17th Century
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Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
$21.99 Add to cartDiscover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England–perfect for re
- Author: Thomson, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 031670363X
- Language: English
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Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750
$60.00 Add to cartUnforgettable highlights over 40 female artists from the seventeenth-century Low Countries, challenging their historical obscurity and showcasing their diverse contributions to art. Accompanies an exh… [more below]
- Author: Treanor, Virginia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 9493416275
- Language: English
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What in Me Is Dark: The Revolutionary Afterlife of Paradise Lost
$18.00 Add to cart“Enlightening and enthusiastic.” –Ed Simon, The New York Times Book Review
Now in paperback, a highly original hybrid of literary criticism and political history, telling of the enduring, surprising- Author: Reade, Orlando
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1662603401
- Language: English
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The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of Civil War, 1642
$37.00 Add to cartA riveting account of the five heated months in which King Charles I attempted to arrest five dissident Members of Parliament by bringing an armed force to the House of Commons–a shocking act of poli… [more below]
- Author: Healey, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9798217170142
- Language: English
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What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Essential Questions Answered
$20.00 Add to cart“An Austen lover’s greatest wish is for more of her novels. This intimate guide to the world of her books in the next best thing.” –The Atlantic
Marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, W- Author: Mullan, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1526693941
- Language: English
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The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of Civil War, 1642
$35.00 Add to cartA riveting account of the five heated months in which King Charles I attempted to arrest five dissident Members of Parliament by bringing an armed force to the House of Commons–a shocking act of poli… [more below]
- Author: Healey, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0593803086
- Language: English
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Everyday Life in Early America
$17.99 Add to cart“In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers.”–Publishers We… [more below]
- Series: Everyday Life in America Series
- Author: Hawke, David F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0060912510
- Language: English
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The Apothecary’s Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity
$28.95 Add to cart“A lively medical, scientific, and economic history.”–Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“A timely reminder that the current greed-based healthcare system
Best Nonfiction Books of 2024, Kirkus Reviews- Author: Gevirtz, Karen Bloom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0520409914
- Language: English
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The Apothecary’s Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity
$27.95 Add to cartA poverty expert reveals how truly random the world is–including how economic inequality is experienced–and how we can learn to acknowledge chance and appreciate it.
It’s comforting to think that- Author: Rank, Mark Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0520390962
- Language: English
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What in Me Is Dark: The Revolutionary Afterlife of Paradise Lost
$28.00 Add to cartA highly original hybrid of literary criticism and political history, telling of the enduring, surprising and ever-evolving relevance of Milton’s epic poem through the scandalous life of its creator a… [more below]
- Author: Reade, Orlando
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1662602790
- Language: English
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Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
$28.00 Read moreA lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion
This fast-paced survey of Western civilization’s transition from the Middle Ages t- Author: Eire, Carlos M. N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 920
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0300240031
- Language: English
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The Basque Witch-Hunt: A Secret History
$35.00 Read more2025 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARDS WINNER: EUROPEAN HISTORY
In June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking province o- Author: Machielsen, Jan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: October 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1350441503
- Language: English
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I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer: Letters on Love and Marriage from the World’s First Personal Advice Column
$24.95 Add to cartA fascinating collection of questions and answers–about courtship, marriage, love, and sex–from a seventeenth-century periodical
The Athenian Mercury–a one-page, two-sided periodical published in- Author: Norton, Mary Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0691253994
- Language: English
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Batavia’s Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History’s Bloodiest Mutiny
$17.00 Add to cartIn 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol … [more below]
- Author: Dash, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 27 2003
- ISBN10: 0609807161
- Language: English
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Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great
$35.00 Add to cartA sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how–although it was a time of great progress–it was also an era of brutality and intolerance with a very human cost.
During the 1600s–between the- Author: Strathern, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1639367977
- Language: English
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They Flew: A History of the Impossible
$24.00 Read moreAn award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance
“Historically rich and superbly written.”–David J. Davis, Wall Street Journa- Author: Eire, Carlos M. N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0300280076
- Language: English
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
$29.95 Read moreFirst published almost a century ago, this classic text on the history and tactics of naval warfare had a profound effect on the imperial policies of all the major powers. Kaiser Wilhelm is said to ha… [more below]
- Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor
- Author: Mahan, A. T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: November 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0486255093
- Language: English
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Napoleon: A Biography
$19.99 Read moreThis acclaimed biography of one history’s great figures–called “monumental” (Library Journal), “brilliant” (Times, London) and “a rounded and persuasive portrait” (New York Times)—is now available i… [more below]
- Author: McLynn, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1951627547
- Language: English
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
$20.00 Read moreIn a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that … [more below]
- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 12 2005
- ISBN10: 1400078679
- Language: English
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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
$20.99 Add to cartNamed a Top 100 Must-Read Book of the Year by Time and a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker * Winner of the 2024 Writers’ Prize for Nonfiction * Shortlisted for the Inaugural Women’s Prize for No… [more below]
- Author: Cumming, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1982181753
- Language: English
