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Cover of The History of Korea (vol. 2 of 2)

The History of Korea (vol. 2 of 2)

Homer B. Hulbert

The work is a scholarly chronicle of Korea’s seventeenth‑century wars, the second volume of Homer B.

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Hong Kong

Gene Gleason

The book is a sweeping historical study of Hong Kong, written by Gene Gleason, that opens with a vivid…

The History of Tasmania, Volume I

The History of Tasmania, Volume I

John West

The work is a comprehensive, multi‑volume history of Tasmania, written by John West and published in the…

Cover of The Book of Were-Wolves

The Book of Were-Wolves

S. Baring-Gould

The work is a scholarly monograph by Sabine Baring‑Gould that begins with a vivid, first‑person account of a…

Cover of Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality

Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality

Fritz August Gottfried Endell

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Strange Pages from Family Papers

T. F. Thiselton-Dyer

The work is a miscellany of folklore and family lore compiled by Thomas Firminger Thiselton‑Dyer, whose focus…

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 1 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 1 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

Philip Parker King

This work is a detailed survey of Australia’s intertropical and western coastlines, compiled from the voyages…

The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind

The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind

Gobineau, Arthur, comte de

The work is a nineteenth‑century treatise that seeks to map the “moral and intellectual diversity of races”…

Cover of Brazil, the River Plate, and the Falkland Islands
 With the Cape Horn route to Australia. Including notices of Lisbon, Madeira, the Canaries, and Cape Verde.

Brazil, the River Plate, and the Falkland Islands With the Cape Horn route to Australia. Including notices of Lisbon, Madeira, the Canaries, and Cape Verde.

William Hadfield

William Hadfield’s work is a sprawling commercial and geographic survey of the South Atlantic in the…

The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

George Spring Merriam

The work is a nineteenth‑century historical study that treats the development of American slavery from its…

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The Jew, The Gypsy and El Islam

Sir Richard Francis Burton

The volume brings together three of Sir Richard Francis Burton’s unpublished manuscripts, each devoted to a…

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Makers of Japan

J. (John) Morris

Morris’s Makers of Japan is a biographical survey that charts the turbulent transition from the Tokugawa…

The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time

The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time

Edward Everett Hale

The work is a scholarly biography that assembles Christopher Columbus’s own letters, journals, and…

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 In Europe, the United States and Other Countries

A Brief History of Forestry. In Europe, the United States and Other Countries

B. E. Fernow

Fernow’s work is a concise, lecture‑derived survey of forestry’s evolution across Europe, the United States…

The Gates of India: Being an Historical Narrative

The Gates of India: Being an Historical Narrative

Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich

The work is a scholarly travel‑history that blends geography with the study of ancient and more recent…

An Introduction to the History of Japan

An Introduction to the History of Japan

Katsuro Hara

This work is a concise survey of Japan’s past, written at the request of the Yamato Society and intended for…

An History of Birmingham (1783)

An History of Birmingham (1783)

William Hutton

An History of Birmingham, written in 1783 by William Hutton, is a locally‑focused chronicle that sets out to…

Cover of The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century

The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century

Leo Wiener

Leo Wiener’s work is a scholarly survey of Yiddish (Judeo‑German) literature in the nineteenth century,…

Cover of Clan Traditions and Popular Tales of the Western Highlands and Islands

Clan Traditions and Popular Tales of the Western Highlands and Islands

Cover of A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day

A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day

James Fergusson

James Fergusson’s A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, third edition, is a sweeping survey…

China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference

China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference

John Dewey

The work is a contemporary diplomatic report by John Dewey, a scholar of international affairs, that examines…

Cover of The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures

J. H. Patterson

The book is a first‑person memoir by J. H. Patterson, an engineer who helped build the Uganda Railway, and it…

Cover of The Book of History (Vol. 1 of 18)
 A History of All Nations from the Earliest Times to the Present

The Book of History (Vol. 1 of 18) A History of All Nations from the Earliest Times to the Present

Various

Cover of A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide

A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide

John Ashton