American History

Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon (Hardcover)

By Jeffrey Kluger

$30.00

ISBN: 9781627798327

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Published: Henry Holt & Company - May 16th, 2017

Going to the moon is not a small undertaking. Imagine, it had never been done before, and the mission was planned & executed in sixteen weeks! Apollo 8 is the story of a “wild crapshoot” that will bring you back to that time or open the door to an accomplishment that included a TV broadcast from the moon on Christmas Eve 1968.  

Robert

Her Right Foot (Hardcover)

By Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Artist)

$19.99

ISBN: 9781452162812

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Published: Chronicle Books - September 19th, 2017

The Statue of Liberty is the beacon greeting those who arrive in New York. But what does she truly stand for? Zooming in for a look at her (enormous) right foot reveals a message of acceptance in this moving and inspiring look at the history and meaning of the Statue of Liberty.

Marika

American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World (Hardcover)

By David Baron

$27.95

ISBN: 9781631490163

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Published: Liveright Publishing Corporation - June 6th, 2017

August is Eclipse Month, so what better way to celebrate than by reading a fabulous book about the Great American Eclipse of 1878. It was the US government's first big foray into the science business, the zenith of the superstar status of scientist icon Thomas Edison, & the first opportunity modern astronomy would have to use equipment--& understanding--that had never been available for previous eclipses. An informative, compelling & timely read.

 

David

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge (Hardcover)

By Erica Armstrong Dunbar

$26.00

ISBN: 9781501126390

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Published: Atria Books - February 7th, 2017

Dunbar tells the compelling story of Ona Judge, a dower slave of George and Martha Washington, who courageously escapes Philadelphia to Portsmouth, NH near the end of Washington’s second term as President, successfully evading Washington’s continued attempts to recapture her. A fascinating portrait of Washington as slaveholder and the lives of those he enslaved.

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City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War (Hardcover)

By John Strausbaugh

$30.00

ISBN: 9781455584185

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Published: Twelve - August 2nd, 2016

Lincoln! Walt Whitman! Boss Tweed! John Wilkes Booth!  Riots! Political shenanigans!  All sorts of shenanigans! A fascinating, roiling period, beautifully documented.  (Martin Scorcese's Gangs of New York covers some of the same era.)

Gary

The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government (Paperback)

By David Talbot

$19.99

ISBN: 9780062276179

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Published: Harper Perennial - September 6th, 2016

Allen Dulles, avuncular pipe-smoking intelligence mandarin, turns out to have been a shocking figure with admiration for major Nazis,no patience with American democracy, suspiciously peripheral to the Kennedy assassination and on and on. Devil indeed!

Gary

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (Hardcover)

By Margot Lee Shetterly

$27.99

ISBN: 9780062363596

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Published: William Morrow - September 6th, 2016

The movie's not out until January, but you can read now about the black female engineers and mathematicians who were the unseen contributors to the space program.

Sarah

The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government (Paperback)

By David Talbot

$19.99

ISBN: 9780062276179

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Published: Harper Perennial - September 6th, 2016

Allen Dulles, avuncular pipe-smoking intelligence mandarin, turns out to have been a shocking figure with admiration for major Nazis,no patience with American democracy, suspiciously peripheral to the Kennedy assassination and on and on. Devil indeed!

Gary

Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune (Paperback)

By Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell

$17.00

ISBN: 9780345534538

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Published: Ballantine Books - April 22nd, 2014

Step into the world of untold wealth and power and explore the fascinating life of Huguette Clark – heiress, artist, recluse.  This book reads like fiction, but in reality is a true life mystery.

Nathan

Commander in Chief: Fdr's Battle with Churchill, 1943 (FDR at War #2) (Hardcover)

By Nigel Hamilton

$30.00

ISBN: 9780544279117

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Published: Houghton Mifflin - June 7th, 2016

Commander in Chief is the second volume of Nigel Hamilton’s masterful reexamination of FDR’s crucial role in the planning and execution of the Allied war strategy during World War II. This volume centers on the decision making process after the North African invasion beginning  with Roosevelt’s summit with Churchill in Casablanca in 1943 and how it took all of Roosevelt’s diplomatic skill and resolve to set the course for ultimate victory.

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