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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-sca...

Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations. Moving from ...

Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting...

The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American ...

The Gifts Of The Jews Reveals The Critical Change That Made Western Civilization Possible. Within The Matrix Of Ancient Religions And Philosophies, Life Was...

Introduction -- In The Beginning -- Booth Finds His Destiny -- William And Catherine -- An Army Is Formed -- The Sounds Of Music -- Early Persecution -- Wom...

"One diplomat's darkly humorous and ultimately scathing assault on just about everything the military and State Department have done—or tried to do—sin...

New York Times Bestseller! Let former Minnesota Governor, actor, and superstar professional wrestler Jesse Ventura walk you through the assassinations of J...

The second volume of Branch's trilogy on the civil rights era. Jeff Shesol Branch spins an intricate, seamless web of politics and personalities, ambition ...

In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all...

Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs. ...

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar ...

From The Publisher: A Gripping, Groundbreaking Biography Of The Combative Man Whose Genius And Force Of Will Created Modern Capitalism. Founder Of A Dynasty...

Drawing On Newly Discovered Archival Material And Extensive Interviews With Truman's Own Family, Friends, And Washington Colleagues, Mccullough Tells The De...

Kissinger Recalls ... The Second Administration Of Richard Nixon ... The Watergate Scandal ... The 1973 October War In The Middle East ... Year Of Europe; T...

"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." — The New York Times "[The] most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. I...

Confederate Williamsburg. A Line Of Defense -- Sickly Season -- Rumors Of War -- The Battle Of Williamsburg. Sunday Skirmish -- Pandemonium Broke Loose -- A...

The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts....

This book begins with an introductory overview of the socio-political climate of the state of Mississippi during the 1850s and ends with a treatment of its ...

The Best-selling Storytelling Approach With Tools That Develop History SkillsCategories: History United States20th Century

A New Birth of Freedom is the culmination of over a half a century of study and reflection by one of America's foremost scholars of American politics, Harry...

In 1880, the California woman safeguarded the Republic by maintaining a morally sound home. Scarcely forty years later, women in the Pacific state won full...

The Author Of Reclaiming The Gods And The Isle Of Avalon Now Details The Fascinating Significance Of The Design Of The U.s. Capital. Nicholas R. Mann. Inclu...

This historic narrative, written by cousins who are descendants of the Low and Stiles families, spans two centuries of the intertwined families of the House...

Edited By Lloyd Chiasson, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: LawCriminal Law

Documents How 12 People, As Part Of A Top-secret U.s. Government Program, Traveled To The Planet Serpo And Lived There For 13 Years--Categories: History Uni...

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were for...

One decision can end everything . . . or lead to unlikely redemption.Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fasci...

The Frontman Of The Classic Rock Band Aerosmith Tells His Story, Including His Rise To Rock Stardom In The 1970s, The Band's Drop In Popularity, And Their C...

Presents A True Account Of The Early Twentieth-century Murders Of Dozens Of Wealthy Osage And Law-enforcement Officials, Citing The Contributions And Misste...

From The Era Before European Contact To The Present Day, People Living In What Is Now The United States Have Constantly Been Interacting With Their Environm...

Kenneth D. Rose. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 257-342) And Index.Categories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Metis and the Medicine Line is a sprawling, ambitious look at how national borders and notions of race were created and manipulated to unlock access to in...

Gripping Accounts Of All Know Fatal Mishaps In The Most Famous Of The World's Seven Natural Wonders.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyDeat...

In the hinterland behind the port of Mobile lies the vast swampy convergence of the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers, a delta rich in fish, game animals, hard and...

A Major Influence On International Civil Rights, Anticolonial, And Black Consciousness Movement, Black Skin, White Masks Is An Unsurpassed Study Of The Blac...

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491. Presenting t...

The bestselling book that became the blockbuster film starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Diane Lane. Boston Globe Mesmerizing....Packs an emotiona...

National Bestseller • The Riveting, Tick-tock Account Of The Largest Manmade Explosion In History Prior To The Atomic Bomb, And The Equally Astonishing Ta...

Drawing on myriad sources―from the faint traces left by the rocking of a cradle at the site of an early medieval home to an antique illustration of Eveâ€...

A revealing look at the true beginning of American politics Until recently rescued by David McCullough, John Adams has always been overshadowed by Washing...

A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Revolutionary her...

In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by t...

Genesis. First Principles -- Patriotism And Profit -- The Acts Of The Founders -- Building With Other People's Money -- Golden Spike -- A Railroad Life: H.k...

This Is The Biggest, Grandest, Most Sprawling Epic Ever Told, Filled With Battles And Hardship, Courage, Determination, Daring Voyages Into The Unknown, And...

A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance...

A compelling compilation of previously unpublished war letters, encompassing every major conflict from the Civil War to Desert Storm, offers vivid accounts ...

A Follow-up To The Puzzle Palace And Body Of Secrets Looks At The National Security Agency In The Wake Of September 11th, Its Role In The Bush Administratio...