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Tom and Jack tells the story of the Kilfoyles, cousins of the Duracks, who played a major part in the original overland cattle drive from Queensland to the mouth of...

In the mid-nineteenth century the North Pole was a mystery. Some believed that it was an island of basalt in a warm crystal sea. Explorers who tried to penetrate the...

This book perfectly complements Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna, Serena's first publication concerning the Nowotny Collection. Like its counterpart, Animal Embroideries and Patterns also surveys samplers, motifs and...

WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016 'A thrilling adventure story' Bill Bryson 'Dazzling' Literary Review 'Brilliant' Sunday Express 'Extraordinary and...

As a first-time visitor to London, De Amicis was awestruck by the bustle and magnificence of the Victorian metropolis and wrote a number of sketches in his trademark witty, observational...

As the rogue captain of the last Confederate commerce raider, the Shenandoah , James Waddell was a huge thorn in the side of the post-Civil War administration (they branded him...

WALL STREET JOURNAL review: "One of Mr. May's strengths is his ability to convey a vivid sense of the times. When Britain attacked the U.S. naval frigate Chesapeake in 1807,...

In December 1525 Babur, the great grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamberlaine, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab with a modest army and some cannon. At the battle of...

A self-educated man who knew no mathematics, Michael Faraday rose from errand boy to become one of Britain's greatest scientists. Faraday made the discoveries upon which most of twentieth-century technology...

This text provides an account of Cook's South Sea voyages, in which Cook plunged south to discover Antarctica and then veered north to discover Hawaii. In Anne Salmond's narrative, Cook's...

Over 300 photographs of Russia from 1894 to 1994, most of them previously unpublished, and very few seen before in the West, have been culled from dozens of archives, museums,...

Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award The astonishing story of aunique missionary project and the America it embodied from award-winning historian John Demos. Near the start of the nineteenth...

In the summer of 1888-89, professional photographer Charles Bristow Walker ventured outside his studio into the streets, and captured the splendour of Melbourne at its peak. For over a century...

The first concise and comprehensive history of Australia's part in the Boer War. Sixteen thousand men went from Australia to the Boer War in South Africa between 1899 and 1902-...

In this unique history of 1776, Claudio Saunt looks beyond the familiar story of the thirteen colonies to explore the many other revolutions roiling the turbulent American continent. In that...

A history of the Enlightenment retraces the innovations in representative government, industrialization, religious tolerance, and individualism that made the eighteenth century so important in the history of England, and the...

This book tells the story of the two assassination trials, exploring what made them pivotal in American history. Were they used to make the South pay for secession? Were they...

It was the day before Independence Day, 1833. As his bride, Lucie, was about to be sold down the river, Thornton Blackburn planned a daring and successful daylight escape from...

A sweeping tale of love, revenge and music from one of Britain's best-loved novelists When Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the...

The author has drawn on primary sources from Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom to produce a book that encompasses not only Australia's experience of the war, but also...

The Northern home-front during the Civil War was far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge, spurred secret plots against the Union, and triggered widespread violence. At the...

The writings of William James represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas. Ranging from philosophy and psychology to religion and politics, James composed the most...

In this fresh and challenging look at the origins of the United Kingdom, Michael Fry focuses on the years which led up to the Union of 1707, setting the political...

Using research from contemporary letters, dispatches and journals, Patrick MacRory provides a compelling and gripping account of what became known as the First Afghan War, the culmination of which was...

Take a photographic tour of the most popular periods and fashions in interior design and architecture. Each book features the insights of an expert design writer and numerous fine examples...

The fourth volume in The Civil War Campaign Series covers every aspect of the campaigns in central and southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. Includes a tour guide. Illustrated and indexed....

On 11 May 1812 Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister, was fatally shot at close range in the lobby of the House of Commons. In the confused aftermath, his assailant,...

This work focuses on English cultural attitudes toward Jews during what is known as the "longer" 18th century, from roughly 1660 to 1830. Frank Felsenstein describes the persistence through the...

This is an account of the Gordon Riots, one of the most violent outbreaks of popular protest in British history. In 1780, Lord George Gordon MP led 50,000 people to...

For much of the modern era, the British Empire was the largest and greatest in the world, on which, it was truly observed, the sun never set. It encompassed almost...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] delectable double bio . . . Talk about Victoria's secret. . . . A fascinating portrait of a genuine love match, but one in which...

In this biography of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) the author shows him through a life of tumultuous creativity through which he strove to bring new meaning to poetry, vision and politics....

And then there were the children educated in India. Brendon reveals appalling stories of abuse at the hands of servants. What frequently unites Brendon's wildly different subjects is their loneliness--drawing...

These short extracts from government papers of 1854 are a snapshot of events, as they were presented to Parliament. The Charge of the Light Brigade is highlighted, as well as...

A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of...

This volume analyzes the cultural and intellectual impact of the war, considering how it reshaped Americans' spiritual, cultural, and intellectual habits. The Civil War engendered an existential crisis more profound...