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Richard Nixon: The Man Behind the Mask

Richard Nixon: The Man Behind the Mask

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gary AllenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Western Islands, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous bookseller stamp on title page, very light wear to coverThis political biography, "Richard Nixon:...
The Power Game: How Washington Works

The Power Game: How Washington Works

$100.00 AUD
Author: Hedrick SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, New York, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Name on FEP. Signed by the author on half-title page. In this insightful work...
General Grant

General Grant

$15.00 AUD
Author: Matthew Arnold, Mark TwainBinding: HardbackPublished: Southern Illinois University Press, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed...
Much Less A Slave

Much Less A Slave

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jean E. TurnleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, Melbourne, Australia, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir chronicles Jean E. Turnley's harrowing journey from a childhood marred by dysfunction...
Longman History Of The United States Of America

Longman History Of The United States Of America

$15.00 AUD
Author: Hugh BroganBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1985Condition:Book: FairJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Spine bumped/loose. No loose pages.This comprehensive history text presents a detailed narrative of the United...
The Feathered Serpent And The Cross: The Rise And Fall Of Empires; The Pre-Columbian God-Kings; The Papal States

The Feathered Serpent And The Cross: The Rise And Fall Of Empires; The Pre-Columbian God-Kings; The Papal States

$25.00 AUD
Author: Milton, Orsi & HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on edges. Tanning on end papers. The Feathered Serpent...
A Nation Of Immigrants

A Nation Of Immigrants

$15.00 AUD
Author: John F. KennedyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and small tears at some corners, clipped inside fold,...
Incredible Victory: The Battle Of Midway

Incredible Victory: The Battle Of Midway

$25.00 AUD
Author: Walter LordBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWalter Lord's "Incredible Victory: The Battle Of Midway" is a...
A Secret Gift

A Secret Gift

$32.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
A book for our times, sharing stories of the Great Depression of the 1930s and the generosity of a man who understood hardship. A book for our times, sharing stories...
Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

$65.00 AUD$50.00 AUD
"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." Gardens Illustrated The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same...
Amazing Women of the Civil War: Fascinating True Stories of Women Who

Amazing Women of the Civil War: Fascinating True Stories of Women Who

$21.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
The Civil War is most often described as one in which brother fought against brother. But the most devastating war fought on American soil was also one in which women...
What Happened

What Happened

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A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful...
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

$28.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
A biography of America's first Renaissance man discusses Benjamin Franklin's diverse roles as a scientist, businessman, philosopher, writer, inventor, diplomat, politician, wit, and Founding Father.
The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That

The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That

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From the moment of Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, until Andrew Johnson, his replacement, formally announced postwar plans on May 29, the fate of the country hung in the...
Better Day Coming: Blacks and Equality, 1890-2000

Better Day Coming: Blacks and Equality, 1890-2000

$59.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
From the end of postwar Reconstruction in the South to an analysis of the rise and fall of Black Power, acclaimed historian Adam Fairclough presents a straightforward synthesis of the...
Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that

Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that

$34.99 AUD$29.74 AUD
Argo meets Spotlight , as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent...
Chile And The Nazis - From Hitler to Pinochet

Chile And The Nazis - From Hitler to Pinochet

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The Story of Chile's Collusion with the Nazis During World War II; After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and Hitler's subsequent declaration of war upon the US, Chile's reluctance...
Annals of the War

Annals of the War

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Black-and-while illustrations complement a collection of period articles, editorials, and news commentary that spans the full spectrum of the Civil War.
Early Warner Bros. Studios

Early Warner Bros. Studios

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Since 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio's magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank. This collection of evocative images concentrates on the...
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65

Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65

$49.50 AUD$12.00 AUD
Volume two of a three volume history of the American civil rights movement, America in the King Years. This volume takes the reader from the assassination of President Kennedy and...
From Manassas To Appomattox: Memoirs Of The Civil War In America

From Manassas To Appomattox: Memoirs Of The Civil War In America

$20.00 AUD
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe...
A Concise History of Bolivia

A Concise History of Bolivia

$38.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
In its first Spanish edition, Herbert Klein's A Concise History of Bolivia won immediate acceptance within Bolivia as the new standard history of this important nation. Surveying Bolivia's economic, social,...
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

$39.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely...
Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal

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

$31.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
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

$49.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
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

$23.10 AUD$10.00 AUD
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

$12.00 AUD
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...
Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last

Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last

$55.00 AUD$27.50 AUD
When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they...
Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman

Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman

$39.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of...
Military Memoirs Of A Confederate

Military Memoirs Of A Confederate

$48.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
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

$34.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
... 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

$15.00 AUD
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

$25.00 AUD
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

$15.00 AUD
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

$80.00 AUD
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

$15.00 AUD
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

$15.00 AUD
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

$25.00 AUD
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

$55.00 AUD
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

$15.00 AUD
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

$30.00 AUD
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

$250.00 AUD
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

$35.00 AUD
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

$50.00 AUD
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

$12.00 AUD
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"...