Steven Seitel
12 books
Early Modern
514
Charles Edward Chapman - History of California: The Spanish Period
If you have ever wondered why Spain (and not Japan, which was so so much better positioned to do it) was first to “settle” the Golden State, this book is for you. Professor Chapman has produced a comprehensive and...
20 hours 9 minutes
Modern (19th C)
575
Robert Glass Cleland - History of California: The American Period
The Author's own summary surveys “first the faint awakenings of American interest in the Spanish province of Alta California. The New England merchants traffic again along the sunlit, poorly guarded coast; the shadow...
17 hours 24 minutes
Modern (19th C)
573
Sir Grafton Elliot Smith - Tutankhamen: and the Discovery of His Tomb by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter
(From the Introduction) “Never before in the history of archaeological inquiry has any event excited such immediate and world-wide interest as Mr. Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in November 1922. It...
2 hours 17 minutes
