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American history
Untold History of the United States
By Oliver Stone
Paperback
Published 18-Apr-2013
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Beginning with the bloody suppression of the Filipino struggle for independence and spanning the two World Wars, this title documents how US administrations have repeatedly intervened in conflicts on foreign soil, taking part in covert operations and wars in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East.
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Girl with No Name
By Marina Chapman
Hardback
Published 04-Apr-2013
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In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend several years alone in the jungle, her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys.
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Last Days of Detroit
By Mark Binelli
Hardback
Published 10-Jan-2013
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In 1913 Henry Ford began mass-producing cars at his Model T plant, transforming the area into the Silicon Valley of its day. By 1920 it was the fourth largest city in America and by the mid-1950s General Motors had become the single biggest employer on earth. Here indeed was 'the most modern city in the world, the city of tomorrow'.
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Letter from America
By Alistair Cooke
Paperback
Published 06-Sep-2007
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Covering key moments from the assassination of Kennedy through Vietnam and Watergate to September 11, Iraq and anticipating the 2004 elections, this book provides a collection of Letters from the author's legendary BBC Radio 4 broadcasts.
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Passage of Power
By Robert Caro
Hardback
Published 14-Jun-2012
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A work on American President Lyndon Johnson that spans the years 1958 to 1964. It documents Johnson's extraordinary early presidency, forcing previously abandoned bills on the budget and civil rights through an uncooperative Congress and striving to achieve what he saw to be the highest standard of office.
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Last Gunfight
By Jeff Guinn
Paperback
Published 03-Oct-2012
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The real story of the shootout at the O.K. Corral and how it changed the American west
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Team of Rivals
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Paperback
Published 29-Nov-2012
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Shows how Abraham Lincoln saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions. This title offers a study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen.
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Untold History of the United States
By Oliver Stone
Hardback
Published 30-Oct-2012
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An account of the rise and decline of the American empire - the most powerful and dominant nation the world has ever seen. It builds a documented picture of the American empire, showing how it has determined the course of world events for the interests of the few across the twentieth century and beyond.
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Lost City of the Incas
By Hiram Bingham
Paperback
Published 03-Apr-2003
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First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.
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Mortal Sea
By W Jeffrey Bolster
Hardback
Published 09-Oct-2012
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Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world.
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