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Pages: 283
Authors: Stewart Gordon
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-05 - Publisher: ForeEdge from University Press of New England

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Roman triremes of the Mediterranean. The treasure fleet of the Spanish Main. Great ocean liners of the Atlantic. Stories of disasters at sea fire the imaginatio
A History Of The Gordons
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Pages: 486
Authors: Kenn Gordon
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-22 - Publisher: BookRix

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This book will take an academic look at those who are of the Gordon name and clan. There are already quite a few books about the Gordons but they either skip ov
A Short History of Coffee
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: Gordon Kerr
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-01 - Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd

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Having conquered the world's taste buds and established itself as a staple in our daily lives, coffee has mirrored the moods and movements of society for centur
The Purpose of the Past
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Gordon S. Wood
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-03-13 - Publisher: Penguin

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An erudite scholar and an elegant writer, Gordon S. Wood has won both numerous awards and a broad readership since the 1969 publication of his widely acclaimed
Taming the Past
Language: en
Pages: 439
Authors: Robert W. Gordon
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A critical catalogue of how lawyers use history - as authority, as evocation of lost golden ages, as a nightmare to escape and as progress towards enlightenment