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Anwar el-Sadat
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Deborah Nodler Rosen |
A biography of the Egyptian president who won the Nobel peace prize for his efforts in ending Arab-Israeli conflict. |
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A Treasury Of Victorian Murder: The Murder Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 7
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Rick Geary |
This graphic novel recreates the drama of Abraham Lincoln's assassination as well as the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. The art and dialogue successfully place the events in their period, … |
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Pat Nixon
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower |
This portrait follows the former First Lady from her birth in a boomtown mining shack to the White House and is full of anecdotes and behind-the-scenes glimpses of historical figures. |
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America Votes
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Linda Granfield |
Get ready to make your mark!
Once you turn eighteen, you'll be eligible to vote — but don't wait until then
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Founding Brothers
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Joseph J. Ellis |
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,… |
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Condi
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Antonia Felix |
"As National Security Advisor and a close confidant to President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice is the most influential woman in the history of the United States government, and perhaps one of the … |
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The great Doctor Waddel, pronounced Waddle
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James Lewis MacLeod |
"The fact that it does not take a great mind to be a great teacher ought to be a comfort to many presently teaching. Moses Waddel, one of the most successful of American teachers, the south's greates… |
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Millard Fillmore
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Robert J. Scarry |
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Fraud of the century
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Roy Morris, Jr. |
"In this work of popular history and scholarship, acclaimed historian and biographer Roy Morris, Jr., tells the extraordinary story of how, in America's centennial year, the presidency was stolen, th… |
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Presidents in uniform
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Donald Ewin Cooke |
Brief biographies of the eighteen Presidents who served in the armed forces of the United States with emphasis on their military careers. |
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Reasonable doubt
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Henry Hurt |
Presents a thorough examination into the unanswered questions surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. |
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Andrew Johnson
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Judy Alter |
Traces the life of the politician who received no formal schooling but became a distinguished legislator, governor, member of Congress, and eventually president. Includes Internet links to Web sites,… |
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Judy Alter |
Traces the life of the military leader who became America's eighteenth president after the Civil War. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Ulysses S. Gra… |
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Harry S. Truman
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Barbara Saffer |
A biography of the thirty-third president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood. |
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Rebecca Stefoff |
Describes the childhood, education, employment, and political career of the energetic man who served as the twenty-sixth president of the United States. |
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William McKinley
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Robin S. Doak |
A biography discussing the personal life, education, and political career of the twenty-fifth President of the United States, William McKinley. |
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Abraham Lincoln
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Gary Jeffrey,Kate Petty,Mike Lacey |
In graphic art format, presents the life of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth United States president and commander in chief of the Union armed forces during the Civil War. |
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John F. Kennedy
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Nathan Olson |
In graphic novel format, tells the story of John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected U.S. president who is remembered for his lasting impact on civil rights, foreign policy, and the space program. |
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Abraham Lincoln
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Brenda Haugen |
A biography profiling the life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and who is remembered as the savior of the Union and the man who freed the slaves. Includes source notes an… |
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Armed madhouse
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Greg Palast |
The "top journalist in America and the funniest" (Randi Rhodes, Air America), takes his previous New York Times bestseller a step further with hot undercover dispatches— hanging out the dirty underpa… |
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