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The Eternal City: A History of Rome
Ferdinand Addis · Pegasus Books
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover
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The magnificent and definitive history of the Eternal City, narrated by a master historian. Why does Rome continue to exert a hold on our imagination? How did the "Caput mundi" come to play such a critical role in the development of Western civilization?
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California comeback : how "failed state" became a model for the nation
Narda Zacchino · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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An in-depth look at California's remarkable 21st century turnaround, focusing on the role played by the state government under Jerry Brown. In the most economically important state in the country and the 7th largest economy in the world a political revolution of historic importance... |
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Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
Louisa Thomas · Penguin Press
Pages: 512
Format: Print book
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An intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the British-born American wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time
Born in London to an American father and a British mother on the eve of the Revolutionary War, Louisa Catherine... |
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Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans
Gary Krist · Crown; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the Crescent City Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans'... |
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Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York
Ted Steinberg · Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award for US History A fascinating, encyclopedic historyof greater New York City through an ecological lens Publishers Weekly, starred review—the sweeping story of one of the most man-made spots on earth. Gotham Unbound recounts the four-century history of how hundreds... |
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Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It
Larrie D Ferreiro · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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The remarkable untold story of how the American Revolution's success depended on substantial military assistance provided by France and Spain, and places the Revolution in the context of the global strategic interests of those nations in their fight against England. In this groundbreaking,... |
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