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Mr. Speaker!: The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed, the Man Who Broke the Filibuster by James Grant Publisher Comments “The most influential speaker of the House most people have never heard of…Reed makes for good copy…Grant has managed to rescue Reed from oblivion and to capture the raucous political atmosphere in which Reed did battle&rdquo... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper 
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J Ellis Publisher Comments In a landmark work of history, the National Book Award-winning author of "American Sphinx" explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed men--Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison--set the course for our nation. A... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (American Icons) by Gore Vidal Publisher Comments One of the master stylists of American literature, Gore Vidal now provides us with his uniquely irreverent take on Americas founding fathers, bringing them to life at key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation. “Pure Vidal... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall (Bedford Books in American History) by William L Riordon Publisher Comments Since its publication in 1905, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall has given generations of students a passport into the world of controversy, conflict, corruption, and color that surrounded urban political machines at their zenith. The full text of William Riordon'... (read more) List Price $19.20 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher by Debby Applegate Publisher Comments Applegate brings the fascinating, flawed figure of Henry Ward Beecher to deserved new life and places him at the center of the key dramas of the American 19th century--including the advent of the pulp novel and tabloid press.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture by Joshua Kendall Publisher Comments Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but his story is not nearly so ubiquitous. Now acclaimed author of The Man Who Made Lists, Joshua Kendall sheds new light on Webster's life, and his far-reaching influence in... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Betsy Ross and the Making of America by Marla R. Miller Publisher Comments Beyond the legend of the creation of the American flag, we know very little about the facts of Betsy Ross life. Perhaps with one snip of her scissors she convinced the nations future first president that five-pointed stars suited better than six. Perhaps... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots by Thomas S Kidd Publisher Comments Most Americans know Patrick Henry as a fiery speaker whose pronouncement “Give me liberty or give me death!” rallied American defiance to the British Crown. But Henrys skills as an orator—sharpened in the small towns and courtrooms of... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry That Led to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Nora Titone Publisher Comments The scene of John Wilkes Booth shooting Abraham Lincoln in Fords Theatre is among the most vivid and indelible images in American history. The literal story of what happened on April 14, 1865, is familiar: Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth, a... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sisters of Fortune (11 Edition) by Wake Publisher Comments As gripping as the best historical novel, Sisters of Fortune is the story of the exuberant Marianne, Bess, Louisa, and Emily Caton, the American sisters who enthralled the highest levels of English Regency society decades before the notorious Dollar... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg Publisher Comments A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyoneas favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenbergas eye... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T. J. Stiles Publisher Comments A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism. Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore”... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg Publisher Comments This definitive biography of the revolutionary era villain overturns every myth and image we have of him The narrative of Americas founding is filled with godlike geniusesFranklin, Washington, Adams, Jeffersonversus the villainous Aaron Burr... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution by Charles Rappleye Publisher Comments The acclaimed author of Sons of Providence, winner of the 2007 George Washington Book Prize, recovers an immensely important part of the founding drama of the country in the story of Robert Morris, the man who financed Washington’s armies and the... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture by Joshua Kendall Publisher Comments America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Samuel Adams: A Life by Ira Stoll Publisher Comments In this stirring biography, Samuel Adams joins the first tier of founding fathers, a rank he has long deserved. With eloquence equal to that of Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine, and with a passionate love of God, Adams helped ignite the flame of liberty... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation by Harlow G Unger Publisher Comments In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of Patrick Henry, who roused Americans to fight government tyranny—both British and American. Remembered largely for his cry for “liberty or death... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918 by Richard Brookhiser Publisher Comments They were America's longest lasting dynasty, the closest thing to a royal family our nation has ever known. The Adamses played a leading role in America's affairs for nearly two centuries -- from John, the self-taught lawyer who rose to the highest... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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John Jay: Founding Father by Walter Stahr Publisher Comments John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction and was one of the most influential of its Founding Fathers. In the first full-length... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J Ellis From Powells.com In 1997, Joseph Ellis received a National Book Award for his elegant meditation on the life of Thomas Jefferson, American Sphinx. Four years later he capped that success with a Pulitzer Prize for a second book about the Revolutionary period. In... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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