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The Kingdom of Speech
Tom Wolfe · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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The maestro storyteller and reporter provocatively argues that what we think we know about speech and human evolution is wrong.Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. THE KINGDOM OF SPEECH is a captivating,... |
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Contraband: Smuggling and the Birth of the American Century
Andrew Wender Cohen · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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How skirting the law once defined America's relation to the world.In the frigid winter of 1875, Charles L. Lawrence made international headlines when he was arrested for smuggling silk worth $60 million into the United States. An intimate of Boss Tweed, gloriously dubbed "The Prince... |
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Texas Extra: A Newspaper History of the Lone Star State 1836-1936
Eric C Caren
Format: Print book
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From the original Texas constitution of 1836, to the Alamo, and the story of the Texas Rangers, "read all about it" as the native Texans did -- in newspapers of the day! This rich and rare collection of articles spans the entire Lone Star state. Read about Indian raids, |
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Top Dog: The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Soldier Dogs returns with the incredible, true story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Top Dog, Maria Goodavage takes readers into the life of Lucca K458, a decorated... |
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People of the Lakes (American Indians)
Time-Life Books · Time Life Education
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts. |
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Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State
Karen J Greenberg · Crown Publishers
Pages: 310
Format: Print book
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The definitive account of how America's War on Terror sparked a decade-long assault on the rule of law, weakening our courts and our Constitution in the name of national security.The day after September 11, President Bush tasked the attorney general with preventing another terrorist attack... |
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The Rush: America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853
Edward Dolnick · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting portrait of the Gold Rush, by the award-winning author of Down the Great Unknown and The Forger's Spell.In the spring of 1848, rumors began to spread that gold had been discovered in a remote spot in the Sacramento Valley. A year later, newspaper headlines declared "Gold... |
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Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow · The Penguin Press
Pages: 808
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian... |
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What the British Did: Two Centuries in the Middle East
Peter Mangold · I B Tauris
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Britain has been engaged in the Middle East for over two centuries. During the Napoleonic Wars it expelled the French from Egypt. During World War I it helped to dismantle the Ottoman empire. During World War II, it defeated the Italians and Germans. In the post-war years, it attempted... |
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