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Enemies of the State: The Radical Right in America from FDR to Trump
DARREN J MULLOY · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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The rise of the alt-right alongside Donald Trump's candidacy may be seem unprecedented events in the history of the United States, but D. J. Mulloy shows us that the radical right has been a long and active part of American politics during the twentieth century. From the German-American... |
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50 Years Porsche 914
Jurgen Lewandowski · Delius Klasing Verlag Gmbh
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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* Special slipcased edition, limited to 314 copies The Porsche 911's little brother...In 1969 a very special sports car was born. The 914 rose from a marriage of convenience of Volkswagen and Porsche, because both companies wanted a small, modern and affordable sports car in their product... |
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Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data
VIKTOR MAYER-SCHONBERGER · Basic Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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For the past century and more, the story of capitalism has been a story of firms and financiers. Thanks to the Big Data revolution, soon, it won't be. As Viktor Mayer-Sch?nberger, bestselling author of Big Data, and Thomas Ramge show, data is replacing money as the driver of market... |
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D-Day and Normandy: A Visual History
Anthony Richards · Imperial War Museums
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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In the hours before dawn on June 6, 1944, an unprecedented assemblage of men, weapons, and machines swung into action. The long-awaited, highly secret D-Day invasion had begun. By the end of the day, the mission to liberate Europe had made its most crucial advance. This book marks the seventy-fifth... |
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Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy
Ethan J Kytle · The New Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, a deeply researched book that uncovers competing histories of how slavery is remembered in Charleston, South Carolina - the heart of Dixie A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville,... |
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Growing Up with the Country: Family, Race, and Nation after the Civil War
Kendra Taira Field · Yale University Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The masterful and poignant story of three African-American families who journeyed west after emancipation, by an award-winning scholar and descendant of the migrants Following the lead of her own ancestors, Kendra Field's epic family history chronicles the westward migration of freedom's... |
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Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
Barry Strauss · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss tells the story of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine.
Barry Strauss's Ten Caesars is the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention,... |
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Great State: China and the World
Timothy Brook · Harper
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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The world-renowned scholar and author of Vermeer's Hat does for China what Mary Beard did for Rome in SPQR: Timothy Brook analyzes the last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world in this magnificent history that brings together accounts from civil servants, horse... |
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Withdrawal: Reassessing America's Final Years in Vietnam
Gregory A Daddis · Oxford University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A "better war." Over the last two decades, this term has become synonymous with US strategy during the Vietnam War's final years. The narrative is enticingly simple, appealing to many audiences. After the disastrous results of the 1968 Tet offensive, in which Hanoi's forces demonstrated... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Umbria
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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Whether you're looking to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Assisi, unwind by Lake Trasimeno or marvel at the cliffside city of Orvieto, this guide will help you choose things to do in Umbria to create the perfect trip.Follow carefully plotted itineraries around Perugia and Terni,... |
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The Eternal City: A History of Rome
Ferdinand Addis · Pegasus Books
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover
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The magnificent and definitive history of the Eternal City, narrated by a master historian. Why does Rome continue to exert a hold on our imagination? How did the "Caput mundi" come to play such a critical role in the development of Western civilization?
Ferdinand... |
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Outside Agitator: The Civil Rights Struggle of Cleveland Sellers Jr.
Adam Parker · Hub City Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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Cleveland Sellers Jr. was the scapegoat for one of the bloodiest civil rights events of the 1960s.In 1968 state troopers gunned down black students protesting the segregation of a South Carolina bowling alley, killing three and injuring 28. The Orangeburg Massacre was one of the most violent... |
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Countdown to D-Day: The German Perspective
Peter Margaritis · Casemate
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover
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In December 1943, with the rising realization that the Allies are planning to invade Fortress Europe, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is assigned the title of General Inspector for the Atlantic Wall. His mission is to assess their readiness.What he finds disgusts him. The famed Atlantikwall... |
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Becoming Lincoln
WILLIAM W FREEHLING · University of Virginia Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Previous biographies of Abraham Lincoln -- universally acknowledged as one of America's greatest presidents -- have typically focused on his experiences in the White House. In Becoming Lincoln, renowned historian William Freehling instead emphasizes the prewar years, revealing... |
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Country Music: An Illustrated History
Dayton Duncan · Knopf
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
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The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019
This gorgeously illustrated... |
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