History - United States - 20th Century
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Carlo Gambino: Boss of BossesThe stunning blood-soaked saga of a real-life Godfather--Don Carlo Gambino--the quiet gangster with a whispery voice who struck fear into his enemies as he rose to the top of the Mafia family ladder, told by an insider who lived in that world, knew those...
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's JourneysReissued with a new preface by the author on the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 journey to the moon The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969...
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Cash on the Block: The Broken Promise of Reinvestment in Black Urban NeighborhoodsAn incisive history of government and corporate failures to infuse capital into Black urban neighborhoods--as well as the organizers and activists who stood up to predatory financial practices. In the 1960s, conditions in impoverished Black neighborhoods attracted mainstream attention as civil unrest erupted in...
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Catland: Louis Wain and the Great Cat ManiaHow cat mania exploded in the early twentieth century, transforming cats from pests into beloved pets.In 1900, Britain and America were in the grip of a cat craze. An animal that had for centuries been seen as a household servant or urban nuisance had...
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Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West"The best all-around study of the American cowboy ever written. Every page crackles with keen analysis and vivid prose about the Old West. A must-read!" -- Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America The open-range cattle era...
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Centenary: The History of a South Carolina Railroad TownIn 1912, the North and South Carolina Railroad line laid 68 miles of tracks through the cotton fields of the Pee Dee. One of the new depots would be located 10 miles below the city of Marion, S.C., in a rural area known as...
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of SpaceWinner of the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction - Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize - Shortlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction - A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER...
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of SpaceWinner of the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction - Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize - Shortlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction - A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER...
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the Cia, and the Secret History of the SixtiesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to "gobsmacking" (The Ringer) new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this "kaleidoscopic" (The New York Times) reassessment of an infamous case in American history. Over two...
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart GardnerThe vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner--creator of one of America's most stunning museums--an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's world, museum, and the art she collected.Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum, with its plain exterior...
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart GardnerThe vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner--creator of one of America's most stunning museums--an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's world, museum, and the art she collected.Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum, with its plain exterior...
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Cherokee Indian Lore And Smoky Mountains Stories""Cherokee Indian Lore And Smoky Mountains Stories"" is a book written by Margaret R. Siler that explores the rich cultural heritage of the Cherokee people and the natural beauty of the Smoky Mountains. The book is a collection of traditional Cherokee stories, legends, and...
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Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen NightsNo writer in America has a better feel for the country's rythms, richness, and rewards than bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene. With the color and depth of a novel, this treasury of best-loved columns captures America's small triumphs and all-too-human tragedies as...
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Chicago, 1968: Policy and Protest at the Democratic National ConventionIn August 1968, Democrats gather at their National Convention in Chicago to debate a platform for a deeply divided party. Factions are split over issues such as civil rights, infrastructure, and the war on poverty--not to mention the war in Vietnam. Meanwhile, crowds of...
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Chicano Movement for BeginnersAs the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of its important figures pass on, so too does knowledge of its significance. Thus, Chicano Movement For Beginners is an important...
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Children of the Struggle and the Ancestors Who Stayed: The Tuskegee Institute High School Class of 1964WINNER OF THE ANNE B. AND JAMES B. MCMILLAN PRIZEA powerful collection of firsthand stories from the Tuskegee Institute High School Class of 1964--students who came of age in the crucible of the Civil Rights Movement. Their stories uncover the bold choices of their...
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Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He BetrayedWhile there have been other books about Aldrich Ames, Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA team that conducted the intense "Ames Mole Hunt." Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille were two of the...
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Citizen Soldiers: The U S Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of GermanyFrom Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of World War II. In this...
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Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest HourThe acclaimed author of Troublesome Young Men reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News in...
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City of Big Shoulders: A History of Chicago"Condensed yet energetic and substantial history of Chicago. Spinney has a firm sense of historical narrative as well as a keen eye for entertaining and illuminating detail."― Publishers WeeklyA city of immigrants and entrepreneurs, Chicago is quintessentially American. Spinney brings it to life and...
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