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| Joseph J. Ellis - Founding Brothers |
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This group portrait of the Founding Fathers emphasizes the sometimes intense associations and rivalries among Jefferson, Hamilton, Burr, Adams, Franklin, Madison, and Washington.The author examines six defining moments when the personal and the political collided, and shows how their distinctive sty ...
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$13.00 - $30.00
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| Sam Tanenhaus - Whittaker Chambers: A Biography |
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Chambers, a former Communist Party member and "Time" magazine senior editor, earned a place in history for his testimony in the 1950 Alger Hiss trial, which heralded the age of McCarthyism and the rise to power of then-senator Richard Nixon. Chambers eventually became an aggressive anti-communist.
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$2.49 - $12.21
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| Edward O. Wilson - Naturalist |
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As a child, Edward O. Wilson was fascinated with insects, particularly ants ("Most children have a bug period," he says. "I never grew out of mine"). He doggedly pursed this interest until he became one of the most important entomologists of our age. This captivating autobiography describes his jour ...
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$14.00 - $14.00
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