Chronological Period/20th Century
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Lucy Fights the Flames: A Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Survival Story
$27.99 Read moreIn 1911, fourteen-year-old Lucy Morelli lives with her parents, older brother, and several youngers siblings in a crowded apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Lucy dreams … [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Gilbert, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1496583868
- Language: English
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Navajo Code Talkers: Secret American Indian Heroes of World War II
$8.99 Add to cartDuring World War II, the Japanese military cracked the codes used by the American Army and Navy, but never the Marines. What made the Marines’ code different? They used Navajo Code Talkers, specially … [more below]
- Series: Military Heroes
- Author: Baker, Brynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1491449055
- Language: English
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Someplace to Call Home
$15.95 Read more2021-2021 Texas Bluebonnet Master List. 2020 Women Writing the West Willa Award (tied for 1st place). In 1933, what’s left of the Turner family–twelve-year-old Hallie and her two brothers–finds itse… [more below]
- Author: Dallas, Sandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1585364142
- Language: English
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Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways
$38.32 Add to cartThe birth of the railway in the early 1830’s revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice of track sabotage, to the construction of tracks that… [more below]
- Author: Wolmar, Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1610390563
- Language: English
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Words Without Music: A Memoir
$17.95 Read morePhilip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Yet in Words Without Music, his critically acclaimed memoir, he creates an entirely new
- Author: Glass, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 1631491431
- Language: English
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CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys: How and Why US Agents Conspired to Assassinate JFK and RFK
$14.99 Read more“Readers who can’t get enough of speculation about the JFK and RFK assassinations should definitely give CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys] a read . . .”–Booklist
The US Central Intelligenc- Author: Nolan, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 10 2015
- ISBN10: 1634502736
- Language: English
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Plane Spotter’s Guide
$12.00 Read moreAviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the P-51 Mustan… [more below]
- Series: General Aviation
- Author: Holmes, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: June 19 2012
- ISBN10: 1780960514
- Language: English
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Social Murder and Other Shortcomings of Conservative Economics
$26.95 Read moreCorporate power is one of the strongest forces shaping our world. More than half of the top 100 economic entities today are private corporations. With their immense size comes commensurate influence, … [more below]
- Author: Chernomas, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 15 2007
- ISBN10: 1894037316
- Language: English
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The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos
$28.99 Read moreTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Also on the USA Today, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Globe and Mail, Publishers Weekly, and Indie bestseller lists.
One of the most important stories of World W
- Author: Batalion, Judy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0062874217
- Language: English
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A Star Like Jesse Owens
$8.99 Read moreMatthew is a young African-American boy who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. There’s one big problem, though Matthew has asthma, which makes it hard for him to run. Whe… [more below]
- Series: Smithsonian Historical Fiction
- Author: Smith, Nikki Shannon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496598695
- Language: English
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Sunshine: A Story about the City of New York
$18.95 Read moreFirst published in 1950, this classic picture book by the creator of Madeline tells the story of a music teacher and her crotchety landlord who will do anything for peace and quiet. Readers will meet
- Series: Classics Reissued #5
- Author: Bemelmans, Ludwig
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 050065235X
- Language: English
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Honest Answers about the Murder of President John F. Kennedy: A New Look at the JFK Assassination
$24.95 Read moreThousands of books and articles have been written about the murder of JFK, many of which are large in volume and short on facts. Quite often, these works try to reinvent the wheel, attempting to cover… [more below]
- Author: Palamara, Vincent Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 19 2021
- ISBN10: 163424334X
- Language: English
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Judy Led the Way
$17.95 Read moreThe tradition of bat mitzvah in the synagogue had just begun.
“Judy is a force for change. Lovely.” – Kirkus Reviews
In the 1920’s the world was changing for women. Maybe it was time for things to chang
- Author: Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1681155591
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now (the Deadliest #2, Scholastic Focus): Volume 2
$25.99 Read morePerfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at America’s deadliest hurricanes.
As a hurricane gathered in t
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1338360175
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now (the Deadliest #2, Scholastic Focus): Volume 2
$8.99 Read morePerfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at America’s deadliest hurricane.
As a hurricane gathered in th
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1338360191
- Language: English
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I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad
$17.99 Read moreThe explosive true story of America’s most corrupt police unit, the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), which terrorized the city of Baltimore for half a decade.
When Baltimore police sergeant Wayne Jenkins- Author: Woods, Baynard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 125022182X
- Language: English
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Twentieth Century Boys: How One Multigenerational Family Business Survived and Thrived
$16.95 Read moreIn the early 1900s, Gordon Clark and his father, Si, sold their farm in rural Canada in search of the business of America. They found it in Seattle, Washington, and in 1929 Gordon and his brother Russ… [more below]
- Author: Clark Watson, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1647423171
- Language: English
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On This Day in History: A Kid’s Day-By-Day Guide to 2,675 Significant Events
$14.99 Read moreUnearth all of history’s most significant events for every day of the year!
In On This Day in History, kids who love facts and trivia will spend hours poring over 2,675 milestones in sports, music,
- Author: Bushel & Peck Books
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 345
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1638192006
- Language: English
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A New History of Lexington, Kentucky
$21.99 Read moreLexington is known as the Horse Capital of the World, but the city’s history runs much deeper. Learn about the mayor who refused the Ku Klux Klan permission to march and organize in the city. Meet one… [more below]
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Ockerman Jr, Foster
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1467146854
- Language: English
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Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil
$19.95 Read more“Charlotte Dennett has written an excellent book summarizing the geopolitics of the Middle East historically through to current events. . . . This is an amazing piece of historical writing. . . . Stud
- Author: Dennett, Charlotte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1645021475
- Language: English
