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Blacklisted By History by M. Stanton Evans
RRP: £18.99£14.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400081066Author M. Stanton EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 737gDimensions(mm)... -
A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong by James R. Hansen 9781557539694
£27.80Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon... -
American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund S. Morgan
RRP: £14.99£13.43In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and quality. George Washington led the Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. Virginians drafted not only... -
Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion
RRP: £13.99£10.84Long before people identified as transgender or lesbian, there were female husbands and the women who loved them. Female husbands - people assigned female who transed gender, lived as men, and married women - were true queer pioneers. Moving deftly from... -
An Atlas of the Battles and Campaigns of the American Revolution, 1775-1783 by David C. Bonk 9781914059797
RRP: £59.95£42.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059797Author David C. BonkFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Orson Welles, Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu by Simon Callow
RRP: £14.99£10.95A brilliant biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of Citizen Kane. Vivid, vastly entertaining, this is the definitive Welles biography.Insightful, incisive &... -
Have a Nice Day: How I Stopped Sneering and Learned to Love America by Justin Webb
RRP: £14.99£9.80This title is about the real America: a nation more misunderstood than any other on Earth. It is a counter-blast to the lazy anti-Americanism that infects European thinking, an effort to answer the simple question, 'why is America so successful?'.About... -
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence by Bill James
RRP: £20.99£14.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416552741Author Bill JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 163mm... -
Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 by James T. Patterson 9780195117974
RRP: £23.49£17.61Beginning in 1945, America rocketed through a quarter-century of extraordinary economic growth, experiencing an amazing boom that soared to unimaginable heights in the 1960s. At one point, in the late 1940s, American workers produced 57 percent of the... -
The Sewing Circle: Hollywood's Greatest Secret-Female Stars Who Loved Other Women by Axel Madsen 9781504008730
RRP: £11.95£10.36Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbara Stanwyck-to name a few-maintained their images as glamorous big-screen sex symbols complete with dashing escorts, handsome husbands, and scores of male admirers, thanks to studio publicity departments. But off... -
The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan 9780385496858
RRP: £16.95£11.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385496858Author Stewart O'NanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas by Rebecca Solnit 9780520262508
RRP: £25.00£19.99What makes a place? "Infinite City", Rebecca Solnit's brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and... -
The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination by Sarah Schulman 9780520280069
RRP: £18.99£15.12In this gripping memoir of the AIDS years (1981-1996), Sarah Schulman recalls how much of the rebellious queer culture, cheap rents, and a vibrant downtown arts movement vanished almost overnight to be replaced by gay conservative spokespeople and... -
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln by Sean Wilentz 9780393329216
RRP: £23.99£21.11Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. Ferocious clashes among the... -
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: Prohibition Centennial Edition: From the 1920 Pick-Me-Up to the Zombie and Beyond - 150+ Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them, With a New Introduction and 66 New Recipes by Ted Haigh
RRP: £18.99£13.15In this new, expanded edition of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails-issued for the 100th Anniversary of National Prohibition-historian, expert, and drink aficionado Ted Haigh, aka Dr. Cocktail vastly widens his examination of 1920-1933, the... -
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War by Michael Gorra
RRP: £14.99£12.05Michael Gorra asks provocative questions in this historic portrait of William Faulkner and his world. He explores whether William Faulkner should still be read in this new century and asks what his works tell us about the legacy of slavery and the... -
The Fourth Man: The Race to Reveal the KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA by Robert Baer
RRP: £20.00£13.35***'Reads like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' -James Risen, The Intercept'A compelling account of the ongoing search for the Fourth Man... a gripping and mind-bending read' - Dr. Mark Stout, The Daily Beast For the first time ever, New York Times bestselling... -
Faribault Woolen Mill: Loomed in the Land of Lakes by Lisa M Bolt Simons 9781540202345
RRP: £32.99£20.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540202345Author Lisa M Bolt SimonsFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library... -
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 9780385534246
RRP: £35.00£21.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Carnegie Medal 2017 and National Book Awards 2017.Book InformationISBN 9780385534246Author David GrannFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Doubleday & Co... -
Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago by Mike Royko
RRP: £18.00£12.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452261679Author Mike RoykoFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 133mm * 13mm -
Barnstormers, Wing-Walking and Flying Circuses by Brown, Peter C
RRP: £20.00£14.29While large numbers of aeroplanes had been produced In America for the war effort overseas at the Western Front, it was found that that the British, French and Germans were far ahead of them when it came to flight technology, which led to a huge surplus... -
The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History by Samuel W. Franklin
RRP: £20.00£16.98A history of how, in the mid-twentieth century, we came to believe in the concept of creativity. Named a best book of 2023 by the New Yorker and a notable book of 2023 by Behavioral Scientist. Creativity is one of American society's signature values,... -
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth by Bryan Burrough
RRP: £30.99£17.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984880093Author Bryan BurroughFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult -
Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space by James R. Hansen 9780813049335
RRP: £27.95£21.19He walked on the Moon. He flew six space missions in three different programs--more than any other human. He served with NASA for more than four decades. His peers called him the ""astronaut's astronaut.""Enthusiasts of space exploration have long waited... -
Hellhound on his Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides
RRP: £12.99£9.09Hellhound on His Trail is the story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American... -
Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men: A Guide to the Equipment of the Trappers and Fur Traders Who Opened the Old West by Carl P. Russell 9781602399693
£11.70This classic, scholarly history of the fur trappers and traders of the early nineteenth century focuses on the devices that enabled the opening of the untracked American west. Sprinkled with interesting facts and old western lore, this guide to traps and... -
A Woman I Know: female spies, double identities, and a new story of the Kennedy assassination by Mary Haverstick 9781915590626
RRP: £25.00£16.59'A compelling real-life thriller, full of passion, free of writerly fuss, woven from the most intractable archival cat's cradle imaginable.' Simon Ings, The Telegraph The true story of a decade-long investigation that opens a new window onto Cold War... -
The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman
RRP: £16.99£11.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735217966Author Chuck KlostermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
Hard Road West: History and Geology Along the Gold Rush Trail by Keith Heyer Meldahl 9780226519623
RRP: £17.00£14.62In 1849, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor... -
The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4: 1701-1718 by Richard S. Dunn 9780812280500
£101.13This volume documents the final eighteen years of William Penn's life, from 1701 to 1718. It opens with his last months as resident proprietor of Pennsylvania-a moment of great importance in the political history of the colony. It ends with his death on... -
A Walk across America by Peter Jenkins 9780060959555
RRP: £18.99£12.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060959555Author Peter JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 300g -
Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Traditions by Carol Hayes
RRP: £8.99£7.97Native American pottery of the U.S. southwest has long been considered collectible and today can fetch many thousands of dollars per piece. Authors, collectors, and dealers Carol and Allen Hayes provide readers with a concise overview of the pottery of... -
The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America by T H Breen
RRP: £17.95£14.60"Important and lucidly written...The American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity of ordinary people."-Gordon S. WoodIn this boldly innovative work, T. H. Breen spotlights a crucial... -
Disney World at 50: The Stories of How Walt's Kingdom Became Magic in Orlando by Orlando Sentinel
RRP: £30.95£24.83Celebrating 50 years of The Most Magical Place on Earth Since its opening in October 1971, Walt Disney World has continued to expand and evolve as the most visited vacation resort in the world. What hasn't changed over five decades is the incomparable... -
The Civil War Boxed Set by Shelby Foote 9780679643708
RRP: £150.00£103.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679643708Author Shelby FooteFormat HardbackPage Count 2984Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 4048gDimensions(mm) 226mm... -
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel Joseph 9781541617865
RRP: £25.00£19.02Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are the two most iconic figures of the Civil Rights movement. To most Americans, Malcolm and Martin represent contrasting political ideals -- self-defense vs. non-violence, anger vs. pacifism, separatism vs... -
John Muir's Grand Yosemite: Musings & Sketches by Mike Wurtz 9781930238978
RRP: £9.99£6.75"Charming, surprising, and beautiful. The perfect Yosemite guidebook for history buffs." -Andrea Wulf, author The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World Every day, Yosemite National Park welcomes people from around the world who seek a... -
The Tudors For Dummies by David Loades 9780470687925
RRP: £16.99£11.94This entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William Shakespeare) as well as the intrigues and scandals at court. Strap... -
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan I. Koerner 9780307886118
RRP: £13.99£9.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307886118Author Brendan I. KoernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group... -
The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 by Peter Baker 9780593082966
RRP: £18.99£12.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593082966Author Peter BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 768Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc