History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Literary Biographies of One Hundred Black Women Writers, 1900-1945

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Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Literary Biographies of One Hundred Black Women Writers, 1900-1945

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In this ground-breaking collection of literary biographies, many with pictures, authors Lorraine Elena Roses and Ruth Elizabeth Randolph chronicle the lives and works of 100 black women novelists, short-story writers, playwrights, poets, essayists, critics, historians, journalists, and editors writing in the United States between 1900 and 1945.

Here are insightful portraits of famous black women, among them Zora Neale Hurston, Katherine Dunham, Angelina Weld Grimké, Mary Eliza Church Terrell, and Ida Bell Wells-Barnett. Here, too, are many thoughtful profiles of neglected writers--their works deserving to be rescued from obscurity. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with the writers and their families, The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond traces its subjects' contributions to literature, their concerns about race and gender, their common themes, their relationships with artistic contemporaries, and the influence of these early writers on their modern-day counterparts in American literature.

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Strangers in Hollywood
Hans J. Wollstein
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Includes the stories of the major Scandinavian actors of the period, Greta Garbo, Sonja Henie and Anna Q. Nilsson, as well as film personalities who are now forgotten: among them female impersonator Bothwell Browne, child star Tula Belle, and millionaire's daughter Sadie Lindblom.

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Historical Dictionary of World War I
Ian V. Hogg
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ASIN: 0810833727

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Contains brief biographies of commanders and diplomatic leaders, as well as casualty statistics and descriptions of geographical locations. Each entry gives a basic overview of crucial information. It also includes maps and chronologies that provide a visual perspective on the breadth of World War I, and how it truly encompassed, and transformed the entire world.

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INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE AT ALL TIMES- NEVER BORING

The U-Boat War, 1914-1918
Edwyn A. Gray
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INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE AT ALL TIMES- NEVER BORING.......2002-10-07

Most books on U boat warfare cover the Second World War exclusively, so I was happy to read Gray's history of the action in the first one. The book is a thriller from start to finish and is never boring at any point. It begins with a brief description of the first submarines and then jumps to the action of 1914-18. We learn about the many sinkings of Allied merchant and naval craft and of the U boats themselves. Gray traces the evolution of the conflict well and gives the reader a feeling for what must have been in the minds of the combatants as events became increasingly desperate.

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Most studies of the development of Marxism in Russia concentrate on male revolutionaries. It is only in the past twenty five years that scholars have begun to investigate the women who dedicated themselves to the cause of revolution. What then of the women who joined the revolutionary movement, and particularly the Bolshevik party, in their thousands? Revolutionary women in Russia is the first sustained analysis of female involvement in the revolutionary era of Russian history. By placing women centre stage, without exaggerating their involvement, this study enriches our understanding of women and revolutionary politics, and also provides a revealing insight in to this momentous period of Russian history. Revolutionary women in Russia is a powerful study of working women and Russian Marxism, which aims to engage readers with descriptions of 'real' revolutionary women. Based on a variety of sources that have not been previously translated into English, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in the Russian Revolution, twentieth-century history and gender studies.

Historical Dictionary from the Great War to the Great Depression (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Historical Eras, No. 1)

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Historical Dictionary from the Great War to the Great Depression (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Historical Eras, No. 1)
Neil A. Wynn
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This dictionary provides details of the key individuals and developments in American political, social, cultural, and economic history between the years of 1913 through 1933. This guide offers an excellent vantage point for surveying what can justifiably be called an interesting period in history.

Macmillan Dictionary of the First World War

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Macmillan Dictionary of the First World War
Stephen Pope , and Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
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American Newspaper Journalists, 1901-1925 (Dictionary of Literary Biography)

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American Newspaper Journalists, 1901-1925 (Dictionary of Literary Biography)

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American Novelists: Dictionary of Literary Biography 1910-1945, Volume Nine in Three Parts (Dictionary of Literary Biography Series, Vol 9)

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American Novelists: Dictionary of Literary Biography 1910-1945, Volume Nine in Three Parts (Dictionary of Literary Biography Series, Vol 9)

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The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates their Trials and Executions
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Contents" *Captain Misson *Captain John Bowen *Captain Robert Kidd Captain Tew *Captain John Halsey *Captain Thomas White *Captain Condent *Captain Bellamy *Captain William Fly *Captain Thomas Howard *Captain Lewis *Captain John Cornelius *Captain David Williams *Captain Samuel Burgess *Captain Nathaniel North *Captain Augur and Others *Piracies Committed in the West-Indies and the Expedition of Commodore Porter. *Charles Gibbs and Thomas I. Wansley *Piracies on the Brig Mexican

The History Of The Lives And Bloody Exploits Of The Most Noted Pirates: Their Trials And Executions

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The History Of The Lives And Bloody Exploits Of The Most Noted Pirates: Their Trials And Executions
Charles Ellms
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Old style writing, but highly informative
Yet Another Knockoff

The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates: Their Trials and Executions
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The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730

ASIN: 1592283241

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Prepare yourself for the horror as you enter a world of murderers and thieves armed with swords, knives, and cannons. This book is filled with stories of terror on the high seas. As you turn each page be prepared to be consumed by a society where lying is a way of life and pilfering is a means of survival. These stories depict the lives of history's most noted pirates, from where they grew up, to how they became some of the most nefarious characters to terrorize nations around the world.
Every story in the book is an adventure as you travel with young, prestigious men on their journey to an infamous future. Experience the battles and the bloodshed, the victories and defeats. Learn how so many never set out to become pirates, but ended their lives some of the most vicious and feared humans to ever sail. Find out how Captain Missions grew up in an ancient family and went to the most prestigious schools before sealing his fate. Read of the notorious Englishman Captain Kidd, and how he was captured, sentenced, and executed for his crimes.
Anyone who likes to read about battles, war, good guys and bad guys, or simply has a passion for history or the ocean will be enthralled by this book. The language is authentic, the action is incessant, the tone and pace will keep you wanting to read story after story, and the true-life tales could not be more unbelievable.

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Old style writing, but highly informative.......2005-02-20

This book was originally published in 1724 under the title The History of the Pyrates, volume one, and was written by the great Daniel Defoe (c.1661-1731) under the pseudonym, Captain Charles Johnson. In 1836, the book was republished with some additional material added on more recent pirates, with the name, "The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Lives and Executions. Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; Also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835." Wow, what a mouthful! But, whoever did this did not include some of the great pirates who had been included in the second volume of The History of the Pyrates, including Edward Teach alias Blackbeard, even though the two volumes were originally published together!

That's quite confusing, but anyway the damage was done a very long time ago. What this book is is a reprint of that old, cut-down & extended version of Defoe's book, complete with some old ways of spelling. I found it to be an interesting book, filled with a lot of interesting details, but written in an old style which makes it somewhat dry and lifeless at times.

But, that said, I found this book to be informative, and I do recommend it to anyone who is interested in the pirates of yesteryear.

Yet Another Knockoff.......2005-01-15

There ought to be a limit on the number of times publishers can reprint parts of a whole. This is yet another in what seems to be an endless series of reprints of pieces of Captain Charles Johnson's history of pirates. The list of included names varies from volume to volume, but you find enough overlap to know it for a piece of the original.

This particular version includes: Misson, John Bowen, Robert (William) Kidd, Thomas Tew, John Halsey, Thomas White, Condent, Samuel Bellamy, William Fly, Thomas Howard, Lewis, John Cornelius, David Williams, Samuel Burgess, Nathaniel North, and a section added for piracies in the early 17th century. The text is highlighted by nine woodcuts, but otherwise offers little beyond the original prose.

My recommendation is that if you have other pieces of the whole and this one gives you enough new content, feel free to buy, but if you only get a little new content, seach the other versions for better coverage.
P-)

In re the Defoe/Johnson authoring controversy, without going into too much detail, the ardor of one Defoe scholar, many decades ago, in claiming this book as the work of Defoe has since been discredited.

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The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions
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The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions
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The Lives And Bloody Exploits Of The Most Noted Pirates: Their Trials And Executions
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Including Correct Accounts Of The Late Piracies, Committed In The West Indias, And The Expedition Of Commodore Porter; Also, Those Committed On The Brig Mexican, Who Were Executed At Boston In 1835. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates Their Trials and Executions Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter, Also Those Committed on Brig Mexican

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The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates Their Trials and Executions Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter, Also Those Committed on Brig Mexican
Thomas Carey
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The lives and bloody exploits of the most noted pirates, their trials and executions, including correct accounts of the late piracies, committed in the ... who were executed at Boston, in 1835

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The lives and bloody exploits of the most noted pirates, their trials and executions, including correct accounts of the late piracies, committed in the ... who were executed at Boston, in 1835
Charles Johnson
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