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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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African History...
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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History Today Feed
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
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And how does it reflect on us?
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Dreams of Space -...
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
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TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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Res Obscura
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Beard Fashions and Class
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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What Is Theodicy?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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