History & Military
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Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster
$34.00 Add to cart“A phenomenal feat of journalism. . . . I tore through it like a novel but with the queasy knowledge that the whole damn thing is true.” –Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm and War
Blendin
- Author: Shroder, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 386
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062066544
- Language: English
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The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood
$21.00 Add to cartWhen a small, peculiar, palm-sized clay tablet made its way to the desk of Irving Finkel, Assyriologist and Assistant Keeper at the British Museum, Finkel could hardly believe his luck. What he discov
- Author: Finkel, Irving
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 17 2015
- ISBN10: 0345804392
- Language: English
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Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
$21.99 Add to cartIn 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch,
- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 132413058X
- Language: English
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The Chicago Outfit During the 1960s
$24.99 Add to cartThe Chicago Outfit, which evolved from the Capone gang at the end of Prohibition, became the most successful of the Cosa Nostra crime families in terms of enriching its members.
This was primarily due
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Binder, John J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 146716299X
- Language: English
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Thrill Ride: The Transformation of Hersheypark
$29.99 Add to cartMore than an amusement park linked to a chocolate empire, Hershey Park in its early years was an extension of industrialist Milton Hershey’s paternalistic capitalism. Hershey sought to avoid the labor
- Series: Keystone Books
- Author: Haddad, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0271099925
- Language: English
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From the Front Line: Stalingrad-Treblinka-Berlin, 1941-45
$24.95 Add to cartWar reporting from one of Russia’s greatest writers, an indispensable record of World War II and the Eastern Front.
June 22, 1941: Launch of Operation Barbarossa. Hitler invades the Soviet Union. Vasi- Author: Grossman, Vasily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 16 2026
- ISBN10: 9798896230083
- Language: English
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Empire and Liberty: The Tied Histories of Two American Landmarks
$32.00 Add to cartA sweeping cultural history of two iconic landmarks that reflect the spirit, character, and values of the US–the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty–and the role they play in shaping Ame… [more below]
- Author: Cook, Vaneesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 0807019682
- Language: English
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Art and Activism: Jazz Artists and Writers in the Civil Rights Vanguard
$26.95 Add to cartExplore how jazz legends and literary icons united art and activism, shaping the civil rights movement and transforming American culture during the pivotal period between 1955 and 1965.
Art and Activis
- Author: Marchbanks, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 0821426877
- Language: English
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Out of Virginia: Black Americans’ Search for Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Liberia
$27.95 Add to cart- Author: Stinnett, Joseph P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 0813954681
- Language: English
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A Golden World: How the Americas Transformed Tudor and Stuart England
$29.95 Read moreA glittering new history of how the Americas transformed the Tudors and Stuarts that provides a fresh understanding the cultural exchange between the “Old” and “New” worlds.
From rumors of lost Amazon- Author: Working, Lauren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798897100248
- Language: English
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Ta?no Mythology: An Enthralling Guide to the Myths, Legends, and Folklore of the Ta?nos
$24.79 Add to cartTa?no Myths: The Stories That Shaped the Caribbean
Before any European set foot on Caribbean shores, the Ta?no people flourished, their lives intertwined with rich beliefs and powerful ancient tales. T
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: August 21 2025
- ISBN10: 9798887656151
- Language: English
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Dream Road to Pan America: A Century in Pursuit of the World’s Longest Highway
$29.95 Add to cartAn expansive and subversive history of the Pan-American Highway.
A century after the Pan-American Highway was first conceived, its story remains largely unknown–even to the hundreds of motorists who- Author: Miller, Shawn William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 0520416937
- Language: English
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Drawn to the Mountains: Mid-century Migrants to Steamboat Springs
$20.00 Add to cartDuring the 1960s and 70s, young adults from all over the U.S. were migrating from urban to
rural areas in pursuit of a different life. They were often stereotyped as hippies and ski bums.
Steamboat Spri
- Author: Simpson, Mayling Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: March 02 2026
- ISBN10: 9798994236901
- Language: English
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The Burgermeister’s Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
$18.99 Add to cartIn an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent subject of gossip because of her immodest dress an… [more below]
- Author: Ozment, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 27 1997
- ISBN10: 0060977213
- Language: English
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U.S. History at the 250th: From the Revolution to the History Wars
$24.95 Add to cartThe year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. But does the nation begin in 1776, or do we trace its origins to some point earlier–for example, the arrival of the first
- Series: History in the Headlines
- Author: Clinton, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 01 2026
- ISBN10: 0820377120
- Language: English
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Hiroshima, 8:15: The Lost Memoir
$32.00 Read moreA newly discovered firsthand account of the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath from one of the survivors–bringing unprecedented immediacy to our understanding of this world-changing event.
“A stunni- Author: Tanimoto, Kiyoshi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217197972
- Language: English
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Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence
$16.99 Add to cartBand of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less famili… [more below]
- Author: Kelly, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 1466893281
- Language: English
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Revolutionary Road Trip: Hidden Stories from America’s Founding Journey
$21.99 Read moreFollow along with travel expert Darley Newman as she road trips to hidden Revolutionary-era fortresses, authentic colonial taverns, and battlefields where hallowed ground and lesser-known heroes shape… [more below]
- Author: Newman, Darley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 30 2026
- ISBN10: 9798895657317
- Language: English
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The Other America
$22.99 Add to cartA beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “The Other America,” part of Dr. King’s archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood b
- Series: Essential Speeches of Dr. Mlk Jr.
- Author: King, Martin Luther, Jr.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 0063469049
- Language: English
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A Hell of a Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine
$34.95 Add to cartFrom raw recruits to battlefield legends, the 20th Maine’s stand at Gettysburg became one of the defining moments in American history.
The 20th Maine needs no introduction. One of the most famous unit- Author: Peatman, Jared
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 16 2026
- ISBN10: 0811778150
- Language: English
