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The American Patriot's Almanac : Daily Readings on America by William J. Bennett, John T. E. Cribb

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  • ISBN-13: 9781595552679
  • Sales Rank: 4,439
  • Pub. Date: November 2008

365 reasons to love America! The fife and drum of history mark the time of each passing day. And within their cadence, personalities, conflicts, discoveries, ideas, and ...  More

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The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell, Neimann (Illustrator) , Katherine Streeter (Illustrator)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780743243803
  • Sales Rank: 13,887
  • Pub. Date: September 2003

Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal ...  More

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American Sketches : Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane by Walter Isaacson

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  • ISBN-13: 9781439180648
  • Sales Rank: 12,153
  • Pub. Date: November 2009

What are the roots of creativity? What makes for great leadership? How do influential people end up rippling the surface of history? In this collection of essays, Walter ...  More

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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by Steven M. Gillon

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  • ISBN-13: 9780307339348
  • Sales Rank: 13,773
  • Pub. Date: April 2006

A companion book to The History Channel special series of ten one-hour documentaries 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America pinpoints pivotal days that transformed our ...  More

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Oh, Say Did You Know? : The Secret History of America's Famous Figures, Fads, Innovations and Emblems, from Ben Franklin's Turkey to Obama's BlackBerry by Fred DuBose, Marth Hailey

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  • ISBN-13: 9781606520352
  • Sales Rank: 17,757
  • Pub. Date: September 2009

With wit and charm, Oh, Say Did You Know? gives readers 300 interesting ideas and events that helped shaped the United States. Gain valuable insight into the intricacies of ...  More

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A Treasury of Great American Scandals : Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar

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  • ISBN-13: 9780142001929
  • Sales Rank: 62,004
  • Pub. Date: July 2003

Following on the heels of his national bestseller A Treasury of Royal Scandals , Michael Farquhar turns his attention to matters a little closer to home with A Treasury of ...  More

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A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans : Pirates, Skinflints, Patriots, and Other Colorful Characters Stuck in the Footnotes of History by Michael Farquhar

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  • ISBN-13: 9780143113058
  • Sales Rank: 108,482
  • Pub. Date: March 2008

A lively, compulsively browsable collection of neglected notables from the bestselling author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals "History," wrote Thomas Carlyle, "is the essence ...  More

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The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien (Narrated by) , Michael Chabon (Narrated by) , Norman Lear (Narrated by) , Paul Begala (Narrated by)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780743548137
  • Sales Rank: 155,191
  • Pub. Date: July 2004

Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal ...  More

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    Twenty West : The Great Road Across America by Mac Nelson

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    • ISBN-13: 9780791474693
    • Sales Rank: 178,953
    • Pub. Date: May 2008

    Whether he's on foot, in a car, or even in a canoe, Mac Nelson will delight readers with his rambling, westward depiction of America as seen from the shoulders of its longest ...  More

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    One-Night Stands with American History : Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents by Richard Shenkman, Kurt Reiger, Kurt E. Reiger, Kurt E. Reiger

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    • ISBN-13: 9780060538200
    • Sales Rank: 616,084
    • Pub. Date: August 2003

    Shenkman, editor of George Mason University's History News Network, and Reiger, head of a horticulture company, offer little-known facts about hoaxes, inventions, secrets, and ...  More

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