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The New York City Blackout of 1977: The History of the Power Failure that Led to Looting and Arson Across the Big Apple
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the blackout by NYC residents*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Perhaps the most significant effects of the blackout were those felt by public and private organizations with responsibility for the...
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste: The History of the American Merchant Vessel and the Disappearance of Its Crew
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the Mary Celeste written by those who sailed on it and those who found it*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“In the month of December in the year 1873, the...
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The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America's Heartland
*Includes pictures*Profiles some of the strange creatures, legends, and mysteries of the Midwest*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I don't live in Hollywood. I don't have celebrities as friends. I like them, but I...
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The My Lai Massacre: The History of the Vietnam War's Most Notorious Atrocity
"I walked up and saw these guys doing strange things.... Setting fire to the hootches and huts and waiting for people to come out and then shooting them.... Going into the hootches and shooting them up.... Gathering people in groups...
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The Mother of Christian Science: The Life and Legacy of Mary Baker Eddy
*Includes pictures of Mary Baker Eddy and important people and places in her life.*Explains the tenets of Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy's founding of the Church of Christ, Scientist*Discusses the controversies surrounding Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science, including...
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The Most Famous Women of the Wild West: The Lives and Legacies of Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, and Annie Oakley
*Includes pictures *Includes the women's quotes about their own lives *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The most famous woman of the Wild West was also possibly the most colorful and mysterious. “Considered a remarkable good shot...
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The Most Famous Speeches of Abraham Lincoln: The History of the Cooper Union Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural Address
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts from the speeches*Includes reactions to the speeches from newspaper reports and audience members*Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAbraham Lincoln was still not considered a real option for the Republican nomination until...
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The Most Famous Ships of the Confederacy: The History of the Merrimac, CSS Alabama, and CSS Hunley
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the ships and their histories written by crewmembers*Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOn March 8, 1862, the newest era of naval warfare began. That day, the CSS Virginia, an ironclad...
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The Most Famous Monuments of Washington D.C.: The History of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the origins and construction of the monuments written by people who worked on them *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents People have always loved symbols and monuments, and monumental architecture has...
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The Most Famous Landmarks of New York City: The History of the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, Chrysler Building
Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their countries like New York City. As America's largest city and best-known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity, and sheer strength of the United...
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The Most Controversial Cases of the Early 20th Century: The Murder of Stanford White, Sacco & Vanzetti, Leopold & Loeb, and the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the crimes and trials *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading It reads like a modern day Lifetime movie: two talented, popular and wealthy men both fall in love with the same beautiful...
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The Mormon Wars: The History of the Mormons' Conflicts across the Frontier in the 19th Century
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAmong all the various figures in 19th century America who left controversial legacies, it is hard to find one as influential as Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the founder of the The Church...
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The Mojave Desert: The History and Legacy of North America's Most Famous Desert
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It’s as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to...
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The Modern CIA: The History of America's Central Intelligence Agency from the Cold War to Today
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThough it might be hard to believe, the Americans did not have a covert operations organization when they joined World War II, and like the British, it took them some...
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The Missouri Compromise: The History of the Political Agreement that Temporarily Staved Off Civil War
*Includes pictures*Includes quotes about the Missouri Compromise by contemporary politicians*Includes online resources, footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“[T]his momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered...
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The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850: The History of America's Failed Attempts to Settle the Issue of Slavery Before the Civil War
When President Thomas Jefferson went ahead with the Louisiana Purchase, he wasn't entirely sure what was on the land he was buying, or whether the purchase was even constitutional. Ultimately, the Louisiana Purchase encompassed all or part of 15 current...
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The Mississippi Burning Case: The History and Legacy of the Freedom Summer Murders at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts and testimony by some of the conspirators *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “You see, I know what's gonna happen! I feel it deep in my heart! When they find the people who...
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The Mexican-American War: The History of the Controversial War that Resulted in the Annexation of the Southwest and California
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the war written by generals *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Generally, the officers of the army were indifferent whether the annexation was consummated or not;...
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The Mexican-American War and Spanish-American War: The History of the Major Conflicts that Resulted in America's Expansion across North America
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The policy of manifest destiny increased tensions with Mexico in the 1840s. Mexico's northern half formed the western border of the territory bought in...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The History and Legacy of America's Largest Art Museum
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than I've ever seen them before.” (Jerry Saltz) Americans are rightfully proud of much of...
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