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The bestseller that reminded readers of what it means to be an American is more timely than ever in this updated and enlarged edition, including ... More

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Never before has there been such a detailed portrait of women's courage. Here are the stories of wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, Indian squaws, ... More

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Presidential historian Graff revives Grover Cleveland's fame in this fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms.

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In this examination of the life of a Founding Father, renowned historian Wills takes a fresh look at the life of James Madison, from his rise to ... More

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"The outgrowth of a series of lectures entitled 'A reinterpretation of Jacksonian democracy' delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in the fall ... More

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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., chronicles the short life of the Kennedy family's second presidential hopeful in "a story that leaves the reader aching ... More

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An acclaimed historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist offers a clear, comprehensive, and timely account of Wilson's unusual route to the White House, ... More

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Renowned New Deal historian Leuchtenburg offers a frank, thoughtful portrait of the lifelong public servant, and shrewdly assesses Hoover's policies ... More

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As special assistant to the president, Arthur Schlesinger witnessed firsthand the politics and personalities that influenced the now legendary ... More

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Brinkley shows in this incisive and lively assessment that the reality of Kennedy's achievements was much more complex than the legend. Kennedy ... More

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The first president born after America's independence ushers in a new era of no-holds-barred democracy. Widmer vividly brings to life the chaos and ... More

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Historian Remini presents a vivid portrait of a man whose pre- and post-presidential careers overshadowed his presidency.

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The Crisis of the Old Order, 1919-1933, volume one of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s Age of Roosevelt ... More

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In this wise and compelling biography, Dean--no stranger to controversy himself--recovers the truths and explodes the myths surrounding the 29th ... More

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McGovern--a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training--offers his unique insight into America's ... More

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Elegantly written, Baker's volume offers a balanced look at a crucial moment in our nation's history and explores an American president who, when ... More

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In a powerfully written and persuasive biography, bestselling historian and political commentator Kevin Phillips reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed ... More

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A premier leadership scholar and an 18th century expert define the special contributions of the first president--revolutionary hero, founding ... More

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From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the ... More

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Eisenhower, the son of another soldier-president, shows how Zachary Taylor rose to the presidency, where he confronted the most contentious political ... More

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The disputed election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden, in which Congress set up a special electoral commission, handing the ... More

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No fight for civil liberties ever stays won, wrote Roger Baldwin (1884-1981) in 1971. He was in a position to know. After working hard to preserve ... More

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William Henry Harrison died just 31 days after taking the oath of office in 1841. Today he is a curiosity in American history, but as Collins shows ... More

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Holt, a leading historian of 19th-century partisan politics, paints a portrait of the genial but troubled New Englander whose single-minded partisan ... More

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