The true story of Mary Surratt, a shadowy figure behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln--and the first woman executed by the federal government. Surratt, a Confederate sympathizer, ran the boarding house in Washington where the conspirators, including her rebel son, John Su…
"Looking back at this moment in history, historians will ask if Americans knew they were living through the first case of criminal conspiracy between an American presidential candidate turned commander in chief and a geopolitical enemy. The answer might be: it was hard to see th…
"Looking back at this moment in history, historians will ask if Americans knew they were living through the first case of criminal conspiracy between an American presidential candidate turned commander in chief and a geopolitical enemy. The answer might be: it was hard to see th…
"In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitoro…
Was AIDS intentionally inflicted upon blacks by whites? Was JFK assassinated as part of an intricate conspiracy? Daniel Pipes traces conspiracy theories through history and convincingly shows how they have been used as common tools of mass manipulation in the West and have more …
Was AIDS intentionally inflicted upon blacks by whites? Was JFK assassinated as part of an intricate conspiracy? Daniel Pipes traces conspiracy theories through history and convincingly shows how they have been used as common tools of mass manipulation in the West and have more …
Ce livre a pour objet l'étude de deux conjurations ('Kuleli' en 1859 et 'Meslek' en 1867), fomentées dans le capitale de l'Empire ottoman, Istanbul, et révélées au moment où les conjurés s'apprêtaient à passer à l'action en vue de détrôner le sultan - premières tentatives de dét…
Ce livre a pour objet l'étude de deux conjurations ('Kuleli' en 1859 et 'Meslek' en 1867), fomentées dans le capitale de l'Empire ottoman, Istanbul, et révélées au moment où les conjurés s'apprêtaient à passer à l'action en vue de détrôner le sultan - premières tentatives de dét…
Een reeds jong arbeidsongeschikte man werkt zwart als privé-detective in Berlijn, waar hij verwikkeld raakt in een gecompliceerde opdracht.
"The Hellenistic courts and monarchies have in recent years become one of the most intensively studied areas of ancient history. Among the most influential pioneers in this process has been the American historian Elizabeth Carney. The present book collects for the first time in …