Mike's History p 1

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Welcome. This history readings site contains a variety of events and readings in world history and literature. Browse or search as you will.

Any notes not otherwise attributed were, most likely, written by Mike Presky.

Some of this material was originally taken from readings selected by Professors Harold Drake and Sears McGee and others at the University of California at Santa Barbara History Department, for their classes in Western Civilization.

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These collected readings are part of the Galileo Library, created and published by Michael Presky in various pieces and formats from 1992 to 2002.

Some of these are privately owned, and some are in the public domain. Most combine a bit of both. See the notes section in each reading and the general sources and copyrights page for specifics on each one.

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