At the time of the American Revolution, women were not given many opportunities to participate in life outside the home. As many men headed off to war, their wives, daughters, and mothers had to take on new roles. Some women disguised themselves as men and fought as soldiers, while others helped the American war effort through spying and gathering information. Still others wrote and published revolutionary propaganda or helped raise money for the...

Author D.C. Force has, brought another bit of lesser, known history to vivid life in this, novella inspired by a true story. In the 17th century, Louis XIV of France took an old medieval tower built on the southern coastline to guard against pirates and designated it a women's prison. A formidable stone structure completely devoid of creature comforts, with massive walls, no windows, and only arrow slits and an ocular to give air and light. The climate...

Extrait: "L'Alsace en 1789 était mi-française, mi-allemande. Celui qui la visitait rapidement la jugeait plus allemande que française; le voyageur anglais Arthur Young, par exemple, eut cette impression quand il traversa la pays en juillet 1789. La grande masse des paysans ne parlait que le dialecte alsacien; elle comprenait souvent l'allemand, presque jamais le français." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN: Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des...

Gale Researcher Guide for: Immanuel Kant is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Gabriel Raspe's portraits of the Polish Army in 1775 is one of the earliest and complete representations of the Polish Army in the eighteenth century. For almost two hundred years, this complete work has not been readily available, but Winged Hussar has edited this translation of the publication making it available to students and enthusiasts

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Margaret Jacob, Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA. Topics examined during this extensive conversation include Margaret Jacob's motivations to become a historian and her comprehensive analysis of the history of the Industrial Revolution and interpretation of the major economic motivations on the ground, comparing daily life experiences in England, France, Belgium...

In The Great Upheaval, New York Times bestselling author Jay Winik reveals the events of the historic decade that birthed the modern world.
It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these remarkable events occurred...