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The Atlas of the Civil War

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Price: $9.50

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company: December 1994

Seller ID: 390

ISBN: 0025790501

Condition: Used - Very Good

Behold the beauty, majesty, and accuracy of revolutionary new world atlases published by Macmillan and produced from the $20 million Bertelsmann/RV Verlag world digital cartographic database. Peerless in design, quality, and practicality, these new atlases are published in print and CD-ROM formats and feature unique, distinctive benefits: -- Special coloration shows what the Earth really looks like from space-- Uniform scale across all continents provides true one-to-one comparisons-- Transportation routes and POIs are highlighted so map can be used for travel as well as home and o...
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The New York Public Library American History Desk Reference

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Price: $4.50

Publisher: Macmillan: September-1997

Seller ID: 491

ISBN: 0028613228

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My America: What My Country Means to Me, by 150 Americans from All Walks of Life

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Price: $8.50

Publisher: Scribner: August-2002

Seller ID: 48035

ISBN: 0743233697

Condition: Used - Very Good

"Some of these essays are powerful and poetic. Some seem to reflect a stunned condition on the part of the contributor. But all of them share a newborn or reawakened feeling about the country we live in -- an underlying concern for it, whether that concern is rooted in anger and fear, or in a sensed and urgent need for action, or internal correction, or wagon-circling. Some are personal narratives that explain and justify the patriotism of the writer. Some examine and praise the values that make the country great." -- Hugh Downs, from the Introduction What is the essence of America? I...
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Words That Set Us Free: A Documentary History and Chronology of America's Struggle for Equal Justice and Civil Rights

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Price: $2.50

Publisher: Pharos Books: July-1992

Seller ID: 100438

ISBN: 088687680X

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The White House: An historic guide

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Price: $3.50

Publisher: White House Historical Association: January-2001

Seller ID: 107599

ISBN: 091230880X

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Retrieveing the American Past

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Price: $3.50

Publisher: Pearson Custom:

Seller ID: 183472

ISBN: 4228177080

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We, the People: The Story of the United States Capitol

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Price: $3.50

Publisher: United States Capitol Historical Society:

Seller ID: 191897

ISBN: 4268690337

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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America

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Price: $2.00

Publisher: Coral Ridge Ministries:

Seller ID: 197576

ISBN: 4325526422

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The Annals of America vol.9 1858-1865 the crisis of the union

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Price: $6.50

Seller ID: 200794

ISBN: 4435687422

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The Annals of America vol.10 1866-1883 reconstruction and industrialization

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Price: $6.50

Seller ID: 200795

ISBN: 4435687537

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American Vistas: Volume 2: 1877 to the Present

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Price: $6.50

Publisher: Oxford University Press: January 1995

Seller ID: 304920

ISBN: 0195087844

Condition: Used - Very Good

Offering up-to-date coverage of America's social, political and diplomatic past, this anthology of articles by nationally renowned scholars introduces students to the excitement of American history. With seven new selections, the seconde volume has been substantially revised to examine such topics as law and order in the American West, the role of women in the armed forces, American anti-semitism, and the rise of suburban culture centered around the mall.
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An Uncommon History of Common Things

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Price: $5.50

Publisher: FALL: January 0001

Seller ID: 306139

ISBN: 1435137140

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Sometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stick--and presto The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and pushing the limits, and this delightfully different book is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout history. From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines, "An Uncommon History of Common Things" features hundreds of colorful illustrations, timelines, sidebars, and more as it explores just about every subject under the sun. Who knew that i...
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The Lincoln Enigma: The Changing Faces of an American Icon

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Price: $6.50

Publisher: Oxford University Press: November 2002

Seller ID: 318492

ISBN: 0195156269

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In The Lincoln Enigma, Gabor Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars, and rising new voices, to take a look at much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life--including his possible gay relationships, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his high-handed treatment of the Constitution. Boritt explores Lincoln's proposals that looked to a lily-white America. Jean Baker marvels at Lincoln's loves and marriage. David Herbert Donald compares Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders-in-Chief. Douglas Wilson shows us the young Lincoln--not the strong leader of popular history, but a man who struggles...
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Our Constitution: Landmark Interpretations of America's Governing Document

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Price: $8.50

Publisher: The Federalist Society: April 2013

Seller ID: 325272

ISBN: 0985721502

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Our Constitution is a straightforward and objective volume setting forth the text of the Constitution of the United States and the most important interpretations of that document by the U.S. Supreme Court and by other actors in our constitutional system. It focuses on the most important interpretations of the Constitution -- those that have shaped our understandings of the Constitution and been of greatest historical consequence and enduring significance for the nation. The emphasis is on what has proven to be foundational, historic, or enduring, not on right and wrong. This is not a work ...
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Dear Mr. President: Letters to the Oval Office from the Files of the National Archives

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Price: $5.50

Publisher: National Geographic: January 2007

Seller ID: 325367

ISBN: 142620020X

Condition: Used - Very Good

"The letters provide a nostalgic timeline of American history told through the words and feelings of Americans, from regular folks to kings." --"Star Gazette, " Elmira, NY, Dec. '05 "There are more than 80 letters, reflecting both our history and our very American sense that when we speak, our president should listen." --"The Arizona Republic, " Dec. '05 Drawn from the extensive holdings of the National Archives--which includes all of the Presidential libraries--these carefully chosen letters remind us that ours is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," which ...
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American History (Minipedias)

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Price: $4.50

Publisher: Parragon Inc: March 2005

Seller ID: 336115

ISBN: 1405447613

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Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic

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Price: $15.50

Publisher: McGraw-Hill College: September 1995

Seller ID: 344021

ISBN: 0070157383

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When, Where, Why, and How It Happened (Readers Digest)

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Price: $6.50

Publisher: Readers Digest: April-1996

Seller ID: 7228

ISBN: 0276421051

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Arms and Armor: a Book of Postcards

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Price: $2.50

Publisher: Pomegranate Publications, Inc.: January 2002

Seller ID: 53610

ISBN: 0764920383

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Speeches That Changed the World: The Stories and Transcripts of the Moments That Made History

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Price: $6.50

Publisher: Book Sales: September 2006

Seller ID: 156854

ISBN: 1905204027

Condition: Used - Very Good

This book contains over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations that will inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of events of the time. Each speech is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction that explains its historical background, why it was significant and what happened as a result.
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