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|  | From the Maccabees to the Mishnah by Shaye J. D. Cohen, Wayne A. Meeks
As interesting to read as they are informative, the volumes in this important series deal in new ways with topics and materials that illuminate the life and literature of early Christianity...Taken as a whole, the series offers various new avenues of approach to an understanding of the social, intellectual, and literary environment of the early Christian movement .---Victor Paul Furnish, University Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Southern Methodist University AUTHOR: Shaye J. D. Cohen, Wayne A. Meeks
PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Traveling California's Gold Rush Country by Leslie A. Kelly
In 1849, 90,000 miners arrived in California with dreams of striking it rich. Today, in towns such as Sonora, Sutter Creek, and Placerville near the Sierra Nevadas, modern gold-seekers and history buffs can retrace the footsteps of the `49ers. This comprehensive guidebook to the gold rush country shares a wealth of information mined from years of research and the author`s extensive travels throughout the region. Featuring complete descriptions and accurate directions to historic sites, historic inns, and fine dining, it`s a must-have guide for anyone planning to join the sesquicentennial celebration (1998-2000) of California`s gold rush. AUTHOR: Leslie A. Kelly
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Civilizations by Clint Twist, Jane McIntosh
Description not available.More than 270 full-color photographs, along with illustrations, maps, and diagrams, trace the history of human civilization from the earliest days of human settlement to the grandeur of the great empires of the Old and New Worlds as they bring to life the ideas, events, people, and accomplishments of the world's great civilizations. AUTHOR: Clint Twist, Jane McIntosh
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Dying Thunder by Terry C. Johnston
The glory, adventure and drama of authentic frontier life are captured in these well-written tales which brim with colorful characters and compelling historical lore. Seamus Donegan joins the U.S. Army in their efforts to return the Indians of the staked Plains to their reservations. Reprint. AUTHOR: Terry C. Johnston
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Reader's Companion to Military History by Geoffrey Parker, Robert Cowley
THE READER'S COMPANION TO MILITARY HISTORY is the first major reference work on military history to represent a global perspective. More than 150 distinguished military historians, biographers, and journalists contributed nearly 600 articles to this remarkable chronicle of warfare that combines compelling historical narrative with the latest in contemporary scholarship. Here is essential information on major events and battles, commanders, weaponry and technology, and strategy and tactics. Other topics include courage, discipline, the effects of weather on warfare, military justice, the role of propaganda, the evolution of uniforms, psychological warfare, and morale. Filled with surprising anecdotes and little-known facts, THE READER'S COMPANION TO MILITARY HISTORY covers not only European and North American military history but that of Asia, Africa, and South America. Never before has a single volume so eloquently addressed the many intriguing aspects of that most destructive, fascinating, and relentless of human experiences -- war. AUTHOR: Geoffrey Parker, Robert Cowley
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Free to Die for Their Country
Description not available.The author recalls the shameful story of Japanese Americans who resisted the draft and were subsequently imprisoned for their disobedience.
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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