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The Western Front: A history of the Great War, 1914-1918
by Nick Lloyd
"A panoramic history of the savage combat on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 that came to define modern warfare. The Western Front evokes images of hardship and sacrifice, of young, mud-spattered men in water-logged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts by a few feet of dirt."
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Unsung: Unheralded narratives of American slavery & abolition
by Kevin Young
This historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to Reconstruction focuses on Black people’s roles as activists and agents of change in their own eventual liberation and includes rare histories and first-person narratives about slavery.
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In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
by Laurence Bergreen
."An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history-as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global order."
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Fears of a Setting Sun: The disillusionment of America's Founders
by Dennis C. Rasmussen
"Whatever sense of hope the Founder Fathers may have felt at the new government's birth, almost none of them carried that optimism to their graves. The book focuses principally on four of the preeminent figures of the period (1787): George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson."
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Churchill & Son
by Josh Ireland
An intimate portrait of the World War II prime minister’s enduring but volatile relationship with his only son includes coverage of Churchill’s own complicated childhood and the impact of ambition, society and history on his son’s life.
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The Barbizon: The hotel that set women free
by Paulina Bren
The award-winning author of The Greengrocer and His TV presents a history of New York’s famous residential hotel and its celebrity clients, from Rita Hayworth and Joan Crawford to Grace Kelly and Liza Minelli. .
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