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Browse Books: History / Essays

The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present Cover Image
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (Hardcover)
By Phillip Lopate
$40.00
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Bound in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy Cover Image
Bound in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy (Hardcover)
By Beth Kissileff (Editor), Eric S. Lidji (Editor)
$25.00
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Thinking Again: A Diary Cover Image
Thinking Again: A Diary (Hardcover)
By Jan Morris
$24.00
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The Story of America: Essays on Origins Cover Image
The Story of America: Essays on Origins (Paperback)
By Jill Lepore
$19.95
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Encounters and Destinies: A Farewell to Europe Cover Image
Encounters and Destinies: A Farewell to Europe (Paperback)
By Stefan Zweig, Will Stone (Translated by)
$16.95
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Impeachment: An American History Cover Image
Impeachment: An American History (Hardcover)
By Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, Peter Baker, Jeffrey A. Engel
$26.00
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The Eye of the Mammoth: New and Selected Essays Cover Image
The Eye of the Mammoth: New and Selected Essays (Paperback)
By Stephen Harrigan, Nicholas Lemann (Foreword by)
$19.95
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Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II Cover Image
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (Paperback)
By Douglas A. Blackmon
$18.95
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The Way I Heard It Cover Image
The Way I Heard It (Hardcover)
By Mike Rowe
$28.00
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Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items Cover Image
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items (Hardcover)
By J. W. Ocker
$19.99
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The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For Cover Image
The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For (Paperback)
By David McCullough
$17.00
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work Cover Image
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Hardcover)
By Mason Currey (Editor)
$25.95
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