Títulos en Histórico

Chase Mercer grows up in an Appalachian holler where poverty is inherited, violence is ordinary, and escape feels nearly impossible.Raised beneath the shadow of an alcoholic father and forced to grow up too soon, Chase makes himself a promise: one day, he will build a different life. But leaving...

Pancho Villa no es un héroe. Página tras página, decenas y decenas de testimonios directos—recopilados a lo largo de años—lo van retratando como el violador serial que fue, el untuoso asesino que eligió ser, el deleitado torturador, el que supo treparse a un tren que destrozó pueblos enteros, pero que a él lo acercaba a la Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres.

Bloomsbury presents The Cabin in the Mountains by Robert Ferguson, read by Nicholas Camm. The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history. Turf-roofed...

The largely untold saga of Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstaengl is one of the most fascinating and unlikely stories that took place before and during World War II. How is it possible that a Harvard graduate, friend to both Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt, became one of Hitler's closest friends—only later to assist Franklin Roosevelt and the Allies as a secret adviser?

From the moment he ran away from school before his 13th birthday, Frank Hurley carved a path as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. A visionary photographer and filmmaker, Hurley journeyed to the farthest corners of the earth, capturing images of people and places few had ever seen. Time and again he risked his life, in both peace and war, to take pictures that would astonish the world. Hurley traversed every continent. He made five perilous expeditions to Antarctica, sharing a hut with Douglas Mawson and a tent with Ernest Shackleton.

From the moment he ran away from school before his 13th birthday, Frank Hurley carved a path as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. A visionary photographer and filmmaker, Hurley journeyed to the farthest corners of the earth, capturing images of people and places few had ever seen. Time and again he risked his life, in both peace and war, to take pictures that would astonish the world. Hurley traversed every continent. He made five perilous expeditions to Antarctica, sharing a hut with Douglas Mawson and a tent with Ernest Shackleton.

Untold true stories of fascinating lives throughout history to the modern day from the host of the popular?Half-Arsed History?podcast. The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of tells the tales of the overlooked names of history, the individuals who lived fascinating, absurd, or simply...

'המסתערב הוא שחקן מוכשר המשחק את תפקידו 24 שעות ביממה… עד גבול השיגעון' המורה סמעאן (שמעון סומך), מחלקת 'השחר' יצחק ברח מחלב. גמליאל בא מדמשק. חבקוק נולד בתימן. יעקובה...

Bloomsbury presents Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome by Anthony Everitt, read by Stephen Thorne. Born and bred in what is now northern Spain to a family of olive-oil magnates, Hadrian was lucky enough to benefit from the patronage of his maternal cousin, Trajan, who would later become emperor...

"[Keegan is] the best military historian of the world."—Tom Clancy When today’s world leaders require inspiration and strength in times of crisis, they often invoke Winston Churchill. The son of a member of Parliament, Churchill, a poor academic student, wanted to be a solider early in life...

9 ottobre 1963, ore 22.39: 270 milioni di metri cubi di terra e roccia si staccarono dal monte Toc e precipitarono nel lago formato dalla diga del Vajont, sollevando un'onda alta 70 metri che spazzò la valle, travolgendo boschi, case, vite umane. Insieme alle loro esistenze andò perduto un intero mondo, un mondo che rivive in queste pagine grazie alla voce di Mauro Corona, appassionato cantore delle sue montagne, all'epoca della tragedia poco più che un bambino.

Er nutzte dazu unter anderem Zwischenfälle und Pannen, die sich so an Bord des Schiffes aufgrund der noch nicht komplett ausgereiften Technik ereignet haben sollen. Trotzdem zeigt Verne in dem Roman seine Begeisterung für das Schiff. Er sieht in ihm einen Triumph des menschlichen Geistes.

"No women need apply." These four discouraging words of admonition often greeted female physicians looking for jobs in the frontier-era West. Despite the dire need for medical help, it seemed most trappers, miners, and emigrants would rather suffer and die than be treated by a female doctor. Nevertheless dozens of highly trained women headed West, where they endured hardship and prejudice as they set broken limbs, performed operations, delivered generations of babies - and solidified a place for women in the medical field.

From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator.

Pelayo Quintero Atauri fue uno de los padres de la Arqueología española y marroquí, un investigador cuyo trabajo se desarrolló en tiempos de anticuarismo a caballo entre los siglos XIX y XX. Fue contemporáneo de los más prestigiosos arqueólogos europeos y americanos como Petrie, Delattre, Bingham, Carter, Mallowan…, y como ellos llevó a cabo su trabajo en unas condiciones que nos pueden parecer impregnadas del romanticismo naïve de finales del ochocientos y principios del novecientos.

En las desgarradoras páginas de esta convincente narrativa, profundice en los trágicos acontecimientos que se desarrollaron el 11 y 12 de diciembre de 1981 en la remota aldea de El Mozote. Descubra las historias no contadas de personas valientes que enfrentaron una brutalidad inimaginable, atrapadas en el fuego cruzado. de una guerra que marcó a una nación. Este libro es un viaje a través de los capítulos más oscuros de la historia, explorando la resiliencia del espíritu humano en el contexto de atrocidades indescriptibles.

An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, FINANCIAL TIMES, MAIL ON SUNDAY, DAILY EXPRESS, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT...

They say that laughter is the best medicine, and no one could quite make us laugh like Robin Williams. His meteoric rise to fame was fueled by an irrepressible sense of humor and dazzling improvisational skills. From the extraterrestrial Mork to the inspiring John Keating in Dead Poets Society and the endearing Genie in Aladdin, Williams’ performances captured the hearts of millions.

A post-Depression 11-year-old farm boy sees a Piper Cub for the first time and chases the dream of being a pilot. When war breaks out, Ralph T. Alshouse does the unthinkable-he leaves the family farm to enlist in the Navy and as one of a handful of high school graduates, was accepted as an Aviation Cadet and eventually won U.S. Navy Wings of Gold. After flight school, he was assigned to one of the most labor-intensive jobs in the Navy-to test and deliver Navy operational aircraft from the factories in the U.S. and Canada to destinations and ports of embarkation on the East and West coasts.

From the palaces of the Habsburg Empire to the torture chambers of Stalin's Soviet Union, the extraordinary story of a life suspended between the collapse of the imperial order and the violent emergence of modern Europe. Wilhelm Von Habsburg wore the uniform of the Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and, every so often, a dress.