The Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke: From the Sublime and Beautiful to American Independence
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David Bromwich's portrait of statesman Edmund Burke (1730-1797) is the first biography to attend to...
Wool Applique Folk Art: Traditional Projects Inspired by 19th Century American Life
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Savor the richness and beauty of wool applique-its texture, depth, color, and design. Well-known,...
Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics
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This book brings together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics...
America's Mistress: Eartha Kitt, Her Life and Times
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Eartha Kitt was a skinny, mixed-race woman with an odd, angular face, who seduced fifties white...
1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth
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Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by...