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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE, A Charles Osgood Charles Osgood, one of America's favorite news personalities, offers a hilarious compendium of anecdotes from the last seventy years of presidential campaigns. With anecdotes from Harry Truman to JFK… OL14872745W
Gumption Gumption Nick Offerman The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the best-selling Paddle Your Own Canoe pays tribute to inspiring mischief makers, from George Washington to Willie Nelson, while expounding on such topi… OL20000717W
American Patriot's Almanac American Patriot's Almanac William J. Bennett The stories, symbols, heroes, and famous words in this book are important because they help tell us who we are as Americans. They remind us that we're all a part of this wonderful common enterprise c… OL21254303W
Written with lead Written with lead Weir, William Examines eighteen episodes in American history involving firearms, heroes, and the popular portrayal and mythic nature of guns and gunfighters. OL3264979W
It Happened in America It Happened in America Lila Perl Presents historical anecdotes from each of the fifty states, with an emphasis on women and ethnic minorities. OL3751170W
Great American anecdotes Great American anecdotes John Whitcomb 368 p. : 25 cm OL4309818W
Founding Brothers Founding Brothers 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,… OL53120W
A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans Michael Farquhar A lively, compulsively browsable collection of neglected notables—from the bestselling author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals"History," wrote Thomas Carlyle, "is the essence of innumerable biographie… OL6033381W