Regional History

Regional History

African History

African history, from ancient kingdoms to colonial rule and independence. Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost tells one of its most terrible chapters: how Belgium's King Leopold II turned the Congo into his personal colony, enriched himself through forced rubber collection and caused the deaths of millions, and how missionaries, journalists and activists such as E. D. Morel and Roger Casement exposed the truth. A gripping, important book for anyone interested in colonialism and human rights. More books will join this shelf; see Regional History for more.

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Asian History

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European History

Europe on the brink of the First World War, and the world it destroyed. Barbara W. Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August recounts the first month of the war, while Christopher Clark's The Sleepwalkers shows how Europe's leaders walked into it without seeing where they were going. Patrick Leigh Fermor's A Time of Gifts, the story of his walk across Europe in 1933-34, preserves a continent shortly before the next war changed it forever. Essential reading for anyone interested in modern European history.

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North American History

The history of the United States and Canada, told from many points of view. Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee tells the story of the American West between 1860 and 1890 from the side of the Native American nations who lost their lands, using treaty records, council speeches and first-hand accounts, and ending with the massacre at Wounded Knee. Published in 1970, it changed how many readers understood American history. Essential reading. More books on North America will join this shelf; see Regional History for more.

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Latin American & Caribbean History

Books about the history and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia, a classic of travel writing, follows the author through Argentina's and Chile's far south in search of a piece of prehistoric animal skin from his childhood. Along the way he gathers the region's stories: Welsh settlers, outlaws such as Butch Cassidy, anarchists and lonely pioneers. Short, vivid chapters that mix history, legend and travel. More books on the region will join this shelf; see Regional History for more.

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