Chronological Period/20th Century
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Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620
$11.99 Read moreChristopher Columbus was not the first to discover the Americas, but his voyages led to European exploration of the New World. Rich in resources and natural beauty, the Americas were irresistible to g
- Series: American Story (Paperback)
- Author: Maestro, Betsy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 25 1997
- ISBN10: 688154743
- Language: English
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To Move the World: Jfk’s Quest for Peace
$21.00 Read moreAn inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy’s presidency–the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office–by the New York Times bestselling author o… [more below]
- Author: Sachs, Jeffrey D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 02 2014
- ISBN10: 0812985125
- Language: English
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A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
$8.99 Read moreAn introduction to one of the most outstanding Americans of the twentieth century, perfect for young readers.
Born in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up to become a civil rights leader whose philo- Series: Picture Book Biography
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0823408477
- Language: English
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The Soul of a Lion: The Life of Dietrich Von Hildebrand
$17.95 Add to cartDietrich von Hildebrand, widely regarded as one of the great Catholic philosophers of the 20th century, is well-known for his numerous books, but, until this present work, not much has been known of h… [more below]
- Author: Von Hildebrand, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: August 22 2000
- ISBN10: 089870801X
- Language: English
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Correspondence
$16.50 Read morePaul Celan (1920-70) is one of the best-known German poets of the Holocaust; many of his poems, admired for their spare, precise diction, deal directly with its stark themes. Austrian writer Ingeborg … [more below]
- Series: German List
- Author: Celan, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0857426427
- Language: English
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No Entry Zone
$24.99 Read moreThis humorous satire on communist Poland in the 1970’s takes place in an imaginary hotel deep in the Tatra Forest of Poland. Based on a story within a story recounted to the author, the hotel is a lux… [more below]
- Author: Roman, Romuald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888550038
- Language: English
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Hegewisch
$24.99 Read moreFounded in 1884 as the company town of the United States Rolling Stock Company, Hegewisch became Chicago’s most remote and isolated neighborhood in 1889. Surrounded by waterways and railroads, the com… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Ogorek, Cynthia L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1467160660
- Language: English
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The King of Skid Row: John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis
$16.95 Read moreThe story of a much different Minneapolis, through the words and photographs of one of its most colorful characters–now in paperback
City blue laws drove the liquor trade and its customers–hard-dr
- Author: Shiffer, James Eli
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1517916593
- Language: English
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The Untold Story of Michael Collins: Apollo 11 Pilot
$31.32 Read moreMost people have heard about Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s 1969 moon landing. But there was another important crew member on that mission who’s often forgotten–the command module pilot Michael Col… [more below]
- Series: First But Forgotten
- Author: Lusted, Marcia Amidon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669015947
- Language: English
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover
$9.99 Read moreHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells
- Series: Collins Classics
- Author: Lawrence, D. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0008609810
- Language: English
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Monadnock Originals: Colorful Characters from New Hampshire’s Quiet Corner
$23.99 Read moreThe Monadnock Region has been referred to as New Hampshire’s “forgotten corner.” It is a quiet region known for its historic New England villages and beautiful natural landscape. Overlooked tales from… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Rumrill, Alan F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152641
- Language: English
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Mig-21 “Fishbed”: Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966-68
$23.00 Read moreUsing archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, Istvç–£ Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and
- Series: Dogfight #8
- Author: Toperczer, István
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857569
- Language: English
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The Blitz 1940-41: The Luftwaffe’s Biggest Strategic Bombing Campaign
$25.00 Read moreAn illustrated history of how the Luftwaffe intended ‘the Blitz’ to knock Britain out of the war, emphasising the German point of view and detailing how Britain’s defences and civilians responded.
The- Series: Air Campaign #38
- Author: Hale, Julian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857887
- Language: English
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F-8 Crusader: Vietnam 1963-73
$23.00 Read moreWith specially commissioned artworks and dynamic combat ribbon diagrams, this volume reveals how the ‘last of the gunfighters’, as the F-8 was dubbed by its pilots, prevailed against the growing MiG t
- Series: Dogfight #7
- Author: Davies, Peter E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857542
- Language: English
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Buffalo Art Deco
$23.99 Read moreSeveral movements helped to define the era known as the Roaring Twenties. Prohibition brought about the speakeasy, moonshine, the flapper, and the arrival of the jazz age, while the elegance and glamo… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Charles, Trisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467107433
- Language: English
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Can You Survive the 1925 Tri-State Tornado?: An Interactive History Adventure
$34.65 Read moreOn March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in history tore a path of destruction more than 200 miles long across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The giant tornado demolished several towns and killed hu… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Disasters in History
- Author: Manning, Matthew K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1666390798
- Language: English
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Blue Bell Ice Cream: A Century at the Little Creamery in Brenham, Texas 1907-2007
$0.00 Read moreA century after it first opened its doors, the “Little Creamery in Brenham” is still going strong, gaining new fans every day. This charming book celebrating Blue Bell’s first 100 years tells the stor… [more below]
- Author: Macinerney, Dorothy McLeod
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 147
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1585445940
- Language: English
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Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy
$12.95 Read moreThe biography of William Ellsworth Hoy, the first deaf player to have a successful career in professional and Major League baseball.
Now in paperback!
William Hoy loved baseball. Growing up in the 1860s
- Author: Wise, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1620148080
- Language: English
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The Spacesuit: How a Seamstress Helped Put Man on the Moon
$18.99 Add to cartAn inspirational true-story about the a group of seamstresses who designed the spacesuit for the first men to walk on the Moon!
“Ellie’s team was small, and they only had six weeks. Many believed
- Author: Donald, Alison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: June 18 2019
- ISBN10: 1848864159
- Language: English
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Louise Bourgeois
$15.99 Read moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Louise Bourgeois, the inspiring French-American sculptor and installat… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #48
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0711246904
- Language: English
