The Bank War
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The Bitter Battle over the Charter of the Second Bank of the United States and Its Lasting Impact on...
Food Power: The Rise and Fall of the Postwar American Food System
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In Food Power, Bryan L. McDonald brings together the history of food, agriculture, and foreign...
Notes on a Foreign Country
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In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen was enjoying...
Biography memoir social issues politics
Making Modern Girls: A History of Girlhood, Labor, and Social Development in Colonial Lagos
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-Winner of the 2015 Aidoo-Snyder Prize from the Women's Caucus of the African Studies...
Coach: A History of New York Cool
Stuart Vevers and Joel Dinerstein
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At the heart of Coach, arguably one of the world's most recognizable fashion brands, is its...
Color and Character: West Charlotte High and the American Struggle Over Educational Equality
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At a time when race and inequality dominate national debates, the story of West Charlotte High...
A Rich Spot of Earth: Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello
Alice L. Waters and Peter J. Hatch
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A gorgeous volume showcasing Thomas Jefferson's amazing vegetable garden, its uniquely American...
The Side of Providence
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“It is a book of such power that it is as if a completely new layer of the American experience has...
The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo: Its Fortress, Churches, Synagogue, and Mosque
Morris Jackson and Sherif Sonbol
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Just to the south of modern Cairo stands the historic enclave known as Old Cairo, which grew up in...
A History of the World Cup: 1930-2014
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There is no sporting event more popular than the World Cup. For one month every four years, billions...