Presents an illustrated history of the world from the time of the early hunters and farmers to the rise of ancient Greek civilization, the first empires of China to the recent conflicts in Vietnam, Asia, Africa and Europe.
His escort, Major Tallmadge, was a graduate of Yale College and a classmate of Nathan Hale, whom General Howe had hanged as a spy four years before. Tallmadge had begun to feel a warm interest in André, and as they rode their horses ...
The Age of Revolution in the Irish Song Tradition is a definitive gathering of songs, poems and tunes composed between the 1776 American Revolution and Napoleon's exile and death in...
Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant anlytical clarity the transformation brought about in evry sphere of European life by the Dual revolution - the 1789 French revolution and the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain.
The Age of Revolution
Presents an introductory essay that provides an overview of the Age of Revolution, from 1775 to 1848, and features over thirty readings, including primary and secondary documents, that highlight the major developments of the era.
The third volume of the prime minister’s history of Britain follows the nation’s ascent as a world power and its response to the threat of Napoleon.