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The Age of Napoleonby J. Christopher HeroldISBN 0618154612 (0-618-15461-2)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Air Loom Gang: The Strange and True Story of James Tilly Matthews and His Visionary Madnessby Mike JayISBN 0593049977 (0-593-04997-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Press
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American Coloniesby Eric Foner, Alan TaylorISBN 0670872822 (0-670-87282-2)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Colonies'Book summary:In American Colonies award-winning historian Alan Taylor challenges the traditional Anglocentric focus of colonial history by exploring the multitude of cultural influences out of which "America" ultimately emerged. From the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait fifteen thousand years ago and the European expeditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through the nineteenth-century exploration and occupation of the Hawaiian Islands, Taylor traces the complex ecological, ethnic, and economic history and colonization of the New World from coast to coast, from the Canadian north to the Pacific rim.
Examining the repeatedly overlooked influence of the continent's natives upon the colonists and the resulting mutual dependence of the two, Taylor presents a unique and revelatory view of colonial North America. European colonists, African slaves, and native peoples met one another and interacted at a pace and intensity unparalleled in global history. The effects of this staggering confluence of cultural, ecological, military, diplomatic, and economic interests are still being felt in America today. This fascinating and involving history of the origins of the United States will provoke and appeal to all readers of American history.
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Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Herveyby Lucy MooreISBN 067087986X (0-670-87986-X)
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The Apprenticesby Leon GarfieldISBN 067012978X (0-670-12978-X)
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April MorningISBN 0590022830 (0-590-02283-0)
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Beyond the Heather Hillsby Melissa Wiley, Renee GraefISBN 0613621719 (0-613-62171-9)
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The Bligh Notebook: Rough Account, Lieutenant Wm. Bligh's Voyage in the Bounty's Launch from the Ship to Tofua & from Thence to Timor, 28 April to 14 June 1789 with a Draft List of the Bounty Mutineersby William Bligh, John BachISBN 0642104042 (0-642-10404-2)
Hardcover, Allen & Unwin in association with the National Library of Australia
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Bury the Chains: Prophets And Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slavesby Adam HochschildISBN 0618619070 (0-618-61907-0)
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditchby Jean Lee Latham, John O'Hara CosgraveISBN 0618250743 (0-618-25074-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Carry On, Mr. Bowditch'Book summary:Readers today are still fascinated by Nat, an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailors worldSalem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didnt promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to master sea navigation in the days when men sailed only by log, lead, and lookout. Nats long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the Sailors Bible ), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.[via]More editions of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch:
Changing Lives: Women in European History Since 1700by Bonnie SmithISBN 0669145610 (0-669-14561-0)
Softcover, D C Heath & Co
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Civilizing the Machineby John F. KassonISBN 0670224847 (0-670-22484-7)
Hardcover, Grossman Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Civilizing the Machine'Book summary:A major theme of American history has always been the desire to achieve a genuinely republican way of life that values liberty, order, and virtue. In Civilizing the Machine, John F. Kasson asks how new technologies have affected this drive for a republican civilization-and the question is as vital now as ever. Civilizing the Machine was an innovative and compelling work when it first appeared two decades ago: Kasson's analysis of the technical developments in transportation, communication, and manufacture from the Revolution to the of the nineteenth century showed how technologies were dealt with in sources as diverse as the debates of Hamilton and Jefferson; the factories of Lowell, Massachusetts; the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson; the prints of Currier & Ives; and the utopian and dystopian novels of Howells and Twain. His profound, wide-ranging inquiry into this central issue in American history is now available again with a new Introduction by the author.[via]More editions of Civilizing the Machine:
The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethovenby Charles RosenISBN 067022510X (0-670-22510-X)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Cochrane: Britannia's Last Sea-Kingby Donald Serrell ThomasISBN 0670226440 (0-670-22644-0)
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Talesby Brothers GrimmISBN 0613718933 (0-613-71893-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A definitive compilation of more than 200 traditional fairy tales, compiled by the Brothers Grimm, is accompanied by explanatory and historical material, as well as commentary by Joseph Campbell. [via]
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Cordelia Underwoodby Van ReidISBN 0670880973 (0-670-88097-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cordelia Underwood'Book summary:Reading Van Reid's first novel, Cordelia Underwood, is a little like moving to a small town where everyone knows everybody else and has for generations. Certainly the novel boasts a cast of if not thousands, at least dozens of characters ranging from the spirited title character, Cordelia, to a bear named Maude. The story, such as it is, begins in the year 1896 and involves a mysterious inheritance--a parcel of land in the north of Maine that Cordelia's Uncle Basil has left to her. But readers will find themselves less interested in Uncle Basil's bequest than in the kaleidoscope of eccentrics who involve themselves in it. The subtitle of Reid's novel is The Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath League, and it is with the formation of this secret club that much of the novel concerns itself. Every character has a story to tell and each fresh tale seems to spawn another; there are balloon ascensions, phantom sailors, mysterious notes, and determined suitors; fortunately, everyone is so charming and their yarns so entertaining that you don't really mind the many, many digressions from the purported main point of the book, namely Cordelia and her inheritance. Set in the 19th century, Cordelia Underwood exhibits some of that century's literary conventions, as well--originally published in serial form in a regional newspaper, it is a sprawling tale populated with singular personalities and intended to entertain. In short, it's perfect reading for those long, lazy dog days of summer. [via]
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Crucibleby Arthur MillerISBN 0670250325 (0-670-25032-5)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crucible'Book summary:The enduring classic drama of the Salem witch trials was inspired by the political witch-hunting activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the '50s. Though set in the 17th century, "The Crucible" presents issues still gnawing at modern society. [via]
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Daniel Booneby James DaughertyISBN 0670255890 (0-670-25589-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Death of Woman Wangby Jonathan D. SpenceISBN 0670262323 (0-670-26232-3)
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Edmund Spenser's the Faerie Queene and Other Worksby William GraceISBN 067100512X (0-671-00512-X)
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The Empress of Pleasure: The Life and Adventures of Teresa Cornelys, Queen of Masquerades and Casanova's Loverby Judith SummersISBN 0670912581 (0-670-91258-1)
Hardcover, Viking
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England in the Age of Hogarthby Derek JarrettISBN 0670296244 (0-670-29624-4)
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The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical Essaysby John L. MahoneyISBN 0669023213 (0-669-02321-3)
Hardcover, D. C. Heath
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Europe: Privilege and Protest, 1730-1789by Olwen Hufton, Olwen H. HuftonISBN 0631213813 (0-631-21381-3)
Softcover, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Fairy Talesby Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers GrimmISBN 0671437925 (0-671-43792-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimmby Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Kay Rasmus NielsenISBN 0670305650 (0-670-30565-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Frontiersby Michael JensenISBN 0671027212 (0-671-02721-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Grimm's Fairy Talesby Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Arthur RackhamISBN 0670355321 (0-670-35532-1)
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Hard Times (Dickens)by Graham HandleyISBN 0631979700 (0-631-97970-0)
Hardcover, Blackwell
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Heath Anthology of American Literatureby Richard Yarborough, Paul LauterISBN 0618109196 (0-618-10919-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heath Anthology of American Literature'Book summary:A best-selling anthology since its first edition, this premier survey of American literature has influenced the manner in which the American literary canon is taught in classrooms across the nation. In response to readers' requests, the editors of the Heath Anthology continue to develop and reinforce its greatest strengths: diverse reading selections and strong ancillaries. With the assistance of more than 200 contributing editorsall specialists in particular eras and writersthe editors have updated biographical and critical information, as well as added new works of interest to both instructors and students.
The Fourth Edition features writers and selections that highlight the divergent communities and diverse voices constituting the United States, both past and present. Volume 1 takes students from Native American oral literatures up to 1865, including Whitman and Dickinson. Volume 2 (which can be packaged with a free supplement of Whitman and Dickinson works) opens with African American folk tales and regional writers, and includes new sections on the Beat Movement and the Vietnam Conflict.
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Henry James' the Portrait of a Ladyby Henry JamesISBN 0671006797 (0-671-00679-7)
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in Itby Arthur HermanISBN 0609809997 (0-609-80999-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It'Book summary:"I am a Scotsman," Sir Walter Scott famously wrote, "therefore I had to fight my way into the world." So did any number of his compatriots over a period of just a few centuries, leaving their native country and traveling to every continent, carving out livelihoods and bringing ideas of freedom, self-reliance, moral discipline, and technological mastery with them, among other key assumptions of what historian Arthur Herman calls the "Scottish mentality."
It is only natural, Herman suggests, that a country that once ranked among Europe's poorest, if most literate, would prize the ideal of progress, measured "by how far we have come from where we once were." Forged in the Scottish Enlightenment, that ideal would inform the political theories of Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith, and David Hume, and other Scottish thinkers who viewed "man as a product of history," and whose collective enterprise involved "nothing less than a massive reordering of human knowledge" (yielding, among other things, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, first published in Edinburgh in 1768, and the Declaration of Independence, published in Philadelphia just a few years later). On a more immediately practical front, but no less bound to that notion of progress, Scotland also fielded inventors, warriors, administrators, and diplomats such as Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie, Simon MacTavish, and Charles James Napier, who created empires and great fortunes, extending Scotland's reach into every corner of the world.
Herman examines the lives and work of these and many more eminent Scots, capably defending his thesis and arguing, with both skill and good cheer, that the Scots "have by and large made the world a better place rather than a worse place." --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Howards Endby E. M. Forster, Samuel HynesISBN 0613127536 (0-613-12753-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Howards End'Book summary:Margaret Schlegel, engaged to the much older, widowed Henry Wilcox, meets her intended the morning after accepting his proposal and realizes that he is a man who has lived without introspection or true self-knowledge. As she contemplates the state of Wilcox's soul, her remedy for what ails him has become one of the most oft-quoted passages in literature:
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.
Like all of Forster's work, Howards End concerns itself with class, nationality, economic status, and how each of these affects personal relationships. It follows the intertwined fortunes of the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and the Wilcox family over the course of several years. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes, on the other hand, can't be bothered with the life of the mind or the heart, leading, instead, outer lives of "telegrams and anger" that foster "such virtues as neatness, decision, and obedience, virtues of the second rank, no doubt, but they have formed our civilization." Helen, after a brief flirtation with one of the Wilcox sons, has developed an antipathy for the family; Margaret, however, forms a brief but intense friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, which is cut short by the older woman's death. When her family discovers a scrap of paper requesting that Henry give their home, Howards End, to Margaret, it precipitates a spiritual crisis among them that will take years to resolve.Forster's 1910 novel begins as a collection of seemingly unrelated events--Helen's impulsive engagement to Paul Wilcox; a chance meeting between the Schlegel sisters and an impoverished clerk named Leonard Bast at a concert; a casual conversation between the sisters and Henry Wilcox in London one night. But as it moves along, these disparate threads gradually knit into a tightly woven fabric of tragic misunderstandings, impulsive actions, and irreparable consequences, and, eventually, connection. Though set in the early years of the 20th century, Howards End seems even more suited to our own fragmented era of e-mails and anger. For readers living in such an age, the exhortation to "only connect" resonates ever more profoundly. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Iliad and Odyssey Gift Setby HomerISBN 0670779644 (0-670-77964-4)
Hardcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iliad and Odyssey Gift Set'Book summary:This is a boxed gift edition of Fagles's two widely acclaimed translations of Homer.
The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to call it a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters: Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth and history in the 10th and final year of the Greek siege of Troy. The Odyssey is, quite simply, the story of Odysseus, who wants to go home. But Poseidon, god of oceans, doesn't want him to make it back across the wine-dark sea to his wife, Penelope, son, Telemachus, and their high-roofed home at Ithaca. The story is told in easy-going, beautiful poetry; the characters speak naturally, the action happens briskly. Even the gods come across as real people, despite the divine powers they exercise constantly. Both works have been hailed by scholars and the public for the powerful language that brings clashing, pulsing life to these ancient masterpieces. [via]
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The Imperial Presidencyby Arthur Meier SchlesingerISBN 0618420010 (0-618-42001-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Imperial Presidency'Book summary:From two-time Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the American presidency. The Imperial Presidency traces the growth of presidential power over two centuries, from George Washington to George W. Bush, examining how it has both served and harmed the Constitution and what Americans can do about it in years to come. The book that gave the phrase imperial presidency to the language, this is a work of substantial scholarship written with lucidity, charm, and wit (The New Yorker).[via]More editions of The Imperial Presidency:
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Ivanhoeby Walter ScottISBN 0613279085 (0-613-27908-5)
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Jacob's Roomby Virginia Woolf, Edward BishopISBN 0631177221 (0-631-17722-1)
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte BrontëISBN 067101479X (0-671-01479-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jane Eyre'Book summary:Charlotte Brontë's impassioned novel Jane Eyre is the love story of a plain yet spirited governess and her employer, the arrogant and brusque Mr. Rochester. Published in 1847, under the pseudonym Currer Bell, the book featured a new kind of heroine -- one who manages to thrive on her integrity, intellect, and fullness of heart in order to overcome isolation, adversity, and class barriers. Over a century later, Jane Eyre is still regarded as one of the classic novels of English literature.
Pocket Books Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Jane Eyre has been prepared by Laurie Langbauer, professor of English at the University of North Carolina. It includes her introduction, which contains essential biographical and historical background, textual notes, a selection of critical excerpts, and suggestions for further reading, as well as a unique visual essay of period illustrations and photographs. [via]
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The Journals of Lewis and Clarkby Frank Bergon, William Clark, Meriwether LewisISBN 0670826111 (0-670-82611-1)
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The journals of Lewis and Clark have been called a national treasure. The Corps of Discovery helped to open the Louisiana Purchase to hundreds of thousands of pioneering settlers.
We're proud to bring this recreation of those handwritten texts to a new generation of readers, learners, and historians.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The expedition's goal was stated by Jefferson in a letter dated June 20, 1803, to Lewis: "to explore the Missouri River and such principal stream of it as by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado or any other river that may offer the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent for the purpose of commerce".[6] In addition, the expedition was to learn more about the Northwest's natural resources, inhabitants and possibilities for settlement;[7] as well as evaluating the potential interference of British and French Canadian hunters and trappers who were already well established in the area.
Jefferson selected U.S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewishis aide and personal friendto lead the Corps of Discovery. Lewis selected William Clark as his partner. Because of bureaucratic delays in the U.S. Army, Clark officially only held the rank of Second Lieutenant at the time, but Lewis concealed this from the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain".
They began their historic journey on May 14, 1804. They soon met up with Lewis in Saint Charles, Missouri, and the corps followed the Missouri River westward. Soon they passed La Charrette, the last caucasian settlement on the Missouri River. The expedition followed the Missouri through what is now Kansas City, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska. On August 20, 1804, the Corps of Discovery suffered its only death when Sergeant Charles Floyd died, apparently from acute appendicitis. He was buried at Floyd's Bluff, in what is now Sioux City, Iowa. During the final week of August, Lewis and Clark had reached the edge of the Great Plains, a place abounding with elk, deer, bison, and beavers.
The expedition continued to follow the Missouri to its headwaters and over the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass via horses. In canoes, they descended the mountains by the Clearwater River, the Snake River, and the Columbia River, past Celilo Falls and past what is now Portland, Oregon. At this point,[clarification needed] Lewis spotted Mount Hood, a mountain known to be very close to the ocean. On a big pine, Clark carved
Clark had written in his journal, "Ocean in view! O! The Joy!". One journal entry is captioned "Cape Disappointment at the Entrance of the Columbia River into the Great South Sea or Pacific Ocean". By that time the expedition faced its second bitter winter during the trip, so the group decided to vote on whether to camp on the north or south side of the Columbia River. The party agreed to camp on the south side of the river (modern Astoria, Oregon), building Fort Clatsop as their winter quarters. While wintering at the fort, the men prepared for the trip home by boiling salt from the ocean, hunting elk and other wildlife, and interacting with the native tribes.
The explorers began their journey home on March 23, 1806. Lewis and Clark used four dugout canoes they bought from the Native Americans, plus one that they stole in "retaliation" for a previous theft.
Lewis and Clark separated until they reached the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers on August 11. Clark's team had floated down the rivers in bull boats. Once reunited, the Corps was able to return home quickly via the Missouri River. They reached St. Louis on September 23, 1806. [via]More editions of The Journals of Lewis and Clark:
Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russiaby Suzanne MassieISBN 0671460595 (0-671-46059-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Liberty! : The American Revolutionby Thomas J. FlemingISBN 0670870218 (0-670-87021-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Liberty! : The American Revolution'Book summary:This first-rate volume on the American Revolution combines beautiful artwork with the lucid prose of Thomas Fleming. Although Liberty! The American Revolution accompanies a PBS documentary series, the book stands completely on its own; in fact, it presents one of the finest overviews of the conflict available in print. The bulk of the text focuses on the military aspect of the Revolution, but the political and social sides receive ample coverage as well. Colorful sidebars on the mysterious origins of the U.S. flag, the evolution of Yankee Doodle, and a history of tarring and feathering are great entertainment for curious intellects. If you are going to include only a single book on the American Revolution in your library, this is probably the one to own. And even if you already have several, Liberty! should be added to your collection. [via]
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Life in the Georgian Cityby Neil Burton, Dan CruickshankISBN 0670812668 (0-670-81266-8)
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The Life of Henry Fielding: A Critical Biographyby Ronald PaulsonISBN 0631191461 (0-631-19146-1)
Hardcover, Blackwell Pub
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The Man in the Iron Maskby Alexandre DumasISBN 0603030211 (0-603-03021-1)
Hardcover, Dean & Son
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Martha Washington: An American Lifeby Patricia BradyISBN 0670034304 (0-670-03430-4)
Hardcover, Viking Pr
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, And Warby Nathaniel PhilbrickISBN 0670037605 (0-670-03760-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Mayflower's religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans as disease spread by European fishermen devastated their populations. Initially the two groupsthe Wampanoags, under the charismatic and calculating chief Massasoit, and the Pilgrims, whose pugnacious military officer Miles Standish was barely five feet tallmaintained a fragile working relationship. But within decades, New England would erupt into King Philip's War, a savagely bloody conflict that nearly wiped out English colonists and natives alike and forever altered the face of the fledgling colonies and the country that would grow from them.
With towering figures like William Bradford and the distinctly American hero Benjamin Church at the center of his narrative, Philbrick has fashioned a fresh and compelling portrait of the dawn of American historya history dominated right from the start by issues of race, violence, and religion.
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Middlemarchby George EliotISBN 0613706633 (0-613-70663-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Mill on the Flossby George EliotISBN 061831766X (0-618-31766-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Monarch Notes on Dickens' Hard Timesby Paul M. OchojskiISBN 0671008234 (0-671-00823-4)
Hardcover, Pearson Education, Limited
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Morgan's Runby Colleen McCulloughISBN 0671024183 (0-671-02418-3)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Mozartby Peter GayISBN 0670882380 (0-670-88238-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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My Brother Sam Is Deadby Christopher Collier, James Lincoln CollierISBN 059042792X (0-590-42792-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed The Worldby Roy AdkinsISBN 0670034487 (0-670-03448-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed The World'Book summary:On October 21, 1805, as Britains Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson clashed with Napoleons forces in an epic sea battle off the coast of Spain, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Though the cost was high-and Nelson himself was killed-the British victory prevented Napoleon from invading Britain and paved the way for the eventual defeat of the French emperor. Without Trafalgar there would have been no Waterloo. The Battle of Trafalgar set Britain on its vast imperial course.
Now, on the battles 200th anniversary, Roy Adkins offers readers a brutally vivid, gunport-level account of the battle. For more than five hours the crews of the British, French, and Spanish ships struggled under the constant barrage of cannon and musket fire amid choking fumes, and ear- splitting explosions. While the men maneuvered the ships and kept the cannons firing, the women tended the sick and helped the boys carry gunpowder cartridges to the gun decks. Capturing as never before the harsh conditions in which sailors lived and died, the mechanics of nautical warfare, and the relentless violence of 19th century naval combat, Nelsons Trafalgar is a must read for fans of military history and Patrick OBrian. [via]
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The Odysseyby Homer, Samuel ButlerISBN 0671015486 (0-671-01548-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:T en years have passed since the fall of Troy, and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and rowdy mob of suitors who have overrun Odysseus's palace and pillaged his land continue to court his wife, Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus. Prince Telemachus, Odysseus's son, wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them. One of the suitors, Antinous, plans to assassinate the young prince, eliminating the only opposition to their dominion over the palace. Unknown to the suitors, Odysseus is still alive. The beautiful nymph Calypso, possessed by love for him, has imprisoned him on her island, Ogygia. He longs to return to his wife and son, but he has no ship or crew to help him escape. While the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus debate Odysseus's future, Athena, Odysseus's strongest supporter among the gods, resolves to help Telemachus. Disguised as a friend of the prince's grandfather, Laertes, she convinces the prince to call a meeting of the assembly at which he reproaches the suitors. Athena also prepares him for a great journey to Pylos and Sparta, where the kings Nestor and Menelaus, Odysseus's companions during the war, inform him that Odysseus is alive and trapped on Calypso's island. Telemachus makes plans to return home, while, back in Ithaca, Antinous and the other suitors prepare an ambush to kill him when he reaches port. [via]
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Paris and London in the Eighteenth Century: Studies in Popular Protestby George F.E. RudeISBN 0670003808 (0-670-00380-8)
Softcover, Viking Press
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The Past Speaks: Sources and Problems in British History Since 1688by Walter L. ArnsteinISBN 0669246026 (0-669-24602-6)
Softcover, D C Heath & Co
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Past Speaks: Sources and Problems in English Historyby Smith, Jean Reeder SmithISBN 0669246018 (0-669-24601-8)
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Peter the Great Transforms Russiaby James E. CracraftISBN 0669216747 (0-669-21674-7)
Softcover, D C Heath & Co
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The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochesterby Keith Walker, John Wilmot RochesterISBN 0631125736 (0-631-12573-6)
Hardcover, Published for the Shakespeare Head Press by B. Blackwell
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The Portrait of a Ladyby Henry JamesISBN 0618107355 (0-618-10735-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Portrait of a Lady'Book summary:Alluring, high-spirited heiress Isabel is in Europe to seek her own destiny. Love, intrigue, and betrayal make this timeless American novel a profound and moving mirror of the human condition. Henry Jemes's masterpiece is captured afresh in this beautifully produced official tie-in edition to the fall 1996 movie starring Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich. [via]
Puritanism in Early Americaby George MacGregor WallerISBN 0669827193 (0-669-82719-3)
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Redcoatby Bernard CornwellISBN 0670816817 (0-670-81681-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Revolutionary Europe, 1783-1815by George F. RudeISBN 0631221905 (0-631-22190-5)
Softcover, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Robespierre: Portrait of a Revolutionary Democratby George F.E. RudeISBN 0670601284 (0-670-60128-4)
Hardcover, Viking Press
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Romanticism: An Anthologyby Duncan WuISBN 0631191968 (0-631-19196-8)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romanticism: An Anthology'Book summary:This anthology provides the following works in addition to those offered in the first edition: Anna Laetitia Barbauld's "Eighteen Hundred and Eleven"; Byron's "Don Juan", "Canto 2", "Stanzas to Augusta", "Epistle to Augusta", "When We Two Parted" and "Fare Thee Well"; John Clare's "The Badger" and "The Flitting"; canonical versions of S.T. Coleridge's "The Eolian Harp", "Dejection: An Ode", "Kubla Khan", "The Pains of Sleep", "This Lime-Tree Bower", "Frost at Midnight"; John Keats's "Lamia"; and William Wordsworth's "The Ruined Cottage", "The Brothers" and "Michael". A new introduction has been written designed specifically to help students orientate themselves in the field, and expanded introductory headnotes to the major writers are provided. [via]
Sabrinaby Candice F. RansomISBN 0590414380 (0-590-41438-0)
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Savage Wildernessby Harold CoyleISBN 0671003879 (0-671-00387-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Securing the Revolution: Ideology in American Politics, 1789-1815by Richard BuelISBN 0595001149 (0-595-00114-9)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Lifeby William LawISBN 0664248330 (0-664-24833-0)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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The Seventh Starby Marjory HallISBN 0664324517 (0-664-32451-7)
Hardcover, Westminster Press
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Three Oriental Tales: Complete Texts With Introduction, Historical Contexts, Critical Essaysby William Beckford, George Gordon Byron Byron, Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan, Alan RichardsonISBN 0618107312 (0-618-10731-2)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Undaunted Courageby Stephen E. Ambrose, Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether LewisISBN 0613022173 (0-613-02217-3)
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A Walk to the Western Isles: After Boswell and Johnsonby Frank DelaneyISBN 0586211322 (0-586-21132-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Watery Graveby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0614130239 (0-614-13023-9)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Women in Loveby D. H. LawrenceISBN 0670000655 (0-670-00065-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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A World On Fire: A Heretic, An Aristocrat, And The Race To Discover Oxygenby Joe JacksonISBN 0670034347 (0-670-03434-7)
Hardcover, Viking Pr
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkersby Robert L. HeilbronerISBN 0671213261 (0-671-21326-1)
Softcover, Simon and Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers'Book summary:What is economics? It is the science of how man satisfies his unlimited wants and needs with limited resources. This science has had many great innovators, and this book introduces the lives and ideas of several of them: namely Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, John Maynard Keynes and Joseph Schumpeter. Written at a level accessible to laymen with a high school reading ability, this makes a great introductory work to the history of economic thought. Largely void of equations and graphs; this is not the book to learn about this curve or that curve. However, this is the book to learn about the development of capitalism, financial markets, socialism, globalization, employment policies, welfare economics, etc... Specifically, the six individuals covered in this book span the 1700s thru the 1900s, and contributed mightily to how governments, businesses, and intellectuals thought about the way people and nations make a living. Each of these economist lived in a different age with unique sets of challenges that faced the prevailing world order at that time. Each would produce works of thought that influenced millions of people. This book shows this relationship between each individual, their times, and their contributions to the body of economic thought. The book is laid out in chronological order, so the reader can see how as history changed, man's view of economics change, and likewise, how each economist's publications in turn changed history. Overall a good book; though somehow incomplete. This book deals solely with six economists of the Anglo-Saxon tradition; Europe and the US from the Industrial Revolution onwards. Other parts of the world such as Asia and the Middle East have contributed just as much to world economics; yet they are fully excluded from this book [via]
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