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1968: Marching in the Streetsby Tariq Ali, Susan WatkinsISBN 0684853604 (0-684-85360-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: '1968: Marching in the Streets'Book summary:1968: Marching in the Streets is a dynamic time line of the year that revolution swept the planet. With present tense prose, cartoons, and photographs, Tariq Ali (who was one of the founding editors of Black Dwarf, a London-based journal that pops up frequently in 1968) and Susan Watkins chronicle a year that saw everything from the assassinations of Che Guevara, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. to KKK death threats against 70-year-old philosopher Herbert Marcuse. The Black Panthers, the street riots in Paris, the revolutionary spirit in Czechoslovakia ... all this and more is vividly recreated with a nonjudgmental voice that allows events to speak for themselves. [via]
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Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapesby Richard M. Nixon, Stanley I. KutlerISBN 0684851873 (0-684-85187-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes'Book summary:More than 20 years after the Watergate scandal that brought down his presidency, the character of Richard M. Nixon continues to fascinate us. Many books have been written about Nixon, and about Watergate, but perhaps none sheds so revealing a light on the late president as Stanley I. Kutler's Abuse of Power. In the years following Watergate, as Nixon fought to rebuild his reputation from the ruins of his shattered presidency, he fought fiercely to suppress publication of most of the secret tapes that led to his downfall. During his lifetime, only about 60 hours of the almost 4,000 that exist were ever made public, and even after his death his estate continued to obstruct further releases. Then, in 1996, Kutler, along with the advocacy group Public Citizen, won a landmark decision to release the tapes.
Among other things, Abuse of Power definitively answers the question of whether Nixon was directly involved in raising hush money (he was) and suggests a reason for the burglary attempt at the Watergate Hotel (financial documents that might have linked the Democratic Party chairman to Howard Hughes). The tapes also reveal the vindictive and bigoted side to Nixon's personality, particularly as he discusses "killing" the Washington Post, and blames rich Jews for Billy Graham's tax problems. Abuse of Power only covers an additional 201 hours of tape of the near 4,000 that remain unreleased. It seems that the final chapter on Watergate has yet to be written. [via]
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Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapesby Stanley I. KutlerISBN 0684841274 (0-684-84127-4)
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Acheson: The Secretary of State Who Created the American Worldby James ChaceISBN 0684808439 (0-684-80843-9)
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Album of American Historyby AdamsISBN 0684168456 (0-684-16845-6)
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All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writingsby George BushISBN 068483958X (0-684-83958-X)
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The American Westby Dee Alexander Brown, Martin Ferdinand SchmittISBN 0684804417 (0-684-80441-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The American West'Book summary:The American West centers on three subjects: Native Americans, settlers, and ranchers. Dee Brown re-creates these groups struggles for their place in this new landscape and illuminates the history of the old West in a single volume, filled with maps and vintage photographs. In his spirited telling of this national saga, Brown demonstrates once again his abilities as a master storyteller and as an entertaining popular historian. [via]
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The Black Westby William Loren KatzISBN 0684814781 (0-684-81478-1)
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Blood Sport: The President and His Adversariesby James B. StewartISBN 0684831392 (0-684-83139-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blood Sport: The President and His Adversaries'Book summary:Drawing on interviews with highly placed sources, James Stewart cuts through the rumours and innuendo surrounding America's First Family to investigate the issues relating to them. He looks at the Whitewater land deal, the apparent suicide of one of the President's top aides, Vincent Foster, Hillary Rodham Clinton's speculation in commodities, Bill Clinton's encounter with Paula Jones and her allegations of sexual harassment. The fast-paced narrative reflects the conflict being waged over the presidency itself, a conflict that pits the Clintons and their allies against an array of enemies in the Republican Party, in Arkansas, in right-wing think tanks, and on talk radio. Stewart explains how the President, First Lady and their aides have dealt with scandal, and in some cases made it worse. The toll that holding public office exacts today, not just on the First Family, but on the many people close to the Clintons, is illustrated. Also examined is "The Presidency" as trial by combat, with profound implications not only for the Clintons, but also for future occupants of the White House and for American democracy. [via]
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Broken : The Troubled Past and Uncertain Future of the FBIby Richard Gid PowersISBN 0684833719 (0-684-83371-9)
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A Brotherhood of Valor: The Common Soldiers of the Stonewall Brigade, C.S.A., and the Iron Brigade, U.S.Aby Jeffry D. WertISBN 0684824353 (0-684-82435-3)
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Bullet and Shellby George F. Williams, Edwin ForbesISBN 0681414979 (0-681-41497-9)
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Citizen Hearstby W. A. SwanbergISBN 0684171473 (0-684-17147-3)
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City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of Americaby Donald L. MillerISBN 0684831384 (0-684-83138-4)
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The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy Brothers in Armsby Kai BirdISBN 0684856441 (0-684-85644-1)
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The Conquerors : Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945by Michael BeschlossISBN 0684810271 (0-684-81027-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Conquerors : Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945'Book summary:Long before an Allied victory was assured during World War II, the Big Three--Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin--began discussing how to prevent Germany from ever again threatening the world. The fact that Germany today is a peaceful, democratic ally of the U.S. is "one of America's great twentieth-century international achievements," writes esteemed historian Michael Beschloss. How such a transformation was accomplished is the subject of The Conquerors.
Drawing on thousands of previously unreleased documents, secret audio recordings, private diaries, and other information recently made available, Beschloss details the complex diplomacy between the Allied leaders, including their differences over whether to demand Germany's unconditional surrender; how, if at all, to divide Germany after the war; and how to effectively punish Germany without creating the kind of resentment that led to the rise of Hitler. The relationship between the three leaders, and later, Truman, is fascinating, as Beschloss reveals private conversations, ulterior motives, and numerous back-channel deals that took place. Of particular interest is the maneuvering of Roosevelt and Churchill, who were both concerned that the Soviets would attempt a postwar power grab in Western Europe if given the chance. The book also deals with Roosevelt's reluctance to deal with Germany's systematic extermination of the Jews, and the role that his old friend and Treasury Secretary, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., played in pushing the President into action. After learning of the Holocaust, Morgenthau became obsessed with punishing Germany severely, drafting a plan that called for the complete destruction of their mines and factories as a way of forcing Germany into subsistence farming--ideas that put him at odds with Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, and many others in the administration.
The Conquerors is a superbly written, if brief, treatment of the political events leading up to the defeat of Germany, with the main players brought vividly to life by Beschloss's keen eye for detail and his ability to expose the human strengths and weaknesses of the participants. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custerby Jeffry D. WertISBN 0684832755 (0-684-83275-5)
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bombby Richard RhodesISBN 0684824140 (0-684-82414-0)
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Includes 94 archival photographs and a glossary with brief descriptions of the hundreds of people interviewed and discussed in the book. Author Richard Rhodes won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award for his previous atomic tome, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. [via]
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Empire Statesman : The Rise and Redemption of Al Smithby Robert A. SlaytonISBN 0684863022 (0-684-86302-2)
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Empty Without You: The Intimate Letters of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickokby Eleanor Roosevelt, Rodger Streitmatter, Lorena A. HickokISBN 0684849283 (0-684-84928-3)
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Ex-Friends: Falling Out With Allen Ginsberg, Lionel & Diana Trilling, Lillian Hellman, Hannah Arendt, and Norman Mailerby Norman PodhoretzISBN 0684855941 (0-684-85594-1)
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Fire & Roses: The Burning of the Charlestown Convent, 1834by Nancy Lusignan SchultzISBN 0684856859 (0-684-85685-9)
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Fire of His Genius : Robert Fulton and the American Dreamby Kirkpatrick SaleISBN 068486715X (0-684-86715-X)
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Five Sisters : The Langhornes of Virginiaby James FoxISBN 0684808129 (0-684-80812-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Five Sisters : The Langhornes of Virginia'Book summary:With the same narrative panache and gift for good gossip that made White Mischief such fun, James Fox turns his attention here to the Langhorne sisters, Southern beauties who wielded a powerful influence in politics and culture during the tumultuous years from the turn of the 20th century through the Second World War. Lizzie (1867-1914) married a Virginian and stayed home, but her siblings conquered Yankee America and England. Irene (1873-1956) married Charles Dana Gibson and served as the model for that all-American icon, the Gibson girl. Baby sister Nora (1889-1955), dreamy and artistic, had a turbulent life scattered with lovers including, perhaps, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nancy (1879-1964) entered English society through second husband Waldorf Astor and focused her formidable energies on politics as the first female member of Parliament and hostess to the notorious "Cliveden set." Sensitive, introspective Phyllis (1880-1937), the author's grandmother, survived a bad first marriage and an affair with a British officer to happily wed the brilliant English economist Bob Brand. Fox makes excellent use of thousands of the sisters' letters to reveal five dynamic personalities in their own words. His shrewd commentary provides context for a riveting tale of family ties, social commitments, and the complex interplay between them that shaped the Langhorne women's lives. --Wendy Smith [via]
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For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes Itby Mark PendergrastISBN 0684826798 (0-684-82679-8)
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Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washingtonby Richard BrookhiserISBN 0684831422 (0-684-83142-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington'Book summary:Brookhiser recaptures the real George Washington in this against-the-grain biographical study that chronicles a remarkable quarter-century career in public life--a record of achievements that is virtually unmatched by any modern leader. Brookhiser recounts Washington's heroic deeds as general and president, his temperament and training, and reflects upon his legacy. [via]
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From Sea to Seaby Harold FaberISBN 0684194422 (0-684-19442-2)
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From West To East: California and the Making of the American Mindby Stephen SchwartzISBN 0684831341 (0-684-83134-1)
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A Gathering of Daysby Joan W. BlosISBN 0684163403 (0-684-16340-3)
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The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Commandby Edwin B. CoddingtonISBN 0684845695 (0-684-84569-5)
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The Good Citizen: A History of American Civic Lifeby Michael SchudsonISBN 0684827298 (0-684-82729-8)
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The Grand Idea : George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the Westby Joel AchenbachISBN 0684848570 (0-684-84857-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Grand Idea : George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West'Book summary:The war had been won. Now what? This was the pressing political question for the United States in 1784, and a consuming one for George Washington. He had laid down his sword and returned home to Mount Vernon after eight and a half years as commander of the Continental Army. He vowed that he had retired forever, that he would be a farmer on the bank of the Potomac River, under his own "vine and fig tree." But history was not done with him, and he was not done with history.
Within a year, as Joel Achenbach relates in this stunning narrative, Washington saddled up and rode away on one of the most daring journeys of his rich and adventurous life: a trek across the Appalachian mountains to the frontier, where he would inspect his long-neglected western property and try to collect rent.
The Grand Idea is the story of Washington's ambitions for the brand-new republic that he had fought so hard to create. His western journey culminates in a breathtaking scheme: Washington, with the help of Thomas Jefferson, will transform the Potomac River into a commercial artery that will link the new West to the old East. Worried that the newborn country was so fragmented that it might literally split into two separate and rival nations, he uses the skills he learned as a young backwoods surveyor to come up with his river plan. The future of the Union, Washington believes, depends on the Potomac route to the West, which will bind the country to one enterprise.
Achenbach's sympathetic and wry portrait of General Washington is not the stiff figure of official portraits, but that of a bold man who plunges into uncharted forest and sleeps in a downpour with only his cloak for shelter. He is an inventor, entrepreneur, and land speculator. He loves the West. This Washington is someone who understands that the fledgling republic clinging to the Atlantic seaboard will become a great and booming nation.
Achenbach tracks Washington's river plan from the choosing of the site for the national capital, which led to his being elected as the first president, to its link, decades after his death, to various grandiose plans for a canal that would run hundreds of miles. Ultimately the dream of a Potomac route to the West is abandoned. The nation splits not East and West but North and South, and the river becomes a boundary between warring sides in the Civil War.
Like such classics as Undaunted Courage and Founding Brothers, Achenbach's The Grand Idea is a large narrative of a great man and his grand plan that captures the uncertainties and conflicts of the new country, the passions of an ambitious people, and the seemingly endless beauty of the American landscape. [via]
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Grantby Jean Edward SmithISBN 0684849275 (0-684-84927-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grant'Book summary:Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Rather than capture enemy territory or march on Southern cities, he concentrated on engaging and defeating the Confederate armies in the field, and he pursued that strategy relentlessly. As president, he brought stability to the country after years of war and upheaval. He tried to carry out the policies of Abraham Lincoln, the man he admired above all others, and to a considerable degree he succeeded. Yet today, Grant is remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president. In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life. He argues convincingly that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post- Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction of the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. His presidential accomplishments were as considerable as his military victories, says Smith, for the same strength of character that made him successful on the battlefield also characterized his years in the White House. Grant was the most unlikely of military heroes: a great soldier who disliked the army and longed for a civilian career. After graduating from West Point, he served with distinction in the Mexican War. Following the war he grew stale on frontier garrison postings, despaired for his absent wife and children, and began drinking heavily. Heresigned from the army in 1854, failed at farming and other business endeavors, and was working as a clerk in the family leathergoods store when the Civil War began. [via]
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In Love With Night: The American Romance With Robert Kennedyby Ronald SteelISBN 0684846217 (0-684-84621-7)
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"At some point," writes Steel, "without ever quite intending it, American liberals, and even many conservatives, fell in love with Robert Kennedy." The author then shows this romance to be closer to a misguided attempt by the American people to create "a heroic figure to fill our needs" in the wake of the death of John F. Kennedy. Seeing himself as the rightful heir to his brother's legacy, Robert successfully filled the role of political savior by assuming "the identity of the survivor." Imbued with lofty expectations by an adoring segment of the populace, his image came to outweigh by far his modest achievements as a public figure. During his run for the Democratic nomination in 1968, he gathered strong support among minority groups and the underprivileged, while carefully appearing to be all things to all people. Without denying his genuine appeal, Steel debunks Kennedy's image as a champion of the underdog, painting him as a craven opportunist who solicited the support of the more disenfranchised groups not out of altruism but political necessity and self-interest.
Calling his book a "study of character and circumstance" rather than a biography, Steel is primarily interested in the wide gap between the man and the myth, and, on the whole, his deconstruction is not a flattering one. Kennedy admirers will bristle at the book's core message, but Steel makes valid, well-argued, and often compelling points, particularly on the nature and value of cultural myths. In the end, this is all mere conjecture, for it will never be known whether Kennedy would have even been elected, much less what kind of president he would have been. For as Steel writes in one of his kinder moments, "The best of Robert Kennedy was not in what he did, but in what he has inspired in others." And that, perhaps, is the only legacy that matters. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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John Wayne's Americaby Garry WillsISBN 0684838834 (0-684-83883-4)
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John Wayne's America : The Politics of Celebrityby Garry WillsISBN 0684808234 (0-684-80823-4)
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Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar Americaby Christopher MatthewsISBN 0684832461 (0-684-83246-1)
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Lawby Michael S. Lief, Benjamin Bycel, Harry Mitchell CaldwellISBN 0684859483 (0-684-85948-3)
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Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command Gettysburg to Appomattoxby Douglas Southall FreemanISBN 0684837854 (0-684-83785-4)
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Lee's Lieutenants Vol. 3, Pt. 2: A Study in Commandby Douglas S. FreemanISBN 0684187507 (0-684-18750-7)
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A Line in the Sand : The Alamo in Blood and Memoryby Randy Roberts, James N. OlsonISBN 0684835444 (0-684-83544-4)
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Little Womenby Louisa May Alcott, William Earl WebsterISBN 0681007672 (0-681-00767-2)
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The Making of the Atomic Bombby Richard RhodesISBN 0684813785 (0-684-81378-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb'Book summary:With a new Introduction by the author, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning epic about how the atomic bomb came to be.
In rich, human, political, and scientific detail, here is the complete story of the nuclear bomb.
Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly--or have been so misunderstood. From the theoretical discussions of nuclear energy to the bright glare of Trinity there was a span of hardly more than twenty-five years. What began merely as an interesting speculative problem in physics grew into the Manhattan Project, and then into the Bomb with frightening rapidity, while scientists known only to their peers--Szilard, Teller, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Meitner, Fermi, Lawrence, and von Neumann--stepped from their ivory towers into the limelight.
Richard Rhodes takes us on that journey step-by-step, minute by minute, and gives us the definitive story of man's most awesome discovery and invention. "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" is at once a narrative tour de force and a document as powerful as its subject. [via]
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A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Governmentby Garry WillsISBN 0684870266 (0-684-87026-6)
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A Newer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of the American Westby David RobertsISBN 0684870215 (0-684-87021-5)
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No Regrets: The Life of Marietta Treeby Caroline SeebohmISBN 0684810085 (0-684-81008-5)
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Not Without Honor: The History of American Anticommunismby Richard G. PowersISBN 0684824272 (0-684-82427-2)
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Once upon a Time in New York : Jimmy Walker, Franklin Roosevelt and the Last Great Battle of the Jazz Ageby Herbert MitgangISBN 0684855798 (0-684-85579-8)
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Partisans : Marriage, Politics and Betrayal among the New York Intellectualsby David LaskinISBN 0684815656 (0-684-81565-6)
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Partners in Commandby Joseph T. GlattthaarISBN 0684863634 (0-684-86363-4)
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President Nixon : Alone in the White Houseby Richard ReevesISBN 0684802317 (0-684-80231-7)
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Reaching for Glory : Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965by Michael R. BeschlossISBN 0684804085 (0-684-80408-5)
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Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village The American Bohemia, 1910-1960by Ross WetzsteonISBN 0684869969 (0-684-86996-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village The American Bohemia, 1910-1960'Book summary:New York's Greenwich Village, "the most significant square mile in American cultural history" and "home of half the talent and half the eccentricity in the country," is the subject of Ross Wetzsteon's Republic of Dreams, an enthusiastic and rigorous biography of place. From the Village sprung American socialism, gay liberation, the YMCA, the American Civil Liberties Union, The Reader's Digest, the phrase "I heard it through the grapevine," the Colt .45 revolver, and America's first night court, for starters. It was in the Village where Kahlil Gibran wrote The Prophet and the buffalo nickel was designed. Wetzsteon is primarily interested in the place between the years 1910 (when, he says, it became a "self-conscious bohemian and radical community") and 1960, when cultural boundaries "blurred" and the "hegemony of 'the normal'" disappeared. This is not a "walking tour" of famous hangouts so much as a portrait built on a chronological series of richly detailed biographies of Village denizens renowned, notorious, and relatively obscure, including Max Eastman, E.E. Cummings, Jackson Pollock and other abstract expressionists, a Who's Who of American feminists, Eugene O'Neill, and Mabel Dodge. Wetzsteon, who died in 1998, revels in the Village's inherent chaos, contradictions, and mutation, and never succumbs to "golden age" nostalgia. As his daughter writes in an afterword, "the Village is dead; long live the Village." Republic of Dreams, eminently readable, unflaggingly perceptive, and immaculately researched, is, arguably, the seminal study to date of America's most fertile literary, artistic, and political geographical dot. --H. O'Billovich [via]
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Right Moment: Ronald Reagan's First Victory and the Decisive Turning Point in American Politicsby Matthew DallekISBN 068484320X (0-684-84320-X)
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Robert Kennedy : His Lifeby Evan ThomasISBN 0684834804 (0-684-83480-4)
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Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil Warby Larry J. DanielISBN 0684838575 (0-684-83857-5)
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The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440-1870by Hugh ThomasISBN 0684835657 (0-684-83565-7)
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The Spirit of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems and Speechesby William J. BennettISBN 0684847949 (0-684-84794-9)
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Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964by Michael R. BeschlossISBN 0684847922 (0-684-84792-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964'Book summary:By the time he suddenly succeeded to the presidency in November 1963, following John Kennedy's assassination, Lyndon Johnson had been secretly recording his private conversations for years--first by having an eavesdropping aide take shorthand notes on telephone calls, and then, as recording technology advanced, by committing conversations to tape. Even on his first night as president, he remembered to make sure that the tape recorder was working. His motives were apparently practical--a kind of hands-free note-taking, and a way to document the commitments he and others had made.
Whatever his reasons (and despite Johnson's desire that the documentation remain sealed until at least 2023), the tapes are a boon to students of politics and history. Masterfully edited and annotated by presidential historian Michael Beschloss, they reveal a quintessential political animal at work. It's fascinating to listen in as Johnson works the levers--cajoling, trading favors, calling in chits, twisting arms, and occasionally playing rough--often in a pungent, earthy Texas patois. The book covers the period from November 1963 through the Democratic convention in August 1964, when Johnson was nominated for reelection. Its biggest single revelation is that Johnson believed Fidel Castro was behind Kennedy's assassination; another, less sensational, is that his reservations about the deepening war in Vietnam were greater than previously known. Most importantly, though, these tapes provide an invaluable, uncensored look into a complex presidency--and president. [via]
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The Tempting of Americaby Robert H. BorkISBN 0684843374 (0-684-84337-4)
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The Thanksgiving Storyby Alice Dalgliesh, Helen SewellISBN 0684189992 (0-684-18999-2)
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Thin Red Lineby James JonesISBN 0684155559 (0-684-15555-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thin Red Line'Book summary:An old Midwestern saying goes, "There's only a thin red line between the sane and the mad." War seems to stretch that line almost to the breaking point. James Jones's classic World War II novel recounts with brutal honesty the stories of the men of C-for-Charlie Company as they struggle to hold on to their honor, their sanity, and their lives on Guadalcanal. Actor Joe Mantegna turns in an able performance, his voice expressing a roller coaster of emotions (though his Welsh accent may require some patience). Whether or not you agree with Jones that war is the "most heroic of all human endeavors," this recording will move you. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --C.B. Delaney [via]
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Turmoil and Triumph: My Years As Secretary of Stateby George P. ShultzISBN 0684803321 (0-684-80332-1)
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Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequalby Andrew HackerISBN 0684191482 (0-684-19148-2)
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Vietnam : The Necessary Warby Michael LindISBN 0684842548 (0-684-84254-8)
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Vietnam, the Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflictby Michael LindISBN 0684870274 (0-684-87027-4)
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The War for the Unionby Allan NevinsISBN 0684104296 (0-684-10429-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War for the Union'Book summary:With The Organized War to Victory: 1864-1865, Allan Nevins completes his masterly study of the American Civil War. The qualities of clarity, absolute command of the sources, and full recognition of the drama inherent in the theme, which have distinguished the previous volumes can all be found here as well. And there is something more: a communication without sentimentality of the heartbreak of this national tragedy for the victors as well as the vanquished. ("He seemed," wrote one observer of President Lincoln, "to be in mourning for all the dead of all the endless battles.") Nevins provides the reader with an analysis of the social and economic effects of the conflict which is outstanding for wisdom and depth.Allan Nevins won the National Book Award for The Organized War to Victory: 1864-1865 and The Organized War: 1863-1864, the preceding volume in The War for the Union.All four volumes of the War for the Union are currently available from Konecky & Konecky. [via]
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War for the Union: The Improvised War, 1861-1862by Allan NevinsISBN 0684104261 (0-684-10426-1)
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War for the Union: The Organized War, 1863-1864by Allan NevinsISBN 0684104288 (0-684-10428-8)
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Washington: An Abridgment in One Volume by Richard Harwell of the Seven-Volumeby Richard Barksdale HarwellISBN 0684826372 (0-684-82637-2)
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Way Out There in the Blueby Frances FitzGeraldISBN 0684844168 (0-684-84416-8)
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What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United Statesby James F. SimonISBN 0684848716 (0-684-84871-6)
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In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the early republic and their fiercely held ideas, James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. A fascinating look at two of the nation's greatest statesmen and shrewdest politicians, What Kind of Nation presents a cogent, unbiased assessment of their lasting impact on American government. [via]
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When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt after the White Houseby Patricia O'TooleISBN 0684864789 (0-684-86478-9)
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Why the North Won the Civil Warby T. Harry Williams, Norman A. Graebner, Henry Steele Commager, Richard Nelson Current, David Morris Potter, David Herbert DonaldISBN 0684825066 (0-684-82506-6)
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Madeby Walter Isaacson, Evan ThomasISBN 0684837714 (0-684-83771-4)
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Years of Renewalby Henry KissingerISBN 0684855720 (0-684-85572-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Years of Renewal'Book summary:There is an old joke that Henry Kissinger is so full of himself he once wrote a book called Famous People Who Have Met Me. That strong sense of self is on full display in this third volume of memoirs (the other two are White House Years and Years of Upheaval). Kissinger, a national security advisor and secretary of state in the Nixon and Ford administrations, is a foreign-policy maestro fond of describing the difficult subtleties of his job. He is also, at times, generous with his praise--especially with this whopper: "I am certain the time will come when it is recognized that the Cold War could not have been won had not Gerald Ford, at a tragic point of America's history, been there to keep us from losing it." Years of Renewal begins during Nixon's final days, and provides a few key insights into the man Kissinger calls "perhaps [the] most complex President of the twentieth century." One eye opener is the revelation that Nixon ordered the bombing of the Damascus airport in 1969 during a hijacking incident "to impress his pals." (It was called off the next morning.) The bulk of the book (and bulk is the right word--there are nearly 1,100 pages of text before the footnotes) focuses on Ford, who comes across as much more statesmanlike than the popular image of him as a bungling caretaker. The portraits of contemporary world leaders are also valuable. Kissinger combines detail and clarity to deliver an important chronicle of American diplomacy during the 1970s. --John Miller [via]
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