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  • The Machinery Enthusiast's Library: 12 Essential Reads

    Classic Writings on Engines, Tools, Mills, Invention, and the Making of the Machine Age

    by Archibald Williams, Mary Elting, Eugene S. Ferguson, Grace Rogers Cooper, Ward L. Goodrich, A. Russell Bond, James Lukin, Richmond Mill Furnishing Works, Herbert Newton Casson, Robert P. Multhauf ...
    The Machinery Enthusiast's Library: 12 Essential Reads gathers technical exposition, industrial history, practical instruction, and popular scientific writing into a capacious portrait of the machine age. Its selections range from discussions of mechanisms and workshop processes to studies of manufacturing, transportation, materials, and the social consequences of technological change. Clear ... Read more

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  • Words Matter

    The Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance

    Illustrated by Sophie Casson ...
    by Anita Fitch Pazner ...
    Words are powerful. Words spread truth. Words turn to action. Words matter in this lyrical account of the White Rose Resistance.The White Rose Resistance was the German student movement that used the power of the written word to speak out against the Nazis during World War II. They worked in secret to distribute leaflets condemning the government’s actions at a time when doing so meant putting ... Read more

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  • Do Straw Men Evolve from Red Herrings

    Evolution, Creation and Intelligent Design

    by Vincent M Cassone ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the biodiversity on Earth and describes the journey of humanity across the globe. It provides a vision of the multiple expansions of the human form in multiple waves of archaic and then anatomically modern humans from Africa to every continent on the planet. It discusses the many ways by which humans and human societies have sought to explain how they and the diverse living ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Entrepreneur in History

    From Medieval Merchant to Modern Business Leader

    by M. Casson ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Covering the period c.1200-c.2000, this book provides an innovative investigation of entrepreneurship in a long-run historical perspective, presenting new insights into the personal characteristics of successful business people and deepening our understanding of the roots of industrialization and economic growth. ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The History of the Telephone

    by Herbert N. Casson ...
    First published in 1910, this book details the history of one of the most important inventions of the modern world: the telephone. ... Read more

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  • Riding the Outlaw Trail

    An Eye Classic

    by Simon Casson, Richard Adamson ...
    Series series Eye Classics
    Two men retrace the notorious pair's footsteps, covering thousands of miles of hazardous country on horseback and discovering how little has changed from the saddle in the last 100 yearsButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the last of the legendary outlaws, were captured on daguerreotype, romanced in fiction, and immortalized on film by Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Simon Casson sets out on ... Read more

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  • The History of the Telephone

    Revolutionizing Communication: Triumphs and Trials of Telecommunication Innovations

    by Herbert Newton Casson ...
    In "The History of the Telephone," Herbert Newton Casson presents a meticulously crafted narrative that traces the technological evolution and social impact of the telephone from its inception in the late 19th century to its profound integration into modern society. Casson's literary style is characterized by a clear, accessible prose that seamlessly blends anecdotal evidence with rigorous ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Medieval Statistics

    Accounting, Record-Keeping and Financial Management, 1066-1525

    Edited by Mark Casson, John S. Lee ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book is the first to systematically examine the sources of medieval statistics. It will be useful as a handbook for researchers in financial and cultural history, as a history of financial record-keeping, and as a review of recent research into medieval finance and accounting based on statistical sources.Medieval statistics provide a unique window on the past. Medieval documents produced by ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

  • Evolutions of Capitalism

    Historical Perspectives, 1200–2000

    Edited by Catherine Casson, Philipp Robinson Rössner ...
    This ambitious collection follows the evolution of capitalism from its origins in 13th-century European towns to its 16th-century expansion into Asia, Africa and South America and on to the global capitalism of modern day.Written by distinguished historians and social scientists, the chapters examine capitalism and its critics and the level of variation and convergence in its operation across ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Life in Ancient Rome

    by Lionel Casson ...
    ". . . gracefully written" - The New York Times. Award-winning historian Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome - for slaves and emperors, soldiers and commanders alike - during the empire's greatest period, the first and second centuries A.D. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Women and the Land, 1500-1900

    by Amanda L. Capern, Joan Heggie, Jon Stobart, Judith L. Malay, Judith Spicksley, Stephen Bending, Briony McDonagh, Jennifer Aston0, Amanda Flather1, Amy Erickson2, Janet Casson3 ...
    Women and the Land examines the pre-history of gendered property relations in England, focusing on the four-hundred-year period between roughly 1500 and 1900. More specifically, the book is about how gender shaped opportunities for and experiences of owning property, particularly for women. The focus is especially on land, residential buildings and commercial property, but livestock, common and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Making A Life

    Things That Matter and How We Create Them

    by Sarah Austin Casson ...
    "After all, what does it mean to create something-be it a human or a sweater?"How do we define creativity? Is creativity about what we make? Is it our approach to life? Or is it about where we go to find the necessary spark within ourselves to build something new in the world?In this intimate account of one woman's search to understand the art of making, Sarah Austin Casson embarks on a journey ... Read more

    $9.99 USD