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First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington
Peter R. Henriques
Format: Hardcover
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George Washington may be the most famous American who ever lived, and certainly is one of the most admired. While surrounded by myths, it is no myth that the man who led Americans' fight for independence and whose two terms in office largely defined the presidency was the most highly... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Cuba
DK Travel - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback
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Explore Cuba, the famous Caribbean island, and stop by Old Havana, visit museums, and eat authentic moros y cristianos.From top restaurants, bars, and clubs to standout scenic sites and walks, our insider tips are sure to make your trip outstanding. Whether you're looking for unique... |
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Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Michael Norman - Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America s first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000... |
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Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose
Mark Cohen - Brandeis
Format: Hardcover
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He was amazing. "A little man with a Napoleonic penchant for the colossal and magnificent, Billy Rose is the country's No. 1 purveyor of mass entertainment," Life magazine announced in 1936. The Times reported that with 1,400 people on his payroll, Rose ran a larger organization... |
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Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955
Harald Jähner - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The years 1945 to 1955 were a raw, wild decade that found many Germans politically, economically, and morally bankrupt. Victorious Allied forces occupied the four zones that make up present-day Germany. More than half the population was displaced; 10 million newly released forced laborers... |
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Figuring
Maria Popova - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries--beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with... |
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance
Gordon Campbell - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include?Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon fifteenth-century Italy, views of the Renaissance have changed considerably... |
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A Concise History of Modern Korea: From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present
Seth, Michael J. - ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
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Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century.... |
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