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1	The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America more books like this by Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist Award-winning historian Brinkley examines the life and achievements of America's Naturalist President. The author argues that it was Theodore Roosevelt--by setting aside 230 million acres of Wild America for posterity--who turned conservationism into a universal endeavor. see all copies from $7.49! new only from $8.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Reagan Diaries more books like this by Ronald Reagan add to wishlist During his two terms in office, Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, this remarkable historical record is available in a single volume. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast more books like this by Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist A New Orleans resident and history professor at Tulane University, Brinkley rips the story of Hurricane Katrina apart and exposes the failures, ulterior motives, and inexperience that allowed the Katrina disaster to devastate the Gulf Coast. 16-page color insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley, Julie M Fenster (Read by) add to wishlist A New York Times Bestselling Author Nearly every day, in towns and cities across the world, groups of Catholic laymen known as the Knights of Columbus gather together. In the mid-19th century Father Michael J. McGivney dedicated his life to the spiritual and physical welfare of others, creating the K of C to provide insurance for the protection ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938, Eighth Revised Edition more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose, Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist This is a classic survey of US foreign policy from 1938 to President Clinton's second term, now fully revised. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
6	The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist Historian Douglas Brinkley tells two related stories: the 40th anniversary D-Day remembrance speeches of Ronald Reagan in 1984, and the June 6, 1944 attack on Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, by U.S. Rangers, who took out a major gun site of the German defense, thus making the beach landing possible. That mission was the central focus of Reagan's well ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars more books like this by Andrew Carroll, TBA (Read by) add to wishlist This collection is drawn from all American conflicts since the Civil War. Soldiers write about battle and about everything else under the sun. Some of these letters come from the famous, such as Gen. Sherman, Clara Barton and Ernie Pyle; others come from soldiers, sailors, flyers, nurses, journalists and others. All convey a sense of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	100 Days in Photographs: Pivotal Events That Changed the World more books like this by Nick Yapp, Douglas Brinkley (Foreword by), Chris Johns (Introduction by) add to wishlist One hundred days have been identified by Getty and National Geographic to represent defining moments of the past 150 years. These moments are crystallised in images that leap from the page revealing joy, anger, despairsand triumph. An insightful text by photography historian Nick Yapp supports these images, which are accompanied by journals, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.21! \| SVS
9	The proud highway : saga of a desperate southern gentleman, 1955-1967 more books like this by Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist A collection of early letters and articles by the famed progenitor of "gonzo journalism." This volume covers the years 1955-1967 and gives a vivid portrait of Thompson at the start of his career. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $10.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress 1903-2003 more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist One hundred years of human ingenuity in automotive innovation are chronicled in this portrait of the people behind the Ford Motor Company. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Rosa Parks more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist This brief life of Rosa Parks--whose brave decision not to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955 was one of the key moments in the Civil Rights movement--reexamines her life and times. Brinkley is a historian known and respected for making American history accessible and interesting while maintaining a high standard of scholarship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose, Douglas G Brinkley, Sam Abell (Photographer) add to wishlist Historians Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley celebrate the historic river and its region, accompanied with pictures by National Geographic photographers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The New York Public Library American History Desk Reference more books like this by New York Public Library (Creator), Douglas G Brinkley (Introduction by) add to wishlist The fascinating history of America has now been condensed into a compact, easy-to-use overview of the nation's development. Includes timelines, numerous sidebars, photos, maps, brief biographies, and trivia tidbits. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60!
14 view cover	Fear and loathing in America : the brutal odyssey of an outlaw journalist, 1968-1976 more books like this by Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist Published to great acclaim in 1998, Hunter Thompson's first volume of letters covered the period from the 1950s to the publication of his first book, "Hell's Angels." This book is the sequel which covers Thompson's most debauched and well-known years: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "The Great Shark Hunt" and "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign ... see all copies from $5.92! new only from $18.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The World War II Memorial: A Grateful Nation Remembers more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley (Editor), Richard Latoff (Photographer), John S D Eisenhower (Foreword by) add to wishlist Published in conjunction with the dedication of this long-overdue memorial, this volume commemorates the everyday Americans who in countless ways rose up to defeat one of history's gravest threats to freedom. see all copies from $2.09! new only from $3.00!
16 view cover	American Heritage History of the United States more books like this by Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist A pictorial history of the United States - a nation formed from a vast wilderness of mountains on whose fringes a few small colonies made a bold cast for freedom burgeoning into an expanding democracy before ultimately flourishing as a world power. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
17 view cover	Almanac of World History more books like this by Patricia S Daniels, Stephen G Hyslop, Douglas G Brinkley (Foreword by) add to wishlist An accessible reference provides authoritative maps, charts, and chronologies complemented by informative essays that cover all the major periods between the time of the Neanderthals and the nuclear age. see all copies from $3.35! new only from $13.47! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Majic Bus: An American Odyssey more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history, describes what happens when he loads a group of students onto a bus and takes them on the road for a six-week odyssey across America. Stopping at key spots along the way (Monticello, New Orleans, Graceland) and meeting with some remarkable cultural heroes (Bob Dylan, William S. Burroughs, and of course, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal more books like this by Townsend Hoopes, Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist A biography of the brilliant, ambitious Forrestal whose career took him from the Wall Street to Washington. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist Historian Brinkley presents an in-depth account of John Kerry's experiences in the Navy during the war in Vietnam, and shows how these experiences shaped his character. Kerry, a Yale graduate who had enlisted, rose to the rank of lieutenant, saw action, and received the Purple Heart three times. After the war, Kerry was active in the organization ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Unfinished Presidency: 1jimmy Carter's Quest for Global Peace more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley add to wishlist A portrait of Jimmy Carter's career as a statesman and goodwill ambassador in the years following his presidency. Brinkley points out that Carter is widely perceived as having accomplished more, in terms of statecraft and diplomacy, as a private citizen than he did during his single term in the White House. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Gerald R. Ford: The 38th President, 1974-1977 more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, and he had taken office without having ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $5.94! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Proud Highway:: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman more books like this by Hunter S Thompson, Douglas G Brinkley (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of early letters and articles by the famed progenitor of "gonzo journalism." This volume covers the years 1955-1967 and gives a vivid portrait of Thompson at the start of his career. see all copies from $3.21! new only from $45.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Voices of Valor: D-Day, June 6, 1944 more books like this by Douglas G Brinkley, Ronald J Drez add to wishlist Published for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Voices of Valor, a lavishly illustrated book with audio CDs, presents gripping, first-hand accounts of the Normandy invasion with a central narrative by one of America's preeminent historians. Voices of Valor is an intimate and lasting tribute to the soldiers who fought in Normandy, featuring 40 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	America Day by Day more books like this by Simone de Beauvoir, Carol Cosman (Translator), Douglas G Brinkley (Foreword by) add to wishlist Beauvoir's four-month trip to America in 1947 is chronicled in these journal entries. She travels across the country, meets her lover Nelson Algren in Chicago, visits American universities, and responds to the American landscape with enthusiasm. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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