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A Magnificent Catastrophe : The Tumultuous Election Of 1880 America's First Presidential Campaign
by Larson Edward J
$15.00
History - U.S. - 19th Century
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Reviewed By... Bruce Anderson

"They could write like angels and scheme like demons..."

Thus are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson characterized in Edward Larson's account of the election of 1800, in which these Founders stood for the Presidency while around them party ideologies emerged for the first time in the young USA, and (courtesy of Aaron Burr) machine politics and political fundraising were first perfected. High-mindedness... read more>>>

Touching History : The Untold Story Of The Drama That Unfolded In The Skies On 9/11
by Spencer Lynn
$26.00
History - Current Issues
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On the azure blue morning of 9/11 the skies were pronounced "severe clear," in the parlance of airline pilots; a gorgeous day for flying. Nearly 5,000 flights were cruising the skies over America when FAA Operations Manager Ben Sliney arrived at the Command Center for his first day on that job. He could never have anticipated the historic drama that was about to unfold as Americans who found themselves on the front lines of a totally unprecedented attack... read more>>>

Leviathan : The History Of Whaling In America
by Dolin Eric Jay
$15.95
History - U.S.
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"The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation."—Nathaniel Philbrick.

Leviathan is the epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as d... read more>>>

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