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What Hath God Wrought : The Transformation Of America 1815-1848
by Howe Daniel Walker
$35.00
History - U.S. - 19th Century
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Reviewed By... Bill Lewis

HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION. Yes...it's a very big book. And yes...it's well worth the time. That said, it's also an easy book to strongly recommend. The trend in the writing of American history for the past several decades has been producing (in the words of historian Jill Lepore) "longer and longer monographs on smaller and smaller subjects." Well and fine and of inestimable pleasure and value for an entire genera... read more>>>

Zookeeper's Wife : A War Story
by Ackerman Diane
$24.95
History - Military - World War II
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Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

The Zookeeper's Wife ($24.95), by Diane Ackerman is a war story about Jan and Antonina Zabinski, caretakers of the majestic Warsaw Zoo when Germany seized Poland in 1939. Their expertise and companionship to a vast menagerie of exotic animals makes for a fascinating read. The Zabinski's used ingenious tactics to utilize the zoo to rescue several hundred Jews imprisoned at the Warsaw Ghetto. Ackerman'... read more>>>

Maps : Finding Our Place In The World
by Akerman James/karrow
$55.00
History - General
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Reviewed By... Stan Hynds

Cartography enthusiasts have enjoyed several good new books to suit their interests in the last couple of years. This season there is an especially beautiful and comprehensive book for all serious lovers of maps and atlases. According to publisher University of Chicago Press, Maps: Finding Our Place in the World, edited by James Akerman and Robert Karrow ($55.00), features the "widest range of maps ever... read more>>>

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