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America's Legendary Frontier Towns: The History of Tombstone, Deadwood, and Dodge City*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the frontier towns written by people who lived there *Profiles famous Westerners like Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill, and more *Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Wild West has made legends out...
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Wall Street: The History of the New York City Block that Became America's Financial Center*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Wall St.'s history from New Amsterdam to today *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice...
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Operation Bodyguard: The History of the Allies' Disinformation Campaign Against Nazi Germany Before D-Day*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the deception plan from Allied spies *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a Bodyguard of lies." - Winston...
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Puma Punku: The History of Tiwanaku's Spectacular Temple of the Sun*Includes pictures *Profiles the history of the site and the theories about its purpose *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The ancient world often evokes wonder, respect and even confusion, and few places accomplish any of...
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America's Deadliest Shipwrecks: The History of the SS Sultana, the SS Eastland, and the PS General Slocum*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the disasters *Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Sultana is a historical footnote because of the Civil War, but it was also intimately tied to the war. Although Robert E....
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The Ancient Nubians: The History of One of the Oldest Civilizations in Africa*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Nubians written by the ancient Egyptians and other ancient historians *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents During the several centuries that ancient Egypt stood as one of the greatest, if...
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Megiddo: The History of the Famous Archaeological Site and Prophesized Battle of Armageddon*Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of the ruins and their importance *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents There are not many corners in the world that have seen as many people, civilizations, and armies as Tel Megiddo....
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The United States Colored Troops: The History and Legacy of the Black Soldiers Who Fought in the American Civil War*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battles written by black soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Who would be free themselves must strike the blow....I urge you to fly to arms and smite to death...
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The Iron Brigade: The History of the Famous Union Army Brigade During the Civil War*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers in the brigade *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "They must be made of iron." - Army of the Potomac commander George McClellan, in reference to the...
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The Election of 1876: The History of the Controversial Election that Ended Reconstruction*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts describing the candidates, the conventions, and the election *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readers *Includes a table of contents "It is impossible, at so early a time, to obtain the result." - Rutherford B. Hayes after...
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Petra: The History of the Rose City, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary descriptions of Petra *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Petra, O Leeds, is the most wonderful place in the world, not for the sake of its ruins, which are quite a secondary...
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Augusto Pinochet: The Life and Legacy of Chile's Controversial Dictator*Includes pictures *Includes Pinochet's quotes about his life and career *Includes contemporary accounts about Pinochet's reign and controversies about his human rights record *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography "Not a single leaf moves in this country if I'm not the one moving...
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The Orphan Train Movement: The History of the Program that Relocated Homeless Children Across America*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Orphan Trains written by kids in the program *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The Orphan Trains were needed at the time they happened. They were not the best answer, but they were the first...
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke and Jamestown: The History and Legacy of England's First American Colonies*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes excerpts from firsthand accounts of explorers and colonists associated with Roanoke and Jamestown. *Explains the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. *Discusses the theories and evidence about what happened to the lost colony. *Includes a...
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The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: The History of the Waterway Connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River*Includes pictures *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents It has been called the greatest engineering project of the 1800s and the greatest undertaking by a single municipality, but the creation of the Chicago Canal was...
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The 1968 Democratic National Convention: The History of America's Most Controversial Political Convention*Includes pictures *Profiles the race for the nomination in 1968 *Includes accounts of the riots and some of the turmoil inside the convention hall *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "This is fantastic and it's only...
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Cryptozoology: The History of Attempts to Discover and Study Legendary and Mythological Creatures*Includes pictures *Profiles some of the most sought after legendary creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The Loch Ness Monster is the world-famous creature said to inhabit Loch...
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The Battle of Crete: The History of Nazi Germany's Airborne Invasion of Greece during World War II*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign written by soldiers and generals on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Red shines the sun, stand by, It may not smile for us tomorrow. Start up...
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The Civilian Conservation Corps: The History of the New Deal's Famous Jobs Program during the Great Depression*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by CCC workers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I propose to create the CCC] to be used in complex work, not interfering with abnormal employment, and confining itself to forestry,...
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The Freedom Tower: The History of New York City's One World Trade Center*Includes pictures *Includes accounts describing the origins and construction process *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I consider part of lower Manhattan to be hallowed ground. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the World Trade...
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