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Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency

Abrams, Dan; Fisher, David

Instant New York Times bestseller!A USA Today Top 10 Hot Book for Summer“Makes you feel as if you are watching a live camera riveted on a courtroom more than 150 years ago.” —Diane Sawyer The true story of Abraham Lincoln’s last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal...
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Three Days in Moscow
Three Days in Moscow

Baier, Bret; Whitney, Catherine

President Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier. \"An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay WinikMoscow, 1988:...
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The Space Race
The Space Race

Matthew Brenden Wood

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong landed gently on the lunar surface and became the first person to set foot on another world. People around the world stopped what they were doing to crowd around television sets and radios to witness one of the greatest achievements in human history—a...
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President Carter
President Carter

Eizenstat, Stuart E.; Albright, Madeleine

The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments—drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes.Stuart Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White...
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The Girl on the Velvet Swing
The Girl on the Velvet Swing

Simon Baatz

From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that shocked the world. In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just...
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Terrorism
Terrorism

Carla Mooney

On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania changed the global community, pushing terrorism into the spotlight, and triggering a series of world events that included the invasion of Afghanistan and the Iraq War. For many people in the United...
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust

Carla Mooney

What would your life be like if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany in 1940? You might be forced to leave your home with only what you and your family could carry. You might even be killed by members of the Nazi party.The Holocaust is a grim period in human history. More than...
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