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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
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Professor Stephen E Ambrose
From the bestselling author of "D-Day" comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history--and one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. "An adventure filled with high romance and personal tragedy, involving the greatest expedition ever undertaken in the history of this country".--Alexander Theroux, "Chicago ...
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Tale of Two Cities
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Charles Dickens
Dickens's only serious, uncomic novel, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, is set during the French Revolution and tells a story of unselfish devotion. The beautiful Lucy Manette marries Charles Darnay, the descendant of an aristocratic French family denounced by the revolutionaries, among whom are the memorably evil fanatic Mme. Defarge. When Darnay is ...
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Blue at the Mizzen
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Patrick O'Brian
This 20th volume in O'Brian's beloved Aubrey/Maturin series finds Jack back in command of his first ship, the Surprise. Faced with the desertion of half his crew, the frustrations of peacetime, and an accident at sea, he must also deal with the presence of a young aristocrat midshipman. Meanwhile, Stephen, newly widowed and in the midst of his ...
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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
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Joseph J Ellis
A biography of Thomas Jefferson, written by a professor of history at Mount Holyoke.
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The Viscount Who Loved Me
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Julia Quinn
All of London is shocked when confirmed bachelor and rake Anthony Bridgerton announces he's chosen a bride. But it's the bride's elder sister Kate who haunts Anthony's erotic dreams. Kate is determined to protect her sister from this rogue, but she fears her own heart is vulnerable.
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The Duke and I
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Julia Quinn
Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton to get the town's marriage-minded society mothers off his back. Meanwhile, both are finding it hard to keep their emotional distance and resist their mutual desire.
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Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
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Cokie Roberts
In "Founding Mothers," Roberts paid homage to the women who helped establish America. Now she continues the story of more remarkable women and their achievements in moving the fledgling nation forward, from the election of John Adams in 1796 to the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828.
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Someone to Watch Over Me
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Lisa Kleypas
A temptingly beautiful woman is rescued from the icy waters of the Thames, her memory gone. Told that she is Vivien Rose Duvall, one of London's most scandalous beauties, she finds herself under the protection of the enigmatic and charming Grant Morgan, one of London's most eligible, and unattainable, catches. As his love for this mysterious ...
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Nathaniel Philbrick
This study of an 1820 whaling-ship disaster, chronicles the surviving crew's three-month journey across open sea following the ramming and destruction of their vessel, the Essex. It includes much whaling lore and a vivid evocation of life in 19th-century Nantucket.
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True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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Avi
It's 1835, and 13-year-old Charlotte Doyle is a well-educated, proper young lady who is traveling from her boarding school in England to join her family in America. Although she is somewhat scandalized to discover that she will be the only female (and, in fact, the only non-crew member) on the ship, Charlotte nonetheless boards the Seahawk and ...
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The Hundred Days
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Patrick O'Brian
The British Navy is faced with Napoleon's escape from Elba and the "hundred days" until his final defeat at Waterloo in mid-1815. Aubrey and Maturin are in a race against time to intercept his forces before French aid arrives.
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Weasel
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Cynthia C DeFelice
Alone in the frontier wilderness in the winter of 1839 while his father is recovering from an injury, eleven-year-old Nathan runs afoul of the renegade killer known as Weasel and makes a surprising discovery about the concept of revenge.
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The Elusive Flame
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Kathleen E Woodiwiss
Published 25 years after Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's successful debut novel, THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER, THE ELUSIVE FLAME introduces readers to Beau Birmingham, the handsome, courageous, seafaring son of the previous book's passionate couple, Heather and Brandon Birmingham. All grown up and captain of his own ship, Beau is docked in London when he runs ...
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Whitney My Love
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Judith McNaught
She had hoped to have the chance to win the heart of Paul, her childhood love, but socialite Whitney Stone is married off by her father to the Duke of Claymore instead.
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The Present
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Johanna Lindsey
As the Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, a mysterious present arrives. It's an old journal detailing the love affair between the second Marquis, Christopher Malory, and a dark gypsy beauty. Though fate holds them apart, Christmas miracles have been known to happen. From this old-time story, the lessons learned by the ...
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Furies
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John Jakes
Jakes's epic of the Kent family continues as a new generation struggles to survive within a nation rife with conflict. After witnessing the horrific massacre at the Alamo in Texas, Amanda Kent returns to Boston to rebuild the Kent legacy. Includes a new Introduction by Jakes.
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Surgeons Mate
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Patrick O'Brian
In the seventh volume in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, Stephen Maturin is hunted through the high seas as his intelligence activities in America become known to the French. Jack Aubrey is also hunted by an amorous woman with whom he had a brief liaison. And the elusive Diana Villiers at last agrees to marry Stephen.
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The Heir
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Johanna Lindsey
Beautiful, unassuming Sabrina is a country bumpkin with a secret past--two things that won't serve her well when participating in her first coming-out season. Her grandfather's nobility has granted her admittance into London's high society, but her unsophisticated, lower class upbringing throws a serious wrench in the works when she meets Duncan ...
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The Heiress Bride
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Catherine Coulter
Fifteen-year-old Sinjun Sherbrooke of "Hellion Bride" is now a 19-year-old beauty on the brink of marriage. When she elopes with a Scottish laird, she moves into a castle that comes with its own Scottish ghost!
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Letter of Marque
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Patrick O'Brian
Stripped of his rank and without a ship, Jack Aubrey assumes command of a privateer, hoping to redeem himself and win reinstatement in the British Navy. With his crony, ship's physician Stephen Maturin, he sets out on what proves to be a harrowing adventure in his old ship, the "Surprise," which Stephen has purchased with his newly inherited ...
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
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Ian W Toll
From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.
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Fridays Child
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Georgette Heyer
Young Lord Sheringham, rejected by the woman he deeply loved, could not gain his inheritance until he married. On a passionate impulse, he vowed to marry the next woman he saw. Enter Hero Wantage, the adorable life-long friend who has secretly loved Sheringham her entire life.
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Venetia
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Georgette Heyer
Twenty-five-year-old Venetia despairs of ever meeting the handsome hero of her romantic dreams. Then her long-absent neighbor, Lord Damerel, returns home and determines to win the fair Venetia. But she has no intention of losing her heart to the rakish lord until she is sure his heart belongs to her.
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Something Wonderful
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Judith McNaught
Alexandra Lawrence, a country girl, wins the heart of the Duke of Hawthorne after an initial coldness during the early period of their marriage.
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The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
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Lauren Willig
Eloise Kelly, a smart but slightly fumbling Jimmy Choo-clad American, uncovers the secret history of the Pink Carnation--a tale of espionage, adventure, and romance. And she just might find a hero of her own along the way.
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