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High Performance The Culture and Technology of Drag Racing, 1950-1990 Read >>
The Life and Work of John A. Noble Read >>
Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture Read >>
The Marine Art of James Edward Buttersworth Read >>
Jelly Roll Morton The Library of Congress Recordings Read >>
Great American Songwriters Read >>
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Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women’s Landmarks Read >>
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A very distant world of Puritans and the Native Americans they dispossessed is brought to complex life by John Demos in his latest book. Read >>
When the government manipulated and misused the robber barons Read >>
The half-remembered Korean conflict was full of surprises, and nearly all of them were unpleasant Read >>
Scenic and historic wonders sprout near Interstate 80 in Wyoming. Read >>
The first American to leave the Earth's atmosphere recalls the momentous flight that put us on a course for the Moon. Read >>
A scholar searches across two centuries to discover the main engine of our government’s growth, and reaches a controversial conclusion. Read >>

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