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Angel of Vengeance: The Girl Who Shot the Governor of St. Petersburg and Sparked the Age of Assassination
Ana Siljak.
Publisher: St. Martin's.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780312364014.  Daedalus Item Code: 21505
 
In the Russian winter of 1878 a shy, aristocratic young woman named Vera Zasulich walked into the office of the governor of St. Petersburg, pulled a revolver from underneath her shawl, and shot ... (Read More)
 
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Antony & Cleopatra
Patricia Southern.
Publisher: Amberley.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9781848683242.  Daedalus Item Code: 23802
 
Immortalized as lovers at the center of innumerable novels, plays, and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by their contemporaries, yet history has transformed them into tragic heroes. ... (Read More)
 
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Archaeology from Above
Marilia Albanese, Davide Domenici, Giorgio Ferrero, and Stefano Maggi.
Publisher: White Star Publishers.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9788854404939.  Daedalus Item Code: 20360
 
Some of the world's most famous and historically significant archaeological sites—from Egypt's great pyramids to Britain's enigmatic Stonehenge, from the temples of Chichén Itzá to the ruined ... (Read More)
 
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Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace
Jacqueline Marie Musacchio.
Publisher: Yale.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780300095630.  Daedalus Item Code: 31850
 
Although we live in an era when vast sums of money are lavished on wedding festivities, we are not the first; in Renaissance Italy, middle- and upper-class families spent enormous amounts on ... (Read More)
 
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As If an Enemy's Country: The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution
Richard Archer.
Publisher: Oxford.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780195382471.  Daedalus Item Code: 30716
 
In the few years when colonial Americans were galvanized to resist British rule, perhaps nothing did more to foment anti-British sentiment than the armed occupation of Boston. Richard Archer's ... (Read More)
 
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The Atlantic Century: Four Generations of Extraordinary Diplomats Who Forged America's Vital Alliance with Europe
Kenneth Weisbrode.
Publisher: DaCapo.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780306818462.  Daedalus Item Code: 20220
 
Our strong system of European alliances, built during the 20th century, did not happen serendipitously, says Kenneth Weisbrode; it was carefully constructed and cemented by a network of diplomats and ... (Read More)
 
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The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid
Pat F. Garrett.
Publisher: Skyhorse.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781616088088.  Daedalus Item Code: 20580
 
Born in November 1859 as William H. Bonney, Billy the Kid—as he soon became known—started his criminal career at the age of 12 by stabbing a man in a bar fight. He then moved on to stealing horses, ... (Read More)
 
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An Autobiography of Davy Crockett
Stephen Brennan, ed.
Publisher: Skyhorse.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781616084004.  Daedalus Item Code: 22386
 
The coauthor of The Adventurous Boy's Handbook and The Adventurous Girl's Handbook, and the editor of The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told, Stephen Brennan here presents the rich ... (Read More)
 
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Banquet at Delmonico's: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution in America
Barry Werth.
Publisher: Random House.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781400067787.  Daedalus Item Code: 14051
 
"In this fascinating study, [Barry] Werth (The Scarlet Professor) shows how the idea of social Darwinism, as codified by Herbert Spencer, took hold in the United States, underpinning the ... (Read More)
 
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Barbary Pirate: The Life and Crimes of John Ward
Greg Bak.
Publisher: History Press.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780752451619.  Daedalus Item Code: 23147
 
In 1603 John Ward led a mass desertion from the English navy, stole a civilian vessel from Portsmouth, and defected to the Ottoman Empire at Tunis. Allied with the pasha, Ward led Muslim soldiers and ... (Read More)
 
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The Battle for Christendom: The Council of Constance, the East-West Conflict, and the Dawn of Modern Europe
Frank Welsh.
Publisher: Overlook.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781590201237.  Daedalus Item Code: 22282
 
At the dawn of the 15th century, Islam invaded Europe from the East and it seemed that Christendom itself was under threat of dissolution. In an attempt to save the Christian world, Holy Roman ... (Read More)
 
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Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win
Jeffrey Record.
Publisher: Potomac.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781597970907.  Daedalus Item Code: 23334
 
Make no mistake—insurgent victories are the exception, not the rule, assures Jeffrey Record; but when David does beat Goliath, the consequences can change the course of history. Record, a professor ... (Read More)
 
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