Books on Topic: 'Social History'

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpr...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe moved to California from Massachusetts during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. During her travels, Louise was offered...

Schiller (1759 - 1805), einer der Weimarer Klassiker, bekannt als Dichter und Dramatiker, studierte zunächst Medizin, wirkte auch als Philosoph und Hi...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

This book delves into the history of the Roman Empire from its founding under Augustus to the death of Marcus Aurelius, spanning the years 27 B.C. to...

François Guizot's "Popular History of France" provides an engaging and accessible account of French history from its earliest origins to the mid-19th...

This book is a collection of personal memories, gossip, letters, and fragments of biography about famous people who have lived in Piccadilly, London....

This book delves into the often-overlooked roles of women in the American West. Through individual stories and mini-biographies, it provides a glimpse...

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's "Popular History of France" is a comprehensive and engaging account of French history from its earliest beginnings...

“Kinderen uit m’n Klas” is a collection of portraits of children attending a folk school in the Netherlands during the early 1920s. Originally publis...

This biography tells the story of Richard Nash, a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. Nash was best known as the Master of...

The Comédie Humaine is a vast and ambitious work by Honoré de Balzac, that aims to depict the entire spectrum of French society in the 19th century. T...

Francis Archibald Bruton's "Story of Peterloo" provides a detailed and dispassionate account of the Peterloo Massacre, a pivotal event in British hist...

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's "Popular History of France" is a comprehensive account of French history from its earliest beginnings to the 19th c...

This book compiles three contemporary accounts of the Peterloo Massacre, a pivotal event in English history. The accounts, penned by Bishop Stanley, L...

Thomas Newbigging's 'Lancashire Characters and Places' is a collection of essays exploring the social, cultural, and literary landscape of Lancashire...

This book offers a unique glimpse into the life and times of a 93-year-old Liverpudlian, providing a rich and vivid account of late 19th and early 20t...

De Agricultura, written by Marcus Porcius Cato in the 2nd century BC, is a treatise on Roman agriculture. It is the most extensive piece of early Lati...

This collection of twelve volumes of court reports by Hugo Friedländer, published between 1910 and 1921, presents a comprehensive overview of signific...

Samuel Gamble Bayne's "On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara" offers a personal account of his travels across Ireland in 1902. Born...

Chronicles of Crime is a captivating compendium of human depravity and absurdity compiled by Camden Pelham, a 19th-century barrister. Spanning the yea...

This book delves into the romantic lives of real-life figures from the British aristocracy, revealing the passionate love affairs, scandalous relation...