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History’s TOP 40 (Books)!

Posted in History, Powell History Book Recommendations, tagged , on April 23, 2008 | 7 Comments »

What if your personal library could contain the best history books ever written?
Thomas Jefferson’s library at Monticello once numbered perhaps as many as 10,000 volumes. It was the largest personal collection of books in the United States of the Founding Era.
When the British burned the Capitol in 1814, Jefferson offered to sell his library to [...]

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A First History for Adults 2 (European History): Lecture 4&5 Recommended Readings

Posted in European History, Powell History Book Recommendations, tagged , on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

In the ongoing “A First History for Adults” program, Mr. Powell recommends books to students as follow-up resources.  Here are useful links to the resources, he recommended for material about English constitutional history and the Crusades: 
Constitutional and Legal History of Medieval England by Bryce Lyon
I didn’t find this one on-line for free, but here are on-line [...]

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The Bookmeister: Recommended Readings (Lectures 2&3)

Posted in History for Adults, Powell History Book Recommendations on September 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Here are some links to the recommended readings from Lectures 2 & 3 – Rise of Feudal Christendom, Part 1 (c.476-c.1066):
Emerton –Introduction to the Middle Ages: Books.Google.com. (Free on-line)
Adams — The Growth of the French Nation:Scanserver.ulib.org. (Free on-line)
Hollister — The Making of England: Ecampus.com
Menzies — History of Germany: Amazon.com 
Parmele — Short History of Spain: Amazon.com 
(According to [...]

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My “Top Ten” Books on European History: #10

Posted in European History, Powell History Book Recommendations on July 13, 2007 | 5 Comments »

With my course on European History just around the corner, I wanted to provide students (and others) with a chance to pick up the best history books that you can use to follow-up on the material independently.
My list of the top ten history books on European history begins with #10, Willis Mason West’s “Early Progress.”
West’s “Modern [...]

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Fitting History into Your Life

Posted in Powell History Book Recommendations on June 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Although my primary focus in PHR will always remain to provide readers with guidance in finding the best history books ever written, I decided that in this first offering of PHR, I want to start by introducing you to a book that will help you find a way to fit more history into your life.  In fact, [...]

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