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Education of Henry Adams : an Autobiography (00 Edition)
by Henry Adams  Publisher Comments Few books have so firmly established their place in American literature as The Education of Henry Adams. When it was first published in 1918, it became an instant bestseller and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. More than eighty years later, in an age...
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The Politics of Memory
by Raul Hilberg Publisher Comments This is the poignant memoir of a man who has spent most of his lifetime immersed in the evidence of one of the great horrors in human history. It is both a record of how it affected him and a revelation of the surprising ways in which his monumental work...
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train : a Personal History of Our Times (94 Edition)
by Howard Zinn 
Publisher Comments & quot; An inspiring autobiography . . . in the tradition of Martin Luther King& #39; s & #39; Letter from a Birmingham Jail.& #39; & quot; < BR> & mdash; Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, National Public Radio< BR> < BR&...
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A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917 - 1950
by Arthur Schlesinger Publisher Comments As a preeminent historian of our time, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., continues in his many books and articles to show Americans who we are as a nation, to explain our past, and to illuminate possibilities for the future. But here, in the first volume of...
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Fireweed: A Political Autobiography (Critical Perspectives on the Past)
by Gerda Lerner Publisher Comments In "Fireweed, Gerda Lerner, a pioneer and leading scholar in women's history, tells her story of moral courage and commitment to social change. Focusing on the formative experiences that made her an activist for social justice before her academic career...
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VIXI: Memoirs of a Non-Belonger
by Richard Pipes Publisher Comments A distinguished historian, Harvard professor, and White House adviser looks back on his own life and on the tumultuous twentieth century, from his youthful memories of bombs falling on Warsaw to his recollections of the conflicts inside the Reagan...
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Howard Zinn: A Radical American Vision
by Davis D. Joyce Publisher Comments This first-ever biography of Zinn traces in broad strokes the story of his life, placing special emphasis on his involvement in both the Civil Rights movement and the Viet Nam War protests....
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William Hickling Prescott
by Harry Thurston Peck Synopsis William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was the first American to win international acclaim as an historian. Prescott has stood the test of time and is as fascinating to read today as he must have been 100 years ago. This biography was originally published...
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Defying Hitler : Memoir (02 Edition)
by Sebastian Haffner Publisher Comments Written in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. 8-page photo insert....
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The Pursuit of Truth: A Historian's Memoir
by William H. Mcneill Publisher Comments William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. From his post at...
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Edward Gibbon
by James Cotter Morison Publisher Comments CONTENTSGibbon's Early Life Up To the Time of His Leaving OxfordAt LausanneIn the MilitiaThe Italian JourneyLiterary Schemes. - The History of Switzerland - Dissertation on the Sixth Eneid. - Father's Death. - Settlement in LondonLife in London...
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Clio's Favorites: Leading Historians of the United States, 1945-2000
by Robert Allen Rutland Publisher Comments Although historians talk about each other's work routinely, they have been reluctant to record their thoughts about the leading practitioners of U.S. history. Robert A. Rutland attempts to remedy this state of things with this collection named for Clio...
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The Uneasy Chair: A Biography of Bernard de Voto
by Wallace Earle Stegner Publisher Comments "He was precocious, alert, intelligent, brash, challenging, irreverent, literary, self-conscious, insecure, often ostentatiously crude, sometimes insufferable", Wallace Stegner says of Bernard DeVoto, who, in the words of a childhood acquaintance, was...
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Walter Pater
by A. C. Benson Publisher Comments English Critic And Essayist Walter Pater Advocated The Doctrine Of Art For Art's Sake, Which Became A Cornerstone Of The Movement Known As Aestheticism. This Book Details Walter Pater's Life Story As Told Through His Relatives And Friends. The Contents...
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The Inland Sea
by Donald Richie Publisher Comments Sheltered between Japan's major islands lies the Inland Sea, a place modernity passed by. In this classic travel memoir, Donald Richie embarks on a quest to find Japan's timeless heart among the Inland Sea's mysterious waters and forgotten islands. This...
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Conundrum: (New York Review Books Classics)
by Jan Morris Publisher Comments The great travel writer Jan Morris was born James Morris. James Morris distinguished himself in the British military, became a successful and physically daring reporter, climbed mountains, crossed deserts, and established a reputation as a historian of...
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Walter Pater
by A. C. Benson Synopsis English Critic And Essayist Walter Pater Advocated The Doctrine Of Art For Art's Sake, Which Became A Cornerstone Of The Movement Known As Aestheticism. This Book Details Walter Pater's Life Story As Told Through His Relatives And Friends. The Contents...
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Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life
by Eric Hobsbawm Publisher Comments Eric Hobsbawm is considered by many to be our greatest living historian. Robert Heilbroner, writing about Hobsbawm’s The Age of Extremes 1914-1991 said, “I know of no other account that sheds as much light on what is now behind us, and...
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Custer and Me: A Historian's Memoir
by Robert M. Utley Publisher Comments In "Custer and Me, renowned western historian and expert on historic preservation Robert M. Utley turns his talents to his own life and career. Through lively personal narrative, Utley offers an insider's view of Park Service workings and problems, both...
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Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life
by Eric Hobsbawm Publisher Comments Eric Hobsbawm has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest living historians. Called "a lyrical, pungent, and provocative memoir" by Publishers Weekly, Interesting Times offers a personal tour through what Hobsbawm terms "the most extraordinary and...
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