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The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era

Gareth Russell · Atria Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

In this original and meticulously researched narrative history, the author of the "stunning" (The Sunday Times) Young and Damned and Fair uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift...
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Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History

Brian Kilmeade · Sentinel
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The heart-stopping story of the fight for Texas by The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates.

In his now-trademark style, Brian Kilmeade brings alive one of the most pivotal moments in American...
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Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals

Ken Follett · Viking
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

"The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something priceless was dying in front of our eyes. The feeling was bewildering, as if the earth...
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Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home

Richard Bell · 37 Ink
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South - and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught.

Philadelphia, 1825:...
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God's Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era

Michael Medved · Crown Forum
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

The national radio host and bestselling author of The American Miracle reveals the happy accidents, bizarre coincidences, and flat-out miracles that continue to shape America's destiny.

"A hopeful message for our troubled times . . . Michael Medved has an eye for a story,...
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Three Days at the Brink: FDR's Daring Gamble to Win World War II

Bret Baier · William Morrow
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 bestselling author of Three Days in Moscow and anchor of Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier, a gripping history of the secret meeting that set the stage for victory in World War II - the now-forgotten 1943 Tehran Conference, where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston...

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Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society

Judy Christie · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal - some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate's bestselling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach

From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia...
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