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by David Mccullough Publisher Comments In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose... (read more) Your Price $20.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments A Remarkable Mother is President Carter's loving, admiring, wry homage to Miss Lillian Carter, who championed the underdog always, even when her son was president. A registered nurse, pecan grower, university housemother, Peace Corps volunteer... (read more) Your Price $22.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Howard Zinn Powells.com Staff Pick For anyone who sat in a high school history class feeling like there was something more going on than you were being told, this book is a revelation. As engaging as a white-knuckled novel, Zinn's astonishing record of U.S. history from the perspective of... (read more) Your Price $18.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Stephen E Ambrose Powells.com Staff Pick At the heart of the immense and growing interest in Lewis and Clark in recent years stands this book. WWII historian Stephen Ambrose had long harbored a private obsession for the Expedition of the Corps of Discovery, and in Undaunted Courage he... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Albert Gore Powells.com Staff Pick More astute and timely observations from my favorite candidate who isn't running for President. Recommended by Ted, Powells.com... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Candice Millard Powells.com Staff Pick This true story traces the exploration of a previously un-navigated tributary of the Amazon River by Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by his son Kermit. The trip was extremely dangerous, and Candice Millard tells the story with detail that makes you... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
Revolution and Constitution Era by Cokie Roberts Publisher Comments In Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator—praised in USA Today as a... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Robert D Putnam Publisher Comments Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone, which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by David H Donald Publisher Comments David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expanding political circles in Illinois, and... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
by Linda R Monk Synopsis This authoritative and thought-provoking guide by award-winning writer Linda Monk illuminates the constitution with anecdotes, examples, and a healthy seasoning of lore, trivia, amazing facts, and compelling sidelights as well as references to court... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Stanley Harrold Publisher Comments "This book, the latest in the Seminar Studies in History series, examines the movement to abolish slavery in the US, from the origins of the movement in the eighteenth century through to the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in 1865. Books in this... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your Price $15.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Hillary Rodham Clinton Publisher Comments The Phenomenal #1 Worldwide Bestseller WITH A NEW AFTERWORD Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey. She... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Lynne Withey Publisher Comments This is the life of Abigail Adams, wife of patriot John Adams, who became the most influential woman in Revolutionary America. Rich with excerpts from her personal letters, Dearest Friend captures the public and private sides of this fascinating woman... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Doris Kearns Goodwin Publisher Comments No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David McCullough Publisher Comments The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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