World History

An Excerpt from Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization

by Tim Queeney

Tim Queeney's Rope is a unique and compelling adventure through the history of rope and…
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Fashion Goes Back to the Future

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by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

dd Issey Miyake, the Japanese fashion designer who died in August 2022, was…
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The Social History of Heiresses

by Laura Thompson

WCAG Heading I came to Heiresses by accident, during the course of researching…
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Diana Churchill: Winston’s Special ‘Chum’

by Rachel Trethewey

WCAG Heading As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston…
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Discovering Smedley Butler

by Jonathan M. Katz

WCAG Heading I first came across the name Smedley Butler in Haiti,…
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The Birth of Muhammad

by Mohamad Jebara

WCAG Heading By Mohamad Jebara Muhammad, the World-Changer is an accessible and fresh biography boldly arguing…
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The Casualty Dogs of World War I

by Jeffrey B. Burton

wcag heading wcag heading Jeffrey B. Burton, author of The Finders, a…
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