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Only in Chicago: How the Rod Blagojevich Scandal Engulfed Illinois and Enthralled the Nation by Natasha Korecki Synopsis The city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and the nation at large were captivated by the arrest, trial, and general public embarrassment of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Shortly after Blagojevich's arrest in December 2008, award-winning Chicago... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830-1890 by Peter Pagnamenta Publisher Comments From the 1830s onward, a succession of well-born Britons headed west to the great American wilderness to find adventure and fulfillment. They brought their dogs, sporting guns, valets, and all the attitudes and prejudices of their class. Prairie Fever... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Very Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (C. Ad 2009) in a Large City by Choire Sicha Staff Pick In Very Recent History, Choire Sicha, two-time editor of Gawker and cofounder of The Awl, manages to do three seemingly disparate things at once. First, he's written a kind of guide to our times for a visitor from far in the future. Our everyday life has... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop by Caroline De Margerie Publisher Comments The fascinating story of one of the grand dames of Georgetown society and a true Washington insider Henry Kissinger once remarked that more agreements were concluded in the living room of Susan Mary Alsop than in the White House. A descendent of... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy by Sudhir Venkatesh Publisher Comments New York is a city of highs and lows, where wealthy elites share the streets with desperate immigrants and destitute locals. Bridging this economic divide is New York's underground economy, the invisible network of illicit transactions between rich and... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Visiting Tom: A Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace (P.S.) by Michael Perry Publisher Comments What can we learn about life, love, and artillery from an eighty-two-year-old man whose favorite hobby is firing his homemade cannons? Visit by visit — often with his young daughters in tow — author Michael Perry is about to find out. Toiling... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Encounters in Avalanche Country: A History of Survival in the Mountain West, 1820-1920 (Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biograp) by Diana L. Di Stefano Publisher Comments Every winter, early settlers of the U.S. and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This constant threat to trappers, miners, railway workers, and their families forced individuals and communities to develop... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Junipero Serra: California's Founding Father by Steven W. Hackel Publisher Comments A portrait of the priest and colonialist who is one of the most important figures in Californias history As the founder of the first Catholic missions in California, Father Junípero Serra is regarded as the crucial early apostle of the Golden... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Spectacular Yosemite by Quang-tuan Luong Publisher Comments Breathtaking photography captures the landscapes and wildlife of one of America’s most beautiful and popular national parks. Located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, Yosemite National Park encompasses 1,170 square miles of awe... (read more) Your price: $19.98 New - Hardcover
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The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum by Michael R. (frw) Bloomberg Publisher Comments This poignant selection of artifacts—and their stories—from September 11 provides an official, lasting record of that days experience. In both text and photography, the story of September 11 is told through a selection of powerfully... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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You Were Never in Chicago (Chicago Visions and Revisions) by Neil Steinberg Publisher Comments In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the “Second City.” From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling’s withering gaze. Among the outraged responses from... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Old Man River: The Mississippi River in North American History by Paul Schneider Publisher Comments A fascinating account of how the Mississippi River shaped America In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of Americas rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State by Kevin F. Kern Publisher Comments Carved out of the Northwest Territory, the state of Ohio has a long and rich history, one that played pivotal roles in every phase of American history. In Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State, the first survey of Ohio history designed specifically for... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Distancers: An American Memoir (Vintage Originals) by Lee Sandlin Publisher Comments In The Distancers, seven generations worth of joy and heartache is artfully forged into a family portrait that is at once universally American yet singularly Lee Sandlin's own. From the nineteenth century German immigrants who settled on a small... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of t #13: A Family of the Land: The Texas Photography of Guy Gillette by Andy Wilkinson Publisher Comments Since he first dreamed of a career in photography, Guy Gillette has traveled regularly to his wifes familys ranch, located outside the small town of Crockett, Texas. When Gillette first came to the Porter Place, as the ranch has always been known, he... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Battle for Ground Zero: Inside the Political Struggle to Rebuild the World Trade Center by Elizabeth Greenspan Publisher Comments In the aftermath of 9/11, Americans came together in a way not seen for a generation, pledging unity to rebuild after the horrific loss of the Twin Towers. People were signing up to go to war; rescue workers were laboring to clear rubble. But... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It by Alice Sparberg Alexiou Publisher Comments The marvelous story of one of New York City's most unique buildings Critics hated it. The public feared it would fall over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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"Fear God and Walk Humbly": The Agricultural Journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877 by Grady (edt) Mcwhiney Your price: $50.25 New - Trade Paper
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Wild California by Tracy Read Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Mississippi River (Wonders of the World) by Janeen R. Adil Your price: $13.95 New - Hardcover
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