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Forging the Shield: The U.S. Army in Europe, 1951-1962
Donald A. Carter · Department of the Army; None, First edition Format: Print book
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This illustrated book that includes tables, charts, and maps primarily discusses the role of USAREUR acronym abbreviation for US Army Europe) in rearming and training the new German Army spans several years and is perhaps the Army's single greatest contribution toward maintaining... |
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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
Patricia Cornwell · Amazon Publishing Pages: 570 Format: Print book
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From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it.Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert... |
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Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal
Dick Lehr · PublicAffairs Pages: 448 Format: Paperback
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Now a major motion picture starring Johnny DeppA New York Times BestsellerA Boston Globe BestsellerAn ABA Indie BestsellerJames "Whitey" Bulger became one of the most ruthless gangsters in US history, and all because of an unholy deal he made with a childhood friend. John Connolly... |
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Pacific Tsunami Warning System: A Half Century of Protecting the Pacific, 1965-2015
International Tsunami Information Center · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis; None, First edition Format: Print book
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, commonly referred to as the PTWS, has come far in the last five decades since its formation in 1965. 2015 marks 50 years since the establishment of the International tsunami warning system in the Pacific. This book covers the development of functional... |
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Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy
Elaine Tyler May · Basic Books Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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An award-winning historian untangles the roots of America's culture of fear, and argues that it imperils our democracyFor the last sixty years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in gated communities,... |
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
DAVID FISHER · Henry Holt and Co. Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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The newest installment in the New York Times #1 bestselling companion series to the Fox historical docudrama, Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies; The Civil War is a pulse-quickening account of the deadliest war in American historyFrom the birth of the Republican Party to the Confederacy's... |
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The Glass Universe
Dava Sobel · Viking Pages: 324 Format: Print book
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New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People) , little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy"A joy to read." - The Wall Street JournalNamed one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian,... |
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A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions
Doug Alderson · Pineapple Press Format: Print book
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Mermaids still perform in the clear waters of Weeki Wachee Springs as they have for decades. The Bok Tower's carillon bells, installed in 1929, continue to echo across Iron Mountain near Lake Wales. Monstrous reptiles are ever abundant at Gatorland, Gatorama and the St. Augustine Alligator... |
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Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope
Jonathan M. Bryant · Liveright Publishing Corporation Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant -- and long forgotten -- Supreme Court cases in American history.In 1820, a suspicious vessel was spotted lingering off the coast of northern Florida, the Spanish slave ship Antelope. Since the United States... |
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50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.
Brent D. Glass · Simon & Schuster Format: Print book
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A one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States guaranteed to fascinate, educate, and entertain - selected and described by the former director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.From Massachusetts to Florida... |
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots
David Fisher · Henry Holt and Company Pages: 310 Format: Print book
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The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historical docudrama Legends and Lies: The Patriots, an exciting and eye-opening look at the Revolutionary War through the lives of its leadersThe American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each... |
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