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The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä"Anyone who wants to learn more about sniping needs this book in their library." -- Infantry MagazineSimo Häyhä (1905 - 2002) is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland in 1939 - 1940 he had...
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Summer of MeteorsAs the nation teeters on the edge of civil war, three women converge at the elegant Bedford Springs Hotel in Pennsylvania. Harriet Lane, strong-minded and vivacious niece to President James Buchanan and the nation's "Democratic Queen," begins to question the cost of loyalty as...
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This Bloody Deed: The Magruder IncidentThe story of the infamous murder and robbery of Lewiston merchant Lloyd Magruder and his companions during the 1860s gold rush is legendary in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Ladd Hamilton constructs a compelling account of the destruction of Magruder's pack train while traveling on...
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The Shopkeeper of AlsaceOne unstoppable woman. Two World Wars. Based on a True Story. When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she's ready. She's had training, after all, coming of age in Poland during World War I. In 1920, Sarah leaves behind the ruins of Poland...
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Goodbye Wifes and DaughtersOne morning in 1943, close to eighty men descended into the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana. Only three came out alive. "Goodbye wifes and daughters," wrote two of the miners as they died. The story of that tragic day and its aftermath unfolds...
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How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Victorian LifeLauded by critics, How to Be a Victorian is an enchanting manual for the insatiably curious, the "the cheapest time-travel machine you'll find" (NPR). Readers have fallen in love with Ruth Goodman, an historian who believes in getting her hands dirty. Drawing on her...
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Painful Joy: A Holocaust Family MemoirPainful Joy represents five years of intensive research in the US, Poland, Sweden, Israel and Germany, seeking to unearth the real life stories of Sam and Frieda Friedman in order to discover their roots, recreate their lives and times and uncover both their remarkable...
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The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care"A perfectly pitched medical mystery that will captivate you from page one."--Wes Ely, MD, MPH, author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath, winner of the 2022 Christopher Award for Literature. A suspenseful, authoritative account of how the battle against a mid-century polio epidemic sparked a revolution...
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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban RevolutionBlack autoworkers fight back against exploitation and oppression on the shop floors in the '60s and '70s.Author: Marvin Surkin,Dan GeorgakasPublisher: Haymarket BooksPublished: 08/21/2012Pages: 250Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80dISBN: 9781608462216About the Author*Marvin Surkin, PhD, Political Science, New York University, New York,...
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The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt AmericaWinner of the Frederick Jackson Turner AwardWinner of the Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial PrizeWinner of the C. L. R. James AwardA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA ProMarket Best Political Economy Book of the Year "The Next Shift is an original work...
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A Place Called Yellowstone: The Epic History of the World's First National ParkINSIDE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Discover the epic history of the first US national park in this historical adventure for fans of American history, the Wild West, and the hit show Explore how Yellowstone's remote Western landscape became a symbol of our country--and an integral...
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The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard HearingsA documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard's official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwreck stories in Great Lakes history. It...
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The Life and Times of Jim BridgerAuthor: Bill MarkleyPublisher: Farcountry PressPublished: 09/01/2025Pages: 248Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.55dISBN: 9781560378402
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Mamaleh: A Legacy of Loss and LoveIn Mamaleh: A Legacy of Loss and Love, Elaine Culbertson has created a new kind of Holocaust survivor story. It is a memoir that combines both her mother, Dora Freilich's, personal recollections of her life as a survivor as well as her own reflections...
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Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks, and Radicals Moved to VermontHow the counterculture movement changed Vermont--and AmericaGoing Up the Country is part oral history, part nostalgia-tinged narrative, and part clear-eyed analysis of the multifaceted phenomena collectively referred to as the counterculture movement in Vermont. This is the story of how young migrants, largely from...
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Diamonds in AuschwitzA poignant novel of love, survival, and how brightly hope can shine against the backdrop of unimaginable darknessRachael is a resilient Jewish woman imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II, clinging to the memories of her lost family while enduring the harrowing reality of...
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54 MilesSet in mid-60s Harlem and Alabama, two families grapple with the promise and brutality of the civil rights era in the American South, reckoning with family secrets, unresolved trauma, and the heavy question of what justice demands.The free-standing successor and next novel by the...
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The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of Gaza and the Occupied TerritoriesShortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2017A powerful, groundbreaking history of the Occupied Territories from one of Israel's most influential historiansFrom the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking up the...
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Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of SeattleSkid Road tells the story of Seattle "from the bottom up," offering an informal and engaging portrait of the Emerald City's first century, as seen through the lives of some of its most colorful citizens. With his trademark combination of deep local knowledge, precision,...
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The Pig War: Standoff at Griffin BayIn 1859 Great Britain and the United States almost went to war over the Northwest boundary when an American farmer shot a British pig. That July, U.S. Army Captain George E. Pickett looked down the gun ports of two British warships from his camp...
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