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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards

Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

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From Jay Feldmen comes an enlightening work about how the most powerful earthquakes in the history of America united the Indians in one last desperate rebellion, reversed the Mississippi River, revealed a seamy murder in the Jefferson family, and altered the course of the War of 1812.On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson’s nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into ... Read more

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From Jay Feldmen comes an enlightening work about how the most powerful earthquakes in the history of America united the Indians in one last desperate rebellion, reversed the Mississippi River, revealed a seamy murder in the Jefferson family, and altered the course of the War of 1812.On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson’s nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into
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Suitcase Sefton and the American Dream

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Roving the lonesome highways in search of fresh baseball talent in 1942, New York Yankees scout Mac "Suitcase" Sefton discovers a once-in-a-lifetime talent in Jerry Yamada. The young left-handed pitcher seems poised to take his place among the pantheon of major league pitching greats. However, he's being held indefinitely in a Japanese American internment camp, and he's not even certain that he ... Read more

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Roving the lonesome highways in search of fresh baseball talent in 1942, New York Yankees scout Mac "Suitcase" Sefton discovers a once-in-a-lifetime talent in Jerry Yamada. The young left-handed pitcher seems poised to take his place among the pantheon of major league pitching greats. However, he's being held indefinitely in a Japanese American internment camp, and he's not even certain that he
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4 Short Stories

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This edition of the collected short stories is a distillation of many works written by Fred Feldman. They focus on the private lives of outwardly successful middle class Americans. These stories examine their personal successes and many hidden insecurities. ... Read more

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This edition of the collected short stories is a distillation of many works written by Fred Feldman. They focus on the private lives of outwardly successful middle class Americans. These stories examine their personal successes and many hidden insecurities.
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Manufacturing Hysteria

A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America

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A vital, engaging, and sometimes troubling story of modern America’s struggle to live up to its ideals.In this ambitious and wide-ranging history, Jay Feldman takes us from the run-up to World War I and its anti-German hysteria through the September 11 attacks and Arizona’s current anti-immigration movement. What we see is a striking pattern of elected officials and private citizens alike using ... Read more

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A vital, engaging, and sometimes troubling story of modern America’s struggle to live up to its ideals.In this ambitious and wide-ranging history, Jay Feldman takes us from the run-up to World War I and its anti-German hysteria through the September 11 attacks and Arizona’s current anti-immigration movement. What we see is a striking pattern of elected officials and private citizens alike using
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The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn

An Untold Story of the American Revolution

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The most horrific struggle of the American Revolution where more men died aboard a rotting prison ship one hundred yards off New York than were lost to combat during the entirety of the war."A readable . . . account of the worst atrocity committed by either side during the Revolutionary War, as well as a damning portrayal of the British military's 'moral state.'"― Wall Street JournalMoored off the ... Read more

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The most horrific struggle of the American Revolution where more men died aboard a rotting prison ship one hundred yards off New York than were lost to combat during the entirety of the war."A readable . . . account of the worst atrocity committed by either side during the Revolutionary War, as well as a damning portrayal of the British military's 'moral state.'"― Wall Street JournalMoored off the
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Heaven's Ditch

God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal

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"A page-turning narrative . . . offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history." ― The Gleaner"[A] fantastic story . . . the wild, turbulent, sometimes murderous construction of the greatest engineering project since the pyramids, built through an America bubbling with religious revivals, get-rich-quick schemes, and manifest destiny." ―Kevin Baker, New York ... Read more

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"A page-turning narrative . . . offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history." ― The Gleaner"[A] fantastic story . . . the wild, turbulent, sometimes murderous construction of the greatest engineering project since the pyramids, built through an America bubbling with religious revivals, get-rich-quick schemes, and manifest destiny." ―Kevin Baker, New York
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The Coldest War

A Memoir of Korea

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The author and Korean War veteran vividly describes his time on the frontlines in this military memoir: "war reporting at its best . . . reads like a novel" (Walter Cronkite).In 1947, seeking to avoid the draft, nineteen-year-old Jim Brady volunteered for a Marine Corps program that made him a lieutenant in the reserves on the day he graduated college. He didn't expect to be sent overseas three ... Read more

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The author and Korean War veteran vividly describes his time on the frontlines in this military memoir: "war reporting at its best . . . reads like a novel" (Walter Cronkite).In 1947, seeking to avoid the draft, nineteen-year-old Jim Brady volunteered for a Marine Corps program that made him a lieutenant in the reserves on the day he graduated college. He didn't expect to be sent overseas three
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The Clockwork Universe

Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, & the Birth of the Modern World

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New York Times–bestselling Author: An "entertainingly written" account of the scientific revolution that emerged amid the horrors of seventeenth-century London ( Kirkus Reviews).In the late seventeenth century, chaos and disease reigned. Streets overflowed with filth and the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Sickness was divine punishment, astronomy and astrology were ... Read more

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New York Times–bestselling Author: An "entertainingly written" account of the scientific revolution that emerged amid the horrors of seventeenth-century London ( Kirkus Reviews).In the late seventeenth century, chaos and disease reigned. Streets overflowed with filth and the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Sickness was divine punishment, astronomy and astrology were
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Three Roads to Gettysburg

Meade, Lee, Lincoln, and the Battle That Changed the War, the Speech That Changed the Nation

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An epic, revelatory account of the Battle of Gettysburg, where George Meade, Lincoln's unexpected choice to lead the Union army, defeated Robert E. Lee and changed the course of the Civil War, from the award-winning author of James Monroe: A LifeBy mid-1863, the Civil War, with Northern victories in the West and Southern triumphs in the East, seemed unwinnable for Abraham Lincoln. Robert E. Lee’s ... Read more

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An epic, revelatory account of the Battle of Gettysburg, where George Meade, Lincoln's unexpected choice to lead the Union army, defeated Robert E. Lee and changed the course of the Civil War, from the award-winning author of James Monroe: A LifeBy mid-1863, the Civil War, with Northern victories in the West and Southern triumphs in the East, seemed unwinnable for Abraham Lincoln. Robert E. Lee’s
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American Struggle

Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.“Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in American history, it emerges—indeed, explodes ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.“Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in American history, it emerges—indeed, explodes
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Rings of Fire

How an Unlikely Team of Scientists, Ex-Cons, Women, and Native Americans Helped Win World War II

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“An epic story, filled with an unfolding array of evocatively described landscapes and sharply drawn, unforgettable people.”—Dayton Duncan, writer and producer for Ken Burns documentary films and author of fourteen books on American history and national parksEdwin Land had barely settled into his seat on the plane when the flash went off. An idea for an innovative WWII technology that might help ... Read more

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“An epic story, filled with an unfolding array of evocatively described landscapes and sharply drawn, unforgettable people.”—Dayton Duncan, writer and producer for Ken Burns documentary films and author of fourteen books on American history and national parksEdwin Land had barely settled into his seat on the plane when the flash went off. An idea for an innovative WWII technology that might help
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Tutankhamun's Trumpet

Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King's Tomb

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Marking the one hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s magnificent tomb, its incredible treasures are revealed as never before.In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king’s mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the ... Read more

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Marking the one hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s magnificent tomb, its incredible treasures are revealed as never before.In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king’s mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the
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