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The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Plays)
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Plays)
by Arthur Miller
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The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous... (read more)

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann
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Charles C. Mann has pulled off an impressive feat — a scholarly, thorough work of history that's almost compulsively readable. In 1491, he summarizes and examines the last thirty years of research into the pre-Columbian Americas, and comes to some... (read more)

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The Scarlet Letter (Penguin Classics)
The Scarlet Letter (Penguin Classics)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self... (read more)

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Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials
Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials
by Marilynne K Roach
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Six Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who... (read more)

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A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America
A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America
by Tony Horwitz
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W hat happened in North America between Columbus's sail in 1492 and the Pilgrims' arrival in 1620? On a visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he doesn't have a clue, nor do most Americans. So he sets off across the continent to rediscover the... (read more)

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The Wordy Shipmates
The Wordy Shipmates
by Sarah Vowell
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In this New York Times bestseller, the author of Assassination Vacation "brings the [Puritan] era wickedly to life" (Washington Post). To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Sarah Vowell investigates what that means — and what... (read more)

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1493 How Europes Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade Ecology & Life on Earth
1493 How Europes Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade Ecology & Life on Earth
by Charles C Mann
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From the author of 1491--the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas--a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs. More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the... (read more)

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Columbus in the  Americas
Columbus in the Americas
by William Least Heat-Moon
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A stirring tale of adventure and tragedy "They brought balls of spun cotton and parrots and javelins and other little things that it would be tiresome to write down, and they gave everything for anything that was given to them. I was attentive and... (read more)

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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (08 Edition)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (08 Edition)
by Washington Irving
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Among the first — and best-loved — tales by an American writer, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" marked the entry of Irving into world literature. This modestly priced anthology also includes such well-known works as "The... (read more)

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Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504
Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504
by Laurence Bergreen
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From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in... (read more)

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50 Shades Trilogy #01: Cincuenta Sombras de Grey = Fifty Shades of Grey
50 Shades Trilogy #01: Cincuenta Sombras de Grey = Fifty Shades of Grey
by E. L. James
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Me miro en el espejo y frunzo el ceño, frustrada. Qué asco de pelo. No hay manera con él. Y maldita sea Katherine Kavanagh, que se ha puesto enferma y me ha metido en este lío. Tendría que estar estudiando para los ex... (read more)

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The Voyage of the Vizcaina: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last Ship
The Voyage of the Vizcaina: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last Ship
by Klaus Brinkbaumer
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Of all the great seafaring vessels of the Age of Discovery, not one has been recovered or even—given the lack of detailed contemporary descriptions—accurately represented. Then, in the mid-1990s, a sunken ship was found in a small, shallow gulf... (read more)

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The Conquest of America
The Conquest of America
by Tzvetan Todorov
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The Discovery of America My subject - the discovery self makes of the other- is so enormous that any general formulation soon ramifies into countless categories and directions. We can discover the other in ourselves, realize we are not a homogeneous... (read more)

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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
by Tony Horwitz
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With the same sly humor and neighborly curiosity he brought to Confederates in the Attic and Blue Latitudes, in A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz roams the New World, surveying the destinations of history's foremost explorers: Leif Eiriksson... (read more)

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Beacon Falls (Images of America)
Beacon Falls (Images of America)
by Mark Heiss
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On September 7, 1693, in exchange for 10 pounds and a barrel of cider, a former Indian slave named Toby was given a tract of land that became much of present-day Beacon Falls. Included was the scenic valley north of town, where in 1876 the Naugatuck... (read more)

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National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks: The Experts' Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail
National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks: The Experts' Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail
by National Geographic
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Find the best National Geographic picks in 32 amazing national parks including Yellowstone's Lamar Valley, the Everglades' Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail, and Yosemite's exquisite Snow Creek Trail. Discover that Lamar Valley is home to many of the park's... (read more)

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Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony
Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony
by Lee Miller
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In November of 1587, a report reached London claiming Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition to land English settlers in America had foundered. The colony on Roanoke Island off of the coast of North Carolina-115 men, women, and children-had disappeared without... (read more)

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Columbus and the age of discovery
Columbus and the age of discovery
by Zvi Dor Ner
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A lavishly illustrated (with some 240 color and 96 b&w illustrations, photos, charts, and maps) complement to the PBS documentary of the same name, which, however, stands by itself as a thoughtful contribution to the literature of the Columbus... (read more)

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Making Haste From Babylon
Making Haste From Babylon
by Nick Bunker
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