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Bugsy Siegel: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Gangster Who Helped Develop Murder, Inc. and the Las Vegas Strip

Bugsy Siegel: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Gangster Who Helped Develop Murder, Inc. and the Las Vegas Strip

53 BYN
Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes

Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes

3.9
FREE
Squanto: The Life and Legacy of the Patuxet Native Who Saved the Pilgrims of the Mayflower

Squanto: The Life and Legacy of the Patuxet Native Who Saved the Pilgrims of the Mayflower

FREE
The Roma: The History of the Romani People and the Controversial Persecutions of Them across Europe

The Roma: The History of the Romani People and the Controversial Persecutions of Them across Europe

197 Br
Cosa Nostra: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Sicilian Mafia

Cosa Nostra: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Sicilian Mafia

4.5
FREE
Doggerland: The History of the Land that Once Connected Great Britain to Continental Europe

Doggerland: The History of the Land that Once Connected Great Britain to Continental Europe

FREE
What if Alexander the Great Had Lived? An Alternative History of the Macedonian King and His Empire (Charles River Editors' Alternative History Series)

What if Alexander the Great Had Lived? An Alternative History of the Macedonian King and His Empire (Charles River Editors' Alternative History Series)

FREE
The Navajo Code Talkers: The History of the Native American Marines Behind World War II?s Most Uncrackable Code Paperback – 15 Feb. 2016

The Navajo Code Talkers: The History of the Native American Marines Behind World War II?s Most Uncrackable Code Paperback – 15 Feb. 2016

3.8
237 Br
Wahabbism: The History of the Conservative Islamic Religious Movement in Saudi Arabia

Wahabbism: The History of the Conservative Islamic Religious Movement in Saudi Arabia

FREE
The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America’s Heartland

The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America’s Heartland

FREE
Native American Tribes: The History of the Blackfeet and the Blackfoot Confederacy

Native American Tribes: The History of the Blackfeet and the Blackfoot Confederacy

4.4
FREE
The Philistines: The History of the Ancient Israelites' Most Notorious Enemy

The Philistines: The History of the Ancient Israelites' Most Notorious Enemy

FREE
The Orphan Train Movement: The History of the Program that Relocated Homeless Children Across America

The Orphan Train Movement: The History of the Program that Relocated Homeless Children Across America

4.0
239 Br
The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization’s Biggest Cities: The History and Legacy of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, and Kalibangan

The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization’s Biggest Cities: The History and Legacy of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, and Kalibangan

FREE
New Amsterdam: The History of the Dutch Settlement Before It Became New York City

New Amsterdam: The History of the Dutch Settlement Before It Became New York City

3.5
240 Br
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The History and Legacy of the System that Brought Slaves to the New World

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The History and Legacy of the System that Brought Slaves to the New World

3.8
143 Br
The Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain: The History of the Civil War Battle that Split Virginia from the Western Theater during the Overland Campaign

The Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain: The History of the Civil War Battle that Split Virginia from the Western Theater during the Overland Campaign

FREE
Early European Christian Relics: The History of Holy Crowns, Icons, and Other Objects that Spread across Europe in the Early Middle Ages

Early European Christian Relics: The History of Holy Crowns, Icons, and Other Objects that Spread across Europe in the Early Middle Ages

FREE
Dagestan: The History and Legacy of Russia’s Most Ethnically Diverse Republic

Dagestan: The History and Legacy of Russia’s Most Ethnically Diverse Republic

4.6
106 Br
The 1889-1890 Flu Pandemic: The History of the 19th Century’s Last Major Global Outbreak

The 1889-1890 Flu Pandemic: The History of the 19th Century’s Last Major Global Outbreak

FREE
The Roma: The History of the Romani People and the Controversial Persecutions of Them across Europe

The Roma: The History of the Romani People and the Controversial Persecutions of Them across Europe

269 Br
The 27 Club: The Lives and Legacies of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison

The 27 Club: The Lives and Legacies of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison

193 Br
The Antikythera Mechanism: The History and Mystery of the Ancient World’s Most Famous Astronomical Device

The Antikythera Mechanism: The History and Mystery of the Ancient World’s Most Famous Astronomical Device

31 Br
The New World Order: The History of the World’s Most Notorious Global Conspiracy Theory

The New World Order: The History of the World’s Most Notorious Global Conspiracy Theory

4.5
39 Br
The Texas Rangers: The History and Legacy of the West’s Most Famous Law Enforcement Agency

The Texas Rangers: The History and Legacy of the West’s Most Famous Law Enforcement Agency

3.9
193 Br
The Long Range Desert Group and SAS: The History and Legacy of Great Britain’s Most Elite Secret Units in North Africa During World War II

The Long Range Desert Group and SAS: The History and Legacy of Great Britain’s Most Elite Secret Units in North Africa During World War II

4.7
FREE
The Mississippian Culture: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Indigenous Culture in North America

The Mississippian Culture: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Indigenous Culture in North America

FREE
Black Wall Street: The History of the Greenwood District Before the Tulsa Race Riot

Black Wall Street: The History of the Greenwood District Before the Tulsa Race Riot

4.6
FREE
Mansa Musa and Timbuktu: The History of the West African Emperor and Medieval Africa's Most Fabled City

Mansa Musa and Timbuktu: The History of the West African Emperor and Medieval Africa's Most Fabled City

4.5
254 Br
Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z: The History of the Explorer’s Mysterious Disappearance in Search of El Dorado Paperback – October 6, 2016

Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z: The History of the Explorer’s Mysterious Disappearance in Search of El Dorado Paperback – October 6, 2016

3.7
244 Br
Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of King Nebuchadnezzar II Paperback – September 19, 2013

Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of King Nebuchadnezzar II Paperback – September 19, 2013

3.9
32 Br
The War Crimes Trials for World War II: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Japan’s War Crimes Trials After the War

The War Crimes Trials for World War II: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Japan’s War Crimes Trials After the War

FREE
The Nag Hammadi Library: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Gnostic Texts Rediscovered in the 20th Century

The Nag Hammadi Library: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Gnostic Texts Rediscovered in the 20th Century

FREE