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1939: The Lost World of the Fairby David GelernterISBN 0028740025 (0-02-874002-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 0030097703 (0-03-009770-3)
Softcover, Harcourt School
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Centennialby TwainISBN 0060467223 (0-06-046722-3)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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American History: A Surveyby Alan BrinkleyISBN 0073255068 (0-07-325506-8)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
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American History: A Survey Since 1865by Alan BrinkleyISBN 0073033928 (0-07-303392-8)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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American Issues: A Primary Source Reader in United States History Since 1865by Irwin Unger, Robert R. TomesISBN 0131914022 (0-13-191402-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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American Issues: A Primary Source Reader in United States History; To 1877by Irwin Unger, Robert R. TomesISBN 0131914677 (0-13-191467-7)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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American Revolutionaries in the Making: Political Practices in Washington's Virginiaby Charles S. SydnorISBN 0029323908 (0-02-932390-8)
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Andrew Jacksonby Robert Vincent ReminiISBN 0060801328 (0-06-080132-8)
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Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy: 1833-1845by Robert Vincent ReminiISBN 0060152796 (0-06-015279-6)
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Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom Eighteen Twenty Two-Eighteen Thirty Twoby Robert Vincent ReminiISBN 0060148446 (0-06-014844-6)
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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenceby David J. GarrowISBN 0060566922 (0-06-056692-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Benjamin Franklin: Young Printerby Augusta StevensonISBN 0020419201 (0-02-041920-1)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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The Big Change: America Transforms Itself 1900-1950by F. AllenISBN 0060913231 (0-06-091323-1)
Softcover, Harper & Row
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionageby Christopher Drew, Sherry Sontag, Annette Lawrence DrewISBN 006097771X (0-06-097771-X)
Softcover, Perennial
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"Most of the stories in Blind Man's Bluff have never been told publicly," they write, "and none have ever been told in this level of detail." Among their revelations is the most complete accounting to date of the 1968 disappearance of the U.S.S. Scorpion; the story of how the Navy located a live hydrogen bomb lost by the Air Force; and a plot by the CIA and Howard Hughes to steal a Soviet sub. The most interesting chapter reveals how an American sub secretly tapped Soviet communications cables beneath the waves. Blind Man's Bluff is a compelling book about the courage, ingenuity, and patriotism of America's underwater spies. --John J. Miller [via]
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Brave Companionsby David Willis McCulloughISBN 0131401041 (0-13-140104-1)
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The Buck Stops Hereby Alice ProvensenISBN 0064461327 (0-06-446132-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Chain Of Command: The Road From 9/11 to Abu Ghraibby Seymour M. HershISBN 0060955376 (0-06-095537-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chain Of Command: The Road From 9/11 To ABU Ghraib'Book summary:Seymour Hersh has been a legendary investigative reporter since 1969 when he broke the My Lai story in Vietnam. His considerable skill and well-placed sources inside the government, intelligence community, military, and the diplomatic corps have allowed him access to a wide range of information unavailable to most reporters. Chain of Command is packed with specific details and thoughtful analysis of events since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including intelligence failures prior to 9/11; postwar planning regarding Afghanistan and Iraq; the corruption of the Saudi family; Pakistan's nuclear program, which spread nuclear technology via the black market (and admitted as such); influence peddling at the highest levels; and the torture scandal at Abu Ghraib prison, among other topics. The book collects and elaborates on stories Hersh wrote for The New Yorker, and includes an introduction by the magazine's editor, David Remnick, on Hersh's background and his sources.
Part of Hersh's skill lies in uncovering official reports that have been buried because government or military leaders find them too revealing or embarrassing. Chain of Command is filled with such stories, particularly regarding the manner in which sensitive intelligence was gathered and disseminated within the Bush administration. Hersh details how serious decisions were made in secret by a small handful of people, often based on selective information. Part of the problem was, and remains, a lack of human intelligence in critical parts of the Middle East, but it also has much to do with the considerable infighting within the administration by those trying to make intelligence fit preconceived conclusions. A prime example of this is the story about the files that surfaced allegedly detailing how Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger in order to build nuclear weapons. Though the files were soon proven to be forgeries, the Bush administration still used them as evidence against Saddam Hussein and therefore part of the reason for invading Iraq. In these pages, Hersh offers readers a clearer understanding of what has happened since September 11, and what we might expect in the future. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Cultural Life of the American Colonies 1607-1763by Louis B. WrightISBN 0060147555 (0-06-014755-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyonby Edward DolnickISBN 0060955864 (0-06-095586-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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El Club Dante/The Dante Clubby Matthew PearlISBN 8432296325 (84-322-9632-5)
Softcover, Seix Barral
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Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1933by Blanche Wiesen CookISBN 0140094601 (0-14-009460-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Embattled Courage: The Experience of Combat in the American Civil Warby Gerald F. LindermanISBN 0029197619 (0-02-919761-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Mealby Eric SchlosserISBN 0060838582 (0-06-083858-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'Book summary:On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens his ambitious and ultimately devastating exposé with an introduction to the iconoclasts and high school dropouts, such as Harlan Sanders and the McDonald brothers, who first applied the principles of a factory assembly line to a commercial kitchen. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the potatoes and beef are grown, and into the slaughterhouses run by giant meatpacking corporations. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world's largest flavor company) and "what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns." Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is--literally--feces in your meat.
Schlosser's investigation reaches its frightening peak in the meatpacking plants as he reveals the almost complete lack of federal oversight of a seemingly lawless industry. His searing portrayal of the industry is disturbingly similar to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1906: nightmare working conditions, union busting, and unsanitary practices that introduce E. coli and other pathogens into restaurants, public schools, and homes. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry "both feeds and feeds off the young," insinuating itself into all aspects of children's lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. "Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior," he writes. Where to begin? Ask yourself, is the true cost of having it "your way" really worth it? --Lesley Reed [via]
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Fields of Fireby James H. WebbISBN 0133142868 (0-13-314286-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fields of Fire'Book summary:They each had their reasons for being a soldier.
They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo Death Before Dishonor before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes.
They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire....
Fields of Fire is James Webbs classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, a novel of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and agonizing human truths seen through the prism of nonstop combat. Weaving together a cast of vivid characters, Fields of Fire captures the journey of unformed men through a man-made hell until each man finds his fate. [via]More editions of Fields of Fire:
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For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of Americaby Allan R. Millett, Peter MaslowskiISBN 0029215978 (0-02-921597-8)
Softcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America'Book summary:Now fully updated and totally revised, this highly regarded classic remains the most comprehensive study available of Americas military history.
Dubbed the preeminent survey of American military history (Russell F. Weigley, author of The American Way of War), For the Common Defense has established itself as an essential fixture in the field. In this major revision, authors Allan R. Millett and Peter Maslowski add the last twenty years of the story to a meticulously researched, unbiased analysis that has already withstood the test of time.
While many books cover different chapters of the nations military history, only this one tackles the full narrative, examining the characteristics of our evolving military policy alongside the impact that policy has had on Americas international relations and domestic development. This latest incarnation, exhaustively revised, includes updates throughout that reflect current dialogues surrounding key moments in history. In addition to replacing chapters on Korea, Vietnam, and the collapsed Soviet Union, the authors have composed new sections on the complex role of war in the United States since 1994 and the War on Terror. An extraordinary accomplishment of research, analysis, and accessible writing on everything from pre-Revolutionary War battles to the fighting in Afghanistan, For the Common Defense is as relevant and important as ever. [via]
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For the President's Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bushby Christopher AndrewISBN 0060921781 (0-06-092178-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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George Washington: Young Leaderby Augusta Stevenson, E. Joseph DreanyISBN 0020421508 (0-02-042150-8)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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Gettysburg: A Testing of Courageby Noah Andre TrudeauISBN 0060931868 (0-06-093186-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage'Book summary:America's Civil War raged for more than four years, the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 continue to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with their unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage.
No battle was as deadly or dramatic as Gettysburg. More lives were lost there than in any other war fought on American soil. From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates' last daring and ultimately doomed act, forever known as Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a Southern nation.The last three decades have seen scores of remarkable new studies focusing on important elements of this monumental campaign. Now, acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history that sheds new light on virtually every aspect of the battle of Gettysburg. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, including excerpts from the diaries and letters of the men on both sides of the battlefield, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life. He recounts the heightening tension of the campaign, the life-or-death decisions made by its commanders, and the struggle endured by thousands of its bravest soldiers. Not forgotten are the stories of the noncombatants, the thousands of civilians whose placid lives were swept into the ferocious cauldron.Scrupulously researched and masterfully written, Gettysburg conveys all the drama and heroism in what is sure to be the defining account for years to come of this pivotal moment in American history. [via]More editions of Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage:
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The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, And the Mississippi Gulf Coastby Douglas BrinkleyISBN 0061124230 (0-06-112423-0)
Hardcover, William Morrow & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, And the Mississippi Gulf Coast'Book summary:In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. Yet those wind-torn hours represented only the first stage of the relentless triple tragedy that Katrina brought to the entire Gulf Coast, from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama. First came the hurricane, one of the three strongest ever to make landfall in the United States -- 150-mile- per-hour winds, with gusts measuring more than 180 miles per hour ripping buildings to pieces. Second, the storm-surge flooding, which submerged a half million homes, creating the largest domestic refugee crisis since the Civil War. Eighty percent of New Orleans was under water, as debris and sewage coursed through the streets, and whole towns in south-eastern Louisiana ceased to exist. And third, the human tragedy of government mis-management, which proved as cruel as the natural disaster itself. Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans, implemented an evacuation plan that favored the rich and healthy. Kathleen Blanco, governor of Louisiana, dithered in the most important aspect of her job: providing leadership in a time of fear and confusion. Michael C. Brown, the FEMA director, seemed more concerned with his sartorial splendor than the specter of death and horror that was taking New Orleans into its grip. In The Great Deluge, bestselling author Douglas Brinkley, a New Orleans resident and professor of history at Tulane University, rips the story of Katrina apart and relates what the Category 3 hurricane was like from every point of view. The book finds the true heroes -- such as Coast Guard officer Jimmy Duckworth and hurricane jock Tony Zumbado. Throughout the book, Brinkley lets the Katrina survivors tell their own stories, masterly allowing them to record the nightmare that was Katrina. The Great Deluge investigates the failure of government at every level and breaks important new stories. Packed with interviews and original research, [via]
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The Great Rehearsal: The Story of the Making and Ratification of the Constitution of the U.S.by Carl Van DorenISBN 0140089659 (0-14-008965-9)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century Americaby Richard SlotkinISBN 006097575X (0-06-097575-X)
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The Life of Andrew Jacksonby Robert V. ReminiISBN 0060937351 (0-06-093735-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life of Andrew Jackson'Book summary:The New York Times has called Robert V. Remini "the formost Jacksonian scholar of our time." His prize-winning biography is a work that took more than 15 years to write. Now, the essence of Andrew Jackson's life and career have been expertly captured in this meticulously crafted abridgement. Illustrated. [via]
The Life of Andrew Jackson/3 Volumes in 1by Robert Vincent ReminiISBN 0060159049 (0-06-015904-9)
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Lincolnby Gore VidalISBN 8448306996 (84-483-0699-6)
Hardcover, Ediciones Sm
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln'Book summary:Bicentenario del nacimiento de Lincoln.
En una manana del frio invierno de 1861, Abraham Lincoln, presidente electo de unos Estados Unidos al borde de la desintegracion, baja del tren en Washington flanqueado por dos policias vestidos de civil y oculto el mismo bajo un disfraz, pues los rumores acerca de un complot para asesinarle no hacen mas que crecer. En los cuatro anos siguientes el hombre que ha prometido unir a una nacion dividida por la cuestion de la esclavitud sera victima de varios atentados contra su vida. Y mientras el general Lee lucha a las puertas de la capital, Lincoln vive aislado en la Casa Blanca, presidiendo un gobierno dividido, y tratado incluso por los correligionarios republicanos con desprecio.
Gore Vidal nos muestra a Lincoln a traves de los ojos de sus amigos, sus enemigos, sus futuros asesinos, y el resultado es un retrato que es a la vez intimo y monumental, una novela que se ha convertido en todo un simbolo de los valores mas arraigados de la democracia y en un clasico de la novela historica moderna.
El inicio de 2009 se abre con la toma de posesion de Obama y con los actos de conmemoracion del bicentenario de Lincoln, el artifice de las enmiendas de la Constitucion que conllevaron la abolicion de la esclavitud. Una lectura muy indicada para el momento en que vivimos. [via]More editions of Lincoln:
The Making of the President 1789: The Unauthorized Campaign Biographyby Marvin KitmanISBN 0060919922 (0-06-091992-2)
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Moby Dickby Herman MelvilleISBN 8497594878 (84-9759-487-8)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby Dick'Book summary:Well over a century after its publication, "Moby-Dick" still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, "Moby-Dick" is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, "Moby- Dick" is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. @greatwhitetale Call me Ishmael. You could call me something else if you want, but since that's my name, it would make sense to call me Ishmael. Captain obsessed with finding a whale called Moby Dick. Sounds like the meanest VD ever, if you ask me. Sorry. Old joke. Couldn't resist. From "Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less" [via]
Modern American Women: A Documentary Historyby Susan WareISBN 0070715270 (0-07-071527-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Modern American Women: A Documentary History'Book summary:A collection of primary source documents for the American women's history course, 'Modern American Women: A Documentary History' focuses on events and developments involving women from 1890 to the present. New material includes documents on anti-lynching activism and Indian relocation, excerpts from 'The Vagina Monologues' by Eve Ensler, expanded chapters on 'Sexuality and the Body' and 'The State of the Movement for Women's Equality'. New part introductions provide historical context for and identify key themes that emerge from the documents in each of the book's three parts while headnotes, suggestions for further reading and photo essays supplement this already thorough and intimate look at women's history in the 20th century. [via]
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Molly Pitcher Young Patriotby Augusta StevensonISBN 0020420404 (0-02-042040-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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My Brother Sam Is Deadby Christopher Collier, James Lincoln CollierISBN 0027229807 (0-02-722980-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Brother Sam Is Dead'Book summary:Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town. [via]
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Naming Namesby Victor S. NavaskyISBN 0140059423 (0-14-005942-3)
Softcover, Penguin
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Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic to 1877by James West DavidsonISBN 0070157391 (0-07-015739-1)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republicby James West DavidsonISBN 0072870990 (0-07-287099-0)
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Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic To 1877by James West Davidson, William E. Gienapp, Chistine Leigh HeyrmanISBN 0070157960 (0-07-015796-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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The New Commonwealth, 1877-1890by John Arthur GarratyISBN 0061314102 (0-06-131410-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins College Div
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Patton: A Genius for Warby Carlo D'EsteISBN 0060927623 (0-06-092762-3)
Softcover, Perennial
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Paul Revereby Augusta Stevenson, Frank NicholasISBN 0020420900 (0-02-042090-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Prelude to Civil War the Nullification Controversyby William W. FreehlingISBN 0061313599 (0-06-131359-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins College Div
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Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitutionby John A. GarratyISBN 0061320846 (0-06-132084-6)
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Redeeming the Time: A People's History of the 1920's and the New Dealby Page SmithISBN 0140122648 (0-14-012264-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Religious History of Americaby Edwin S. Gaustad, Leigh Eric SchmidtISBN 0060630566 (0-06-063056-6)
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The Religious History of America: The Heart of the American Story from Colonial Times to Todayby Edwin S. Gaustad, Leigh Eric SchmidtISBN 0060630574 (0-06-063057-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Religious History of America: The Heart of the American Story from Colonial Times to Today'Book summary:In this landmark work, award-winning Princeton historian Leigh Schmidt teams up with eminent American religious history scholar Edwin Gaustad to produce a fully revised, updated, and expanded version of a modern classic. First published in 1966, The Religious History of America made the religious dimensions of our common history readily accessible to a generation of readers. This edition remains true to the literary grace of earlier editions as it expands its scope, increasing the emphasis on pluralism, religious practices, and spiritual seeking, as well as the direct connection of religion to social and political struggle. The authors have updated the structure of the text, replacing the five distinct ages of Gaustad's previous editions with a more explicit emphasis on specific historical markers, carrying the multifaceted story of religion in the United States into the twenty-first century.
Extensively illustrated, and with a new emphasis on African-American and Native American religious life, Eastern religions, and the recent boom in spirituality, this new edition of The Religious History of America is the master telling of the heart and soul of the American story.
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Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Goreby James T. PattersonISBN 9780195122 (978-019-512-2)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Scarlettby Alexandra RipleyISBN 844064048X (84-406-4048-X)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scarlett'Book summary:Si hubo alguna vez una mujer que dejara escapar al hombre de su vida, al unico que la amo incondicional y ciegamente, esa mujer frivila y caprichosa fue Scarlett O'Hara. Si hubo un hombre enamorado, que comprendiera y aceptara el caracter ambicioso, vulnerable y en ocasiones infantil de Scarlett, ese hombre fue Rhett Butler. La inolvidable protagonista de Lo que el viento se llevo inicia en esta novela una tenaz busqueda de la felicidad. Tara, las ciudades ocupadas por los yanquis, la Irlanda de los O'Hara y los caminos del dolor y el desamor son los escenarios en que se desarrolla la lucha de Scarlett por dar un nuevo sentido a su vida. La joven muchacha se transformara en una hermosa mujer, independiente y ambiciosa como en su juventud, pero mas humana y segura de si misma. / Picks up the story begun in Margaret Mitchell""s classic ""Gone With the Wind"". What happens to Ashley now that Melanie is gone? Does Scarlett find a way to get Rhett back? [via]
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The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: The Masons and the Building of Washington, D.C.by David OvasonISBN 0060953683 (0-06-095368-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: The Masons and the Building of Washington, D.C.'Book summary:Today, there are more than twenty complete zodiacs in Washington, D.C., each one pointing to an extraordinary mystery. David Ovason, who has studied these astrological devices for ten years, now reveals why they have been placed in such abundance in the center of our nation's capital and explains their interconnections. His richly illustrated text tells the story of how Washington, from its foundation in 1791, was linked with the zodiac, with the meaning of certain stars, and with a hidden cosmological symbolism that he uncovers here for the first time.
Fascinating and thoroughly researched, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation 's Capital is an engrossing book that raises provocative questions and otters complex insights into the meanings behind the mysterious symbols in Washington.
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Senator Joe McCarthyby R. RovereISBN 0061319708 (0-06-131970-8)
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Spain in Americaby Charles GibsonISBN 0061330779 (0-06-133077-9)
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Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legendby James I. RobertsonISBN 0028646851 (0-02-864685-1)
Hardcover, Macmillan Library Reference
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Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legendby Robertson, James I., Jr.ISBN 0028650646 (0-02-865064-6)
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Tom Sawyerby Mark TwainISBN 3895084638 (3-89508-463-8)
Hardcover, Koenemann Verlagsgesellschaft
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom Sawyer'Book summary:Few books capture both the simplicity and complexities of American life quite like these enduring "boyhood" classics by Mark Twain.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Take a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and young love. [via]More editions of Tom Sawyer:
Washington: An Abridgment in One Volume by Richard Harweel of the Seven-Volumeby Douglas Southall Freeman, Richard Barksdale HarwellISBN 0020432143 (0-02-043214-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Whirlwind of War: Voices of the Storm, 1861-1865by Stephen B. OatesISBN 0060930926 (0-06-093092-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Witness to America : An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Todayby Douglas Brinkley, Stephen E. AmbroseISBN 0062716115 (0-06-271611-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Witness to America : An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today'Book summary:Witness to America, a marvelous anthology of eyewitness accounts to key events in American history, opens with an act of rebellion: the Boston Tea Party of November 1773, when American tax resisters dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a British vessel and dumped its cargo of tea overboard to protest a newly imposed duty on the much-used stimulant. It closes with another act of rebellion: the attempted impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton, the long-sought dream of the makers of the so-called Republican Revolution of 1994. The first was reported by a participant, George Hewes, the second by a journalist, Michael Kinsley; but both acts reveal much about the values of the nation with the passage of time, and both documents will be of value to anyone seeking to understand America's political history now and in the future.
Editors Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley, who are among the best-known American historians working today, understand the importance of such firsthand accounts to chroniclers of the past. They also understand that for too many Americans, "the word history implies an arid pedantry associated with dusty libraries and musty monographs." They've chosen the documents in this first-rate anthology with an eye to proving that history need not be dull, and the selections tell much that the standard textbooks do not, whether it be the mule-meat-and-bad-bean diet of the Confederates besieged at Vicksburg or the cold-war ravings of Beat Generation patron saint Jack Kerouac. At once entertaining and highly instructive, this book belongs in every history buff's library. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil Warby Stephen B. OatesISBN 0028740122 (0-02-874012-2)
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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer / The Adventures Of Tom Sawyerby Julia Daroqui, Not Available, Santos Martinez KochISBN 950110012X (950-11-0012-X)
Hardcover, Editorial Sigmar S.A.C.I.
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El Club Dante/ The Dante Clubby Matthew Pearl, VICENTE VILLACAMPAISBN 8432217204 (84-322-1720-4)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Club Dante/ The Dante Club'Book summary:Una magistral obra de suspense mundialmente aclamada. Boston, 1865. Importantes personalidades est´n siendo brutalmente asesinadas por un criminal inspirado en los tormentos del Infierno de Dante. Sólo los miembros del club Dante --poetas y profesores de Harvard dirigidos por Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-- pueden anticiparse al asesino e identificarle. Mientras preparan la primera traducción americana de La divina comedia enfrentándose a la oposición de la puritana vieja guardia de Harvard, los intelectuales deberán convertirse en detectives y pasar a la acción. Nicholas Ray, el primer policía negro del departamento de Boston, dirigirá la investigación oficial mientras los miembros del club llevan a cabo sus insólitas pesquisas. Un dantesco infierno medieval se cierne sobre las calles de la ciudad, en una época que toca a su fin, convulsa por la recién terminada guerra civil, el asesinato del presidente Lincoln y los disturbios raciales. Comparada insistentemente con El nombre de la rosa, de Umberto Eco, aclamada por la crítica con una unanimidad asombrosa y refrendada por el público con su presencia en las listas de los libros más vendidos de New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, entre otros, El club Dante (http://www.seix-barral.es/club-dante) está a punto de ser publicada en veintiún países antes de ser llevada al cine. Matthew Pearl ha logrado un equilibrio perfecto entre realidad y ficción, una novela histórica de suspense que sorprende de principio a fin. [via]
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Matar UN Ruisenor/to Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee, Baldomero PortaISBN 8401492041 (84-01-49204-1)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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Soldado De LA CIAby Robert BaerISBN 8484323773 (84-8432-377-3)
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