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The campaign ending at Princeton on January 7, 1777 was "the feat that turned the scale," spurring the Colonies on to Revolution. The Campaign of Princeton tells the fascinating story of this critical event. Originally published in 1948. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out

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"In June 1861, practically unschooled, without military training or experience, Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821--1877) enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private. Yet by the Civil War's end he was a lie"

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This groundbreaking history of the Panama Canal offers a revelatory workers' eye-view of the momentous undertaking and shows how it launched the American century.

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Following the demise of the Carolingian dynasty, the French lords chose Hugh Capet as their king. Even though the kingdom of France was much smaller than it later became, the Capetians had considerable achievements and also produced outstanding rulers, including Philip Augustus and St Louis. This book presents the history of the Capetians.

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During the 1840s, in the fledgling settlement of Port Phillip, a rumour arose that a white woman was being held captive by Aborigines in the Gipps Land bush. This book explores contemporary concerns about Australian identity and black-white relationships, and provides a valuable case study of "settler society".

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Formats and foci for the other Caribbean pieces vary, but they establish clearly that domestic, not external forces are what shape political development in the Caribbean, making arguments regarding Grenada's (or Cuba's) threat to the region less credible.

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This study examines the policies of the Ulysses S. Grant administration in the Caribbean. It analyzes how the administration reacted to an uprising in Spanish Cuba by seeking to expand US military and commercial influence and replace European dominance with an informal US empire.

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The author argues for a new history of the Carthaginian Empire based on the epigraphic and archaeological evidence preserved at Carthage and its dependencies.

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Nathan Pilkington argues for a new history of the Carthaginian Empire based on the epigraphic and archaeological evidence preserved at Carthage and its dependencies. Carthage used colonization, the establishment of metropolitan political institutions, and the reorganization of trade to develop imperial control over subordinated territories.

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Carthage, the port-city in Tunisia first settled by Phoenicians from Tyre, grew to extend a competitive maritime trading empire all over the Western Mediterranean and beyond, increasingly defended by the best navy of the period. This title deals with this history.

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This book provides a historical analysis of presidential rhetoric regarding war and examines the similarities, differences, effectiveness, and ethics of the persuasive strategies used by the White House through the history of the nation.

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Makes the case for Kosova's independence; a challenging and unique book to inspire serious debate.

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Highlights the varied castle designs ranging from fortifications based on French models to the defences inspired by Constantinople. This title is illustrated with colour illustrations and cutaway artwork.

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Anticipating a foreign onslaught from Europe after his split from Rome, Henry VIII began construction of more than 20 stone forts to protect England's major ports and estuaries. Aided by illustrations, the author explores the departure from artillery-vulnerable medieval castle designs to the low, sturdy stone fortresses inspired by European ideas.

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An exploration of the life of Maria Duran - a woman accused of being a man who was put on trial for sorcery by the Portuguese Inquisition - and what it reveals about early modern gender norm transgressions.

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An exploration of the life of Maria Duran - a woman accused of being a man who was put on trial for sorcery by the Portuguese Inquisition - and what it reveals about early modern gender norm transgressions.

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An introduction to the war against the heretics of Languedoc launched in 1209, combined with a description of the political, economic, religious and social conditions of south-western France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

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If the Cato Street Conspiracy had been successful, Britain would have been proclaimed a republic by tradesmen of English, Scots, Irish and black Jamaican backgrounds. This book explains the conspiracy, and why you have never heard of it. -- .

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Though Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life. This title explores why these animals mattered to the Greeks, how they came to be a key element in Greek thought and behavior, and how the Greeks exploited the symbolic value of cattle as a way of structuring social and economic relations.