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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that The Devil in the White City is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible fo... »
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Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
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Lincoln and Douglas is a close analysis of the monumental series of debates between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and his opponent for the US Senate Stephen Arnold Douglas. Lincoln lost the election since the popular vote for president did not take effect until 1913. The Illinois legislature chose Douglas to remain in office after a brutal, sp... »
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Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
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This tale is so dramatic, so compelling, and so ably told, it puts me in mind of Nathaniel Philbrick's award winning In The Heart Of The Sea. Like Philbrick's book, I found it very difficult to put Desperate Passage down.
Many people are familiar with the basics of the Donner party's story. They are caught in a blizzard in the Sierra Nevad... »
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John Adams
Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family and friends. As it was, events ... »
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Democracy in America (Penguin Classics)
A book that lives up to its lofty reputation. Thoroughly engaging. A veritable bible of philosophy, and observation as regards the early appearance and ... »
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