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Spirit of liberty
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Diane Hart |
Traces the history of the United States from the arrival of the first Indian peoples to the present day. |
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The amazing adventures of the Jewish people
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Max I. Dimont |
Presents a history of the Jewish people throughout the ages. |
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Arthur's Round
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Patrick Guinness |
The biography of Arthur Guinness, founder of the Dublin brewery (1725-1803). It examines the successful transition of him and his family from the Gaelic milieu in Ireland to the urban commercial worl… |
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The Lucky Bastard Club
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Eugene Fletcher |
Excellent story of how an amateur flyer became a first rate bombrr pilot in the USAF stationed in the Uk. Frank, sincere, no punches pulled. Very well written. And great stories of how erstwhile civi… |
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Hernán Cortés
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Thomas Streissguth |
An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cortés, who conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico. |
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The earliest English kings
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D. P. Kirby |
The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. It explains and expl… |
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The lion and the rock
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Don Lawson |
The history of Gibraltar and its role in world events from the era of the ancient Greeks to the present day. |
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Life among the soldiers and cavalry
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James A. Corrick |
Discusses life among Civil War soldiers and cavalry, including joining up, uniforms and rifles, training and discipline on the march, battle, and returning home. |
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You come to Yokum
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Carol Otis Hurst |
Twelve-year-old Frank witnesses his mother's struggles to muster support for women's right to vote even as the family's life is transformed by a year running a lodge in western Massachusetts in the e… |
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A complete history of Illinois from 1673 to 1873
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Alexander Davidson |
A fairly early and ambitious survey of Illinois history. 970 pages. Chapter headings are too numerous to list. The emphasis appears to be on conventional political and military history in the period … |
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Political parties in Pakistan
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M. Rafique Afzal |
political parties during 1947-58 |
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The mafia encyclopedia
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Carl Sifakis |
The Mafia Encyclopedia, Third Edition, Carl Sifakis once again provides a fascinating survey of the mob's most influential perpetrators and personalities, including their hangouts and hideaways, thei… |
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Great tales from English history
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Robert Lacey |
With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England--from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughm… |
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Persons, passions & politics
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Mohammad Yunus |
Autobiographical reminiscences of an Indian freedom fighter and political leader. |
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Merchants and traders
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Wilkins, Frances. |
Traces the history of trade, with emphasis on its development in Great Britain, from the Sumerians through the formation of the Common Market. |
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A history of New Mexico
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Susan A. Roberts |
A textbook tracing the history of New Mexico's land and people from the Ice Age to the present. |
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All true things
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Macleod, R. C. |
"... a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta to mark the University's centennial"--Dust jacket. |
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With pen and pencil on the frontier in 1851
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Frank Blackwell Mayer |
Publisher description: In 1851 Frank Blackwell Mayer, a talented young artist from Baltimore, traveled to Minnesota Territory to attend the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux between the Dak… |
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Amber Treasure
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Elaine Barbieri |
(Amber #2)
The last place Melanie Morganfield Young expected to fall prey to love was on the same sea that had taken her wealthy husband. Recently widowed, Melanie found herself seeking solace with … |
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The bliss
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Jacqueline Navin |
Morgan Gage is no longer welcome in the houses of Polite Society—not since the murky circumstances of his father’s untimely death all pointed to Morgan as his murderer. Once considered a most eligibl… |
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