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A Brief History of Canada by Jan Rogozinski; Roger Reindeau
Category: Travel | Series: Brief History Ser.
A Brief History of Diaries: From Pepys to Blogs by Alexandra Johnson
Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Brief Histories
Award-winning author and expert in the field Alexandra Johnson traces the diary's quirky and compelling history through centuries of writing for and about one's self. At a time when journals are staking their territory on the blogosphere, this is a timely consideration of the diary's origins and its lon ...Show more
A Brief History of Encyclopedias: From Pliny to Wikipedia by Andrew Brown
Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Brief Histories
Encyclopedias have traditionally claimed to provide absolute knowledge, yet with information now among the world's most valuable commodities, this Brief History is a timely consideration of how accurate that claim can ever be.
A Brief History of Fables: From Aesop to Flash Fiction by Lee Rourke
Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Brief Histories
In this groundbreaking work, Lee Rourke traces the long history of a form currently enjoying a resurgence online and in the works of some of the most talented young authors in print.
A Brief History of Feminism by Patu
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: A Brief History of Feminism
The history of feminism? The right to vote, Susan B. Anthony, Gloria Steinem, white pantsuits? Oh, but there's so much more. And we need to know about it, especially now. In pithy text and pithier comics, A Brief History of Feminism engages us, educates us, makes us laugh, and makes us angry. It begins ...Show more
A Brief History of Fightng Ships by David Davies
Category: European History | Series: Brief Histories
This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line - the deadly battleships that played such a vital role in the battles. The author describes the ships' construction and armaments, the daily life of the me ...Show more
A Brief History of Florence Nightingale: and Her Real Legacy, a Revolution in Public Health by Hugh Small
Category: Biography | Series: Brief Histories
Praise for Small's earlier work on Nightingale: 'Hugh Small, in a masterly piece of historical detective work, convincingly demonstrates what all previous historians and biographers have missed . . . This is a compelling psychological portrait of a very eminent (and complex) Victorian.' James Le Fanu, D ...Show more
A Brief History of France by Cecil Jenkins
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
When we think of France, we tend think of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris or the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country in Europe, France is home to extraordinary diversity. The idea of 'Frenchness' emerged through 2,000 years of history and it is this riveting story, ...Show more
A Brief History of France by Cecil Jenkins
Category: REM History | Series: Brief Histories
When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country in Europe, it is a place of huge diversity. The idea of 'Frenchness' emerged from over 2000 years of history and it is a riveting story from Ro ...Show more
A Brief History of Gangsters by Brian J. Robb
Category: True Crime | Series: Brief Histories
The romanticised American gangster of the Prohibition era has proved an enduringly popular figure. Even today, names like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano still resonate. Robb explores the histories of key figures, from gangs in the Old West, through Prohibition and the Great Depression, to the likes of John ...Show more
A Brief History of Germany: Indispensable for Travellers by Jeremy Black
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The history of Germany is intricately woven. Threaded in time through its struggles and triumphs with religion, industrialisation, enlightenment, politics, unification, and war. In A Brief History of Germany, Jeremy Black questions how the Germany we know today came to be, chronicling the events tha ...Show more
A Brief History of History of British Sea Power by David Howarth
Category: No Category | Series: Brief Histories
The British did not take to water like ducks, for centuries doing little but cling to coastal waters. The Romans and Vikings knocked spots of us as seamen, and the English upper classes saw seafaring as mercantile and beneath them. Britain's success at sea began with Elizabeth I and the defeat of the Ar ...Show more