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The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House
DANIEL MARK EPSTEIN · BALLANTINE Pages: 464 Format: Print book
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The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution - from the acclaimed author of The Lincolns. Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness - even his grandfatherly... |
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Why?: Explaining the Holocaust
Peter Hayes · W.W. Norton & Company Pages: 432 Format: Print book
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A bold new exploration that answers the most commonly asked questions about the Holocaust.Despite the outpouring of books, movies, museums, memorials, and courses devoted to the Holocaust, a coherent explanation of why such ghastly carnage erupted from the heart of civilized Europe in the twentieth... |
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Redemption: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last 31 Hours
Joseph Rosenbloom · Beacon Press Pages: 289 Format: Hardcover
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An "immersive, humanizing, and demystifying" (Charles Blow, New York Times) look at the final hours of Dr. King's life as he seeks to revive the non-violent civil rights movement and push to end poverty in America.At 10:33 a.m. on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,... |
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Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
Mitchell Zuckoff · Harper Pages: 624 Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of 13 Hours and Lost in Shangri-La delivers his most compelling and vital work yet - a spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative, years in the making, that weaves together myriad stories to create the definitive portrait of 9/11.In... |
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In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's
Joseph Jebelli · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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Alzheimer's is the great global epidemic of our time, affecting millions worldwide -- there are more than 5 million people diagnosed in the US alone. And as our population ages, scientists are working against the clock to find a cure.Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli is among them. His beloved... |
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Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac
Stephen W Sears · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 884 Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals... |
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Stonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape
FRANCIS PRYOR · Pegasus Books Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated, evocative narrative of the nature and history of Stonehenge that places the enigmatic stone megaliths in a wider cultural context. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure.... |
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Hannibal
Patrick Hunt · Simon & Schuster Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brilliant general who successfully crossed the Alps with his war elephants and brought Rome to its knees.Hannibal Barca of Carthage, born 247 BC, was one of the great generals of the ancient world.... |
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The Sea Was in Their Blood: The Devastating Loss of the Miss Ally's Five-Man Crew
Quentin Casey · Nimbus Publishing Pages: 249 Format: Paperback
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It was a frigid night in February 2013 when the lights aboard the Miss Ally, a 12-metre fishing boat, malfunctioned. The Miss Ally's crew, five young men from southern Nova Scotia, knew a wicked storm was approaching, but they also had thousands of dollars of fishing equipment baited... |
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Echoes of the Civil War: Capturing Battlefields through a Pinhole Camera
Michael Falco · The Countryman Press Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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A fresh and surprising look at the American Civil War through pinhole camera photographs of sesquicentennial battlefield reenactments In 2011, Michael Falco set out to document the American Civil War's 150th anniversary by photographing reenactments of more than 20 major battles -- from... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain
DK. · DK Eyewitness Travel Pages: 672 Format: Paperback
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With superb photography, illustrations, and maps, this comprehensive travel guide will show you everything from the best places to visit in London--such as Buckingham Palace and the British Museum--to the spectacular castles of Wales and Scotland, the rugged coastline of Southeast England... |
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The Land of Enterprise: A Business History of the United States
Benjamin C Waterhouse · Simon & Schuster Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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A new, gripping history of America - told through the executives, bankers, farmers, and politicians who paved the way from colonial times to the present - reveals that this country was founded as much on the search for wealth and prosperity as the desire for freedom.The Land of Enterprise... |
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