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Quick view 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C Mann Mann offers a groundbreaking study that radically alters readers' understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. View Details
Quick view Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rasalyn Schanzer An award-winning author and illustrator tells the riveting, true story of what happened in the Salem Village, Massachusetts, when accusations of witchcraft tore apart the tiny town. View Details
Quick view The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History by Adam Selzer Not only will it improve your sorry historical knowledge, it will crack you up, and give you material to throw your teachers off-balance for entire class periods. Identify their lies! Point out their half-truths! And possibly, just possibly, gain some... View Details
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 Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo The Boston molasses flood lives dimly in popular memory, but no historian has explored it fully until now. Puleo brings this disaster to life with vivid prose, using the dreadful catastrophe as a lens through which to view the panorama of a changing... 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 1001 Things Everyone Should Know about American History by Jeffrey C Stewart In short, eminently readable mini-essays, a distinguished historian takes readers on a journey through 500 years of African American history. Within seven broad sections, Dr. Stewart cover people and events, both well-known and obscure. 200+ photos. 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 The Portable Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. Lincoln's writings are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the... 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 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