History Books

USA Literature in Brief pinpoints and describes the contributions to American literature of some of the best-recognized American poets, novelists, philosophers and dramatists from pre-Colonial days through the present. Major literary figures are discussed in detail, as are their major works.

A great resource on US History as seem by a number of prominent historians.

It is a historical narrative of human progress, in which the author has included his own experience on three continents. The first part of this book focuses on the emergence of the ‘Modern Age’ in the West. In the second part, the author describes the arrival of Muslim invaders, Arabs, Afghans...

A detailed history of the petroleum industry in the state of Oklahoma. The book includes hundreds of photographs, maps, charts and illustrations. Also included are profiles of many of Oklahoma's top petroleum production and support companies.

This book written And collected by author of Egy King blog, He summarizes the life story of King Tutankhamun, family percentage and the latest theories that support percentage in addition to talking about his tomb and its discovery also the treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb...

The "Gest of Robyn Hode," in print by 1535, was the most substantial early tale of Robin Hood, telling of how he rescued a knight from being bankrupted by the church, captured then later killed the Sheriff of Nottingham, won a great archery contest, was reconciled to the King, and died. This...

Published to celebrate Minnesota's sesquicentennial in 2008, and financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission's Grants Program, the Minnesota Heritage Songbook is a celebration of Minnesota's folk music and history. The book...

A study of the history, folklore, and occasionally even the mathematics underlying the Bible. In addition to discussion of historical figures in the Bible, it looks at the peoples who influenced Biblical history, such as the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. Special...

"Treason" is the story of William Palmer and his descendants who were among the first settlers in colonial North America. They were Puritans in the 17th Century, Quakers in the 18th Century, part of the Loyalist Diaspora to Shelburne, Nova Scotia after the American Revolution, and Canadian...

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote...