Chronological Period/20th Century
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The Resistance
$14.99 Read moreLt. Eli Evans, B-17 bomber pilot, is shot down over enemy-occupied France in 1944. Surrounded by Resistance fighters, a licensed-to-kill SOE British agent, and Marxist sympathizers, Evans and his navi… [more below]
- Author: Bond, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 298
- Publish Date: November 19 2018
- ISBN10: 1945062088
- Language: English
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Milton Hershey: More Than Chocolate
$11.99 Add to cartWhen Milton Hershey’s famous Hershey Bars debuted in 1905, few people knew of the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice preceding the triumph. Debt, lack of support, and fatigue had been constant compa… [more below]
- Series: Heroes of History
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 15 2012
- ISBN10: 1932096825
- Language: English
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Ghost Boys
$21.65 Read moreLarge Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in
- Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 215
- Publish Date: December 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1432873733
- Language: English
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Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
$30.00 Read moreThe #1 national bestselling “riveting” (The New York Times), “propulsive” (Time) behind-the-scenes account “that reads like a tense thriller” (The Washington Post) of the 116 days leading up to the Am… [more below]
- Series: Chris Wallace’s Countdown
- Author: Wallace, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1982143347
- Language: English
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Kids on the March: 15 Stories of Speaking Out, Protesting, and Fighting for Justice
$16.95 Read moreFrom the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America. Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movement… [more below]
- Author: Long, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 164375100X
- Language: English
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Churchill’s Shadow Raiders: The Race to Develop Radar, World War II’s Invisible Secret Weapon
$15.95 Read moreFrom award-winning war reporter and internationally bestselling author Damien Lewis, a blistering account of one of the most daring raids of WWII–and the top-secret weapon that changed the course of … [more below]
- Author: Lewis, Damien
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0806540648
- Language: English
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Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists: (Inventions by Black People, Black History for Kids, Children’s United States History)
$31.99 Add to cartDiscover Incredible Inventions by Black People (Ages 8-12)
#1 New Release in Children’s Inventors Books
Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists is a fun new book for children that
- Series: Young Trailblazers
- Author: Fievre, M. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1642506060
- Language: English
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Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II
$22.00 Read moreA classic of World War II literature, an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United S… [more below]
- Author: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0593314859
- Language: English
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Bobby: A Story of Robert F. Kennedy
$18.99 Read moreFrom two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles comes a compelling biography of Robert Kennedy.
Americans claimed Robert Kennedy as one of their own. They called him Bobby.
Lyrical and evocativ
- Author: Wiles, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0545171237
- Language: English
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The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
$18.99 Add to cart2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Medal, Fiction: Historical
“The book reads as if it really is Davies’ autobiography . . . . a timely reminder of what women would have been up against in Hollyw- Author: Johansen Nack, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1647423473
- Language: English
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John Lewis
$4.99 Read moreGet to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!”
Meet John Lewis. W- Series: You Should Meet
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1665907878
- Language: English
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Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy
$21.00 Read moreA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
“Even in these dismal times genuinely important books do occasionally make their appearance…You really ought to read it…A tour de force…While Wertheim is- Author: Wertheim, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0674271130
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of the Savoy: Glamour and Intrigue at the World’s Most Famous Hotel
$17.95 Read moreThe captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel’s founders, told through three generations–and one hundred years–of glamour and high society.
For the gondoliers-themed birthday dinner, the hotel obli- Author: Williams, Olivia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362088
- Language: English
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The Sun Also Rises
$24.99 Read moreHemingway’s brilliant first novel is a poignant tale of love, loss, and the power to endure.
In his unforgettable first novel, Hemingway artfully illuminates the plight of the Lost Generation, weaving
- Author: Hemingway, Ernest
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 394
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 9798200881796
- Language: English
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Ena and Bee: Queen Victoria’s Spanish Granddaughters
$45.00 Read morePrincess Eugenia (Ena) of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice (Bee) of Saxe Coburg, granddaughters of Queen Victoria of England, married into the Spanish royal family.
In 1906, Ena became the consort of K… [more below]
- Author: de Sagrera, Ana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 23 2023
- ISBN10: 178155854X
- Language: English
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Sound Within Sound: Radical Composers of the Twentieth Century
$30.00 Read moreSound Within Sound presents an alternative history of 20th-century composers–nearly all of them women or composers of color–by a leading international music critic.
Think of a composer right now. W- Author: Molleson, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1419753568
- Language: English
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Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime
$17.95 Read moreFrom Poirot to Miss Marple, from The Mousetrap to Witness for the Prosecution, this a fascinating look at the life and work of Agatha Christie, the world’s most successful and popular crime writer.
Ag- Author: Keating, H. R. F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1639362940
- Language: English
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City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington
$30.00 Add to cartAn inside look at how midcentury DC journalists silenced their own skepticism and shaped public perceptions of the Cold War.
Americans’ current trust in journalists is at a dismayingly low ebb, parti- Author: McGarr, Kathryn J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 022666404X
- Language: English
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Abner & Me
$9.99 Add to cartCannons are blasting
Bullets are flying
Wounded soldiers are everywhereStosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most
- Series: Baseball Card Adventures
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0060534451
- Language: English
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Boy and Going Solo: Tales of Childhood
$11.99 Add to cartRoald Dahl’s personal stories together in one edition
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course Boy includes tales of sweetshops and chocolate, me
- Author: Dahl, Roald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0142417416
- Language: English
