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Septimius Severus in Scotland: The Northern Campaigns of the First Hammer of the Scots
SIMON ELLIOTT · Greenhill Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Since 1975 much new archaeological evidence has come to light to illuminate the immense undertaking of Septimius Severus' campaigns in Scotland, allowing for the first time the true story of this savage invasion to be told. In the early 3rd century Severus, the aging Roman emperor,... |
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Ruthless Tide: The Tragic Epic of the Johnstown Flood
AL ROKER · William Morrow
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood - the deadliest flood in US history - from New York Times bestselling author, NBC Host, and legendary weather authority Al Roker.May 1889: After a deluge of rainfall - nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours - swelled the Little... |
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
JON MEACHAM · Random House
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows... |
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Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
Matthew Kneale · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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"Kneale's account is a masterpiece of pacing and suspense. Characters from the city's history spring to life in his hands." - The Sunday Times (London) Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City - from the early... |
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The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life
JOYCE LEE MALCOM · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid and timely re-examination of one of young America's most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold. Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict... |
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Red Hot Mama: The Life of Sophie Tucker
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff · University of Texas Press
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
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The "First Lady of Show Business" and the "Last of the Red Hot Mamas," Sophie Tucker was a star in vaudeville, radio, film, and television. A gutsy, song-belting stage performer, she entertained audiences for sixty years and inspired a host of younger women, including... |
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