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The Epic of America

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

A beautifully written story of America's historical heritage, by one of the country's greatest historians.

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D Day Normandy: Weapons, Uniforms, Military Equipment

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

A complete panorama of the weapons, uniforms and military equipment of all the soldiers that fought at D-Day, both Allied and Axis, illustrated with more than 300 ...

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The Shame of the Cities

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

This muckraking classic attacked corrupt election practices and shady dealings in businesses and city governments across the nation. Taking a hard look at the ...

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The Power of the Pope During the Middle Ages;

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Native American Hunting, Fighting and Survival Tools

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

An illustrated guide to making Native American tools and weapons using time-honored methods.

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"Myne Owne Ground"

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Ever since its publication twenty-five years ago, "Myne Owne Ground" has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race ...

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Chicago's State Street Christmas Parade

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

One of the grand annual events in Chicago's history is the spectacular Christmas Parade on State Street. Filled with pageantry, these parades showcase amazing ...

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The American Revolution

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

A newly revised version of a classic in American historyWhen "The American Revolution" was first published in 1985, it was praised as the first synthesis of the ...

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The Cost of Living in the United States 1914-1926

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1968

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Forty years later, America is still feeling the aftershocks of the year 1968. Assassinations, war, and riots gave way to a final blessing, when three U.S. ...

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Business Life in Ancient Rome

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

To the imagination, the ancient Roman is a hero and a patriot, the lord of the earth; born to rule nations, to spare the vanquished, and to crush the proud. We ...

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Naufragios Y Comentarios/ Shipwrecks and Commentaries

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Cognac

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"Rich in history and admirable scholarship. . . . It's a fine grande champagne of a book, to be savored over and over." -Patricia Wells, author of The Provence ...

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The Merchants of the Middle Ages

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The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-1936

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In October 1935 Mussolini ordered the invasion of Ethiopia from Italian-held Eritrea and Somaliland, thinking that he would easily crush an ill-prepared and badly ...

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The Jungle

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Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle," which inspired passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, stands as a classic of ...

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Daily Life in the Colonial City

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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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A resissue of the gripping and bestselling account of the perilous showdown between the United States and Soviet Union in 1962. Includes a new Foreword by Arthur ...

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Government and Religion in Ancient Israel

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A powerful contribution to the study of the politics and religion of Ancient Israel featuring a new approach that doesn't focus on biblical exegesis alone and ...

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Forest Park Highlands, MO

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Forest Park Highlands was once St. Louiss largest and best-known amusement park. In its earliest years, the Highlands boasted a fine theater and one of the largest ...

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What They Fought for 1861-1865

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

In "Battle Cry Of Freedom, James M. McPherson presented a fascinating, concise general history of the defining American conflict. With "What They Fought For, he ...

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Inside the Tiger 1

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

With this new volume, Restayn finishes up his trilogy on the most famous German tank of World War II.

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The Rise and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire: From Charlemagne to Napoleon

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The Rise and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire is the only complete history of the Holy Roman Empure currently in print. The vain attempt of the Holy Roman Empire to ...

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Walther P38 Pistol

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

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