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“thomas schoonover”

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  • The Life and Times of Gen. John A. Sutter

    by Thomas J. Schoonover ...
    In 1849 gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, about 18 miles from Sacramento; read the amazing true pioneering story behind Sutter's Mill.John Sutter had in 1847 a large ranch and fort at the present site of Sacramento in California. He owned large fields of grain, many herds of cattle and horses, and was very hospitable to all Americans coming to California. A flour-mill was needed on his great ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Uncle Sam's War of 1898 and the Origins of Globalization

    by Thomas D. Schoonover ...
    The roots of American globalization can be found in the War of 1898. Then, as today, the United States actively engaged in globalizing its economic order, itspolitical institutions, and its values. Thomas Schoonover argues that this drive to expand political and cultural reach—the quest for wealth, missionary fulfillment, security, power, and prestige—was inherited by the United States from Europe ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Banana Men

    American Mercenaries & Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880–1930

    by Lester D. Langley, Thomas Schoonover ...
    "An engaging and fascinating narrative of the entrepreneurs and mercenaries who 'ravished' Central America between 1880 and 1930." — The AmericasAmbitious entrepreneurs, isthmian politicians, and mercenaries who dramatically altered Central America's political culture, economies, and even its traditional social values populate this lively story of a generation of North and Central Americans and ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hitler's Man in Havana

    Heinz Luning and Nazi Espionage in Latin America

    by Thomas D. Schoonover ...
    When Heinz Lüning posed as a Jewish refugee to spy for Hitler's Abwehr espionage agency, he thought he had discovered the perfect solution to his most pressing problem: how to avoid being drafted into Hitler's army. Lüning was unsympathetic to Fascist ideology, but the Nazis' tight control over exit visas gave him no chance to escape Germany. He could enter Hitler's army either as a soldier . . . ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Mexican Lobby

    Matías Romero in Washington 1861–1867

    Edited by Thomas D. Schoonover ...
    For Americans the Civil War was simply an internal conflict, and they have emphasized its military exploits and the romantic myths that have grown up around it. They have given little regard to its international aspects. In truth, however, the American Civil War attracted worldwide attention. Other nations followed the fortunes of the war and sought to understand its goals because they saw that ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Germany in Central America

    Competitive Imperialism, 1821-1929

    by Dr. Thomas Schoonover ...
    Analyzes the German role in Central American domestic and international relationsUsing previously untapped resources including private collections, the records of cultural institutions, and federal and state government archives, Schoonover analyzes the German role in Central American domestic and international relations.Of the four countries most active in independent Central America-Britain, the ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

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    Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico

    by Amy S. Greenberg ...
    Often forgotten and overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s skilled storytelling and rigorous scholarship bring this American war for empire to life with memorable characters, plotlines, and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • Works of Theodore Roosevelt: 13 Books

    by Theodore Roosevelt ...
    This file includes: African and European Addresses, Theodore Roosevelt: an Autobiography, A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open, Hero Tales from American History, Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches, Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children, The Naval War of 1812, The Rough Riders, Throug the Brazilian Wilderness, and The Winning of the West (all four volumes), Hunting in Many Lands, Thomas ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Chessboard

    Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

    by David Talbot ...
    An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.America’s greatest untold story of espionage history: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • A Country of Vast Designs

    James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

    by Robert W. Merry ...
    Series series Presidential Biography Bestseller
    President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this “compelling, perceptive” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson**’s** protégé, and champion of “manifest destiny.”When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over which country ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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  • Gold!

    The Story of the 1848 Gold Rush and How It Shaped a Nation

    by Fred Rosen ...
    A riveting true account of gold rush fever in mid-nineteenth-century America, rich with the thrilling exploits of daring fortune seekers and dangerous outlawsAmerica was never the same after January 24, 1848. It was on that day that a carpenter named James Marshall discovered a tiny nugget of gold while building a sawmill at Sutter's Fort, just east of Sacramento, California. Marshall's find ... Read more

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  • Operation Whisper

    The Capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen

    by Barnes Carr ...
    Meet Morris and Lona Cohen, an ordinary-seeming couple living on a teacher’s salary in a nondescript building on the East Side of New York City. On a hot afternoon in the autumn of 1950, a trusted colleague knocked at their door, held up a finger for silence, then began scribbling a note: Go now. Leave the lights on, walk out, don’t look back. Born and raised in the Bronx and recruited to play ... Read more

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