Historical events and periods
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by Christopher Henry Dawson
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Two friars, acting as Christendom's reluctant envoys, travel into the Mongol Empire during its 13th-century expansion, delivering the West's first eyewitness accounts of a world being remade.
by Redcliffe N. Salaman
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From the Andes to the European dinner table, discover how the humble potato reshaped civilizations, fueled population booms, and irrevocably altered the course of human history and social structure.
by Sherrie L Lyons
This book goes beyond a simple timeline, showing how philosophical beliefs and changing scientific ideas, from cell theory to genetics, shaped our understanding of heredity, development, and biological individuality.
by Per Jarle Bekken
This study examines Paul's interpretation of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Romans 10, showing how his seemingly unusual reading fits within the Jewish exegetical traditions of his era, similar to methods used by Philo and Baruch.
by William Bradford Huie
In the sweltering, racially charged summer of 1964, three civil rights workers vanished into the Mississippi night, exposing a chilling conspiracy of hate that reached the highest levels of local law enforcement.