Abu Abdalla ibn Battuta (1304–1354) was one of the greatest travelers of pre-modern times. He traveled to Black Africa twice. He reported about the wealthy, multi-cultural trading centers of the Af...więcej »
If you like spending your vacations away from crowds or exploring beautiful, perfect natural landscapes, Iowa might be just what you're looking for. Author Lauren Rice traveled throughout he...więcej »
This book is designed for the family researcher who has little or no knowledge of German but who nevertheless needs to make a translation of German-language documents. The dictionary covers thousan...więcej »
Old Ghosts of New England is an intriguing traveler's and ghost-hunter's guide to the many places throughout the region where spirits are rumored to roam. It delves deeply into the histories of New...więcej »
"Jamestowne Ancestors" is a list of approximately 1,000 persons who are known to have owned land or resided on Jamestown Island between 1607 and 1699. They are listed here alphabetically along with...więcej »
State by state, county by county, city by city, the Guide to Naturalization Records identifies all repositories of naturalization records, systematically indicating the types of records held, their...więcej »
The most important record source, the mid-19th century survey of Ireland known as Griffith's Valuation, is organized by poor law union, parish, barony, and county. But wills probated before 1858 ar...więcej »
"Hank knows more about ball flight and what controls it than anyone in the game." —Masters and British Open champion Mark O'Meara
Get back to basics and build your b...więcej »
This is the eighth edition of the classic work on the royal ancestry of certain colonists who came to America before the year 1700, and it is the first new edition to appear since 1992, reflecting ...więcej »
Elma Napier's remarkable memoir chronicles her love affair with the wild Caribbean island of Dominica. It began in 1932 when she turned her back on London's high society to build a home in Calib...więcej »
This is the fourth edition of the most celebrated compendium of family histories in the entire field of Virginia genealogy. Prepared under the auspices of the Order of First Families of Virginia, 1...więcej »
This is the fourth edition of the most celebrated compendium of family histories in the entire field of Virginia genealogy. Prepared under the auspices of the Order of First Families of Virginia, 1...więcej »
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"Excelling in international distance running is not an easy caper. Who is willing to put in the hours of everyday training? Who wants to physically exh...więcej »
When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to de...więcej »
This is a copious family history of one of Maryland's oldest families, that of Richard Talbott, planter, whose family lay claim to Poplar Knowle, a plantation on West River in Anne Arundel County, ...więcej »
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high ...więcej »
This exhaustive regional history of the parent county of nine present-day Virginia or West Virginia counties features, in addition to genealogical accounts of Shenandoah pioneers Joist Hite, Daniel...więcej »
This was originally published as a series of newspaper articles by Mr. Leckey before being consolidated as a book in 1950 and then reprinted with an every-name index under the auspices of the Green...więcej »