An Imperial Affair, by awardwinning author John Rickard, takes us into the marriage of an Australian couple during a time when private lives were p...

For everything cowboy and Wild West, look no further. The Cowboy Way is a tribute to the classic image of old-time lore and its influence on popula...

The author of this book, Anzor Erkomaishvili, is one of the most well known, recognized individuals in Georgia: a singer and choirmaster; a compose...

Though he entered combat late in May 1942, Carl Emmermann sank twenty-six Allied ships in only four combat patrols while commanding U-172, becoming...

New York City's oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These "ghost signs" hold the ...

David Giblin’s stint as a seasonal salmon fishing guide on Stuart Island provides a seemingly endless supply of hilarious and bizarre stories that ...

This is a treasure trove of stories that reach beyond the buildings of timber and nails and put a human face on the history of these towering struc...

There are two groups of Jews in the world: the Jews who are no different than any other people and the Jews who are figments of imagination and def...

Growth of the American Revolution covers the period from the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766 to the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concor...

Growth of the American Revolution covers the period from the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766 to the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concor...

Winner, Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Heritage Award, Canadian Museums Association Outstanding Achievement in Publications, and Redgees L...

This second, revised and expanded, edition of this popular collection, including 233 photos and sketches, represents the most comprehensive study o...

The spirited stories in Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin capture the severity and grace of the distinct pioneer culture that resides in British Colum...

The Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin anthology celebrates this beautiful and remote region of British Columbia. From the days of the gold rush throug...

Thousands of wonderful motifs will inspire graphic artists, designers, modelers, re-enactors and others seeking to add aristocratic visual flair to...

In recent years, rapid changes to Arctic environments and conditions have spurred much anal-ysis into the melting of sea and inland ice, the openin...

Founded in 1905, the High River Times served a community of small town advertisers and an extensive hinterland of ranchers and farmers in southern ...

Dressed in black uniforms emblazoned with the SS flash, Heinrich Himmler's horsemen carried the SS banner across the German countryside and to eque...

How does one handle a concept like 'infrastructure', which seems, simultaneously, so vague and yet heavily technical? In this international researc...

The contributions to this volume address a wide range of fascinating topics: the marital regime in Damascus, narrative strategies in biographies of...

Given the importance of bread in the Iranian diet, it is surprising that its role in Iranian society has so far been ignored as a subject of study....