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James Otis - The Pre-revolutionist Description: Appreciative essays on this Bostonian `prophetic giant` of the pre-revolutionary days etc.
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Return To Taos: Eric Sloane`s Sketchbook Of Roadside Americana Description: In a rare autobiographical work, the beloved "cracker-barrel philosopher" shares his experiences on the roads he drove during two voyages from New York to his beloved Taos in 1925, and again in 1960. Sloane offers his wry, heartfelt, and incisive reflections on America`s rapidly changing landscapes and regional cultures. etc.
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Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary Of Hallie Lou Wells Description: It`s spring of 1878 on the Rockin` W, and Hallie Lou Wells is as cross as any fourteen-year-old redhead has a right to be. Roundup is over; Hallie`s father will soon drive the cattle to Dodge City-and only boys are allowed! But in country where anything can happen, something does. etc.
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The Administration Of President Washington Description: Now in book format, this annotated edition of mid-19th century author John Milton Mackie`s Whig analysis of George Washington`s presidency explains the original `dream team` of American politics, Jefferson, Hamilton, Randolph, Madison and Knox. First time in print since its original publication in the American Whig magazine in 1849. etc.
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Overton Park, Tennessee (images Of America Series) Description: Overton Park in Memphis, Tennessee, is a gem in the midst of a sprawling Southern city. In 1900, as Memphis emerged from bankruptcy and yellow fever epidemics, the Progressive movement encouraged Memphians to rely on the government for a better quality of life. The Memphis Park Commission, chartered that year, purchased 342 acres of land at the eastern edge of the city. etc.
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Medford In The Victorian Era, Massachusetts (images Of America Series) Description: When the Boston and Lowell Railroad came through in 1835, Medford was a quiet town with fewer than two thousand residents. By the twentieth century, it had become a thriving city of eighteen thousand. In Victorian Medford, everything was new, from the Medford Opera House, the town hall, and the Mystic Lakes to the camera, the bicycle, and the gypsy moth. etc.
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Santa Paula, California (images Of America Series) Description: Santa Paula was built on the foundations of citrus cultivationand oil production. Ventura County`s first irrigated 100-acreorange and lemon orchard was planted at Santa Paula in 1874, and the original 1888 harvest was so plentiful and delicious that the Limoneira Ranch Company was incorporated in 1893 and continues to thrive. etc.
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Buffalo`s Pan-american Exposition, New York (images Of America Series) Description: One of a series of popular turn-of-the-century international expositions, the Pan-American Exposition of 1901 emphasized Western Hemisphere production and trade. The Pan-Am flaunted America`s status as a leading international power after the victory from the 1898 Spanish-American War. etc.
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Slavery: A World History Description: Slavery is not and has never been a peculiar institution, but one that is deeply rooted in the history and economy of most countries. Although it has flourished in some periods and declined in other etc.
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Andrew Jackson: The Course Of American Freedom, 1822-1832 Description: An excellent course supplement as well as fascinating reading for biography and history buffs. "...the best biography of Andrew Jackson available."Library Journal. etc.
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The Debate Over Vietnam Description: David Levy`s widely acclaimed Debate Over Vietnam examines the bitter national discussion that raged over the propriety, the necessity, and the morality of America`s longest war. Levy begins with a brief history of Vietnam under foreign rule and recounts the growing American military presenceand the increasing reaction it provoked. etc.
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Nuclear Implosions: The Rise And Fall Of Washington Public Power S Description: Daniel Pope follows the collapse of a small public agency`s attempts to build five nuclear power plants in the 1970s. etc.
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