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Quick view The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary citizens, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed it: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Settle... View Details
Quick view The Devil in the City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life... View Details
Quick view Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Ion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll From the managing editor of "The Washington Post" comes this news-breaking account of the CIA's involvement in the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and gave rise to bin Laden's al Qaeda. View Details
Quick view American History Revised: 200 Startling Facts That Never Made It Into the Textbooks by Seynour Morris This spirited reexamination of American history digs deep into the nation's past to expose 200 startling facts that never made it into the textbooks, and highlights how little-known individuals and events played surprisingly influential roles in the... View Details
Quick view In the Time of the Americans: FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthur-The Generation That Changed America's Role in the World by David Fromkin Coming of age during World War I and attaining their finest hour in World War II and the Cold War, these men--FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthur--transformed America from an isolated frontier nation into a global superpower. As he tells their... View Details
Quick view In Lincoln's Hand: His Original Manuscripts with Commentary by Distinguished Americans by Harold Holzer On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth and in conjunction with the Library of Congress 2009 Bicentennial exhibition comes this look at one of the nation's greatest presidents through his own letters, speeches, and notebooks. View Details
Quick view What They Fought for 1861- by James M McPherson From the author of Battle Cry of Freedom comes an exceptional and highly original Civil War analysis. McPherson draws on the letters and diaries of nearly 1,000 Union and Confederate soldiers, giving voice to the very men who risked their lives in the... View Details
Quick view To Be a Slave by Julius Lester Readers learn about the lives of countless slaves and former slaves, who tell about their forced journeys from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view A Stillness at Appomattox: The army of the Potomac Trilogy by Bruce Catton Undoubtedly Catton's most brilliant books, A Stillness at Appomattox won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction. Caton recounts the most spectacular conflicts between Grant and Lee and details the end of hope... View Details
Quick view The Civil War: The Final Year Told by Those Who Lived It by Aaron Sheehan-Dean This final installment of the highly acclaimed four-volume series traces events from March 1864 to June 1865. It provides an incomparable portrait of a nation at war with itself, while illuminating the military and political events that brought the... View Details
Quick view The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton Three of the founding fathers defend their revolutionary charter--the Constitution of the United States--in these essays. Based on the original McLean edition of 1788, this edition includes copies of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of... View Details
Quick view The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr by Judith St George In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college-- one at Princeton, the other at Columbia-- and studied law. Both were young staff officers under... View Details
