Historical
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Other Writings
$14.99 Add to cartExplore the memoirs of one of the most inventive Americans in history.
A fascinating and unconventionally educated man, Benjamin Franklin imparts–in his own words–wisdom and remarkable life lessons- Series: Word Cloud Classics
- Author: Franklin, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1684122899
- Language: English
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Henry Sieben and the Montana Story
$24.95 Add to cart- Author: Ryan, Ciara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: May 30 2025
- ISBN10: 1591523605
- Language: English
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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
$18.99 Add to cartA galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject o
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Johnson, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0061143170
- Language: English
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Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
$30.00 Read moreOn the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure
A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues t- Author: Smith, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1250141265
- Language: English
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Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe
$8.95 Read moreSimone Arnold is an ordinary French schoolgirl, spirited and stubborn. Then the Nazis march in, demanding complete conformity. Friends become enemies. Teachers spout Nazi propaganda. School officials … [more below]
- Author: Liebster, Simone Arnold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1937188000
- Language: English
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Elihu Washburne: The Diary and Letters of America’s Minister to France During the Siege and Commune of Paris
$19.99 Add to cartThe inspiring, little-known diary and letters of American diplomat Elihu Washburne, who gallantly provided vital support to his countrymen and other nationals during the brutal Siege of Paris and Pari… [more below]
- Author: Hill, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 19 2013
- ISBN10: 145166530X
- Language: English
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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre: With an Account of the Celebration of “Wyoming Opened”
$21.95 Add to cartFirst published in 1910, Frances C. Carrington’s My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre recounted the author’s adventures as an army wife on the Great Plains, but also sought to set the recor… [more below]
- Series: Bison Book
- Author: Carrington, Frances C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: May 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0803264437
- Language: English
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Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic
$21.00 Add to cartLet It Blurt is the raucous and righteous biography of Lester Bangs (1949-82)–the gonzo journalist, gutter poet, and romantic visionary of rock criticism. No writer on rock ‘n’ roll ever lived harder… [more below]
- Author: DeRogatis, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 18 2000
- ISBN10: 0767905091
- Language: English
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A Tale Unasked
$20.00 Add to cartA new translation of Lady Nijo’s diary–one of classical Japan’s greatest literary works
A Penguin Classic Lady Nijo’s A Tale Unasked (Towazugatari) is the last, and arguably the finest, among classic- Author: Nijo, Lady
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0241562465
- Language: English
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The African Emperor: The Life of Septimius Severus
$39.99 Read moreSeptimius Severus was Rome’s black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of a North African spring in Leptis Magna AD 145, he died in the freezing cold of a northern British winter in York in AD 211.
- Author: Elliott, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 1837731721
- Language: English
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The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution
$30.00 Add to cartNew York Times journalist Jesse Wegman tells the story of James Wilson, a Founding Father whose bold vision shaped American democracy but whose legacy was lost to scandal.
As a young lawyer, James Wil- Author: Wegman, Jesse
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 23 2026
- ISBN10: 1250851076
- Language: English
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Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis
$29.32 Add to cartTownmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis tells the forgotten story of the man who transformed a frontier settlement on a Mississippi River bluff into the thriving city of Memphis. This f
- Author: Williams, R. Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 380
- Publish Date: November 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0998699756
- Language: English
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A Polish Girl in Siberia: Surviving and Transcending Exile
$14.99 Add to cartA memoir of a child’s forced relocation to Siberia under Stalin’s Gulag system reveals the potential for true human kindness in the face of extraordinary hardship.
In April of 1940, six-year-old Ida w
- Series: Disruption Curios
- Author: Kinalska-Pietruska, Ida
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1633311406
- Language: English
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Man’s Search for Meaning
$24.00 Add to cartA gorgeous, deluxe edition of the bestselling Holocaust memoir about finding purpose and strength in times of despair–selected as a Library of Congress “10 Most Influential Books in America”
A Beacon- Series: Beacon Classics
- Author: Frankl, Viktor E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 080701883X
- Language: English
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Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages
$19.00 Add to cartIn her study of the married couple as the smallest political unit, Phyllis Rose uses the marriages of five Victorian writers who wrote about their own lives with unusual candor: Charles Dickens, John … [more below]
- Author: Rose, Phyllis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 12 1984
- ISBN10: 0394725808
- Language: English
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The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family
$19.00 Add to cartThe story of Stanford White–his scandalous affair with the 16-year-old actress Evelyn Nesbit, his murder in 1906 by her husband, the millionaire Harry K. Thaw, and the hailstorm of publicity that sur… [more below]
- Author: Lessard, Suzannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 06 1997
- ISBN10: 0385319428
- Language: English
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The First Fascist: The Sensational Life and Dark Legacy of the Marquis de Mor?s
$35.00 Add to cartA vivid biography of the nineteenth-century French-Italian aristocrat Marquis de Mor?s, the first political leader to master the blend of racialized hatred, cross-class solidarity, and paramilitary vi
- Author: Luzzatto, Sergio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0674297695
- Language: English
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Ida Chatfield: Aspen’s Oldest Unsolved Mystery
$15.95 Add to cartIn 1886, eighteen-year-old Ida Chatfield disappeared from Aspen, Colorado. Two months later, her body was found in the Roaring Fork River-her death ruled a suicide despite her family’s objections. Thr
- Author: Stevens, T. a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: July 12 2025
- ISBN10: 9798992591903
- Language: English
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Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty
$27.00 Add to cartA revelatory look at the separation of church and state in America–from the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Influenza
For four hundred years, Americans have fought over the proper rela- Author: Barry, John M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0143122886
- Language: English
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The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
$21.00 Add to cartThe Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II’s most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. It is also th… [more below]
- Author: Rabe, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 14 2000
- ISBN10: 0375701974
- Language: English
