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The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
Rick Perlstein · Simon & Schuster
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From the bestselling author of Nixonland a dazzling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s. In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term—until... |
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The Bitter Taste of Victory: In the Ruins of the Reich
Lara Feigel · Bloomsbury Press
Pages: 443
Format: Print book |
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When Germany surrendered in May 1945 it was a nation reduced to rubble. Immediately, America, Britain, Soviet Russia, and France set about rebuilding in their zones of occupation. Most urgent were physical needs--food, water, and sanitation--but from the start the Allies were also anxious... |
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The End of the Cold War: 1985-1991
Robert Service · PublicAffairs
Pages: 688
Format: Hardcover |
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The Cold War had seemed like a permanent fixture in global politics, and until its denouement, no Western or Soviet politician had foreseen that an epoch defined by games of irreconcilable one-upmanship between the world's most heavily armed superpowers would end in their lifetimes.... |
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Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
Viet Thanh Nguyen · Harvard University Press
Pages: 374
Format: Print book |
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All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the Vietnam War and Vietnamese call the American War -- a conflict... |
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The United States and the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the Americas, 1776-1867
Leonardo Marques · Yale Univ Press
Pages: 328
Format: Print book |
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An investigation of US participation in the transatlantic slave trade to the Americas, from the American Revolution to the Civil War While much of modern scholarship has focused on the American slave trade's impact within the United States, considerably less has addressed its effects... |
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American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
Walter R. Borneman · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover |
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A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous,... |
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The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
Max Hastings · Harper
Pages: 610
Format: Print book |
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II - intelligence - showing how espionage... |
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Voices of Cherokee Women (Real Voices, Real History)
Carolyn Ross Johnston · John F. Blair, Publisher
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback |
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Voices of Cherokee Women is a compelling collection of first-person accounts by Cherokee women. It includes letters, diaries, newspaper articles, oral histories, ancient myths, and accounts by travelers, traders, and missionaries who encountered the Cherokees from the 16th century to the present.Among... |
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Kaplan AP U.S. History 2013-2014 (Kaplan AP Series)
Denise Pivarnik-Nova · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 480
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The best-selling Advanced Placement test preparation guide that delivers 70 years of proven Kaplan experience and features exclusive strategies, practice, and review to help students ace the AP U.S. History exam!
Students spend the school year preparing for the AP U.S. History... |
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