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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle

Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle

Brian Kilmeade, Brian Kilmeade

Current price$23.99

#1 New York Times bestselling author and FOX & Friends cohost takes us through the crucible of the early defining days of America with six extraordinary men who helped to define what freedom would mean for our fledgling nation.

The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World

The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World

Nathaniel Philbrick, Scott Brick

Current price$26.00

Following the path of the gold, Nathaniel Philbrick vividly brings to life the Westerly migration that changed the United States forever, propelling it into a new era of expansion and conflict.

America's Founding Struggle

The American Revolution: An Intimate History

The American Revolution: An Intimate History

By Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, Robert Petkoff, Beth Hicks, Fred Sanders, Ken Burns

Prolific historians Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward, alongside a similarly prolific supporting cast, take us deeper into the American Revolution than ever before, spotlighting the struggle for independence and how it’s still rippling across the nation today.

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We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
Norah O'Donnell, Kate Andersen Brower
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American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
Jon Meacham
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$30.00
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Biological War: A Scenario
Biological War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen
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$24.00
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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
Jill Lepore
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$20.99
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Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy
Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll
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$29.99
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
Craig Fehrman
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$29.99
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The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World
The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World
Douglas Brunt
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All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches
All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches
Ben Rhodes
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$28.00
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American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington
American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington
H. W. Brands
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$34.00
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This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History
Beverly Gage
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$24.99
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An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
Lois Romano
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$34.99
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Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old
Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old
Mary Beard
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$15.99
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They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy
They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy
Lauren Collins
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$27.00
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The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
Shelley Puhak
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$20.99
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