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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
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...
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Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams
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...
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
by Joseph J Ellis
Publisher Comments In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–...
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American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush
by Kevin P. Phillips Publisher Comments The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance — nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots — has let...
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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
by Gordon S Wood Publisher Comments From the most respected chronicler of the early days of the Republicand winner of both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizescomes a landmark work that rescues Benjamin Franklin from a mythology that has blinded generations of Americans to the man he really...
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Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
by Kenneth C. Davis Synopsis Using a question-and-answer format, this chronological overview offers an informal introduction to American history and features annotated reading lists and biographical profiles....
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Original Zinn: Conversations on History and Politics
by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments Historian, activist, and bestselling author Howard Zinn has been interviewed by David Barsamian for public radio numerous times over the past decade. Original Zinn is a collection of their conversations, showcasing the acclaimed author of A People's...
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A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
by Samantha Power
Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-597) and index....
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The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent
by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments To celebrate the millionth copy sold of Howard Zinn's great People's History of the United States, Zinn drew on the words of Americans -- some famous, some little known -- across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast...
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America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines
by Gail Collins Publisher Comments From the women peering worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to feminists having a grand old time protesting beauty pageants and bridal fairs, America's Womentells the story of how women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female...
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The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery
by Meriwether Lewis Publisher Comments Following orders from President Thomas Jefferson, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from their wintering camp in Illinois in 1804 to search for a river passage to the Pacific Ocean. In this riveting account, editor Gary E. Moulton...
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Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice
by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-332) and index....
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Common Sense, Rights of Man (03 Edition)
by Thomas Paine Synopsis Noted works by one of the most eloquent proponents of democracy are together in this one volume. Paine's 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" is joined by "The Rights of Man, " his defense of the French Revolution, and selections from "The Crisis."...
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Great Speeches (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Abraham Lincoln Publisher Comments Representative collection of 16 masterly orations, correspondence, including "House Divided" speech at the Republican State Convention (1858), the First Inaugural Address (1861), the Gettysburg Address (1863), the Letter to Mrs. Bixby (1864), expressing...
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Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt's America
by Eric Rauchway Publisher Comments When President McKinley was murdered at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1901, Americans were bereaved and frightened. Rumor ran rampant: A wild-eyed foreign anarchist with an unpronounceable name had killed the Commander...
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Measuring America How the United States
by Andro Linklater Synopsis The epic story of how the gigantic land of America acquired its unique shape across 3000 miles of territory, and how the largest land survey in history paved the way both for a colossal sale of property and for the embedding of democracy and the spirit...
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Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
by Benjamin Franklin Publisher Comments Everyone knows Benjamin Franklin was one of the great philosophers of his time. But there was a side to him you were not exposed to in school -- a bawdy, scurrilous side that was all too eager to ignite the fires of controversy. From time to time, he...
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Understanding Thomas Jefferson
by E M Halliday Publisher Comments Recent biographies of Thomas Jefferson have stressed the sphinxlike puzzles of his character—famous champion of freedom yet lifelong slaveholder, foe of miscegenation yet secret lover of a beautiful slave for 30 years, aristocrat yet fervent...
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Rights of Man (84 Edition)
by Thomas Paine Synopsis No individual's writing better exemplifies this transformation of the language of social and political change than that of Thomas Paine (1737-1809). And no individual has a better claim to be the world's first international revolutionary. His writings...
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My Life: Volume 2: The Presidential Years
by Bill Clinton Publisher Comments President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress...
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