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1789: George Washington and the Founders Create America

Thomas B. Allen - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
1789: George Washington and the Founders Create America draws on hundreds of sources to paint a vivid portrait of the new nation, setting out to show the world at large that a new - and very American - form of government was calling itself into being. "No future session of Congress...
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A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation

David Head - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
The Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints; here are the stories of those Founders who were schemers and scoundrels, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation's. We now have a clear-eyed understanding of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,...
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The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America

Matthew Pearl - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
"A rousing tale of frontier daring and ingenuity, better than legend on every front." - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy SchiffA Goodreads Most Anticipated Book In his first work of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Pearl, bestselling author of acclaimed novel The Dante Club,...
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The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Matthew J. Davenport - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
Matthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm.At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching...
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