the discovery of the family founder, who was c...
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    10,25 €

  • Fitz Randolph
    L. V. F. Randolph / LVFRandolph
    The Fitz Randolph family has a fascinating history, beginning with its origins in the early Middle Ages and traced through centuries of English nobles and royalty.Researches into the records of old revealed the Medieval emergence of the Fitz Randolph name, and the clan’s frequent and enduring presence in the noble houses of England. From Norman times onward, appearances of the ...
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    12,33 €

  • Race Life of the Aryan Peoples
    Joseph Pomeroy Widney
    Joseph Pomeroy Widney offers a history of the Aryan race, which when this book was published in 1907 was thought a branch of the Indo-European and Caucasian peoples.The author practiced as a medical doctor, having first gained experience during service in the U.S. Civil War. Over many years he became interested in the ancestry and development of humanity, carrying out research ...
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    14,93 €

  • Hands Off Mexico
    John Kenneth Turner
    'There can be no more important issue than the issue of war with Mexico; for all other issues are tied up with it. The forces of progress will have to gather swift strength, or they will feel the crunch of the Iron Heel.' -John Kenneth Turner, Hands Off MexicoIn Hands Off Mexico (1918), John Kenneth Turner, who, along with his wife, had long been involved in Mexico’s revolution...
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    14,80 €

  • The Business of Being a Woman
    Ida M. Tarbell
    'The only reason I am glad I am a woman is because I will not have to marry one.'-Ida TarbellIn The Business of Being a Woman (1913), Ida Tarbell rode the wave of an upsurge in interest in the changing role of women in Western culture. Since she was among the earliest writers to explore this social phenomenon, the book is truly a pioneering work. In it, the author acknowledges ...
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    21,21 €

  • Barbarous Mexico
    John Kenneth Turner
    'I found Mexico to be a land where the people are poor because they have no rights, where peonage is the rule for the great mass, and where actual chattel slavery obtains for hundreds of thousands.' ― John Kenneth Turner, Barbarous MexicoIn Barbarous Mexico (1911), John Kenneth Turner describes the corruption and brutal labor system he observed during three years of involvement...
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    25,95 €

  • Following the Color Line
    Ray Stannard Baker
    'The deeper one delves into the problem of race, the humbler he becomes concerning his own views.'-Ray Stannard Baker, Following the Color Line (1908)In Following the Color Line (1908), Ray Stannard Baker draws on the insights he gained from traveling more than 20,000 miles over three years (1906-1908) in both the North and South for the purpose of studying the race issue in Am...
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    18,10 €

  • Ten Days in a Mad-House
    Nellie Bly
    'The insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out.' -Nellie Bly, Ten Days in a Mad-HouseTen Days in a Mad-House (1887) by Nellie Bly describes what happened when the author, a reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World, went undercover and had herself committed to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Black...
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    9,38 €

  • Ku Klux Klan
    D. L. Wilson / J. C. Lester
    The KKK’s early history from its formation to its first disbandment is revealed with astonishing detail - writing in 1905, the author includes eyewitness accounts from those alive at the time.Following the American Civil War, the emancipation of black Americans occurred - the peoples formerly owned by plantation owners and farmers were accorded freedom, citizenship and rights a...
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    9,42 €

  • Up From Slavery
    Booker T. Washington / Booker TWashington
    Born into slavery. First leader of the Tuskegee Institute.  Political advisor to Presidents. This is his voice.  This is his story.“I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed,” states Washington.Read of his inspirational life in this unabridged, af...
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    17,58 €

  • Up from Slavery
    Booker T. Washington / Booker TWashington
    Born into slavery. First leader of the Tuskegee Institute.  Political advisor to Presidents. This is his voice.  This is his story.“I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed,” states Washington.Read of his inspirational life in this unabridged, af...
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    8,37 €

  • The Pedens of America
    Eleanor M. Hewell / Eleanor MHewell
    This detailed family history concerns the Pedens of South Carolina, and was published shortly after a reunion of 1899 between the Peden, Alexander and Morton families.Comprised of a series of testimonies describing the various branches and lineage of the Peden family, this book stands as one of the most intensive and complete genealogical histories of its kind. The Peden name i...
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    14,91 €

  • Heart of Darkness
    Joseph Conrad
    Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the so-called heart of Africa. Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kur...
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    15,03 €

  • The Philadelphia Negro
    W. E. B. Du Bois / WEBDu Bois
    W. E. B. Du Bois’s groundbreaking social study of black Americans living in Philadelphia at the end of the 1800s remains an outstanding and thorough example of sociology.Using knowledge gained from research of black neighborhoods during his time at the University of Pennsylvania, Du Bois was determined to create an all-embracing profile of urban black American society. Some thr...
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    19,19 €

  • The Colonial Tavern
    Edward Field
    Historian Edward Field’s lively and informative examination of American colonial taverns and inns sheds light on the social life of towns and villages in the 1600s and 1700s.Writing at the end of the 19th century, Field makes use of a variety of sources that mention the tavern and its role. It is apparent that inns were the central hub of activity in the villages and small town...
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    12,63 €

  • Society as I Have Found It
    Ward McAllister
    Ward McAllister was a gentlemen living in the mid-to-late 19th century; this is his commentary of the high society of the time, the parties and social gatherings of the elite in the USA and Europe.Well-travelled and educated in the arts of speech and charming others, the author recounts his memories of fine occasions attended by the monied and well-connected. He describes the s...
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    12,52 €

  • The Jews Under Roman Rule
    William Douglas Morrison
    This superb, illustrated history reveals Rome’s conquest and rule over Israel and Judea, and how the Roman occupation deeply influenced the culture, law and religious establishment of the Jews.Spanning about 300 years, from the mid-2nd century BC to the mid-2nd century AD, William Morrison’s investigation is thorough. Elements of this history is sociological; rigorous examinati...
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    14,93 €

  • The Jews Under Roman Rule
    William Douglas Morrison
    This superb, illustrated history reveals Rome’s conquest and rule over Israel and Judea, and how the Roman occupation deeply influenced the culture, law and religious establishment of the Jews.Spanning about 300 years, from the mid-2nd century BC to the mid-2nd century AD, William Morrison’s investigation is thorough. Elements of this history is sociological; rigorous examinati...
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    24,03 €

  • Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia
    William Robertson Smith
    William Robertson Smith reveals the ancient familial and marital customs of Arabia, detailing their significance in the social and hierarchical structure of the society.First appearing in the 1880s, this enquiry did much to introduce and clarify Arabian customs of marriage and kinship to scholars working in the West. The place of the father and mother in the household, and the ...
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    15,01 €

  • The Archko Volume
    W. D. Mahan / WDMahan
    W. D. Mahan investigates Roman, Greek and Jewish writings corresponding to the time of the death of Jesus Christ, including letters apparently written by Pontius Pilate; the Roman governor who sentenced the Son of God to death.This book combines translations to English of various ancient documents, which are purported to date to the time of the New Testament Gospels. These pape...
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    12,60 €

  • The Guyot Geographical Reader and Primer
    Arnold Guyot / Mary Howe Smith Pratt
    Arnold Guyot was a renowned geologist and geographer, whose educational writings revolutionized the teaching of geography to young people during the 19th century.Today, this geographical textbook by Professor Guyot act as prime examples both of where geography as a discipline stood in the mid-19th century, and of how educational material at the time was arranged and presented t...
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    18,89 €

  • Uncle Remus
    Joel Chandler Harris
    Uncle Remus is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from southern African Americans. Many of the stories are didactic, much like those of Aesop's Fables and Jean de La Fontaine's stories. Uncle Remus is a kindly old freedman who serves as a storytelling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him.Uncle Remus is the fic...
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    6,02 €

  • Ancient Society
    Lewis H. Morgan / Lewis HMorgan
    Renowned anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan examines the origins and history of humanity, sharing abundant insights on the conditions of primitive society.Of particular interest to Morgan is the gradual process by which humans organized into civil societies. Examining a range of contrasting civilizations, from the Mayans to the Iroquois to the Romans, the author attempts to arrive ...
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    20,68 €

  • The Subjection of Women
    John Stuart MILL
    Written in 1861 and published eight years later, this influential essay by the great English philosopher and economist is still relevant and its arguments significant. Believing that the subjugation of women was primarily political and psychological in origin, Mill urged the establishment of 'complete equality in all legal, political, social, and domestic relations between men ...
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    5,00 €

  • The Subjection of Women
    John Stuart MILL
    Written in 1861 and published eight years later, this influential essay by the great English philosopher and economist is still relevant and its arguments significant. Believing that the subjugation of women was primarily political and psychological in origin, Mill urged the establishment of "complete equality in all legal, political, social, and domestic relations between men ...
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    15,95 €


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