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The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes"Burrough, with his gifts for both synthesis and lyricism, brings more to the table . . . [he] has also done estimable new reporting, showing links between Texas money and national politics that stretch back far earlier than the days of Lyndon B. Johnson."...
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American HistoryWhen Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt, with its economy and dignity under attack. Pirates from North Africa's Barbary Coast routinely captured American merchant ships and held the sailors as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what...
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The Restless Wave: A Novel of the United States Navy"The Restless Wave is not only a stirring and gripping story of the sea, but also of love and war and leadership. Admiral Stavridis's sweeping knowledge of history and life in the Navy shines on every page, imbuing this work with authenticity and power."...
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The Great FireThe Great Fire is the winner of the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction. More than twenty years after the classic The Transit of Venus, Shirley Hazzard returns to fiction with a novel that in the words of Ann Patchett "is brilliant and dazzling..."...
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Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Heroic Struggle for America's Heartland"An insightful, unflinching portrayal of the remarkable siblings who came closer to altering the course of American history than any other Indian leaders." --H.W. Brands, author of The Zealot and the Emancipator The first biography of the great Shawnee leader to make clear that...
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RednecksWinner of the Southern Book Prize for FictionAn NPR Best Book of 2024An Atlanta Journal-Constitution Best Southern Book of 2024Co-winner of the 2024 Weatherford Award in FictionAudie Award for Best FictionA historical drama based on the Battle of Blair Mountain, pitting a multi-ethnic army...
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New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American StoryA riveting and previously untold history of the American West, as seen by the pioneering women who advocated for their rights amidst challenges of migration and settlement, and transformed the country in the process Between 1840 and 1910, hundreds of thousands of men and...
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Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History"Stellar . . . Spectacular . . . [A] heartfelt, painstaking account." --Nell Irvin Painter, The Washington Post "An extraordinary collaboration . . . A profound achievement . . . Downs is a superb, even lyrical writer." --David W. Blight, Los Angeles Times A...
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Manimal WoeFanny Howe's Manimal Woe maps the intersection between history and family as few books have. Through poetry, prose, and primary sources, Howe invites us on a journey with the spirit of her father, Civil Rights lawyer and professor Mark DeWolfe Howe, who died suddenly...
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Jean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America's Longest-Running MysteriesJean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America's Longest-Running Mysteries takes a fresh look at the various myths and legends surrounding one of the last great pirates. Beginning in 1805, the book traces Laffite through his rise to power as a privateer and smuggler in...
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Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's MessiahNEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - From the bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, the moving untold story of the eighteenth-century men and women behind the making of Handel's Messiah. "A work of...
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Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day SpiesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The "superb [and] intensely readable" (The Washington Post) untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II and the extraordinary spies who achieved it--from the bestselling author of Prisoners of the Castle "Not since Ian Fleming...
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Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar ExpeditionNational Outdoor Book Awards Winner Winner of the BANFF Adventure Travel Award"A thrilling and harrowing story. If it's a cliche to say I couldn't put this book down, well, too bad: I couldn't put this book down." --Jess Walter, bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins...
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The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the WorldA "well-researched and very readable new biography" (The Wall Street Journal) of "the Thomas Edison of guns," a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and holds a crucial place in...
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Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal"Ben Macintyre's rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carré with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh."--William Grimes, The New York Times (Editors' Choice) "Wildly improbable but entirely true . . . [a] compellingly cinematic spy thriller with verve."--Entertainment Weekly...
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The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the StarsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomyA New York Times Book Review Notable Book Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and...
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The Distant HoursFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Homecoming comes a haunting tale of long-buried secrets and the twists of fate that can alter lives forever. This enthralling romantic thriller pays homage to the classics of gothic fiction, spinning a rich and intricate web...
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Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. EvansFrom James D. Hornfischer, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers, a riveting account of the life of WWII hero Commander Ernest E. Evans and his heroics and sacrifice during the Leyte Gulf Battle of Samar. For...
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The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American WestFrom the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many...
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The Fifth DiamondThis is the story of Irene Zisblatt, Auschwitz and after. Her autobiography moves from Irene's childhood in Hungary through her terrifying coming-of-age as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps and her life in America. It is a story of compassion and hope between two...
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