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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250843210Author Scott ShaneFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g

Louis L'Amour's Western stories are beloved worldwide. Now, collected together for the first time in a single volume, are three of his finest tales of the West. The texts have been restored to their original appearances in magazines.In "The Lion Hunter...

"Gitlin's comprehensive portrait of mid-America's Francophone merchants demonstrates their importance as fur traders, town builders and advance agents of American empire. It adds a valuable new dimension to the story of national expansion and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for National Book Awards 1993.Book InformationISBN 9780679754114Author William R. LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random...

Al Capone, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin Karpis, 'Dock' Barker - these were just a few of the legendary 'public enemies' for whom America's first supermax prison was created. In "Alcatraz: The Gangster Years", David Ward brings their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140112405Author Joe McGinnissFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm...

As American as jazz or rock and roll, comic books have been central in the nation's popular culture since Superman's 1938 debut in Action Comics #1. Selling in the millions each year for the past six decades, comic books have figured prominently in the...

Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most deadly crisis in American history. In 2018, it claimed nearly fifty thousand lives -- more than gunshots and car crashes combined, and almost as many Americans as were killed in the entire Vietnam War. But even...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780966816037Author James PerloffFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Refuge BooksPublisher Refuge BooksWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation.This book provides a concise introduction to events from the secession to the end of the war. It focuses on the military progress...

When Homeward Bound first appeared in 1988, it forever changed the way we understand Cold War America. Previously, scholars understood the post-World War II era as a time when Americans turned away from politics to enjoy the fruits of peace and...

Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favorite soldier and Germany's top commando in World War II, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of high risk and adventure, and here he tells the full story. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062694188Author James K. SebeniusFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint HarperPaperbacksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

In 1885 a genteel New England girl traveled to the western frontier to open a school on the Great Sioux Reservation. For six years, Elaine Goodale Eastman taught, hunted with, and lived among the Lakotas, who were experiencing profound changes as buffalo...

In the wake of American independence, it was clear that the new United States required novel political forms. Less obvious but no less revolutionary was the idea that the American people needed a new understanding of the self. Sensibility was a cultural...

A New York Times Best Seller!Richard Belzer and David Wayne are back to set the record straight after Dead Wrong; this time they're going to uncover the truth about the many witness deaths tied to the JFK assassination. For decades, government pundits...

In an insightful exploration of gender relations during the Civil War, Nina Silber compares broad ideological constructions of masculinity and femininity among Northerners and Southerners. She argues that attitudes about gender shaped the experiences of...

Winner of the 2014 John Carroll Award, presented annually by The Little Big Horn Associates, as their Literary Award for the best book/monograph during the preceding year.Winner 2014 G. Joseph Sills Jr. Book AwardThis remarkable book synthesizes a...

Many have questioned FDR's record on race, suggesting that he had the opportunity but not the will to advance the civil rights of African Americans. Kevin J. McMahon challenges this view, arguing instead that Roosevelt's administration played a crucial...

From the founder of IrishCentral, a fascinating piece of Civil War history: Lincoln's relationship with the immigrants arriving in America to escape the Irish famine. "If you're a Lincoln fan like me, you'll love this book." -Liam NeesonWhen Pickett...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467199704Author Edited By Taylor BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint WildsamPublisher WildsamWeight(grams) 107g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467149662Author June Skinner SawyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 249mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316449212Author Emma Copley EisenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890437268Author Evalyn Walsh McLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Western Reflections Publishing Co.Publisher Western Reflections Publishing Co...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143124467Author Charlie LeDuffFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 139mm...

A vivid narrative of an ill-fated Pan American flight during World War II that captures the dramatic backstories of its passengers and, through them, the impact of Americans' global connections. On February 21, 1943, Pan American Airways' celebrated...

A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance. For many, the past few years have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts and even...

"Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country's history before the modern gay rights...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940450639Author Abraham LincolnFormat HardbackPage Count 800Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439176849Author James M. ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

`to the European, the American is first and foremost a dollar-fiend. We tend to forget the emotional heritage of Hector St John de Crevecoeur' When D.H. Lawrence made this statement in his Studies in Classic American Literature, he was thinking of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140159943Author Wallace StegnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 329g

The 1967 Arab-Israeli War rocketed the question of Israel and Palestine onto the front pages of American newspapers. Black Power activists saw Palestinians as a kindred people of color, waging the same struggle for freedom and justice as themselves. Soon...

The untold story of the founding father's likely Jewish birth and upbringing-and its revolutionary consequences for understanding him and the nation he fought to create In The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher debunks a string of...

How the drug war transformed American political cultureSince the 1950s, the American war on drugs has positioned white middle-class youth as sympathetic victims of illegal drug markets who need rehabilitation instead of incarceration whenever they break...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945551918Author George GearyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Prospect Park BooksPublisher Prospect Park Books

Osprey's survey of the Long-Range Patrol Scouts of the US Army during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces," a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in...

The mother of all conspiracy theories is about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Many of its elements have become part of American folklore: the single bullet, the Grassy Knoll shooter, and the mysterious deaths of interested parties. JFK...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316773430Author Arthur M. SchlesingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 578Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 672g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983674405Author Anthony VaverFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Pickpocket PublishingPublisher Pickpocket PublishingWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm)...