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(Ministers) Ministère Des Affaires Étrangères Combattants Francois de la Guerre Américaine 1778 -173 Imprimerie Nationale 1905 hardcover. Hinges weak, ink stains at front top of cover. Shows wear. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1147258. (filed under: American History ) *
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Ackerman, Kenneth D. Gold Ring: Jim Fisk, Jay Gould, & Black Friday, 1869 Harper Business 1990 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1196717. ISBN #0887304362 / 9780887304361. (filed under: American History ) *
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Ackerman, Kenneth D. Gold Ring: Jim Fisk, Jay Gould, & Black Friday, 1869 Harper Business 1990 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1196717. ISBN #0887304362 / 9780887304361. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In The Gold Ring, Capitol Hill veteran Kenneth D. Ackerman tells the story of two dazzling con men who rose to the top of the Erie Railway Company before fixing their ambitions on a scam so great it would make them two of the richest men in America and cement their reputation as two of the most corrupt. They were Jay Gould, the ruthless self-promoter who came to be recognized as the most hated, if brilliant, man of his generation, and his partner, the extravagant showman Jim Fisk, whose insatiable indulgences finally led to his demise. Featuring a cast of supporting characters that includes Boss Tweed, Albert Cardozo, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Ulysses S. Grant, The Gold Ring evokes an age of scandal and depravity in the world of high finance that makes today's climate of corporate excess and deception seem positively tame by comparison. Featuring numerous historic photographs, this is a compelling and fiercely entertaining insight into Wall Street's early years.
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Adams , Henry / Samuels, Ernest (editor) History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison University of Chicago Press 1967 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1190946. ISBN #0226005127 / 9780226005126. (keywords: American History Jerrerson Madision) (filed under: American History ) *
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Adams, Henry Degradation of the Democratic Dogma Peter Smith 1949 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Notes and marking. Book #or1179279. (keywords: POLITICS) (filed under: American History ) *
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Adams, Henry Education Of Henry Adams paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or957671v1. ISBN #067964010X / 9780679640103. (filed under: American History ) *
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Allgor, Catherine A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation Henry Holt and Co. 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1126539. ISBN #0805073272 / 9780805073270. (filed under: American History ) *
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Allgor, Catherine A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation Henry Holt and Co. 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1126539. ISBN #0805073272 / 9780805073270. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An extraordinary American comes to life in this vivid, groundbreaking portrait of the early days of the republic--and the birth of modern politics When the roar of the Revolution had finally died down, a new generation of American politicians was summoned to the Potomac to assemble the nation's newly minted capital. Into that unsteady atmosphere, which would soon enough erupt into another conflict with Britain in 1812, Dolley Madison arrived, alongside her husband, James. Within a few years, she had mastered both the social and political intricacies of the city, and by her death in 1849 was the most celebrated person in Washington. And yet, to most Americans, she's best known for saving a portrait from the burning White House, or as the namesake for a line of ice cream. Why did her contemporaries give so much adulation to a lady so little known today? In A Perfect Union , Catherine Allgor reveals that while Dolley's gender prevented her from openly playing politics, those very constraints of womanhood allowed her to construct an American democratic ruling style, and to achieve her husband's political goals. And the way that she did so--by emphasizing cooperation over coercion, building bridges instead of bunkers--has left us with not only an important story about our past but a model for a modern form of politics. Introducing a major new American historian, A Perfect Union is both an illuminating portrait of an unsung founder of our democracy, and a vivid account of a little-explored time in our history.
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Americans At War Berkley Books 1998 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1082964. ISBN #0425165108 / 9780425165102. (filed under: American History ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Americans At War Berkley Books 1998 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1082964. ISBN #0425165108 / 9780425165102. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Stephen E. Ambrose, one of the foremost historians of the European theater of World War II, shares his vast knowledge of that conflict as well as the Civil War, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War in this compelling narrative about the American way of war. From Vicksburg to My Lai, Ambrose recounts the history of these wars with extensive coverage of the battlefields and believable portrayals of those involved, creating the perspective that the country's conflicts both reflect and shape American democratic society. "Compelling." The Indianapolis Star "Ambrose has the great gift of making history come alive." The Anniston Star "Fascinating...insightful." The Houston Chronicle
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Simon & Schuster 2001 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1098632v1. ISBN #0743203178 / 9780743203173. (filed under: American History ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Simon & Schuster 2001 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1098632v1. ISBN #0743203178 / 9780743203173. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies -- the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads -- against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life.
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Ambrose, Stephen E. To America: Personal Reflections Of An Historian Simon & Schuster 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1188188. ISBN #0743252128 / 9780743252126. (filed under: American History ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. To America: Personal Reflections Of An Historian Simon & Schuster 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1188188. ISBN #0743252128 / 9780743252126. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Completed shortly before Ambrose's untimely death, To America is a very personal look at our nation's history through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most influential historians. Ambrose roams the country's history, praising the men and women who made it exceptional. He considers Jefferson and Washington, who were progressive thinkers while living a contradiction as slaveholders , and celebrates Lincoln and Roosevelt. He recounts Andrew Jackson's stunning defeat of a superior British force in the battle of New Orleans with a ragtag army in the War of 1812. He brings to life Lewis and Clark's grueling journey across the wilderness and the building of the railroad that joined the nation coast to coast. Taking swings at political correctness, as well as his own early biases, Ambrose grapples with the country's historic sins of racism; its ill treatment of Native Americans; and its tragic errors such as the war in Vietnam, which he ardently opposed. He contrasts the modern presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, and Johnson. He considers women's and civil rights, immigration, philanthropy, and nation building. Most powerfully, in this final volume, Ambrose offers an accolade to the historian's mighty calling.
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American Heritage Publishing American Heritage Book Of The Revolution hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1120935. (filed under: American History ) *
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American Heritage; Andrist, Ralph K. (editor) The American Heritage History of the Making of the Nation 1783-1860 American Heritage Publishing/Bonanza 1987 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1178316. ISBN #0517631679 / 9780517631676. (filed under: American History ) *
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American Heritage; Catton, Bruce (editor) American Heritage Book of Great Historic Places American Heritage Publishing Company, Inc. 1965 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Slight tears to jacket. Book #or1183386. (keywords: History) (filed under: American History ) *
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Anderson, Fred; Cayton, Andrew The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000 Viking Adult 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169912. ISBN #0670033707 / 9780670033706. (filed under: American History ) *
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Anderson, Fred; Cayton, Andrew The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000 Viking Adult 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169912. ISBN #0670033707 / 9780670033706. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Americans often think of their nation s history as a movement toward ever-greater democracy, equality, and freedom. Wars in this story are understood both as necessary to defend those values and as exceptions to the rule of peaceful progress. In The Dominion of War , historians Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton boldly reinterpret the development of the United States, arguing instead that war has played a leading role in shaping North America from the sixteenth century to the present. Anderson and Cayton bring their sweeping narrative to life by structuring it around the lives of eight men Samuel de Champlain, William Penn, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur, and Colin Powell. This approach enables them to describe great events in concrete terms and to illuminate critical connections between often-forgotten imperial conflicts, such as the Seven Years War and the Mexican- American War, and better-known events such as the War of Independence and the Civil War. The result is a provocative, highly readable account of the ways in which republic and empire have coexisted in American history as two faces of the same coin. The Dominion of War recasts familiar triumphs as tragedies, proposes an unconventional set of turning points, and depicts imperialism and republicanism as inseparable influences in a pattern of development in which war and freedom have long been intertwined. It offers a new perspective on America s attempts to define its role in the world at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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Anderson, Jack Peace, War, and Politics, an Eyewitness Account Tom Doherty Associates 1999 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Some Chipping. Price clipped. Book #or1198306. ISBN #0312856024 / 9780312856021. (keywords: Journalist, Washington Merry-Go-round) (filed under: American History ) *
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Andrist, Ralph K. (editor) American Heritage History of the 20's & 30's American Heritage Publishing Company 1970 hardcover. In VG slipcase. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1183388. ISBN #0828100977 / 9780828100977. (keywords: History American Fashion Culture Famous People Events Biography) (filed under: American History ) *
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Angelo, Frank Yesterday's Detroit Four Corners 1987 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1198556. ISBN #0961529776 / 9780961529772. (filed under: American History ) *
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Applegate, Debby Most Famous Man in America: The Biography Of Henry Ward Beecher 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1135047. ISBN #0385513976 / 9780385513975. (filed under: American History ) *
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Applegate, Debby Most Famous Man in America: The Biography Of Henry Ward Beecher 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1135047. ISBN #0385513976 / 9780385513975. (filed under: American History ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblings especially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the century s bestselling book Uncle Tom s Cabin . But when pushed into the ministry, the charismatic Beecher found international fame by shedding his father s Old Testament style fire-and-brimstone theology and instead preaching a New Testament based gospel of unconditional love and healing, becoming one of the founding fathers of modern American Christianity. By the 1850s, his spectacular sermons at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights had made him New York s number one tourist attraction, so wildly popular that the ferries from Manhattan to Brooklyn were dubbed Beecher Boats. Beecher inserted himself into nearly every important drama of the era among them the antislavery and women s suffrage movements, the rise of the entertainment industry and tabloid press, and controversies ranging from Darwinian evolution to presidential politics. He was notorious for his irreverent humor and melodramatic gestures, such as auctioning slaves to freedom in his pulpit and shipping rifles nicknamed Beecher s Bibles to the antislavery resistance fighters in Kansas. Thinkers such as Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Twain befriended and sometimes parodied him. And then it all fell apart. In 1872 Beecher was accused by feminist firebrand Victoria Woodhull of adultery with one of his most pious parishioners. Suddenly the Gospel of Love seemed to rationalize a life of lust. The cuckolded husband brought charges of criminal conversation in a salacious trial that became the most widely covered event of the century, garnering more newspaper headlines than the entire Civil War. Beecher survived, but his reputation and his causes from women s rights to progressive evangelicalism suffered devastating setbacks that echo to this day. Featuring the page-turning suspense of a novel and dramatic new historical evidence, Debby Applegate has written the definitive biography of this captivating, mercurial, and sometimes infuriating figure. In our own time, when religion and politics are again colliding and adultery in high places still commands headlines, Beecher s story sheds new light on the culture and conflicts of contemporary America.
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Aptheker, Herbert Era Of McCarthyism paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1107381. (filed under: American History ) *
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