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The Three Roosevelts

Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America

By: James MacGregor Burns,Susan Dunn

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The Three Roosevelts

Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America

By: James MacGregor Burns,Susan Dunn

An “immensely interesting” account of how Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor led the United States through some of its most turbulent decades (David McCullough). The Three Roosevelts is the extraordinary political biography of the intertwining lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who emerged from the closed society of New York’s Knickerbocker elite to become the most prominent American political family of the twentieth century. As Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning author James MacGregor Burns and acclaimed historian Susan Dunn follow the evolution of the Roosevelt political philosophy, they illuminate how Theodore’s example of dynamic leadership would later inspire the careers of his distant cousin Franklin and his niece Eleanor, who together forged a progressive political legacy that reverberated throughout the world. Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt led America through some of the most turbulent times in its history. The Three Roosevelts takes readers on an exhilarating voyage through these tumultuous decades of our nation’s past, and these momentous events are seen through the Roosevelts’ eyes, their actions, and their passions. Insightful and authoritative, this is a fascinating portrait of three of America’s greatest leaders, whose legacy is as controversial today as their vigorous brand of forward-looking politics was in their own lifetimes. “A remarkable example of narrative and biographical history at its best.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “A detailed study . . . Written with impeccable scholarship.” —Houston Chronicle “Show[s] how TR set FDR off on reform, and how Eleanor pushed Franklin, and how FDR used Eleanor as his legs . . . and as his conscience.” —The Boston Globe

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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1555846157

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9781555846152

Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature

By: Stewart James Mottram

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Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature

By: Stewart James Mottram

Sensitive readings of Renaissance texts offer new insights into the perception of imperialism in the sixteenth century.

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264

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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1843841827

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9781843841821

The Faiths of the World

Vol. I

By: James Gardner

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The Faiths of the World

Vol. I

By: James Gardner

Reprint of the original, first published in 1858. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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1046

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3382329689

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The War Below

The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

By: James Scott

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The War Below

The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

By: James Scott

The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying its economy. A dramatic account of extraordinary heroism, ingenuity, and perseverance--and the vital role American submarines played in winning the Pacific war.

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437

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Simon and Schuster

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1439176833

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9781439176832

Historical Dictionary of the 1940s

By: James Gilbert Ryan,Leonard C Schlup

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Historical Dictionary of the 1940s

By: James Gilbert Ryan,Leonard C Schlup

The only available historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940s, this book offers readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades. In nearly 600 concise entries, the volume quickly defines a historical figure, institution, or event, and then points readers to three sources that treat the subject in depth. In selecting topics for inclusion, the editors and authors offer a representative slice of life as contemporaneous Americans saw it - with coverage of people; movements; court cases; and economic, social, cultural, political, military, and technological changes. The book focuses chiefly on the United States, but places American lives and events firmly within a global context.

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910

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Routledge

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1317468643

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9781317468646

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1887-1888

Volume 2

By: Henry James

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The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1887-1888

Volume 2

By: Henry James

This seventeenth installment in the complete collection of Henry James's known and extant letters records James's ongoing efforts to care for his sister, develop his work, strengthen his professional status, build friendships, engage timely political and economic issues, and maximize his income.

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453

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496237528

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9781496237521

World War Two Bookshelf

By: James F. Dunnigan

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World War Two Bookshelf

By: James F. Dunnigan

Unlike any conflict before or since, World War II was a truly worldwide war, with dozens of nations participating in significant battles in virtually every corner of the globe. In this definitive guide, military analyst James F. Dunnigan chooses fifty titles out of the many thousands of books published on the subject as being the most worthy of a place in your library. He includes incisive commentary on such important volumes as General George S. Patton Jr.'s classic tome War As I Knew It -- a personal and brutally honest narrative of the famed leader's march across Western Europe -- and Studs Terkel's acclaimed oral history A Good War, with its riveting day-to-day accounts of the fighting men of many nations.

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342

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Citadel Press

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0806526092

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9780806526096

Balmerino and its Abbey

A Parochial History

By: James Campbell

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Balmerino and its Abbey

A Parochial History

By: James Campbell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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462

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752520752

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9783752520750

Who's who in Christian History

By: James Dixon Douglas

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Who's who in Christian History

By: James Dixon Douglas

Describes the men and women who made a lasting impact on Christian faith and experience. With over 1,500 biographical entries, this book is the most comprehensive resource available. It spans the first through the twentieth centuries--from Jesus and the apostles to Billy Graham and Mother Teresa. A great reference book for pastors, Bible students and teachers, or anyone desiring a one-volume biographical dictionary of who's who in Christian history.

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772

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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0842310142

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9780842310147

Inner Hygiene

Constipation and the Pursuit of Health in Modern Society

By: James C. Whorton

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Inner Hygiene

Constipation and the Pursuit of Health in Modern Society

By: James C. Whorton

This book will have strong appeal to historians of medicine, American and European historians with an interest in health and popular culture, physicians and other health professionals, and laypersons concerned about diet and health."--BOOK JACKET.

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0195135814

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Wisdom's Workshop

The Rise of the Modern University

By: James Axtell,William R Kenan Professor of Humanities James Axtell

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Wisdom's Workshop

The Rise of the Modern University

By: James Axtell,William R Kenan Professor of Humanities James Axtell

An essential history of the modern research university When universities began in the Middle Ages, Pope Gregory IX described them as "wisdom's special workshop." He could not have foreseen how far these institutions would travel and develop. Tracing the eight-hundred-year evolution of the elite research university from its roots in medieval Europe to its remarkable incarnation today, Wisdom's Workshop places this durable institution in sweeping historical perspective. In particular, James Axtell focuses on the ways that the best American universities took on Continental influences, developing into the finest expressions of the modern university and enviable models for kindred institutions worldwide. Despite hand-wringing reports to the contrary, the venerable university continues to renew itself, becoming ever more indispensable to society in the United States and beyond. Born in Europe, the university did not mature in America until the late nineteenth century. Once its heirs proliferated from coast to coast, their national role expanded greatly during World War II and the Cold War. Axtell links the legacies of European universities and Tudor-Stuart Oxbridge to nine colonial and hundreds of pre–Civil War colleges, and delves into how U.S. universities were shaped by Americans who studied in German universities and adapted their discoveries to domestic conditions and goals. The graduate school, the PhD, and the research imperative became and remain the hallmarks of the American university system and higher education institutions around the globe. A rich exploration of the historical lineage of today's research universities, Wisdom's Workshop explains the reasons for their ascendancy in America and their continued international preeminence.

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440

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Princeton University Press

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0691247587

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9780691247588

Ship of Ghosts

The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors

By: James D. Hornfischer

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Ship of Ghosts

The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors

By: James D. Hornfischer

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Son, we’re going to Hell." The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a young officer as he and his captain charted a course into U.S. naval legend. Renowned as FDR’s favorite warship, the cruiser USS Houston was a prize target trapped in the far Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Without hope of reinforcement, her crew faced a superior Japanese force ruthlessly committed to total conquest. It wasn’t a fair fight, but the men of the Houston would wage it to the death. Hornfischer brings to life the awesome terror of nighttime naval battles that turned decks into strobe-lit slaughterhouses, the deadly rain of fire from Japanese bombers, and the almost superhuman effort of the crew as they miraculously escaped disaster again and again–until their luck ran out during a daring action in Sunda Strait. There, hopelessly outnumbered, the Houston was finally sunk and its survivors taken prisoner. For more than three years their fate would be a mystery to families waiting at home. In the brutal privation of jungle POW camps dubiously immortalized in such films as The Bridge on the River Kwai, the war continued for the men of the Houston—a life-and-death struggle to survive forced labor, starvation, disease, and psychological torture. Here is the gritty, unvarnished story of the infamous Burma–Thailand Death Railway glamorized by Hollywood, but which in reality mercilessly reduced men to little more than animals, who fought back against their dehumanization with dignity, ingenuity, sabotage, will–power—and the undying faith that their country would prevail. Using journals and letters, rare historical documents, including testimony from postwar Japanese war crimes tribunals, and the eyewitness accounts of Houston’s survivors, James Hornfischer has crafted an account of human valor so riveting and awe-inspiring, it’s easy to forget that every single word is true. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno.

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Bantam

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0307490882

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The Three Roosevelts

The Three Roosevelts

Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature

Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature

The Faiths of the World

The Faiths of the World

The War Below

The War Below

Historical Dictionary of the 1940s

Historical Dictionary of the 1940s

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1887-1888

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1887-1888

World War Two Bookshelf

World War Two Bookshelf

Balmerino and its Abbey

Balmerino and its Abbey

Who's who in Christian History

Who's who in Christian History

Inner Hygiene

Inner Hygiene

Wisdom's Workshop

Wisdom's Workshop

Ship of Ghosts

Ship of Ghosts

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