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Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal

Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal

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In the wake of the profound economic crisis known as the Great Depression, a group of high-powered individuals joined forces to campaign against the New Deal-not just its practical policies...
Grant: A Biography

Grant: A Biography

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The Dark Side

The Dark Side

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The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not...
Oblivion: A Memoir

Oblivion: A Memoir

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Now the basis for the acclaimed film Memories of My Father , directed by Fernando Trueba. "An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America." --El...
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a

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The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world-decisions that not only...
Military Memoirs Of A Confederate

Military Memoirs Of A Confederate

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General Edward Porter Alexander was the master gunner of the Confederacy, and undeniably one of the great American artillerists. He was involved in nearly all of the great battles of...
Grant and Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship

Grant and Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship

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... cuts squarely across the accepted tradition... Fuller examines these two great soldiers from a fresh viewpoint and refuses to let himself be bound by tradition." -New York Times Book...
Movie-Made America: A Cultural History Of American Movies

Movie-Made America: A Cultural History Of American Movies

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Author: Robert SklarBinding: HardbackPublished: Chappell & Company, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor wear and tanning to dust jacketRobert Sklar's "Movie-Made America: A Cultural History Of...
Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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Author: Ray Allen Billington Binding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative work of American history chronicles the complex and often tumultuous...
The Gettysburg Address And Other Writings

The Gettysburg Address And Other Writings

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Author: Abraham LincolnBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fall River Press, 2013Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis essential collection presents a foundational body of American political...
American Beauty

American Beauty

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Author: Edna FerberBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, London, 1931Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn, faded and stained DJ. Bumping...
The Road To Kitty Hawk: The Epic of Flight

The Road To Kitty Hawk: The Epic of Flight

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Author: Valerie Moolman; Editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor silverfish damage on FEP. This historical account chronicles the remarkable journey of...
The Pathfinders: The Epic of Flight

The Pathfinders: The Epic of Flight

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Author: David Nevin; The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of historical non-fiction, part of the acclaimed "The Old West" series,...
The First Colonists: Hakluyt's Voyages To North America

The First Colonists: Hakluyt's Voyages To North America

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Author: A. L. RowseBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This historical non-fiction work by A. L. Rowse meticulously chronicles the...
He Walked The Americas

He Walked The Americas

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Author: L. Taylor HansenBinding: HardbackPublished: Neville Spearman Ltd., 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor tears and yellowing to DJ, some minor chips to spine...
The United States: Library Of Nations

The United States: Library Of Nations

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Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPublished in 1984 by Time Life Education, United States from the Library of Nations...
A Day In The Life Of America

A Day In The Life Of America

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Author: Andy MayeBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, New York, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerOn May 2, 1986, two hundred of the world’s leading photojournalists fanned out across the United...
Secret Team: The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World

Secret Team: The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World

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Author: L. Fletcher ProutyBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on top edges of pages, dust jacket has some light general wear...
The Deerslayer; Or: The First War-Path

The Deerslayer; Or: The First War-Path

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Author: James Fenimore CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sandglass Pamphlet Laid In. James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, "The Deerslayer; Or: The First...
All The King's Men

All The King's Men

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Author: Robert Penn WarrenBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRobert Penn Warren's "All the King's Men" is a powerful work of political fiction that...
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle Of Antietam

Landscape Turned Red: The Battle Of Antietam

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Author: Stephen W. SearsBinding: HardbackPublished: Book-of-the-Month Club., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsStephen W. Sears's "Landscape Turned Red: The Battle Of Antietam"...
Lee And Grant

Lee And Grant

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Author: Gene SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company - BCE., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerGene Smith's "Lee And Grant" is a compelling work of historical biography...
The Third Day At Gettysburg & Beyond

The Third Day At Gettysburg & Beyond

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Author: Gary W. GallagherBinding: HardbackPublished: University of North Carolina Press - BCE., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work of historical analysis by Gary W. Gallagher offers a...
Pioneers East: The Early American Experience In The Middle East

Pioneers East: The Early American Experience In The Middle East

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Author: David H. FinnieBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chips and blue marking on DJ. This historical...
The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty

The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty

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Author: Peter Collier & David HorowitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart And Winston, New York, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, "The Rockefellers: An...
My Enemy, My Brother: Men And Days Of Gettysburg

My Enemy, My Brother: Men And Days Of Gettysburg

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Author: Joseph E. PersicoBinding: HardbackPublished: The Viking Press, New York, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJoseph E. Persico’s "My Enemy, My Brother: Men And Days Of Gettysburg" is...
The Soul Of A New Machine

The Soul Of A New Machine

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Author: Tracy KidderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTracy Kidder's "The Soul of a New Machine" is a compelling...
Red Gold: The Conquest Of The Brazilian Indians, 1500-1760

Red Gold: The Conquest Of The Brazilian Indians, 1500-1760

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Author: John HemmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun faded spine, chips and tears to DJ.John Hemming's "Red...
Bushmasters: America's Jungle Warriors Of World War II

Bushmasters: America's Jungle Warriors Of World War II

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Author: Anthony ArthurBinding: HardbackPublished: St Martin's Press - BCE., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the harrowing experiences of...
The Education Of Henry Adams: An Autobiography

The Education Of Henry Adams: An Autobiography

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Author: Henry AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Heritage Press Sandglass laid inHenry Adams's "The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography" is a...
Expedition To Surinam; Being The Narrative Of A Five Years Expedition Against The Revolted Negroes Of Surinam In Guiana On The Wild Coast Of South America From The Year 1772 To 1777

Expedition To Surinam; Being The Narrative Of A Five Years Expedition Against The Revolted Negroes Of Surinam In Guiana On The Wild Coast Of South America From The Year 1772 To 1777

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Author: John Gabriel StedmanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCaptain John Stedman's "Expedition To Surinam" is a compelling historical account and travelogue detailing his...
Burr: A Novel

Burr: A Novel

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Author: Gore VidalBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Yellowed DJ...
The Life Of J. Edgar Hoover: Secrecy And Power

The Life Of J. Edgar Hoover: Secrecy And Power

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Author: Richard Gid PowersBinding: HardbackPublished: The Free Press., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun faded spine.This biography chronicles the controversial career of J. Edgar Hoover, the...
At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story Of Pearl Harbor

At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story Of Pearl Harbor

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Author: Gordon W. PrangeBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight foxing and some tears to dust jacket.This definitive...
But Not In Shame: The Six Months After Pearl Harbor

But Not In Shame: The Six Months After Pearl Harbor

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Author: John TolandBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House - BCE, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of historical non-fiction, John Toland...
U-Boats Offshore: When Hitler Struck America

U-Boats Offshore: When Hitler Struck America

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Author: Edwin P. HoytBinding: HardbackPublished: Stein and Day., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed dust jacket and fore-edges.Edwin P. Hoyt's "U-Boats Offshore: When Hitler Struck America"...
Miracle At Midway

Miracle At Midway

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Author: Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. DillonBinding: HardbackPublished: Prange Enterprises., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears in title pages, slight...
The Cross Of Lassitude: Portraits Of Five Delinquents

The Cross Of Lassitude: Portraits Of Five Delinquents

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Author: Joan ColebrookBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsJoan Colebrook’s The Cross of Lassitude: Portraits of Five Delinquents is a sobering and...
To The Best Of My Ability: The American Presidents

To The Best Of My Ability: The American Presidents

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Author: James M. McphersonBinding: HardbackPublished: DK, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work, "To The Best Of My Ability: The American Presidents," edited by James M....
The Adventures Of Davy Crockett

The Adventures Of Davy Crockett

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Author: Davy Crockett; Illustrated By John W. Thomason. Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis...
Eleanor: The Years Alone

Eleanor: The Years Alone

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Author: Joseph P. LashBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, "Eleanor: The Years Alone" by Joseph P. Lash, chronicles...
The History Of The Vietnam War

The History Of The Vietnam War

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Author: Douglas WelshBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsDouglas Welsh's "The History Of The Vietnam War" is a comprehensive historical account that meticulously chronicles...
Water Of Life

Water Of Life

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Author: Henry Morton RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Creased spine. Bumping on corners. Henry Morton Robinson's "Water of Life" is a compelling work of historical...
Bounce the Rhine: The Spellmount Siegfried Line Series Volume Nine

Bounce the Rhine: The Spellmount Siegfried Line Series Volume Nine

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In September, 1944, Montgomery predicted that his armies would easily 'bounce the Rhine' to strike a final blow at the heart of Hitler's Reich. However, his confidence was misplaced; nearly...
Fortune's Daughters

Fortune's Daughters

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The story of Jennie, Clara and Leonie Jerome is one of glamour, money and love in equal measure. Their father Leonard was a profligate New York stockbroker whose beautiful wife...
The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities

The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities

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Explores the style, taste, beauty, and politeness in American architecture, furnishings, fiction, and other areas after 1720, and examines how these concerns changed a large segment of the American culture.
Breaking the Fine Rain of Death: African American Health Issues and a

Breaking the Fine Rain of Death: African American Health Issues and a

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In 1996, 42 million Americans had no medical insurance and the rise of managed care organizations (HMOs) in the late 1990s is changing the kind of healthcare other Americans receive....