historical geography

Describes how France was colonized, thanks to mapmakers, scientists, soldiers, pilgrims, workers, and tourists, from the end of the ancient regime to the start of the twentieth century, and explores how Paris's imperial influence spread throughout the country during that time.

An overview of medieval Europe's history and culture featuring color maps and illustrations and focus sections on significant figures and special topics.

Features chronologically arranged maps that chart the political, economic, and social history of the United States from the nation's original inhabitants through the 2004 presidential election, and includes illustrations of the country's flags throughout history as well as flags of the states, territories, and possession.

Learn about the 50 states in this book filled with facts, maps and colorful pictures.

Provides an overview of the West from early trails blazed by explorers to human mass exoduses to the frontier by wagon train.

Charts the ebb and flow of the war between the North and the South with 110 maps, both vintage battle maps and vivid recreations, and includes over 320 documentary photos, battlefield sketches, paintings, and artifacts that bear eyewitness testimony to the Civil War.

Maps, illustrations, and text tell the history of the United States from pre-Columbian times to the elections of 1992 and 1994, with information on Prohibition, gender relations and segregation, colonization, the slave trade, and immigration.

Presents a comprehensive month-by-month atlas of the Civil War that features full-color maps of major battle campaigns, naval operations, cavalry raids, and sieges, along with maps describing political differences, Confederate and Union positions, and troop movements.