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Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolutionby James M. McPhersonISBN 0195076060 (0-19-507606-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution'Book summary:James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review, called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson gathered in the broad sweep of events, the political, social, and cultural forces at work during the Civil War era. Now, in Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, he offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth.
McPherson again displays his keen insight and sterling prose as he examines several critical themes in American history. He looks closely at the President's role as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces, showing how Lincoln forged a national military strategy for victory. He explores the importance of Lincoln's great rhetorical skills, uncovering how--through parables and figurative language--he was uniquely able to communicate both the purpose of the war and a new meaning of liberty to the people of the North. In another section, McPherson examines the Civil War as a Second American Revolution, describing how the Republican Congress elected in 1860 passed an astonishing blitz of new laws (rivaling the first hundred days of the New Deal), and how the war not only destroyed the social structure of the old South, but radically altered the balance of power in America, ending 70 years of Southern power in the national government.
The Civil War was the single most transforming and defining experience in American history, and Abraham Lincoln remains the most important figure in the pantheon of our mythology. These graceful essays, written by one of America's leading historians, offer fresh and unusual perspectives on both. [via]More editions of Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution:
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The Autobiography of Ben Franklinby Benjamin FranklinISBN 1595479562 (1-59547-956-2)
Softcover, Nuvision Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Autobiography of Ben Franklin'Book summary:This classic is Franklin's last word on his greatest literary creation--his own invented persona, the original incarnation of the American success story. [via]
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Ben Franklin America's Original Entrepreneur: Americas Original Enterpreneur Franklin's Autobiography Adapted for Modern Timesby Blaine McCormickISBN 1932531688 (1-932531-68-8)
Hardcover, Entrepreneur Pr
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Campaigning With Grantby Horace Porter, Brooks D. SimpsonISBN 0803287631 (0-8032-8763-1)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Campaigning With Grant'Book summary:From April 1864 until the end of the war, Horace Porter served as lieutenant colonel attached to Grant1s staff. He accompanied him into battle in the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and Petersburg campaigns and was there at the courthouse at Appomattox. His portrait of his two years with Grant has emerged as the most readable first-hand account we have of the General in action. [via]
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- Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0914427709 (0-914427-70-9)
Hardcover, William s Konecky Assoc - Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0306802775 (0-306-80277-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books - Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0553293869 (0-553-29386-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0809442035 (0-8094-4203-5)
Softcover, Time-Life Books - Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0809442000 (0-8094-4200-0)
Hardcover, Silver Burdett Pr - Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0809442027 (0-8094-4202-7)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books - Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0803287631 (0-8032-8763-1)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
- Campaigning With Grant: ISBN 0914427709 (0-914427-70-9)
Co Aytch Maury Grays First Tennessee Regiment: Or, a Side Show of the Big Showby R. Sam WatkinsISBN 1428023976 (1-4280-2397-6)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil Warby Sam R. WatkinsISBN 0743255410 (0-7432-5541-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Company Aytch: Or, a Side Show of the Big Show and Other Sketchesby M. Thomas Inge, Sam WatkinsISBN 0452281245 (0-452-28124-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Democracy in Americaby Alexis De Tocqueville, Francis Bowen, Henry Reeve, Patrick RenshawISBN 1853264806 (1-85326-480-6)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democracy in America'Book summary:Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. De Tocqueville examines the structures, institutions and operation of democracy, and shows how Europe can learn from American success and failures. His central theme is the advancement of the rule of the people, but he also predicts that slavery will bring about the 'most horrible of civil wars', foresees that the USA and Russia will be the Superpowers of the twentieth century, and is 150 years ahead of his time in his views on the position and importance of women. [via]
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Democracy in Americaby Arthur Goldhammer, Alexis De TocquevilleISBN 1931082545 (1-931082-54-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democracy in America'Book summary:Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocratic French lawyer, came to the United States in 1831 to study its penitentiary systems. His nine-month visit and subsequent reading and reflection resulted in Democracy in America (183540), a landmark masterpiece of political observation and analysis. Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America and explores its implications for European society in the emerging modern era. His book provides enduring insight into the political consequences of widespread property ownership, the potential dangers to liberty inherent in majority rule, the importance of civil institutions in an individualistic culture dominated by the pursuit of material self-interest, and the vital role of religion in American life, while prophetically probing the deep differences between the free and slave states. The clear, fluid, and vigorous translation by Arthur Goldhammer is the first to fully capture Tocquevilles achievements both as an accomplished literary stylist and as a profound political thinker. [via]
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Frederick Douglassby William S. McFeelyISBN 039331376X (0-393-31376-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frederick Douglass'Book summary:A former slave, orator, journalist, autobiographer, and revolutionary on behalf of a just America, Douglass was a towering figure, at once consumately charismatic and flawed. In this biography, fresh and incisive in its research and interpretation, Freeley captures the many sides of this great and complex American, and recreates the high drama of a turbulent era. [via]
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Grant: A Biographyby William S. McFeelyISBN 0393323943 (0-393-32394-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grant: A Biography'Book summary:"Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best." Marcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
The seminal biography of one of America's towering, enigmatic figures. From his boyhood in Ohio to the battlefields of the Civil War and his presidency during the crucial years of Reconstruction, this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traces the entire arc of Grant's life (1822-1885). "A moving and convincing portrait....profound understanding of the man as well as his period and his country." C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books "Clearsightedness, along with McFeely's unfailing intelligence and his existential sympathy...informs his entire biography." Justin Kaplan, The New Republic Illustrations [via]More editions of Grant: A Biography:
- Grant: A Biography: ISBN 0945707150 (0-945707-15-0)
Hardcover, Amer Political Biography Pr - Grant: A Biography: ISBN 0393300463 (0-393-30046-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Grant: A Biography: ISBN 0393013723 (0-393-01372-3)
Hardcover, Norton - Grant: A Biography: ISBN 0393323943 (0-393-32394-3)
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Jefferson and His Timeby Dumas MaloneISBN 0813923581 (0-8139-2358-1)
Hardcover, University of Virginia Press
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Jefferson and the Ordeal of Libertyby Dumas MaloneISBN 0316544698 (0-316-54469-8)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Jefferson and the Rights of Manby Dumas MaloneISBN 0316544701 (0-316-54470-1)
Softcover, Xlibris Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jefferson and the Rights of Man'Book summary:The second volume in this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography tells the story of the eventful middle years in the life of Thomas Jefferson: his ministry to France in the years just before the French Revolution and during the early stages of that conflict; his service as secretary of state in President George Washington's first cabinet; the crucial period of his first differences with Alexander Hamilton and the beginnings of his long struggle with the Federalists. . [via]
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Jefferson the President Second Term 1805-1809by Dumas MaloneISBN 0316544655 (0-316-54465-5)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jefferson the President Second Term 1805-1809'Book summary:Dumas Malones classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jeffersons life.
Volume 4. Jefferson the President; First Term, 18011805
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Examining the first four years of Jeffersons presidency, this volume provides a fascinating account of the Louisiana Purchase, Jeffersons continuing opposition to Hamiltons charge for an overriding central government, and his battle with the Supreme Court.More editions of Jefferson the President Second Term 1805-1809:
- Jefferson the President First Term, 1801-1805: ISBN 0316544671 (0-316-54467-1)
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Softcover, Little Brown & Co - Jefferson the President First Term, 1801-1805: ISBN 0316544663 (0-316-54466-3)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co - Jefferson the President, Second Term, 1805-1809: ISBN 081392359X (0-8139-2359-X)
Hardcover, University of Virginia Press - Jefferson the President Second Term 1805-1809: ISBN 0316544655 (0-316-54465-5)
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- Jefferson the President First Term, 1801-1805: ISBN 0316544671 (0-316-54467-1)
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Jefferson the Virginianby Jefferson MaloneISBN 0813923611 (0-8139-2361-1)
Softcover, Univ of Virginia Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jefferson the Virginian'Book summary:Dumas Malones classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jeffersons life.
Volume 1. Jefferson the VirginianThis first volume explores the early phases of Jeffersons life, from his youth, education, legal career, and marriage, to the building of Monticello, writing of the Declaration of Independence and his highly contentious governorship.
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Jefferson, the Virginianby Dumas MaloneISBN 0316544728 (0-316-54472-8)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jefferson, the Virginian'Book summary:The first of five volumes in a full-length biography of Jefferson. [via]
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La Democracia En America / Democracy in Americaby Alexis De Tocqueville, Dolores Sanchez De AleuISBN 8420673463 (84-206-7346-3)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Leeby Clifford DowdeyISBN 1879664100 (1-879664-10-0)
Softcover, Stan Clark Military Books
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Living to Tell the Taleby Edith Grossman, Gabriel Marquez GarciaISBN 140003454X (1-4000-3454-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Living to Tell the Tale'Book summary:Living to Tell the Tale, the first of three projected volumes in the memoirs of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Márquez, narrates what, on the surface appears to be the portrait of the young artist through the mid-1950s. But the masterful work, which draws on the craft of the author's best fiction, has a depth and richness that transcends straightforward autobiography.
Echoing Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited, Márquez uses his memoir as justification for telling an artful story that challenges notions of authoritative record or chronology. Time is porous in Márquez's Colombia, flowing back and forth among the mythic moments of his personal history to accommodate his fascination for place. While recalling a trip he took as an adult to his grandparents' house in Aracataca, he veers suddenly back to childhood and his earliest infant memories in that house. Nearly one hundred pages have passed before he returns effortlessly to the pivotal moment on the trip when he declares to himself and family: "I'm going to be a writer... Nothing but a writer.'
Similarly, Márquez toys with the boundaries of truth and fiction throughout his book. He acknowledges that his memory is often faulty, especially with regards to his crucial, formative years with his grandparents. And his explorations of key moments in his life show that, despite his vivid mental snapshots, the events were often temporally impossible. Further, he colors his tale with recollections of ghostly presences and occult events that pass without a wink into his narrative, alongside the documented accounts of his early successes as a poet and singer or details of his first published writings.
With its play on time and truth, memory and storytelling, Living to Tell the Tale's literary form acts as early evidence for Márquez's inevitable calling as a writer, and the language of Edith Grossman's translation, which frequently skirts the boundaries of poetry, mirrors Márquez's effort. While he meanders on his picaresque artistic journey--distracted by trysts with a married woman, the tumult of Colombian politics, and the raw energy of the journalist's life--he ends this first volume with the tantalizing promise of the literary career about to explode, and the impossible prospect of even greater riches for his readers. --Patrick OKelley [via]
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Mapping for Stonewall: The Civil War Service of Jed Hotchkissby William J. MillerISBN 1880216116 (1-880216-11-6)
Hardcover, River City Pub
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Mary Chesnut's Civil Warby C.V. WoodwardISBN 0300029799 (0-300-02979-9)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Mein Kampf: My Struggle Unexpurgated Edition, Two Volumes in One a Retrospect/The National Socialist Movementby Adolf HitlerISBN 817224164X (81-7224-164-X)
Softcover, Laurier Books Ltd
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Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglassby Frederick DouglassISBN 1930097115 (1-930097-11-5)
Softcover, Lushena Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:This Eloquent and dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its author was twenty eight years old & had just achieved his freedom. Although it was not uncommon during the era of American slavery for articulate Blacks who escaped to have their experiences published, Narraive Of The Life & Times Of Frederick Douglass is unique among these slave narratives because of Douglass's eloquent power of expression. [via]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassby Frederick DouglassISBN 1420922378 (1-4209-2237-8)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895) was born into slavery by a slave mother and an unknown father. At the age of 8, he started to educate himself with the help of his master's wife. In 1838, he fled Baltimore for the North. There he soon became a noted author and speaker on slavery.
Douglass wrote three autobiographies, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (1845), "My Bondage and My Freedom" (1855) and "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass" (1881). Quiet Vision publishes all three plus the "Selected Works of Frederick Douglass", a collection of short works and speeches.
A man ahead of his time, in the 1840's he had to be dragged from the railroad cars reserved for whites. He also protested the dual standard of certain churches in having separate worship. [via]
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- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: ISBN 1576462862 (1-57646-286-2)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: ISBN 0385007051 (0-385-00705-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: ISBN 0486284999 (0-486-28499-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: ISBN 074348777X (0-7434-8777-X)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: ISBN 0030554543 (0-03-055454-3)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassby Not AvailableISBN 1580495761 (1-58049-576-1)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:Born into a family of slaves, Frederick Douglass educated himself through sheer determination. His unconquered will to triumph over his circumstances makes his one of Americas best and most unlikely success stories. Douglass own account of his journey from slave to one of Americas great statesmen, writers, and orators is as fascinating as it is inspiring.
This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and readers notes to help the modern reader contend with Douglass nineteenth-century style and vocabulary. [via]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slaveby Robert G. O'Meally, Frederick DouglassISBN 1593080417 (1-59308-041-7)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave'Book summary:[via]Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.No book except perhaps Uncle Toms Cabin had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. But while Stowe wrote about imaginary characters, Douglasss book is a record of his own remarkable life.
Born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early yearsthe daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape.
An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.
Robert OMeally is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and the Director of Columbia Universitys Center for Jazz Studies. He wrote the introduction and notes to the Barnes & Noble classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.More editions of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slaveby Frederick DouglassISBN 0131166158 (0-13-116615-8)
Softcover, Pearson Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas: An American Slave'Book summary:Published in 1845, this autobiography powerfully details the life of the internationally famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838 - how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In his introduction, Houston A. Baker, Jr., discusses the slave narrative as a distinct American literary genre and points out its social, political, historical, and literary significance, past and present. [via]
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Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave: ISBN 0192832506 (0-19-283250-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: ISBN 0300087012 (0-300-08701-2)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: ISBN 0312257376 (0-312-25737-6)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins - Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave: ISBN 0451529944 (0-451-52994-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: ISBN 0534521185 (0-534-52118-5)
Softcover, Wadsworth Pub Co - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave: ISBN 0674601017 (0-674-60101-7)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: ISBN 0312075316 (0-312-07531-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave: ISBN 0451161882 (0-451-16188-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave: ISBN 0451526732 (0-451-52673-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas: An American Slave: ISBN 0131166158 (0-13-116615-8)
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- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: ISBN 014039012X (0-14-039012-X)
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Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave & Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girlby Frederick Douglass, Harriet JacobsISBN 0345478231 (0-345-47823-1)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave & Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl'Book summary:This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume.
Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass's own triumph over it. Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs's account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains crucial reading. These narratives illuminate and inform each other. This edition includes an incisive Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah and extensive annotations. [via]More editions of Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave & Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl:
- Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave & Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl: ISBN 0679783288 (0-679-78328-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave & Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl: ISBN 0345478231 (0-345-47823-1)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave : Written by Himselfby John W. Blassingame, John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, Frederick DouglassISBN 0300088310 (0-300-08831-0)
Hardcover, Yale University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave : Written by Himself'Book summary:In 1845, just seven years after his escape from slavery, the young Frederick Douglass published this powerful account of his life in bondage and his triumph over oppression. The book, which marked the beginning of Douglass's career as an impassioned writer, journalist, and orator for the abolitionist cause, reveals the terrors he faced as a slave, the brutalities of his owners and overseers, and his harrowing escape to the North. It has become a classic of American autobiography. This edition of the book, based on the authoritative text that appears in Yale University Press's multivolume edition of the Frederick Douglass Papers, is the only edition of Douglass's Narrative designated, as an Approved Text by the Modern Language Association's Committee on Scholarly Editions. It includes a chronology of Douglass's life, a thorough introduction by the eminent Douglass scholar John Blassingame, historical notes, and reader responses to the first edition of 1845. [via]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticismby Frederick Douglass, William L. Andrews, William S. McFeelyISBN 0393969665 (0-393-96966-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism'Book summary:Upon its publication in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself became an immediate best-seller.
In addition to its far-reaching impact on the antislavery movement in the United States and abroad, Douglasss fugitive slave narrative won recognition for its literary excellence, which has since earned it a place among the classics of nineteenth-century American autobiography. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the 1845 first edition of Douglasss compelling work. Explanatory annotations accompany the text.
A rich selection of "Contexts" provides the reader with contemporary perspectives. Included are the little-known preface that Douglass wrote in 1846 for the second Irish edition; a public exchange of letters between A. C. C. Thompson, a former slaveholder, and Douglass; three autobiographical portraits of Douglass's parents; Douglasss account of his escape from slavery, which he chose not to include in the 1845 Narrative; samples of Douglasss use of his slave experience in two of his most influential antislavery speeches; and reminiscences by James Monroe Gregory and Elizabeth Cady Stanton of Douglass as both orator and friend.
"Criticism" collects six essential assessments of the Narratives historical and literary aspects, by William S. McFeely, Peter Ripley, Robert B. Stepto, William L. Andrews, Houston A. Baker, Jr., and Deborah E. McDowell. A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included. [via]More editions of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism:
The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corpsby Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainISBN 1879664186 (1-879664-18-6)
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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grantby Ulysses S. GrantISBN 1598188992 (1-59818-899-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant'Book summary:"Man proposes and God disposes." There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. In preparing these volumes for the public, I have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to anyone, whether on the National or Confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. [via]
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grantby U GrantISBN 1596059990 (1-59605-999-0)
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A Rumor of Warby Philip CaputoISBN 080504695X (0-8050-4695-X)
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Rumor of War: With a Twentieth Anniversary Postscript by the Authorby Philip CaputoISBN 0708958648 (0-7089-5864-8)
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The Sage of Monticelloby Dumas MaloneISBN 0813923662 (0-8139-2366-2)
Softcover, Univ of Virginia Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sage of Monticello'Book summary:Dumas Malones classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jeffersons life.
Volume 6. The Sage of Monticello
This final volume provides an all-encompassing account of Jeffersons accomplishments, friendships, and family difficulties in his last seventeen years, revealing his shift from the realm of politics to his roles as family man, architect, and educational enthusiast. Describing Jeffersons retirement from Washington, this volume recounts the events that formed Jeffersons final years, particularly the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia, in which he played a major role.
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The Second World Warby Winston L. S. ChurchillISBN 1840135751 (1-84013-575-1)
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Tim Burton: An Unauthorized Biography of the Filmmakerby Ken HankeISBN 1580631622 (1-58063-162-2)
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Vivir Para Contarla / Live to Tellby Gabriel Garcia MarquezISBN 1400034531 (1-4000-3453-1)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vivir Para Contarla / Live to Tell'Book summary:Pocos libros han despertado tanta expectación en todo el mundo como la autobiografía de Gabriel García Márquez, autor de Cien años de soledad y ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura. En sus memorias, García Márquez nos habla de su infancia y primera juventud en Colombia, ofreciéndonos una crónica de los años que modelaron su imaginación y que, andando el tiempo, cristalizarían en algunos de los relatos y novelas más importantes del siglo XX. En sus páginas el lector se encontrará con episodios como el conmovedor retrato de sus abuelos, con quienes se crió en su aldea natal de Aracataca, o la descripción del asesinato de un candidato presidencial en Bogotá, del que fue testigo ocular. García Márquez da cuenta de las gentes, los lugares y los sucesos que le sirvieron de acicate como periodista y como narrador. Desbordante de humor y sabiduría, el autor se adentra por igual en los misterios de la escritura y de la vida, brindándonos un relato apasionante de la búsqueda de sus orígenes que despierta ecos de los mejores momentos de la prosa de su ficción. Además de un escrito de extraordinario mérito literario, Vivir para contarla constituye una guía indispensable para entender el resto de su obra. [via]
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Vivir Para Contarla / Living to Tell the Taleby G. Garcia MarquezISBN 9875660299 (987-566-029-9)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Vivir Para Contarla / Live to Tellby Gabriel Garcia MarquezISBN 1400041066 (1-4000-4106-6)
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Vivir Para Contarla / Living to Tell the Taleby G. Garcia MarquezISBN 8439709862 (84-397-0986-2)
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La Nuit Des Fantomesby Julien Green, Jean GourmelinISBN 2259000983 (2-259-00098-3)
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Schindler's Listeby Thomas Keneally, Gunther DanehlISBN 3442425298 (3-442-42529-8)
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