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  • The Ascent of John Company

    From Traders to Rulers (1756-1787)

    by G.S. Cheema ...
    The Ascent of John Company is the story of the founding of the British empire in India. The process of founding empires is rarely, if ever, edifying. It is invariably a sordid story of brutality and violence, tempered to some extent by blatant lies, corruption, skullduggery and intrigue. Robert Clive and Warren Hastings, the two names that come most readily to mind when one thinks of the founders, ... Read more

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  • Flinders

    The Man Who Mapped Australia

    by Rob Mundle ...
    The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map.Shipwrecks, storms, death and danger - Matthew Flinders encountered it all on his courageous quest to circumnavigate and chart the treacherous Terra Australis coastline.From the drama of epic voyages and devastating shipwrecks; his part in the naming of Australia; his cruel ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    by Jonathan Bardon ...
    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... Read more

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  • George Washington: History in an Hour

    by David B. McCoy ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an Hour explores the man beneath the symbol. This is the essential chronicle of Washington’s life – his rise from middle class Virginian upbringing to ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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  • Big Fellow, Long Fellow. A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera

    A Joint Biography of Irish politicians Michael Collins and Eamon De Valera

    by T. Ryle Dwyer ...
    Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were the two most charismatic leaders of the Irish revolution. This joint biography looks first at their very different upbringings and early careers. Both fought in the 1916 Easter Rising , although it is almost certain they did not meet during that tumultuous week. Their first encounter came when Collins had been released from jail after the rising but de ... Read more

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  • The Inner Life of Empires

    An Eighteenth-Century History

    by Emma Rothschild ...
    The birth of the modern world as told through the remarkable story of one eighteenth-century familyThey were abolitionists, speculators, slave owners, government officials, and occasional politicians. They were observers of the anxieties and dramas of empire. And they were from one family. The Inner Life of Empires tells the intimate history of the Johnstones--four sisters and seven brothers who ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Empire of Sand

    How Britain Made the Middle East

    by Walter Reid ...
    "A story of how empires rattle along until their sheer scale makes them nonsensical . . . [Reid's] very capable prose just begs to be read" ( The Scotsman).At the end of the First World War, Britain, and to a much lesser extent France, created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. Frontiers ... Read more

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  • Michael Collins: The Lost Leader

    A biography of Irish politician Michael Collins

    by Margery Forester ...
    In print continuously for more than thirty years, this book is long established as a reliable and affectionate portrait of Michael Collins.First, published in 1971, its great strength is that the author was able to interview Collins' surviving contemporaries and was offered unrestricted access to personal and family material.Michael Collins: The Lost Leader has been praised by authorities such as ... Read more

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  • Dal nostro corrispondente a Londra

    Karl Marx giornalista per la New York Tribune

    by Karl Marx ...
    Series Book 1 - Saggistica
    Seconda Edizione settembre 2016Con testo originale inglese a fronte / Includes original English text.Quanti sanno che Karl Marx ha scritto per gli Yankee? Eppure gli articoli per la New York Daily Tribune hanno rappresentato il suo pane quotidiano per più di dieci anni.Una raccolta inedita di articoli scritti tra il 1852 e il 1861, che nella lucida e ironica analisi di Marx ci forniscono una ... Read more

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  • Against the Tide

    The widely acclaimed autobiography of Irish politician and doctor Noël Browne

    by Noël Browne ...
    'Against the Tide' is a story told with honesty and great emotion; the narrative of a life in which tragedy and good fortune succeeded each other with bewildering speed. After training as a doctor, Noël Browne experienced at first hand the devastating ravages of tuberculosis both personally and professionally. Drawn to politics, he was appointed Minister for Health on his first day in the Dáil at ... Read more

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  • A History of Fianna Fáil

    The outstanding biography of the party

    by Noel Whelan ...
    The Fianna Fáil Party was founded in 1926 and first came to Government in 1932. From that date until 2010, it has completely dominated the political life of the Republic of Ireland. For all but 13 of those 78 years, it has formed the Government of Ireland, either on its own or as the dominant party in a coalition. Fianna Fáil has always seen itself as more than a party. Its self-image has been ... Read more

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  • John A. Costello The Reluctant Taoiseach

    A Biography of John A. Costello

    by David McCullagh ...
    John A. Costello remains the most elusive of our former Taoisigh, despite his enormous contribution to Irish history. He declared the Republic, led the country's first ever coalition government, and faced the Mother and Child Crisis. A surprise choice who battled against taking the job, Costello was the Reluctant Taoiseach. Historian and political correspondent David McCullagh charts the life of ... Read more

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