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Christofferson, Nancy Coal was king: Huerfano County's mining history self published by author 2000 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1181240. (filed under: American History ) *
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Church, Forrest American Creed: A Biography Of The Declaration Of Independence 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1113318. ISBN #031232023X / 9780312320232. (filed under: American History ) *
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Church, Forrest American Creed: A Biography Of The Declaration Of Independence 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1113318. ISBN #031232023X / 9780312320232. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary What makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident." From the earliest days, the survival of the new republic hinged not merely upon the expression of these grand principles of liberty and equality but upon their spiritual underpinnings. Freedom and faith were intertwined. America, as a foreign observer once put it, is a nation with the soul of a church. In this stirring and timely book, Forrest Church charts the progress of this creed from the America's beginnings to the present day by evoking those whose words-whether in declarations, songs, inaugural addresses, speeches, or prayers-have expressed its letter and captured its spirit. What emerges is our shared destiny. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream that this country might someday "rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed," echoes Thomas Jefferson's belief that "equal and exact justice to all" is the "creed of our political faith." Our connection with the past represents our commitment to the future and vice versa. A "spiritual and patriotic primer," The American Creed distills the essence of American history while also matching its sweep. Church lets the story of the Declaration of Independence unfold before our eyes, giving us both the big picture and the details that place it into brilliant focus. Those steeped in our nation's heritage will find fresh insight and renewed purpose. Those still discovering its riches could have no finer introduction. In its scope and embrace, this is a book for us all.
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Ciment, James (edited by) Encyclopedia of the Great Depression and the New Deal : Volume Two Sharpe Reference 2000 hardcover. volume 2 only. light wear to corners.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or484666. ISBN #0765680335 / 9780765680334. (keywords: NEW DEAL 1933 1939 UNITED Stated Depression) (filed under: American History ) *
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Coffin, Robert P. Tristram Kennebec: Cradle of Americans: The Rivers of America Series hardcover. no jacket. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Wear from use. Moisture damage. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or964491. ISBN #B0008591P1 / . (filed under: American History ) *
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Cohen, Eliot A. Conquered Into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath That Made the American Way of War Free Press 2011 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Remainder Mark. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1166344. ISBN #0743249909 / 9780743249904. (filed under: American History ) *
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Cohen, Warren I Empire Without Tears : America's Foreign Relations 1921 -1933 Alfred A. Knopf 1987 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1148529. (filed under: American History ) *
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Commager , Henry Steele American Mind : An Interpretation of American Thought and Character Since the 1880's hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1092950. (filed under: American History ) *
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Commager, Henry Steele; Morris, Richard B. The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six: The Story of the American Revolution As Told by Participants Harper & Row, Publishers 1975 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Previous owners name inking. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1177054. ISBN #0060108347 / 9780060108342. (filed under: American History ) *
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Corbin, David Alan Life, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields: The Southern West Virginia Miners, 1880-1922 University of Illinois Press 1981 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1182476. ISBN #0252008952 / 9780252008955. (filed under: American History ) *
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Corbin, David Alan The West Virginia Mine Wars: An Anthology Appalachian Editions 1997 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1181236. ISBN #0962748609 / 9780962748608. (filed under: American History ) *
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Cornog, Evan; Whelan, Richard Hats in The Ring: An Illustrated History Of American Presidential Campaigns 2000 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1063731. ISBN #0679457305 / 9780679457305. (filed under: American History ) *
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Cornog, Evan; Whelan, Richard Hats in The Ring: An Illustrated History Of American Presidential Campaigns 2000 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1063731. ISBN #0679457305 / 9780679457305. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "America suffers from a sort of intermittent fever. . . . Every fourth year there come terrible shakings, passing into the hot fit of the presidential election; then follows what physicians call 'the interval'; then the fit again." --James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, 1888 Once every four years, Americans enter into a months-long national spectacle, one with bitter battles, high drama, often hilarious blunders, and, ultimately, a victor to whom we entrust the leadership of our country. It is a process integral to the American ideals of freedom and democracy, and each election reveals a tremendous amount about where and who we are as a nation. In Hats in the Ring, Evan Cornog and Richard Whelan have created a hugely entertaining, splendidly illustrated history of every election from Washington's to Clinton's. For the first time, all the vibrancy, fanfare, and zaniness of American presidential campaigns come to life in one dazzling volume. Award-winning author Evan Cornog provides a lively narrative of the people, parties, and politics of more than two hundred years of history. Every engaging, pithy chapter is packed with fascinating information about the candidates and their campaigns. From the Wide Awakes to the Know-Nothings, fervent supporters and their candidates, including some of the greatest figures in American history--Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FDR--progress vividly through these pages. The visual richness of the campaigns is brought to life with more than two hundred color and black-and-white illustrations, including portraits, leaflets, cartoons, photographs, posters, campaign buttons, and other memorabilia, all selected by the eminent cultural historian Richard Whelan. He has delved deep into public and private collections to find the defining images, both classic and unfamiliar, of each election. There are portraits of heroic men beside those of also-rans, moments of triumph and shame captured by the camera, hilarious cartoons and works of art created by many of the greatest American artists, from Gilbert Stuart to Ben Shahn, Thomas Nast to Herblock. The chapter for each election provides a wonderful snapshot of United States history and culture. Short sidebars on important aspects of the development of American politics including constitutional changes, third parties, and suffrage for blacks and women complement the narrative throughout. There are also clear, concise charts that offer at-a-glance information on every election, including major-party candidates and electoral tallies. Presidential campaigns have provided some of the most stirring moments, poignant images, and idiosyncratic characters in our nation's annals. No matter what your political leanings are, Hats in the Ring delivers a sparkling and invaluable tour though some of the greatest episodes in American history.
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Cramer, Clayton E. Armed Akerica: The Story of How and Why Guns Became As American As Apple Pie Nelson Current 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1182489. ISBN #1595550690 / 9781595550699. (filed under: American History ) *
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Crawford, Alan Pell Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman---and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America Simon & Schuster 2005 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095098. ISBN #0743264673 / 9780743264679. (filed under: American History ) *
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Crawford, Alan Pell Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman---and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America Simon & Schuster 2005 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095098. ISBN #0743264673 / 9780743264679. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the spring of 1793, eighteen-year-old Nancy Randolph, the fetching daughter of one of the greatest of the great Virginia tobacco planters, was accused, along with her brother-in-law, of killing her newborn infant. Once one of the loveliest and most sought-after young women in Virginia society, she was immediately denounced as a ruined Jezebel, and the great orator Patrick Henry and future Supreme Court justice John Marshall were retained to defend her in her sensational trial. In the tradition of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Alan Pell Crawford brings to life this gripping account of murder, infanticide, and prostitution charges, and of unimaginable treachery, moral decline, and great heroism played out in the intimate lives of this nation's Founding Fathers. It is the true story of the privileged and pampered children of the new country's aristocratic families as they struggle to find their place in an increasingly democratic America, where their values and position in society are under siege. Above all, it is the story of the indomitable Nancy Randolph, who is hounded out of Virginia by a scandal that will haunt her and everyone she loves for the rest of their lives. In the early 1790s, after Nancy goes to live with her sister Judith and handsome brother-in-law Richard at their remote plantation, called Bizarre, rumors fly throughout Virginia that Nancy has given birth and Richard, knowing the child to be his, has killed it. After an inquest, Nancy is ordered off the plantation by her cousin John Randolph and, reduced to poverty, she must find her way in a new and forbidding world. Eventually she flees to New York where she forms an unlikely alliance with the immensely rich Gouverneur Morris, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Meanwhile John Randolph, a prot g of Thomas Jefferson who becomes a notorious wit and controversial member of Congress, a duelist and a drug addict, sp
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Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John De Letters From An American Farmer And Sketches Of Eighteenth-Century America Penguin 1986 paperback. Few pages rippled, some underlining. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1179631. ISBN #0140390065 / 9780140390063. (filed under: American History ) *
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D'Souza, Dinesh America: Imagine a World Without Her Regnery Publishing 2014 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1161094. ISBN #162157203X / 9781621572039. (filed under: American History ) *
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D'Souza, Dinesh America: Imagine a World Without Her Regnery Publishing 2014 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1161094. ISBN #162157203X / 9781621572039. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary 1 New York Times Bestseller Is America a source of pride, as Americans have long held, or shame, as Progressives allege? Beneath an innocent exterior, are our lives complicit in a national project of theft, expropriation, oppression, and murder, or is America still the hope of the world? Dinesh D'Souza says these questions are no mere academic exercise. It is the Progressive view that is taught in our schools, that is preached by Hollywood, and that shapes the policies of the Obama administration. If America is a force for inequality and injustice in the world, its power deserves to be diminished; if traditional America is based on oppression and theft, then traditional America must be reformed and the federal government can do the reforming. In America: Imagine a World without Her D'Souza offers a passionate and sharply reasoned defense of America, knocking down every important accusation made by Progressives against our country. Provocative in its analysis, stunning in its conclusions, Dinesh D'Souza's America will be the most talked about book of the year.
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D'Souza, Dinesh What's So Great About America 2002 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1138246. ISBN #0895261537 / 9780895261533. (filed under: American History ) *
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D'Souza, Dinesh What's So Great About America 2002 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1138246. ISBN #0895261537 / 9780895261533. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Defending America, Flaws and All-America is under attack as never before-not only from terrorists but also from those who provide a rationale for terrorism. Islamic terrorists declare America the Great Satan, many Europeans complain about America spreading its cultural wasteland, and even here in our own country America is under attack by both the political left and right. In his new book, What's So Great About America, Dinesh D'Souza proves the critics wrong and shows why America is still the greatest, freest, and most decent society in the world. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on our country, D'Souza believes, a clear understanding of the moral basis of Western civilization is needed now more than ever. What's So Great About America offers a powerful defense for America and exposes the truth about who our enemies really are. D'Souza challenges the widely held belief that the terrorists were cowards and lunatics. Rather, he says they were educated, deeply religious Muslims who gave up their own lives believing that Allah would reward them in heaven. In What's So Great About America, D'Souza examines how Islam has become an incubator of fanaticism and terrorism. Many Americans are now asking, Why do they hate us? D'Souza tackles this question by examining what he considers the three basic currents of opposition to America's global influence: the European critique, the Asian critique, and the Islamic critique. D'Souza, who was raised in India, a country that was colonized by the West, understands firsthand the arguments for and against America. What's So Great About America presents a unique view-an immigrant's view of why America works. D'Souza writes, "America is a new kind of society that produces a new kind of human being-confident, self-reliant, tolerant, generous, future-oriented-a vast improvement over the fatalistic and intolerant human beings that traditional societies have always produced, and Islamic societies produce now." In What's So Great About America, D'Souza also takes on the critics here at home. He defends not an idealized America, but America as she really is. D'Souza reassures us that we will not be seeing the "death of the West" or the triumphs of multiculturalism anytime soon.
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Daniel, Jean Houston Executive Mansions and Capitols of America Contry Beautiful 1969 hardcover. Bookplate present.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Some Chipping. Book #or1159968. (keywords: Mansions, State Capitol Buildings) (filed under: American History ) *
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