Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Law & disorder Law & disorder Bruce Chadwick " Nineteenth-century New York City was one of the most magnificent cities in the world, but also one of the most deadly. Without any real law enforcement for almost 200 years, the city was a lawless … OL17763834W
Brother Against Brother Brother Against Brother Bruce Chadwick Excellent book from the American Civil War OL2006686W
Deion Sanders Deion Sanders Bruce Chadwick Examines the life of the colorful and hard-working Florida football player who became known as "Neion Deion." OL2006690W
"I am murdered" "I am murdered" Bruce Chadwick Wythe lived long enough to accuse his grandnephew of poisoning him and two other members of his household. Why did three prominent doctors insist that he hadn't been poisoned at all? Learn the grisly… OL2006692W
John Madden John Madden Bruce Chadwick Traces the football career of the former head coach for the Oakland Raiders and popular television announcer. OL2006695W
Triumvirate Triumvirate Bruce Chadwick At the end of America's Revolutionary War, the United States were not united. The Articles of Confederation, drafted in 1776, had provided the fledgling nation with a temporary government that sustai… OL2006699W
Reel Civil War Reel Civil War Bruce Chadwick "More movies have been produced about the Civil War than about any other aspect of American history. From 1903 (Uncle Tom's Cabin) to the present, film studios have released more than eight hundred s… OL2006707W
1858 1858 Bruce Chadwick "Highly recommended–a gripping narrative of the critical year of 1858 and the nation's slide toward disunion and war. Chadwick is especially adept at retelling the intense emotions of this critical t… OL2006709W