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Detroit: An American Autopsy

Charlie LeDuff · Penguin Press; First Edition, First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

An explosive exposé of America's lost prosperity - from Pulitzer Prize­-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff Back in his broken hometown, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff searches the ruins of Detroit for clues to his family's troubled past. Having led us on the way up, Detroit...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South (and Why It Will Rise Again)

Clint Johnson · Regnery Publishing; First Edition edition
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback

The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Politically Incorrect Guide series expands on the pro-South slant of the hugely successful Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. Author Clint Johnson shows why the South, with its emphasis on traditional values, family,...
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We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance

Stephen E. Ambrose · The Lyons Press; 1st edition
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

One of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II chronicles Jan Baalsrud’s escape from Nazi-occupied arctic Norway.
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Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America

Franklin Foer · Harper Perennial; Original edition
Format: Book

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of The New Republic, an extraordinary anthology of essays culled from the archives of the acclaimed and influential magazine.Founded by Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann in 1914 to give voice to the growing progressive movement, The New Republic has charted...
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