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Trereife
A House of Character and Characters
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781399012430
Pub Date: 2026-04-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
160 Pages
Trereife, Tim Le Grice’s historical Cornish residence, described by Pevsner as ‘one of the most charming houses in Cornwall’ has been home to a diverse range of characters over six generations...
The Loyalist Experience and Aftermath in Revolutionary Philadelphia
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781955041102
Pub Date: 2025-03-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Brookline Books
224 Pages
New narratives on the lived experience of the Revolutionary War through five case studies exploring the spectrum of loyalist experiences in Revolutionary Philadelphia.
Opi
The Two Lives of My Grandfather
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781922952196
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Arden
254 Pages
In 1937, the Nazi propaganda machine feted Friedrich Wilhelm Hymmen as a literary star. A decade later, he gave up writing fiction altogether as an act of self-punishment for his complicity in the crimes...
‘The Angel of Kings Cross’
The Life and Times of Dr Fanny Reading
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781922952509
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Arden
384 Pages
Dr. Fanny Reading arrived in Australia in 1889 as a migrant child and felt the loneliness of the newcomer. A brilliant musician and compassionate medical doctor, she created the National Council of...
Tippu Tip
Ivory, Slavery and Discovery in the Scramble for Africa
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781911487937
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Arabian Publishing Ltd.
320 Pages
Embark on a gripping journey through the life of Tippu Tip, a pioneering 19th-century ivory trader whose exploits left an indelible mark on East and Central Africa. A charismatic Afro-Arab figure, Tippu...
The War Outside My Window (Young Readers Edition)
The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860–1865
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781611215175
Pub Date: 2024-09-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Savas Beatie
336 Pages
The Library of Congress considered LeRoy Wiley Gresham’s journal a masterpiece, and one of its premier holdings. This adaptation of The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865, edited for young readers, introduces a new generation to one of the most unique and important firsthand accounts to come out of our Civi
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise...
The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family
The Despensers
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 9781399016032
Pub Date: 2024-07-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
272 Pages
The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) when Hugh Despenser the Younger became the king’s chamberlain, favorite, and perhaps lover.
Trereife
A House of Character and Characters
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781399012430
Pub Date: 2026-04-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
160 Pages
The Loyalist Experience and Aftermath in Revolutionary Philadelphia
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781955041102
Pub Date: 2025-03-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Brookline Books
224 Pages
Opi
The Two Lives of My Grandfather
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781922952196
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Arden
254 Pages
‘The Angel of Kings Cross’
The Life and Times of Dr Fanny Reading
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781922952509
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Arden
384 Pages
Tippu Tip
Ivory, Slavery and Discovery in the Scramble for Africa
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781911487937
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Arabian Publishing Ltd.
320 Pages
The War Outside My Window (Young Readers Edition)
The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860–1865
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781611215175
Pub Date: 2024-09-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Savas Beatie
336 Pages
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family
The Despensers
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 9781399016032
Pub Date: 2024-07-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
272 Pages