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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War"In a grand gesture of reclamation and remembrance, Mr. Halberstam has brought the war back home."---The New York Times David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book about the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam used...
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The Band That Played on: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the TitanicThe movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits. They often tell the same story about the "unsinkable" Titanic, her wealthy passengers, the families torn apart, and the unthinkable end. But never before has "that glorious band," the group of eight musicians who played on as...
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How a Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess MachineBy the authors of the national bestseller Wittgenstein's Poker, a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the American challenger Bobby Fischer In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring...
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Three Days at the Brink: Fdr's Daring Gamble to Win World War IIThe Instant New York Times Bestseller"I could not put this extraordinary book down. Three Days at the Brink is a masterpiece: elegantly written, brilliantly conceived, and impeccably researched. This book not only sparkles but is destined to be a classic!" --Jay Winik, bestselling authorFrom...
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The Wicked CityFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Certain Age, a deliciously spicy new Jazz Age adventure and the first book of a breathtaking new trilogy by bestselling author Beatriz Williams. Two generations of women are brought together inside a Greenwich Village apartment...
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The Reshaping of Everyday Life: 1790-1840"Compact and insightful. "--New York Times Book Review "Jack Larkin has retrieved the irretrievable; the intimate facts of everyday life that defined what people were really like."--American HeritageAuthor: Jack LarkinPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 01/15/2020Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9780060916060
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Andrew JacksonBy "the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time" (New York Times), the critically acclaimed and most concise biography of Andrew Jackson that takes a comprehensive look at the political, personal, and military life of the seventh president of the United States.Author: Robert V. ReminiPublisher:...
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50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission Into the Heart of Nazi GermanyTwo Ordinary Americans. Fifty Innocent Lives. One Unforgettable Journey.In early 1939, few Americans were thinking about the darkening storm clouds over Europe. Nor did they have much sympathy for the growing number of Jewish families who were increasingly threatened and brutalized by Adolf Hitler's...
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Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust--Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind's Darkest HourA stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the Israeli violin maker dedicated to bringing these inspirational instruments back to...
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The Nazis Next DoorRead the history behind the series THE HUNTERS (starring Al Pacino) in this "captivating book rooted in first-rate research" (New York Times Book Review) that tells the true story of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals. For the first time,...
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A Lonely Death"Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."--Washington PostCritics have called Charles Todd's historical mystery series featuring shell-shocked World War One veteran Inspector Ian Rutledge "remarkable" (New York Times Book Review), "heart-breaking" (Chicago Tribune), "fresh and original"...
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Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of SpaceOne of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of...
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Since Yesterday: The 1930's in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 1939"Vividly and with great skills he marshals the men, the mountebanks, the measures, and the events of ten years of American life and causes them to march before us in orderly panathenaic procession."--Saturday ReviewAuthor: Frederick L. AllenPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 07/16/1986Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize:...
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America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III): From the Collapse of Communism to the Rise of Radical IslamRespected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the third volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism.America began to breathe...
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It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the HolocaustIMAGINE ELIZABETH BETTINA'S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother's village had a secret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna's residents defied the Nazis and risked their lives to shelter and save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust. What followed her discovery...
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Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles LindberghJames Newton's Uncommon Friends is "a delightful portrayal of five great men who shared special friendships and common visions" (Booklist).Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh were twentieth century giants known personally by very few. In this compelling memoir, James...
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Maggie: Trapped in The School for the Feeble MindedA Heartbreaking Odyssey through America's Darkest Hours: The Tragedy of Maggie UnveiledIn the annals of American history, there exists a chapter so harrowing it reverberates through time - the era of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the Eugenic movement. Maggie: Trapped in...
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Living In Fear in the '50s and '60sAbout the BookInspired by a deep desire to shed light on the struggles of the past, Living in Fear in the '50s and '60s is a powerful narrative that speaks directly to the hearts of today's youth. In this eye-opening work, John A. Lawrence...
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The Heart Mender: A Story of Second ChancesCan natural enemies make peace? Actually...can they fall in love? In his classic storytelling style, New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews delivers an adventure set sharply against the warm waters and white sands of the Gulf of Mexico in WWII America.Saddened and unable...
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Frontier Living: An Illustrated Guide To Pioneer Life In AmericaWith more than 200 illustrations by the author. Author: Edwin TunisPublisher: Lyons PressPublished: 08/01/2000Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.99h x 8.52w x 0.51dISBN: 9781585741373Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
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