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Gangsters of Capitalism

Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire

de Jonathan M. Katz ...

**A groundbreaking journey tracing America’s forgotten path to global power―and how its legacies shape our world today―told through the extraordinary life of a complicated Marine."Far more extraordinary than even the life of Smedley Butler."―The Washington Post**Smedley Butler was the most celebrated warfighter of his time. Bestselling books were written about him. Hollywood adored him. Wherever ... Leer más

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**A groundbreaking journey tracing America’s forgotten path to global power―and how its legacies shape our world today―told through the extraordinary life of a complicated Marine."Far more extraordinary than even the life of Smedley Butler."―The Washington Post**Smedley Butler was the most celebrated warfighter of his time. Bestselling books were written about him. Hollywood adored him. Wherever
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The Marshall Plan

Dawn of the Cold War

de Benn Steil ...

Winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon AwardShortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize in Literary NonfictionFrom the author of Battle of Bretton Woods comes a “brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan an... ... Leer más

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Winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon AwardShortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize in Literary NonfictionFrom the author of Battle of Bretton Woods comes a “brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan an...
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Wounded Knee

Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre

de Heather Cox Richardson ...

“The story is tragic, the scholarship exhilarating” (Elliott West, author of The Contested Plains**)**in this history of the massacre of the Lakota SiouxOn December 29, 1890, American troops opened fire with howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, killing nearly 300 Sioux. As acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson shows in ... Leer más

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“The story is tragic, the scholarship exhilarating” (Elliott West, author of The Contested Plains**)**in this history of the massacre of the Lakota SiouxOn December 29, 1890, American troops opened fire with howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, killing nearly 300 Sioux. As acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson shows in
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Freedom’s Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)

A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power

de Jefferson Cowie ...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY • An “important, deeply affecting—and regrettably relevant” (New York Times Book Review) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans’ freedom to oppress others and their fight against the government that got in their wayAmerican freedom is typically associated with the fight of the oppressed for a better world. But for centuries, whenever the ... Leer más

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY • An “important, deeply affecting—and regrettably relevant” (New York Times Book Review) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans’ freedom to oppress others and their fight against the government that got in their wayAmerican freedom is typically associated with the fight of the oppressed for a better world. But for centuries, whenever the
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One Nation Under God

How Corporate America Invented Christian America

de Kevin M. Kruse ...

From a New York Times**-bestselling author, the provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era****“Fascinating.” —**Washington PostWe’re often told that the United States is, was, and always has been, a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian o ... Leer más

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From a New York Times**-bestselling author, the provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era****“Fascinating.” —**Washington PostWe’re often told that the United States is, was, and always has been, a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian o
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Franklin and Winston

An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship

de Jon Meacham ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and [Winston] Churchill” (Vanity Fair).“Intense and compelling reading.”—The Washington PostFranklin Roosevelt and ... Leer más

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and [Winston] Churchill” (Vanity Fair).“Intense and compelling reading.”—The Washington PostFranklin Roosevelt and
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Myth America

Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

de Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer ...

In this instant New York Times bestseller, America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past.“Outstanding … Wonderfully accessible.” —Washington PostThe United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making ... Leer más

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In this instant New York Times bestseller, America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past.“Outstanding … Wonderfully accessible.” —Washington PostThe United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making
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The Transcendentalists and Their World

de Robert A. Gross ...

The Transcendentalists and Their World offers an intimate journey into the life of Concord and a searching cultural study of major American writers.In the year of the nation's bicentennial, Robert A. Gross published The Minutemen and Their World, a paradigm-shaping study of Concord, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution. It won the prestigious Bancroft Prize and became a perennial ... Leer más

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The Transcendentalists and Their World offers an intimate journey into the life of Concord and a searching cultural study of major American writers.In the year of the nation's bicentennial, Robert A. Gross published The Minutemen and Their World, a paradigm-shaping study of Concord, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution. It won the prestigious Bancroft Prize and became a perennial
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American Scary

A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

de Jeremy Dauber ...

"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support GroupFrom the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ... Leer más

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"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support GroupFrom the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and,
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The Last Emperor of Mexico

The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World

de Edward Shawcross ...

The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences.In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the emperor and empress of Mexico. They and ... Leer más

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The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences.In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the emperor and empress of Mexico. They and
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The Vietnam War

A Military History

de Geoffrey Wawro ...

“Remarkable… the best overview of America’s misadventure in Southeast Asia, and it is sure to become the standard one-volume book on the war.” – Thomas E. Ricks, New York TimesThe Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget deficits, campus protests, and an erosion of US influence around the world. Long after the last helicopter ... Leer más

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“Remarkable… the best overview of America’s misadventure in Southeast Asia, and it is sure to become the standard one-volume book on the war.” – Thomas E. Ricks, New York TimesThe Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget deficits, campus protests, and an erosion of US influence around the world. Long after the last helicopter
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The Crazies

The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West

de Amy Gamerman ...

“Yellowstone meets Matlock” (Tom Clavin) in this dazzling tale of land lust and the American West, chronicling the rise and fall of a wind farm that triggers a 21st century range war between a struggling fifth-generation rancher and the billionaires next door.Most locals in Big Timber, Montana, learn to live with the wind. Rick Jarrett sought his fortune in it. Like his pioneer ancestors who ... Leer más

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“Yellowstone meets Matlock” (Tom Clavin) in this dazzling tale of land lust and the American West, chronicling the rise and fall of a wind farm that triggers a 21st century range war between a struggling fifth-generation rancher and the billionaires next door.Most locals in Big Timber, Montana, learn to live with the wind. Rick Jarrett sought his fortune in it. Like his pioneer ancestors who
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Stealing Home

Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

de Eric Nusbaum ...

The "scrupulously detailed" (Los Angeles Times) story of how the fight to build Dodgers Stadium, and transform Los Angeles into a big league city, came at the cost of everyday AngelenosDodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, ... Leer más

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The "scrupulously detailed" (Los Angeles Times) story of how the fight to build Dodgers Stadium, and transform Los Angeles into a big league city, came at the cost of everyday AngelenosDodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s,
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The Big Burn

Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

de Timothy Egan ...

National Book Award–winner Timothy Egan turns his historian's eye to the largest-ever forest fire in America and offers an epic, cautionary tale for our time.On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno ... Leer más

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National Book Award–winner Timothy Egan turns his historian's eye to the largest-ever forest fire in America and offers an epic, cautionary tale for our time.On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno
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Slouching Towards Utopia

An Economic History of the Twentieth Century

de J. Bradford DeLong ...

**This instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world’s leading economists offers a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsatisfied.“A magisterial history.” —Paul KrugmanNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times * Economist * Fast Company**Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset ... Leer más

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**This instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world’s leading economists offers a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsatisfied.“A magisterial history.” —Paul KrugmanNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times * Economist * Fast Company**Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset
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How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement

de Fredrik deBoer ...

An eye-opening exploration of American policy reform, or lack thereof, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement and how the country can do better in the future from Fredrik deBoer, “one of the sharpest and funniest writers on the internet” (The New York Times).In 2020, while the Covid-19 pandemic raged, the United States was hit by a ripple of political ... Leer más

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An eye-opening exploration of American policy reform, or lack thereof, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement and how the country can do better in the future from Fredrik deBoer, “one of the sharpest and funniest writers on the internet” (The New York Times).In 2020, while the Covid-19 pandemic raged, the United States was hit by a ripple of political
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A People's History of the United States

de Howard Zinn ...

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Leer más

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THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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Ethnic America

A History

de Thomas Sowell ...

**The classic work on how different ethnic groups have economically, socially, and educationally adapted to American society“At once useful as a concise history of major ethnic groups and significant as a quiet but powerful attack on liberal beliefs about minorities, racism, segregation, and affirmative action.” —New York Times**A distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic ... Leer más

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**The classic work on how different ethnic groups have economically, socially, and educationally adapted to American society“At once useful as a concise history of major ethnic groups and significant as a quiet but powerful attack on liberal beliefs about minorities, racism, segregation, and affirmative action.” —New York Times**A distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic
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Revolution

The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World

de Eric Metaxas ...

#1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER#2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER#1 BOOKSCAN WEEKLY BESTSELLER#1 BALTIMORE SUN BESTSELLER“Once upon a time there was a REVOLUTION.”There’s never been a nation like the U... ... Leer más

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#1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER#2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER#1 BOOKSCAN WEEKLY BESTSELLER#1 BALTIMORE SUN BESTSELLER“Once upon a time there was a REVOLUTION.”There’s never been a nation like the U...
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A Resistance History of the United States

de Tad Stoermer ...

**• INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! • #1 ABA Indie Bookstores (PB Nonfiction) • #6 New York Times (combined HC and PB Nonfiction) • #9 Publishers Weekly (overall PB) • #16 USA Today overall (all genres, formats) •An urgent, bracing new look at American history that Ava DuVernay calls "deeply necessary for this moment."Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance ... Leer más

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**• INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! • #1 ABA Indie Bookstores (PB Nonfiction) • #6 New York Times (combined HC and PB Nonfiction) • #9 Publishers Weekly (overall PB) • #16 USA Today overall (all genres, formats) •An urgent, bracing new look at American history that Ava DuVernay calls "deeply necessary for this moment."Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance
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The History of the Rebel Yell

de Terryl W. Elliott ...

"A well-written book that should appeal to all history and Civil War buffs." —Frank Haight, The Examiner (Independence, MO)The South's renowned Rebel Yell and its unique, demoralizing effects have been documented throughout history. Whether as a planned part of a battle strategy or as an instinctual expression of adrenaline, the yell motivated the rebel soldiers and unnerved the enemy. In this ... Leer más

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"A well-written book that should appeal to all history and Civil War buffs." —Frank Haight, The Examiner (Independence, MO)The South's renowned Rebel Yell and its unique, demoralizing effects have been documented throughout history. Whether as a planned part of a battle strategy or as an instinctual expression of adrenaline, the yell motivated the rebel soldiers and unnerved the enemy. In this
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The Big House

A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home

de George Howe Colt ...

Series series An Award-Winning Memoir
A National Book Award Finalist | A New York Times Notable BookFaced with the sale of the century-old family summer home on Cape Cod, where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt recounts returning for one last stay with his wife and children in this stunning multigenerational family memoir.This poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over ... Leer más

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A National Book Award Finalist | A New York Times Notable BookFaced with the sale of the century-old family summer home on Cape Cod, where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt recounts returning for one last stay with his wife and children in this stunning multigenerational family memoir.This poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over
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Anne Of Green Gables Complete 8 Book Set

de L. M. Montgomery ...

This ebook compiles Lucy Maud Montgomery's complete 'Anne of Green Gables' novels, including "Anne of Green Gables", "Anne of Windy Poplars", "Anne of Ingleside" and "Rainbow Valley". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By ... Leer más

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This ebook compiles Lucy Maud Montgomery's complete 'Anne of Green Gables' novels, including "Anne of Green Gables", "Anne of Windy Poplars", "Anne of Ingleside" and "Rainbow Valley". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By
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Apostles of Revolution

Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe

de John Ferling ...

From acclaimed historian John Ferling, the story of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe's involvement in the American and French Revolutions and their quest for sweeping change in both America and Europe.Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe hazarded all in quest of revolutions. As founding fathers, they risked their lives and their liberty for American independence, and as ... Leer más

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From acclaimed historian John Ferling, the story of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe's involvement in the American and French Revolutions and their quest for sweeping change in both America and Europe.Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe hazarded all in quest of revolutions. As founding fathers, they risked their lives and their liberty for American independence, and as
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