Chronological Period/20th Century
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Postcards from Absurdistan: Prague at the End of History
$83.25 Read moreA sweeping history of a twentieth-century Prague torn between fascism, communism, and democracy–with lessons for a world again threatened by dictatorship
Postcards from Absurdistan is a cultural hist- Author: Sayer, Derek
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 069118545X
- Language: English
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Canada
$18.99 Read more“First, I’ll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then the murders, which happened later.”
So begins Canada, the unforgettable story of a boy attempting to find grace, written by the only writ
- Author: Ford, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 22 2013
- ISBN10: 0061692034
- Language: English
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Amelia Peabody’s Egypt: A Compendium
$29.95 Read moreThe Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiqu
- Author: Peters, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 334
- Publish Date: July 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0060538112
- Language: English
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Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told
$9.99 Read more“An important and inspiring book.” (School Library Journal starred review)
Ida B. Wells worked bravely as an activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horror
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 27 2015
- ISBN10: 0060544686
- Language: English
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A Sportsman’s Notebook: Stories
$16.99 Read moreTwenty-five beautifully written stories, penned in exile, evocatively depicting life on a manor in feudal Russia and examining the conflicts between serfs and landlords
A Sportsman’s Notebook, Ivan Tur
- Series: Art of the Story
- Author: Turgenev, Ivan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0062968475
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
$25.00 Add to cartAbout national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "… [more below]
- Author: Kennedy, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: January 15 1989
- ISBN10: 0679720197
- Language: English
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Corelli’s Mandolin
$18.00 Add to cartThe acclaimed story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history: “An exuberant mixture of history and romance, written with a wit that is incandescent” (Los Angeles… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: de Bernieres, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 29 1995
- ISBN10: 067976397X
- Language: English
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Sea Glass Summer
$18.99 Add to cartAuthor Michelle Houts and illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline explore the magic of one of the seaside’s greatest wonders and the bonds that link us through time.
One summer, a boy named Thomas visits his g- Author: Houts, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0763684430
- Language: English
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The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
$20.00 Add to cartNow with a chapter on the chaos in the Trump administration, the New York Times bestselling, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions–and inactions–have defined the c… [more below]
- Author: Whipple, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0804138265
- Language: English
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Wired for Success: The Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway, 1892-1985
$31.95 Read moreThis lavishly illustrated story of technology, people, and commerce describes the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway’s hauling of vast amounts of copper ore from Butte Hill, Montana, westward to smelte
- Author: Mutschler, Charles V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 18 2002
- ISBN10: 0874222524
- Language: English
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Mothering Sunday: A Romance
$15.00 Add to cartFrom the Booker Prize-winning author, an intensely moving tale that begins with a secret lovers’ assignation in the spring of 1924, then unfolds to reveal the whole of a remarkable life. – Don’t miss … [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Swift, Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 10 2017
- ISBN10: 110197172X
- Language: English
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Dog Gone: A Lost Pet’s Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home
$17.00 Read moreThe true story of a lost dog’s journey and a family’s furious search to find him before it is too late. Along the way, a father and son discover their own lost bond. Suspenseful, heartbreaking, and ul… [more below]
- Author: Toutonghi, Pauls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1101971010
- Language: English
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The Convoy: Hg-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler’s U-Boats
$35.00 Read moreThe Convoy represents a fresh approach to the story of the Battle of the Atlantic. It is also the first to deal with the more spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.
HG-76- Author: Konstam, Angus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857682
- Language: English
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Kodachrome Milwaukee
$23.99 Read moreExplore long-lost and never-before-seen images of downtown, Mayfair Mall’s Ice Chalet, Brady Street, the Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee County Stadium, and much, much more. Introduced by Kodak in 1935… [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Levin, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153885
- Language: English
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Outer Banks Visionaries: Building North Carolina’s Oceanfront
$23.99 Read moreDreamers, Risk Takers, Innovators… The chain of barrier islands that skirt the coast of North Carolina from the Virginia border to Cape Lookout were once remote. Today the Outer Banks is one of Amer… [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Twiddy, Clark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153915
- Language: English
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Ethan Frome: Annotated Edition
$10.00 Read moreTrapped in a loveless marriage and weighed down by poverty, Ethan Frome’s days are enlivened by the presence of Mattie, his ailing wife Zeena’s youthful and charming cousin, who provides help to the h
- Author: Wharton, Edith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1847499066
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of the Upper Ohio Valley
$23.99 Read moreLocal historian Paul J. Zuros weaves a rich narrative of the region, reliving these tales as only a local can. The Upper Ohio River runs along the border between West Virginia and Ohio, where the citi… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Zuros, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152986
- Language: English
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To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change
$19.95 Read more“History on an epic scale-sweeping, provocative, and unsparing in its judgment.” –Andrew Bacevich, author of After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed
An immensely readable history,- Author: McCoy, Alfred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 380
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1642599212
- Language: English
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In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism
$20.00 Read moreThe Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stan
- Author: Daughton, J. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1324050357
- Language: English
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The Colors of the Rain
$17.99 Read moreThis historical middle grade novel written in free verse, set against the backdrop of the desegregation battles that took place in Houston, Texas, in 1972, is about a young boy and his family dealing … [more below]
- Author: Toalson, R. L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1499807171
- Language: English
