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American Era History Resources – Antiquarian History eBooks by Spencer Holly What is American Era History ?American era history is not about American history, only, but about world history since the dawn of America. The exact dawn of America is debatable; did America begin when the Puritans began to colonize America, in the early 1600’s, or did it develop slowly and then begin with the Revolutionary War ? In general, I would say that American era history includes world historical events that have occurred since the early 1700’s. I arbitrarily mark the beginning to include the life of Benjamin Franklin who is a prime example of American spirit; his life story was one of rags to riches and world wide prominence; his was a living and breathing example of what is possible.American history, and the American era, at large, is a defining period because it represented a break from the old world that, in time, affected a large part of the existing world. Because of the then modern printing presses, this is a well-documented era, that is a nearly endless resource of for historical study and research. Unfortunately, many of those old, antiquarian (antique) books have been lost to the ages. However, many do survive, and have been reprinted and republished, and many more have been used as resources by modern researchers, etc.And many American era antiquarian history books have been, and are being preserved through digitization; they are being converted to electronic books, i.e., ebooks. This is a wonderful development for many reasons because it has extended the life of books that may otherwise have eventually been lost, and the knowledge they contain is being added to our ever growing knowledge base. In a way, the creation of ebooks is retroactively modifying our existing knowledge base.And this knowledge is now available to the average person. Prior to this, antiquarian history books were not really available to masses of people, as are ebooks. The books are often rare, and hard to find, and expensive. And they really are not suitable for every day reading; they are delicate, and the simple act of reading them can destroy them.And this new-old knowledge is valuable, and adds new perspective to existing perceptions. Antiquarian history books are very similar to any modern history book. They contain all of the usual elements; they are nonfiction, contain facts and figures, anecdotes, and a record, and/or descriptions of events, and their sequence, etc. They have an intrinsic historical value simply because of their age, regardless of whether they are a work of fiction, or nonfiction. While the historical value of nonfiction books is obvious, works of fiction can also have an historical value; for example, the fictional stories written by Mark Twain teach us about the people, racial attitudes, and morals of the times in which they were written. Antiquarian history books retain their original historical value and content, and also provide a charming perspective of the times in which they were written. For instance, a modern reader of a Civil War history will gain a unique historical perspective through the eyes, words, phrases, and style of an author who created their work in the post-Victorian era. The dramatic prose, and phraseology, are wonderful, and extremely fun to read. The reader cannot help but smile at colloquialisms that we now find silly, or even embarrassing, but fun.The Future of American Era Antiquarian History eBooks is Now.An ebook version of an American era antiquarian history book has many advantages, such as: 1) Cost and availability. Antiquarian books will no longer be hard to find, or rare. 2) You can actually read them; they won’t be destroyed by using them. 3) Obviously, they won’t wear-out, or degrade with time. 4) They are easy to store. 5) Their information is still valuable, readily available, and easy to search. 6) The original printed book version can be enhanced with modern multimedia effects. 7) Readability is enhanced; and the publication can be colorful, and soundful, and printable, and bookmarkable, and searchable. It can include slideshows, and music, and video, and audio, and can include additional information and resources.Of course, there are always disadvantages to ebooks. For example, you need a computer, or some kind of electronic device to read the ebook. If your ebook is designed for a computer, then you need to read it at a desktop computer, or a laptop. Unless you have a laptop, it would be difficult to sit in your easy chair and enjoy your ebook. I’m sure in the future there will be electronic devices that have all the multimedia capabilities of a desktop computer, packaged in a device that can be easily accessed while you’re sitting in your favorite chair, or sitting on an airplane, etc.Digitization of antiquarian history books is the Gutenberg Press of the current era.

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Relive those glorious sporting moments of your favourite football team in newsprint captured in this beautiful hand made leatherette Personalised Book of British Football Club History.

We have researched and compiled the major sports coverage for all the top UK Football teams as reported in newspapers from the early 20th century to the recent past.

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Each football history book is presented in burgundy and can be personalised with the recipient’s name in gold embossed print on the front cover (i.e. Robert Anderson). You can also add your own personalised message to be included on the first page with an attractive sticker if you so desire (i.e. “Happy 45th Birthday Dad”).

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World Championship Boxing from 1910 – Personalised Book of Boxing History

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British Horse Racing from 1904 – Personalised Book of Horse Racing History

Relive the greatest moments from your favourite sport of Horse Racing in newsprint captured in this beautiful personalised, hand made, leatherette book.

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F1 from 1958 – Personalised Book of Formula 1 History. Relive the greatest moments from your favourite sport of Formula 1 in newsprint captured in this beautiful personalised, hand made, leatherette Book of World Championship Formula 1 History.

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International Rugby from 1906

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Wimbledon Tennis from 1913 – Personalised book of Wimbledon tennis history. Relive the greatest moments from your favourite sport of Wimbledon Tennis in newsprint captured in this beautiful personalised, hand made, leatherette book.

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British Open Golf Championship from 1934 – Personalised Book of International Rugby History

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Personalised Book of Cricket History – Relive the greatest moments from your favourite sport of International Cricket in newsprint captured in this beautiful personalised, hand made, leatherette book.

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Rangers and Celtic History Book – Personalised Scottish Football Team History Book. Relive those glorious sporting moments of your favourite Scottish football team in newsprint captured in this beautiful hand made leatherette Personalised Book of Scottish Football Club History.

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How much do we know in History?…… Do we know enough?!

 

((History, listen closely to the word: hi-story.  Do you hear the word “story”?

History is a story: it’s a story of all the people who have lived before us. It helps us remember who we are and what we’ve done. When we study history, we learn stories of great men and woman who have done extraordinary things.

History is not just the story of emperors and presidents: it’s also a story of ordinary people, of farmers, builders, artists, sailors, soldiers, teachers and children. Their stories are worth knowing .they are our stories.

history is about how we have changed and we’ve stayed the same. and so history is everyone’s story.)) 

This is how the word   history is explained to a first grader; I   read it in an American book called (what your first grader needs to know).

we wonder why  do we  have different information’s in other countries history, just  for example, the American history weather it was about the  country it self or about the  there  presidents and their  wives , cultures, politics even about the history of their  cinema. …well at that time they don’t have this kind of knowledge about our history? , I am talking here about regular people .  what is  the reasons behind that ? is it because they live in there own world and feel that our history is not worth knowing? “as some people think of them”, or they think that we don’t have a rich history? or their media is only  concentrating on specific things ?  or is it because they are not well educated or not well know ledged …….?

the thing is , we our selves  don’t know much of  our history!. yes we have been taught at school about the history of the  great prophets , our religion , our country and wars that happened very long  time ago… etc .

 but there has been occurred very important events, actions  and wars with huge damages , that changed  the history of our country , or important events that has been occurred in  other countries witch had a deep impact on us, weather they were positive or negative, at the end it made a huge difference and added something,   many powerful speeches has been spoken by men and women ,so it made a history, and  divided it into  “before and after”! .

we have never read A lot of these  stories  in books or  watched it in our media being really discussed  , we only heard of  them from our parents or from the people who were there at the  time it happened .

 we have been taught about great men in history with out  explaining to us why exactly they were great !!! , we knew for example  the date of there  death without  knowing the real  causes of there tragic death, not that it was mysterious ,but its  been chose not to be exposed , for some reasons..! there are surely a lot of ordinary men , women with different positions even children ,out there  who had accomplished many  important useful things, witch made them a great people who deserves to be added in the history.

These are just a few points witch are missing in our history that I feel as if I am  reading a book that been ripped from the middle and pasted with  an other book.

so if there are many  stories has been kept with out sharing  it in books or in our  media or even talking about it publicly , how do we expect the other parts of the world to know about it…..?!