Search Results for ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’, ‘History Books’ - 150 matches found

A Crack in the Edge of the World - The Great American Earthquake of 1906

A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia. In 1906 the dreams of this...

A Death In Brazil

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2005 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
Delving into Brazil’s baroque past, Peter Robb’s “A Death in Brazil” looks at its history of slavery and the richly multicultural but disturbed...

Blood River - A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

'Blood River' tells of author Tim Butcher's unbelievable solo journey down the river Congo, through the heart of Africa. Ever since Henry Morton Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the...

In Search of England

Michael Wood seeks to explore "The Matter of England", by offering a selection of close-up examinations of English history. Taken at different times and places, these snap shots of history are used...

In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood examines whether the legendary figures of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Paris and Helen, actually existed and whether events such as the siege of Troy ever occured. New evidence uncovered at...

Mother Tongues - Travels through Tribal Europe.

The author travelled for 18 months from Lappland to the Mediterranean, seeking out Europe's remaining indigenous tribes who are rooted to a place and have maintained their own language and culture, eg...

Salt - A World History

This book mixes the unusual recipe of a large helping of history, a decent portion of politics, a drop of geology and major injection of home economics. Blended together carefully, the outcome is a...

Shipwrecked on the Top of the World

In 1743 fourteen Walrus hunters from Russia were stranded on the icepack around Svalbard after a storm destroyed their ship. Marooned with minimal provisions but with their incredible endurance and...

Street Without A Name - Childhood and other misadventures in Bulgaria

“Street Without A Name” is a wry, vivid and honest recollection of, and reflection on, modern Bulgaria from poet & travel writer Kapka Kassabova. An irreverent and revealing personal portrait of a little...

The Bus We Loved

In this affectionate history, Travis Elborough tells the story of the Routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. Slowly...

The Earth

Fortey, a paleontologist by profession, has created an exceptional 'Intimate History' of the Earth. Adopting the role of enthusiastic guide, he leads the reader around and even into some of the world...

The Ends Of The Earth

“The Ends Of The Earth: An Anthology of the Finest Writing On The Arctic and the Antarctic” features an international mix of classic first-person accounts of exploration, literary travelogues and works...

The Last Mughal

Dalrymple’s "The Last Mughal" tells the dramatic tale of India’s last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar II. Directly descended from Genghis Khan and Timur of Akbar and Shah Jahan, his Mughal ancestors...

The Wrong Kind of Snow

Why did William the conqueror land unopposed in 1066?
Why did blizzards lead to Elizabeth David writing about food?
When’s the best chance of sunshine for a July barbeque?
All is explained in this unique...

White Mughals

William Dalrymple’s fifth book, White Mughals, does not follow his usual technique of travelling and discovering and storytelling. Rather this work is a social history, an account of the much unknown...

Clans & Tartans of Scotland

A richly illustrated book with colour photographs of each clan's tartan, Scottish castles and views. Outlines the history of each clan, and there is a section which lists all of the family names and...

The Isle of Man: A Pictorial History

An insight into the history, architecture and personalities of the Isle of Man. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.

The West: English Heritage

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each has had on the landscape we...

Women Travelers - A Century of Trailblazing Adventures 1850-1950

Inspiring stories of a century of pioneering women, with essays by Alexandra Lapierre, the bestselling novelist of “Artemesia”.
An award-winning novelist brings to life the stories of the greatest women...

A Concise History of Bulgaria

An illustrated introduction to the rich history of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people. From when Bulgaria was a once the centre of a powerful Empire, through the centuries under Ottoman rule to the upheavals...