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Let Us Die Like Men: The Lives and Legacies of George H. Thomas and John Bell Hood
*Includes pictures of Hood, Thomas, and important people, places, and events.*Includes maps of major battles they fought in.*Includes quotes from Hood's memoir describing his fighting in major battles like Antietam and Gettysburg.*Discusses the relationship between Thomas and Hood."[Ulysses S. Grant...
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Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee: The Lives and Military Careers of the Revolutionary War Hero and His More Famous Son
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe proud Virginian entered the war in uncertain times, and there were understandable doubts about how well he could lead soldiers, but through a combination of skill and luck, he...
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Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Life of the Revolutionary War General and Father of Robert E. Lee
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“The rank of men, as established by the concurrent judgement of ages stands thus: heroes, legislators, orators, and poets. The most useful and, in my opinion, the most honourable is the legislator,...
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Little Phil: The Life and Career of General Philip Sheridan
"A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping." (Abraham Lincoln describing Phil Sheridan) In the most...
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Little Powell: The Life and Career of A.P. Hill
Of all the eccentric and enigmatic men who led during the Civil War, perhaps none had as mixed a record as Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill, better known as A.P. Hill. Hill was a well known and highly respected...
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Little Turtle's War: The History and Legacy of the 18th Century Conflict Between the United States and Native Americans in the Northwest Te
When the American Revolution ended, the United States and Britain reached an impressively comprehensive peace in the Treaty of Paris. Among the important terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the colonies as free and relinquished territorial claims to them. The...
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Liver-Eating Johnson: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Mountain Man
To possess and develop western North America became a high priority for the United States government even before its Constitution had been complete. For President Thomas Jefferson, the vast terrain of plains, mountains, and extensive coastlines offered both long-term prosperity...
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Los masones: Historia de la Masonería, la más famosa de las sociedades secretas
Durante décadas, las parodias sobre los cultos siniestros y misteriosos han sido parte de los chistes favoritos de la cultura pop. Las fraternidades han sido ubicadas con frecuencia en ciertas guaridas subterráneas, vestidos con extravagantes hábitos ceremoniales y con la...
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Los Rosacruces: La historia de una de las sociedades secretas más notorias del mundo
Para muchos, la búsqueda de los secretos y las verdades del universo es una tarea casi imposible de llevar a cabo. Más importante aún, este tema tan amplio propone una variedad interminable de respuestas. Para algunos, el secreto de la...
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Lucky Lindy and Lady Lindy: The Lives and Legacies of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart
*Includes pictures of Lindbergh, Earhart, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Discusses their historic flights, including their most famous quotes and their own words.*Analyzes the controversies surrounding Lindbergh's life and politics and the enduring mystery over Earhart's disappearance.*Includes...
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Machine Gun Kelly: La Vida Y Crímenes del Notorio Gánster de la Era de la Depresión
Contrabandista de licores veterano. Prolífico asaltante de bancos. Secuestrador sin igual. Una despiadada mente maestra criminal. Con un apodo tan recio como el de George “Machine Gun (Metralleta)” Kelly, no debería sorprender que se le asocie con frecuencia a tales...
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Madison Square Garden: The History of New York City's Most Famous Arena
*Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of all the different Madison Square Gardens over the past 130 years *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could...
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Major John André: The Life and Death of the Famous British Spymaster during the Revolutionary War
Spying and treachery are as much a part of warfare as weapons and death. This has always been the case since the earliest battles and is not likely to change in the future. And yet, even within this irregular system,...
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Marcus Garvey: The Life and Legacy of the Jamaican Political Leader Who Championed Pan-Africanism
After the Civil War, the fight for civil rights spawned a multitude of heroic African American activists, but it is remembered in large part for the work of a few iconic African American men of stature. Much like their later...
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Marquis de Lafayette and Baron de Kalb: The Lives of the Legendary Foreign Soldiers Who Sailed to America Together to Fight in the Revolutionary War
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming...
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Mary Surratt: The Life of the Alleged Lincoln Conspirator Who Became the First Woman Executed by the U.S. Government
*Includes pictures *Explains the conspiracy and includes accounts of Surratt's involvement and trial *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Only in the case of Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd is there as much...
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McCarthyism: The Controversial History of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Red Scare Du
*Includes pictures*Profiles the Alger Hiss case*Includes testimony from HUAC hearings and McCarthy's hearings*Includes quotes from McCarthy about his career*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn 1947, at the start of the Cold War, President...
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Meeting at Little Bighorn: The Lives and Legacies of George Custer, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
*Includes pictures of Custer, Sitting Bull, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Explains the Lakota oral legends and the origins of the names Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse*Analyzes the three men and their legacies.*Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Meyer Lansky: The Infamous Life and Legacy of the Mob's Accountant
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Don't worry, don't worry. Look at the Astors and the Vanderbilts, all those big society people. They were the worst thieves - and now look at them....
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Milwaukee: The History of the Fur Trade Outpost that Became the Beer Capital of the World
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "It is true, similar things [cultural events and societies] were done in other cities where the Forty-eighters [sic] had congregated. But...
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