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Explore history through literature, weapons, and the exercise of power in A History of Chinese Literature, The Book of the Sword, and The Prince.
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Mi esclavitud y mi libertadFrederick DouglassChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Historia de los britanosNenioMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Manual de erotología clásica (De Figuris Veneris)Friedrich Karl ForbergMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Memorias personales de P. H. Sheridan, general del Ejército de los Estados UnidosPhilip Henry SheridanChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Relato del cautiverio y la restauración de la señora Mary RowlandsonMary White RowlandsonMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
HelénicasJenofonteMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Relación de los reinos budistasFaxianMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Cartas de un granjero de Pensilvania a los habitantes de las Colonias británicasJohn DickinsonChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Memorias de la Corte de María AntonietaMadame CampanChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Historia general de los piratasCharles JohnsonMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Vida de JesúsErnest RenanChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Los protocolos y la revolución mundialSerguéi NilusChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Memorias de la duquesa de Dino, 1836–1840Duquesa de DinoMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Recuerdos de Plymouth de un octogenarioWilliam T. DavisChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
El Estado judíoTheodor HerzlChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Los mitos de México y PerúLewis SpenceChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
AnabasisXenophonMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costPaperback10,95 USDHardcover18,95 USDRead and listen free
Descubrimiento de brujasThomas PottsChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
El expediente rojoIda B. Wells-BarnettChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
El itinerario de Benjamín de TudelaBenjamín de TudelaMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
La historia de Mary Prince, una esclava de las Indias OccidentalesMary PrinceMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
El héroe de los filipinosCharles Edward Russell and Eulogio Balan RodriguezMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
La vida cotidiana en la colonia de la bahía de MassachusettsGeorge Francis DowMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
A Short History of the WorldH. G. WellsChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costPaperback11,95 USDHardcover20,95 USDRead and listen free
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Explore history through literature, weapons, and the exercise of power in A History of Chinese Literature, The Book of the Sword, and The Prince. Open this shelf to trace customs and ideas across places and eras, then read online, listen to an audiobook, or turn to a 15-minute summary.
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