Letters from the Dust Bowl
 Dreams can save a person from an otherwise mean life: Alvin Turner likes to quip that "Letters from the Dustbowl" is the "best written book" that the University of Oklahoma Press will publish this year. Indeed, Caroline Henderson, the [... more]
$16.95
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Lindbergh: Triumph and Tragedy
A great book--beautiful, well-written, with rare photos.: There have been a lot of books written on that most fascinating American icon, Charles Lindbergh. This is one of the best. It's an even-handed, insightful look at the man who was at one time the [... more]
$32.95
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Fame At Last: Who Was Who According to The New York ...
Comments Re: Book Titled Fame At Last: I am very impressed with the time spent to research the subject matter. The authors obviously had the perserverance and energy to devote a significant number of hours to the data collection and analysis phases. [... more]
$24.95
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Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington
Good For Reference: This is great for a reference but don't try and read it straight through without wanting to run screaming from the room. Written in true flowery early Victorian style it is often hard to read for more than a few pages at a time. There [... more]
$48.95
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George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The ...
Useful reflections on Bush the Elder: This book, authored by Timothy Naftali, ends with the following comment (Page 176): "George W. Bush's controversial presidency led to a positive reassessment of his father's time in the White House. . . .(M)any [... more]
$29.95
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Portia: The World of Abigail Adams
Amazon.com Review: This fascinating biography of one of the original first ladies presents a strong character in the context of her eighteenth century and recent feminist thought. Compassionate yet scholarly, intimate yet important, this book offers a [... more]
$19.95
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For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury ...
Amazon.com Review: M. Scott Carpenter was America's fourth man in space, his 1962 three-orbit mission in a tiny Mercury capsule closely paralleling that of John Glenn's previous mission. But that's where the similarities end: a malfunctioning [... more]
$26.00
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Theodore Rex
Amazon.com Review: In this lively biography, Edmund Morris returns to the gifted, energetic, and thoroughly controversial man whom the novelist Henry James called "King Theodore." In his two terms as president of the United States, Roosevelt [... more]
$37.95
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Get Carter: Backstage in History from JFK's ...
historical events, famous people and gripping stories . . .: "Wow! Bill Carter's life can only be described as a giant thrill ride and one which everyone should accompany him on. Not only will you be held hostage by the historical events, famous [... more]
$19.95
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Amelia Earhart (Women Who Dare)
Author: Susan Reyburn Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 629.13092 EAN: 9780764935459 ISBN: 0764935453 Number Of Pages: 64 Publication Date: 2006-02 [... more]
$12.95
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Reaktion Books - Critical Lives)
superb explanation and brief bio of a genius: As a non-specialist who is admittedly rather ignorant of architectural history, this book was perfect for me. It avoids both excessive detail and incomprehensible jargon, yet covers the principal steps in [... more]
$16.95
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Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath
Completely unobjective: It is curious that Stevenson claims hers to be the "objective" biography to correct "misunderstandings" about Sylvia Plath held by her followers ... never have I read a less objective piece of writing that [... more]
$15.00
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