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America's Constitution: A Biography

America's Constitution: A Biography

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Negroland: A Memoir

Negroland: A Memoir

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Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's

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Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history-Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York.?An...
Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of History

Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of

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In March 1906, American soldiers on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines surrounded and killed 1000 local men, women, and children, known as Moros, on top of an...
Great Expectations: a national US Bestseller

Great Expectations: a national US Bestseller

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'A phenomenal, transfixing?work; Cunningham is a singular, dazzling writer' Bryan Washington'A coming-of-age novel of the richest, most expansive kind, it's a rare debut, one that feels both intimate and revelatory'...
Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream

Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream

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'An important book' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR)The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
A Really Strange and Wonderful Time: The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999

A Really Strange and Wonderful Time: The Chapel Hill Music Scene:

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The first biography of the thriving and influential rock scene in Chapel Hill, which gave the world artists like Ben Folds Five, Superchunk, and Squirrel Nut ZippersNorth Carolina has always...
Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation

Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation

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A leading music journalist's riveting chronicle of how beloved band Pearl Jam shaped the times, and how their legacy and longevity have transcended generations.Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto...
Through The Children's Gate: A Home in New York

Through The Children's Gate: A Home in New York

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On every page of this delicious book you will meet characters and situations that tell you this could only be New York. The parents who are determined to get their...
Madison and Jefferson

Madison and Jefferson

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Washington: Lessons in Leadership

Washington: Lessons in Leadership

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American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting

American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting

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Author: Steven BielBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history and significance of Grant Wood's iconic painting 'American...
They Called Him Stonewall

They Called Him Stonewall

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Author: Burke DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Wings, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life of Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson, a Confederate general during the American Civil War....
Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth

Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth

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Author: Tom LowensteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tapestry of Native American mythology, weaving together stories that reflect...
Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command, Vol. 3

Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command, Vol. 3

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Author: Douglas Southall FreemanBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1972]Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume of 'Lee's Lieutenants' continues the detailed examination of General Robert E. Lee's...
The Emergence of Lincoln, volume 2: Prologue to Civil War, 1859-1861

The Emergence of Lincoln, volume 2: Prologue to Civil War, 1859-1861

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Author: Allan NevinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Scribner, [1975]Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book is the second volume of a comprehensive biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the events...
Ordeal of the Union: A House Dividing 1852-1857 (Vol. II)

Ordeal of the Union: A House Dividing 1852-1857 (Vol. II)

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Author: Allan NevinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Scribners, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is the second volume of Allan Nevins' comprehensive history of the American Civil War era....
The War For The Union: Volume II - War Becomes Revolution

The War For The Union: Volume II - War Becomes Revolution

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Author: Allan NevinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is the second volume in Allan Nevins' comprehensive history of the American...
America's Cup Book 1851-1983

America's Cup Book 1851-1983

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Author: John RousmaniereBinding: HardbackPublished: Taylor Publishing Company, 1983, Limited EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history and excitement of the America's Cup races from...
The Outlaw Legend: A Cultural Tradition in Britain, America and Australia

The Outlaw Legend: A Cultural Tradition in Britain, America and Australia

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Author: Graham SealBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1996Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tradition of outlaw legends across Britain, America, and Australia, examining...
White House Years

White House Years

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Author: Henry KissingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1979, First Edition!Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsIn 'White House Years', Henry Kissinger offers an insider's account...
The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Author: Ernest R. May and Philip D. ZelikoBinding: HardbackPublished: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1997Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed account of the Cuban...
Shiloh: In Hell Before Night

Shiloh: In Hell Before Night

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Author: James L. McDonoughBinding: HardbackPublished: Univ of Tennessee Pr, 1980, Third PrintingCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed account of the Battle of...
The Seven Years War

The Seven Years War

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Author: Julian S. CorbettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2001Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Seven Years War is a comprehensive examination of the global conflict that took...
Stray Shots & A Decade of American Sporting Books and Prints

Stray Shots & A Decade of American Sporting Books and Prints

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Author: Roland ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: The Derrydale Press, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive look at American sporting books and prints over a...
The U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville Fredericksburg

The U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville Fredericksburg

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Author: Jay Luvaas, Harold W. NelsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The U.S. Army War College, 1998, FIRST EDITIONCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the significant...
Early American-Australian Relations to 1830

Early American-Australian Relations to 1830

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Author: Gordon GreenwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1944Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the diplomatic and cultural relationships between early American settlers and Australia up...
Jubal Early's Raid on Washington 1864

Jubal Early's Raid on Washington 1864

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Author: B. F. CoolingBinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical and Aviation Publishing, 1989, FIRST EDITION!Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book is a compelling account of Jubal Early's...
Crazy Horse Called Them Walk-A-Heaps: The Story of the Foot Soldier in the Prairie Indian Wars

Crazy Horse Called Them Walk-A-Heaps: The Story of the Foot Soldier in the Prairie Indian Wars

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Author: Neil Baird ThompsonBinding: HardbackPublished: North Star Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed account of the lesser-known foot soldiers during the Prairie Indian...
Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History

Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History

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Author: Richard M. McMurryBinding: HardbackPublished: University of North Carolina Press, 1989, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this insightful analysis, Richard McMurry compares the two...
They Called Him Stonewall: A Life of Lt. General T. J. Jackson

They Called Him Stonewall: A Life of Lt. General T. J. Jackson

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Author: Burke DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life of Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson, one of the most famous Confederate generals during...
Forlorn Hope of Freedom: The Liberty Party in the Old Northwest, 1838-1848

Forlorn Hope of Freedom: The Liberty Party in the Old Northwest, 1838-1848

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Author: Vernon L. VolpeBinding: HardbackPublished: Kent State University Press, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history and impact of the Liberty Party in...
War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation UNCORRECTED PROOF

War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation UNCORRECTED PROOF

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Author: John SedgwickBinding: SoftbackPublished: Berkley, 2015Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the complex relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, culminating in their infamous duel....
Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General

Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General

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Author: Gary W. GallagherBinding: HardbackPublished: The University of North Carolina Press, 1985, FIRST EDITION!Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the life and military career...
The War in Southwest Virginia 1861-65 SIGNED

The War in Southwest Virginia 1861-65 SIGNED

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Author: Gary C WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: A&W Enterprise, 1985, Sixth Edition RevisedCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book provides a detailed account of the Civil War...
Freedom of Speech and Press in Early American History: Legacy of Suppression

Freedom of Speech and Press in Early American History: Legacy of Suppression

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Author: Leonard W. LevyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harper Torchbooks, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the historical context of freedom of speech and press in...
The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly March 1951

The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly March 1951

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Author: Roy P. Basler, G. W. Bunn Jr., Benjamin P. ThomasBinding: Other bindingPublished: The Abraham Lincoln Association, 1951Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Abraham Lincoln...
Pearl Harbor in Perspective

Pearl Harbor in Perspective

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Author: Michael SlackmanBinding: Other bindingPublished: Arizona Memorial Musuem, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Pearl Harbor attack, exploring its historical...
Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream

Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream

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'An important book' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR)The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
One-off Focus on America Bargain Book Box ON1675

One-off Focus on America Bargain Book Box ON1675

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One-off Focus on America Bargain Book Box Delve into the heart of America with this curated collection of captivating narratives! This box offers a rich tapestry of American history, culture,...
Red, White and Blown: Is the United States of America a Cult?

Red, White and Blown: Is the United States of America a Cult?

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America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve

America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve

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What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

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740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building

740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building

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The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street

The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street

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Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America

Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America

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For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the horrific nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George...
Another Day in the Death of America

Another Day in the Death of America

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The Last Days of Innocence: America at War, 1917-1918

The Last Days of Innocence: America at War, 1917-1918

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