The author in his book takes a new and original look at the complex workings of the slave trade. The result is an astonishingly detailed look at the voyage of a single ship that sheds new light on the collaborative nature of the slave trade and how it shaped morality, politics and economics on three continents. By combining the detailed story of an expedition with an exploration of the significant personalities and events that were shaping Europe, West Africa and the Caribbean in the early 18th century, this book provides an intimate understanding of a horrifying world

The fifteen routes recommended in this guidebook contain the best of walking in the Himalayas, combining detailed illustrations with exceedingly useful advice on what equipment is needed, on when to set out, and on engaging guides, and when they are needed

This book is about the Mississippi River and its history. It is great natural wonder, a priceless treasure bought for a fledgling America by the visionary Thomas Jefferson just 200 years ago

The world`s first great narrative history, Herodotus`s The Histories vividly describes how the Greeks - few in number, poor, and disunited - managed to repulse a massive invasion by the powerful Persian army in the 5th century B.C.

A monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, Thucydide`s History of the Peloponnesian War is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece`s two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B.C.E

A classic of American political thought, The Federalist is a series of eighty-five essays by three authors - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - written to curry support for the proposed new Constitution of the United States, a document that many considered too redical

One of the most influential books ever published in America, W.E.B. Du Bois`s The Souls of Black Folk is an eloquent collection of fourteen essays that discribe the life, the ambitions, the struggles, and the passions of African Americans at the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century

Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, comptetitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world

This book is about an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust and he revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy

The joining of the Central Pacific Railroad with the Union Pacific Railroad to create a railway system spanning two coasts is ine of the most significant events in U.S. history