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They Knew Lincoln
John E Washington · Oxford University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Originally published in 1942 and now reprinted for the first time, They Knew Lincoln is a classic in African American history and Lincoln studies. Part memoir and part history, the book is an account of John E. Washington's childhood among African Americans in Washington, DC, and of the black... |
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Lucky 666 : the impossible mission
Bob Drury · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 354
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"From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest... |
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The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
Hillary Rodham Clinton · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them - women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old. "Go ahead,... |
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New York City's Italian Neighborhoods
Guarini, Raymond · ARCADIA PUB (SC)
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New York City's five boroughs have been home to more Italian immigrants than any other place in America. Over the last 140 years, scores of Italian neighborhoods have spanned Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx. These communities preserve their heritage by celebrating... |
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Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
RUBY LAL · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. When it came to hunting, she was a master shot. As a dress designer, few could compare. An ingenious architect, she innovated the use of marble in her parents' mausoleum on the banks of the Yamuna River that inspired her stepson's... |
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American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI
Kate Winkler Dawson · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air ("Not since Devil in the White City has a book told such a harrowing tale"--Douglas Preston) comes the riveting story of the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century.
Berkeley, California, 1933.... |
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Woodstock: 50 Years of Peace and Music
Daniel Bukszpan · Imagine
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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Giftable 50th anniversary commemorative with never-before-seen images and original interviews. Hear from performers and attendees in their own voices! Featuring Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead, as well as unsung audience members and folks behind the scenes. This compendium... |
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The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America
Rebecca Fraser · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed historian and biographer Rebecca Fraser comes a vivid narrative history of the Mayflower and of the Winslow family, who traveled to America in search of a new world. The voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony is one of the seminal events... |
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Invisible Heroes of World War II: Extraordinary Wartime Stories of Ordinary People
Jerry Borrowman · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Invisible Heroes of World War II, documents ten fascinating true stories of a diverse group of soldiers and noncombatants from all over the world, including African Americans, women, and Native Americans, who fought with the Allies during World War II. These heroes made significant contributions... |
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The Vietnam War: An Intimate History
Geoffrey C Ward · Knopf
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017.
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Adriaen van der Donck: A Dutch Rebel in Seventeenth-Century America
J. van den Hout · Excelsior Editions
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
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The first comprehensive biography of an important yet understudied figure in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, the book tells the story of the young legal activist Adriaen van der Donck (1618-1655) , whose fight to secure the struggling colony made him a controversial but pivotal figure... |
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The Library Book
Susan Orlean · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Susan Orlean's bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is "a sheer delight ... as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library" (USA TODAY) - a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation... |
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