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  • Marie Antoinette's Confidante

    The Rise and Fall of the Princesse de Lamballe

    de Geri Walton ...
    The true story of the woman who befriended the last queen of France—and the price she paid for her devotion.Perhaps no one knew Marie Antoinette better than one of her closest confidantes, Marie Thérèse, the Princess de Lamballe. The princess became superintendent of the queen's household in 1774, and through her relationship with Marie Antoinette, she gained a unique perspective of the lavishness ... Leer más

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  • Jane Austen's Cousin

    The Outlandish Countess de Feuillide

    de Geri Walton ...
    Eliza de Feuillide seemed fascinating and outlandish to her cousins in rural eighteen century England. When she visited their village, her appearance was electrifying. She was an attractive, accomplished French countess with a vivacious personality who inspired their imaginations and regaled them with stories of life in London and Paris where she hobnobbed with French nobility and wore the latest ... Leer más

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  • Madame Tussaud

    Her Life and Legacy

    de Geri Walton ...
    A "meticulously researched and deftly written biography" of the woman behind the famed wax museums, and their origins in the era of the French Revolution ( Midwest Book Review).Madame Marie Tussaud is known worldwide for the chain of wax museums she started over two hundred years ago. Less known is that her original wax models were often of the famous and infamous people she personally knew during ... Leer más

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  • Napoleon's Downfall

    Madame Récamier and Her Battle with the Emperor

    de Geri Walton ...
    An account of the wealthy socialite who opposed the French emperor and found herself exiled from Paris—from the author of Marie Antoinette's Confidante.Napoleon Bonaparte and Juliette Récamier were both highly influential and well-known in France, yet they were often at odds with each other. Their story played out on the European stage during a period of political upheaval and new political ideas. ... Leer más

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  • The Amritsar Massacre

    The British Empire's Worst Atrocity

    de Vanessa Holburn ...
    The history and impact of one of the most heinous acts of colonial repression suffered in British India—a massacre that continues to divide opinion today.The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bagh park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 is considered a brutal example of colonial abuse. Immediately afterwards martial law was established ... Leer más

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  • When Women Ruled the World

    Six Queens of Egypt

    de Kara Cooney ...
    This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, ... Leer más

    $28.00 USD

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  • 1920

    A Year of Global Turmoil

    de David Charlwood ...
    "History writing at its best . . . teasing out extraordinary parallels between our current world and that of a century ago." —Tim Butcher, author of Blood RiverA pandemic has killed millions. Violent uprisings are tearing apart the Middle East. Nationalism is on the march in Europe. An unlikely candidate is running for president in the US on a populist platform to put "America first." The year is ... Leer más

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  • Voices from D-Day

    de Jonathan Bastable ...
    D-Day - June 6, 1944 - was a pivotal day in human history. This was the great turning point of the Second World War, when the largest armada ever assembled took a third of a million Allied men across the English Channel.The invasion force of 150,000 troops from Britain, the United States, Canada and many other nations fighting on the Allied side on D-Day under the command of Generals Eisenhower ... Leer más

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  • The Mysterious World of Sherlock Holmes

    de Bruce Wexler ...
    The Illustrated Guide to the Famous Cases, Infamous Adversaries, and Ingenious Methods of the Great Detective.Over a century since his first appearance in print, Sherlock Holmes remains an iconic figure today. This unique companion is a collector's dream, allowing fans to delve into the criminal environment of foggy, gas-lit Victorian London-the world of the all-time greatest detective. The book ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Book Row

    An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade

    de Marvin Mondlin, Roy Meador ...
    The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly ... Leer más

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  • The Grit in the Pearl

    The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (The shocking true story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany)

    de Lyndsy Spence ...
    The shocking true story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany Margaret, Duchess of Argyll's life was one of complexity and controversy. Born Ethel Margaret Whigham, the only child of a Scottish self-made millionaire and a beautiful high-society woman, her childhood was rich and splendid – but empty. She was a daddy's girl with an absent father, living with a jealous ... Leer más

    $10.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Fortune's Child

    A Novel of Empress Theodora

    de James Conroyd Martin ...
    Series Libro 1 - The Theodora Duology
    GRAND PRIZE 2019 Best Book, Chanticleer International Book Awards"A meticulously researched historical account presented in the form of a thrilling political drama." ~KIRKUS REVIEWS“Amazing history—I felt like I was there.” —Lisa Wingate, bestselling author of Before We Were YoursTheodora: actress, prostitute, mistress. And Byzantine Empress of the civilized world.S... ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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