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James Talboys Wheeler
This comprehensive guide to Herodotus's Histories provides readers with an in-depth analysis of the ancient Greek historian's work. Wheeler explores the political, social, and cultural context of Herodotus's writing, and…
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis and summary of the historical geography of the Old and New Testaments, using colored maps and a view and plan of Jerusalem. Wheeler offers…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Exhibiting The Principal Contents Of The Various Public Records And Other Works Connected With The Subject In A Condensed And Classified Form, In Accordance With A Resolution Of The Government…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
Herodotus is often referred to as the 'Father of History.' This book provides readers with an illustrated account of Herodotus's geographical descriptions, highlighting modern research and discoveries related to ancient…
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Thucydides' writings, including a chronological table of principal events, an outline of the geography, abstracts of speeches, and an index. The content has…
This book is an abbreviated version of the history of the Old Testament, from the creation of the world to the destruction of Jerusalem.
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Herodotus is considered by many to be the father of the historical genre, and this book offers an engaging account of his remarkable life and work. Drawing upon both ancient…
This is a classic book about the Greek historian Herodotus. The book is a biography of the great historian, detailing his life and travels and his observations of ancient Egyptian…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
An analysis and summary of Old Testament history and the laws of Moses with a connection between the Old and New Testaments This book, An analysis and summary of Old…
Madras in the olden time being a history of the presidency from the first foundation of fort St.George compiled From official records. This book, Madras in the olden time Volume…
A short history of India and of the frontier states of Afghanistan, Nipal and Burma is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of…
The geography of Herodotus illustrated from modern researches and discoveries. This book, The geography of Herodotus, by James Talboys Wheeler, is a replication of a book originally published before 1854…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Tales From Indian History: Being The Annals Of India Retold In Narratives is a book written by James Talboys Wheeler and first published in 1881. The book is a collection…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…