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A People's History of the United States

1492 - Present

by Howard Zinn

Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews,... (more)

The Revolution: A Manifesto

by Ron Paul

This Much Is True: You Have Been Lied To. The government is expanding. Taxes are increasing. More senseless wars are being planned. Inflation is ballooning. Our basic freedoms are disappearing. The Founding Fathers didn't want any of this. In fact, they said so quite clearly in the Constitution of the United States of America . Unfortunately, that beautiful, ingenious, and revolutionary document... (more)

1776

by David G. McCullough

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper. Based on extensive... (more)

American Fascists

by Chris Hedges

Twenty-five years ago, when Pat Robertson and other radio and televangelists first spoke of the United States becoming a Christian nation that would build a global Christian empire, it was hard to take such hyperbolic rhetoric seriously. Today, such language no longer sounds like hyperbole but poses, instead, a very real threat to our freedom and our way of life. In American Fascists, Chris Hedges, veteran... (more)

Whirligig (Laurel Leaf Books)

by Paul Fleischman

Upset by a recent event at school, Brent sets out to kill himself, but when he accidentally kills an innocent bystander with his car, he is forced to make reparations to her parents by taking a cross-country journey setting up whirligigs in her memory. Reprint. AB. SLJ.

Felicity: An American Girl (box set)

by Valerie Tripp

Molly: An American Girl : 1944 (The American Girls Collection)

Molly: An American Girl : 1944 (The American Girls Collection)

by Valerie Tripp

1491

New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

by Charles C. Mann

In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them. From the... (more)

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that... (more)

Founding Brothers

The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis

In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation. The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade that followed,... (more)

Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways (Road Trip USA)

Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways (Road Trip USA)

by Jamie Jensen

Now in its expanded fourth edition, the best-selling Road Trip USA is better than ever. Inside you’ll find cross-country routes and road-tested advice for adventurers who want to see part of America that the interstates have left behind. Mile-by-mile highlights celebrate major cities, obscure towns, popular attractions, roadside curiosities (if you’re looking for the world’s largest jackalope, you’re in luck),... (more)

Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854 (The American Girls Collection/Boxed Set)

Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854 (The American Girls Collection/Boxed Set)

by Janet Beeler Shaw

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Inside Iraq's Green Zone

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran

An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post ’s former Baghdad bureau chief Rajiv Chandrasekaran takes us with him into the Zone: into a bubble, cut off from wartime realities, where the task of reconstructing a devastated nation... (more)

Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

by Richard A. Clarke

THE EXPLOSIVE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER With all-new excerpts from Richard Clarke's dramatic public testimony, and revealing corroboration from The 9/11 Commission Report From the 9/11 Commission Report: "On the day of the meeting <September 4, 2001>, Clarke sent Rice an impassioned personal note. He criticized U.S. counterterrorism efforts past and present. The 'real question' before the principals,... (more)

Basic Economics

A Citizens Guide to the Economy

by Thomas Sowell

Basic Economics has been written with the thought that learning economics should be not only a relaxed experience, but also an enjoyable one. This is the revised and enlarged edition of a new kind of introduction to economics for the general public-without graphs, statistics, or jargon. In addition to being updated, Basic Economics has also become more internationalized by including economic problems from... (more)

It Can't Happen Here

by Sinclair Lewis

The only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, It Can't Happen Here is a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression when America was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly... (more)

A Voyage Long and Strange

Rediscovering the New World

by Tony Horwitz

The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he’s mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus’s sail in 1492 to Jamestown’s founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the... (more)

Empire of Debt

The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis

by William Bonner

In Empire of Debt, maverick financial writers Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin provide you with the first in-depth look at how the American character has shifted to accommodate its new imperial role; how we have abandoned the private virtues of personal liberty, economic freedom, and fiscal restraint; and how the government has gained control of public life and the economy.

Samantha: An American Girl (The American Girls Collection/Boxed Set)

Samantha: An American Girl (The American Girls Collection/Boxed Set)

by Susan S. Adler

The American Girls Collection. This is Samantha. There are 6 books about Samantha and her family and friends.

Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution. (children's book)(October 1995 Boston Globe-Horn Book award acceptance speech)(Transcript): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine

Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution. (children's book)(October 1995 Boston Globe-Horn Book award acceptance speech)(Transcript): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine

by Natalie Bober

Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman who witnessed the gathering storm of the American Revolution and saw the battle of Bunker Hill from a hilltop near her home. Through her letters to friends and family, Abigail Adams lives in history--and now in this award-winning biography by Natalie Bober. Black & white illustrations .

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1492 - Present

by Howard Zinn

by Ron Paul

by David G. McCullough

by Chris Hedges

by Paul Fleischman

by Valerie Tripp

by Valerie Tripp

New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

by Charles C. Mann

by Neil Gaiman

The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis

by Jamie Jensen

by Janet Beeler Shaw

Inside Iraq's Green Zone

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran

by Richard A. Clarke

A Citizens Guide to the Economy

by Thomas Sowell

by Sinclair Lewis

Rediscovering the New World

by Tony Horwitz

The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis

by William Bonner

by Susan S. Adler

by Natalie Bober