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Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turned the long-accepted conventional wisdom ...

The remarkably accurate original translations of Native American myths from one of 19th-century America's foremost linguists. Ishi, the last Yana, died in 1916, working in San Francisco's Anthropological Museum as ...

Were the Celts of ancient and medieval mythology bloodthirsty headhunters or a spiritual people in tune with nature? Readers of this solid introduction to Celtic mythology will find the Celtic ...

The myth and legend of the North have given us indelible images-the world tree Yggdrasil and the rainbow bridge Bifrost Thor with his hammer the races of elves and dwarfs, ...

Learn the fascinating stories of the spies, warriors, commanders, and adversaries who have thwarted America for the past three centuries. Mangas Coloradas in the Old Southwest, Charles Cornwallis at Guilford ...

The Scientific Revolution is familiar to many students and readers. Everyone knows about Copernicus and the sun-centered universe, Galileo and his trial, Isaac Newton and the discovery of universal gravitation. ...

We all have read about the Rough Riders' gallant charge up San Juan Hill, but the reality is quite different. It was in fact Teddy Roosevelt and Kettle Hill, and ...

The bloodiest armed conflict ever fought on our soil, the Civil War had profound consequences for American society. It left a scar on the nation's psyche that has not yet ...

The dead entering the underworld on the backs of yellow dogs...turquoise snakes bursting into flames...gods creating humans from corn and water-Mesoamerican mythology is full of such fascinating events. This guide ...

Fully illustrated with artwork, maps, and more, this reference resource covers the people, battles, and politics of the Mexican-American War. A bloody and hard-fought conflict, the Mexican-American War was the ...

This three-volume encyclopedia describes and explains the variety and commonalities in Latina/o culture, providing comprehensive coverage of a variety of Latina/o cultural forms?popular culture, folk culture, rites of passages, and ...