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Explore the Fascinating Life of John F. Kennedy. Gallup's List of Widely Admired People of the Twentieth Century places President John F. Kennedy in the third slot, behind Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mother Teresa. Needless to say, President Kennedy's name is one that will not soon be forgotten. Many people will simply recall him as the handsome president who reigned for a short while before his unfortunate death at the hands of an assassin in Dallas,...
2) La guerra mexicano-estadounidense: Una guía fascinante del conflicto armado entre los Estados Unidos
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Did you know that the United States tried to buy territory from Mexico before the war? The Mexican-American War was a brief military conflict between the United States and Mexico in the 19th century that played a crucial role in shaping the landscape of the continent and had a lasting effect in both countries. Yet why do people often ignore this war? Although it was one of the first major offensive wars waged by the United States, the truth is that...
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You hear about it all the time, but how much do you really know about the island nation of Hawaii? How did ancient Hawaiians navigate thousands of miles across the open ocean without modern methods, without getting lost and somehow finding new islands? How did such a rich culture come to exist in the most isolated archipelago in the world? And is the nickname "Island Paradise" an accurate description of the many types of beautiful, intriguing, and...
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Explore la fascinante historia y mitología de los mayas
En esta fascinante guía usted descubrirá por qué los mayas han alcanzado tal admiración alrededor del mundo por encima de las muchas otras civilizaciones que existieron en Mesoamérica en aquel tiempo. Conocerá la forma en que se desarrolló la civilización maya, los principales puntos de inflexión en sus 3000 años de historia, los misterios en relación con su caída y algunos de los...
5) La Edad Media: Una Guía fascinante del período de la historia entre la caída del Imperio romano y
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Si usted quiere descubrir la fascinante historia de la Edad Media, entonces continúe leyendo...Tras la caída de Roma en 476 d. C., toda la dinámica de Europa experimentó un cambio total en torno al poder y la cultura. La Edad Media fue un período de la historia interesante de aproximadamente seis siglos, durante el cual Europa estaba tratando de descubrir su identidad y cómo sobreviviría al caos provocado por la caída de Roma.
En La Edad...
6) La Guerra de los Cien Años: Una Fascinante Guía de los Conflictos entre la Casa Inglesa de Planta
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Si desea descubrir la cautivadora historia de la Guerra de los Cien Años, continúe leyendo...Caballeros y batallas, princesas y castillos, asedios y profetas guerreros que lideran el camino hacia la victoria sobre relucientes caballos blancos: todo parece ser parte de mitos y leyendas. Sin embargo, la historia de la Guerra de los Cien Años contiene estos elementos, y es una historia completamente verdadera.
La historia de esta guerra se vuelve...
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Explore the Cold War and Get a Deeper Understanding of the Korean and Vietnam War
Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
• Korean War: A Captivating Guide to Korean War History
• Vietnam War: A Captivating Guide to the Second Indochina War
• The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the United States, tells the tale of a conflict between two global superpowers and competing ideologies in a far-flung corner of...
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Explore the fascinating life of Alexander Hamilton!
Alexander Hamilton is one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. A deep thinker, a military leader, and a political dynamo, he was George Washington's right-hand man and perhaps the most important figure in the shaping of the Constitution. His policies and practices in government set the United States down a path of commercial wealth and economic stability. His ideas still resonate...
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Explore how Churchill went from schoolboy failure to wartime hero. As a British politician who was well known for serving twice as prime minister for the United Kingdom, and as an infamous war organizer, leader Winston S. Churchill filled his long life with achievements and recognition, plotted throughout every modern history book. Most famously, he led Great Britain into victory over Nazi Germany during World War II in his first run as prime minister,...
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Vandals, then pay attention...
In the modern world, when one imagines a vandal, it's often a youth with a covered face drawing graffiti on a wall of a public building. And the act of deliberate defacement, destruction, or damage to public or private property is known as vandalism.
This idea became an integral part of world culture with most people using it without knowing that this word is linked...
11) Seven Wonders of the New World: A Captivating Guide to the Great Wall of China, Colosseum, Petra
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Did you know that Shah Jahan once planned to build another Taj Mahal in his empire?
The Taj Mahal is renowned for its exceptional architecture that infuses elements from various influences around the world, including the magnificence of Mughal, Persian, and Islamic architectural styles.
Shah Jahan, the reigning emperor of the Mughal Empire, had been plagued with sadness following the death of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. And so, as a parting gift...
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Explore the lives and relationship of the two founders of the Democratic party.
Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
• Andrew Jackson: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Seventh President of the United States
• Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States
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Did you know the Battle of Britain was the first major military campaign fought entirely in the air?
In the summer of 1940, Adolf Hitler and his henchman, Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Hermann Göring, began their attempt to clear the skies over England to invade Great Britain. Despite very long odds, the Royal Air Force stood its ground, prevented the German invasion, and helped turn the tide of WWII.
The valiant stand of the RAF fighter pilots...
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Napoleonic Wars, then pay attention...
The Napoleonic Wars, which took place between 1803 and 1815, were spearheaded by probably France's best tactician and military strategist to date, General Napoleon Bonaparte. His tactics and strategies were so grounded that it has served as the basis for many major warfare campaigns and maneuvers, both during his lifetime as well as after his demise. Even...
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The Second World War was one of the most traumatic events in human history. Across the world, existing conflicts became connected, entangling nations in a vast web of violence. It was fought on land, sea, and air, touching every inhabited continent. Over 55 million people died, some of them combatants, some civilians caught up in the violence, and some murdered by their own governments. It was the war that unleashed the Holocaust and the atomic bomb...
16) Ancient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Canaanites, Hittites and Ancient Israel
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the ancient Canaanites, Hittites, and ancient Israelites, then pay attention. Three captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
The Ancient Canaanites: a captivating guide to the Canaanite civilization that dominated the land of Canaan before the ancient Israelites.
Hittites: a captivating guide to the ancient Anatolian people who established the Hittite empire in ancient Mesopotamia.
Ancient Israel:...
17) History of Iceland: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of Fire and Ice, From the Viki
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Did you know that Iceland was likely initially settled by Irish monks?
Iceland, the land of fire and ice, has a storied history. After the Norse discovered Iceland, they began to settle it, allying the island nation with Norway. However, as power shifted in Scandinavia, Iceland would come to be governed by Denmark for several centuries.
For much of Iceland's history, it practiced a subsistence society. The people were dependent on fishing and farming...
18) The Carolingian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Carolingian Dynasty and Their Large Empire That
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Carolingian Empire, then pay attention...
One of the few names to emerge from the Dark Ages to live on today is that of Charlemagne. After the fall of Rome, Western Europe was in almost complete disarray for several centuries, with different tribes and factions running different parts of the continent. Then in 768 CE, Charles the Great, more commonly known as Charlemagne, became the ruler of the...
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Explore the Lives and Relationship of John and Jackie
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:
John F. Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of JFK
Jackie Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Explore the Fascinating Life of John F. Kennedy
Gallup's List of Widely Admired People of the 20th Century places President John F. Kennedy in the third slot, behind Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mother Teresa. Needless...
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2 manuscritos completos en 1 libro
• Historia de España: Una guía fascinante de la historia española, desde la Hispania romana, los visigodos, el Imperio español, los Borbones y la guerra de la independencia española hasta el presente
• Los vascos: Una guía fascinante de la historia del País Vasco, desde la prehistoria, pasando por la dominación romana y la Edad Media hasta el presente
Este libro examinará los altibajos de la historia...
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