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Black Hawk

The Battle for the Heart of America

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This stirring chronicle of the 1832 Black Hawk War examines the forces struggling for control over the American frontier.The Sauk Nation once occupied one of North America's largest and most prosperous Indian settlements. The hundreds of acres along the Mississippi River were the envy of white Americans who had already begun to encroach upon the rich Indian land. When the conflicts between natives ... Read more

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This stirring chronicle of the 1832 Black Hawk War examines the forces struggling for control over the American frontier.The Sauk Nation once occupied one of North America's largest and most prosperous Indian settlements. The hundreds of acres along the Mississippi River were the envy of white Americans who had already begun to encroach upon the rich Indian land. When the conflicts between natives
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Opening Nights: A Collection of Theater Stories

by Bev Denor, Rick Gerroll, Kevin Hansen, Gary Retzak, Kerry A. Trask, Emily M. Trask, Brad Zimmermann ...

A collection of stories about the theater written by Wisconsin authors experienced in this fascinating world. Read Opening Nights to feel the thrill of performance, the agony of stage fright, the horror of disaster! Watch rivalries sharpen, friendships grow, love disappear and appear! Celebrate these rollicking, profound, entertaining stories with the authors themselves. Opening Nights is the ... Read more

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A collection of stories about the theater written by Wisconsin authors experienced in this fascinating world. Read Opening Nights to feel the thrill of performance, the agony of stage fright, the horror of disaster! Watch rivalries sharpen, friendships grow, love disappear and appear! Celebrate these rollicking, profound, entertaining stories with the authors themselves. Opening Nights is the
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The Infernal Machine

A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective

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**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE ... Read more

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**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE
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Riding With Cochise

The Apache Story of America's Longest War

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Riding With Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders, Geronimo, Victorio, and Mangas Coloradas. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes the reader deep ... Read more

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Riding With Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders, Geronimo, Victorio, and Mangas Coloradas. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes the reader deep
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Death Valley in '49

An Autobiography of a Pioneer Who Survived the California Desert

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A survivor’s true account of death, despair, and heroism in Death Valley in the heat of the California Gold Rush.At the height of the California gold rush in 1849, a wagon train of men, women, children, and their animals stumbled into a 130-mile-long valley in the Mojave Desert while they were looking for a shortcut to the California coast. What ensued was an ordeal that divided the camp into ... Read more

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A survivor’s true account of death, despair, and heroism in Death Valley in the heat of the California Gold Rush.At the height of the California gold rush in 1849, a wagon train of men, women, children, and their animals stumbled into a 130-mile-long valley in the Mojave Desert while they were looking for a shortcut to the California coast. What ensued was an ordeal that divided the camp into
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American Whitelash

A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the Year • Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearLonglisted for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence“American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is.” – Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an AntiracistPulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wesley Lowery confronts the sickness at th... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the Year • Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearLonglisted for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence“American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is.” – Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an AntiracistPulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wesley Lowery confronts the sickness at th...
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Revolutionary Spring

Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

by Christopher Clark ...

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers comes an epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe, and the charismatic figures who propelled them forward“Refreshingly original . . . Familiar characters are given vibrancy and previously unknown players emerge from the shadows.”—The Times (UK)A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New Yorker, The ... Read more

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New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers comes an epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe, and the charismatic figures who propelled them forward“Refreshingly original . . . Familiar characters are given vibrancy and previously unknown players emerge from the shadows.”—The Times (UK)A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New Yorker, The
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Europe Against the Jews, 1880–1945

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From the award-winning historian of the Holocaust, the first book to move beyond Germany's singular crime to the collaboration of Europe as a whole.The Holocaust was perpetrated by the Germans, but it would not have been possible without the assistance of thousands of helpers in other countries: state officials, police, and civilians who eagerly supported the genocide. If we are to fully ... Read more

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From the award-winning historian of the Holocaust, the first book to move beyond Germany's singular crime to the collaboration of Europe as a whole.The Holocaust was perpetrated by the Germans, but it would not have been possible without the assistance of thousands of helpers in other countries: state officials, police, and civilians who eagerly supported the genocide. If we are to fully
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Invention and Innovation

A Brief History of Hype and Failure

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Tour the history of human invention—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts—in this history book from the New York Times-bestselling author of How the World Really Works.A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK: “Every Smil book that I own is marked up with lots of notes that I take while reading. Invention and Innovation is no exception.”The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil, author of ... Read more

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Tour the history of human invention—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts—in this history book from the New York Times-bestselling author of How the World Really Works.A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK: “Every Smil book that I own is marked up with lots of notes that I take while reading. Invention and Innovation is no exception.”The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil, author of
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The Nazi Menace

Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War

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A "fast-moving, absorbing" account of the years leading up to WWII—a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil ( New York Times Book Review)."Thought provokingly, Hett notes that commonalities between the 1930s and today . . . he suggests that lessons learned by dealing with the Nazi regime could be applied today. This compelling work is highly recommended for ... Read more

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A "fast-moving, absorbing" account of the years leading up to WWII—a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil ( New York Times Book Review)."Thought provokingly, Hett notes that commonalities between the 1930s and today . . . he suggests that lessons learned by dealing with the Nazi regime could be applied today. This compelling work is highly recommended for
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Robert E. Lee and Me

A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

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"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert ... Read more

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"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert
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Chief Seattle and the Town That Took His Name

The Change of Worlds for the Native People and Settlers on Puget Sound

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Discover the rich, turbulent history of Seattle from the 1780s to the 1860s through the story of the Native American war leader who strove to create a peaceful blended community.When the British, Spanish, and then Americans arrived in the Pacific Northwest, it may have appeared to them as an untamed wilderness. In fact, it was a fully settled and populated land. Chief Seattle was a powerful ... Read more

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Discover the rich, turbulent history of Seattle from the 1780s to the 1860s through the story of the Native American war leader who strove to create a peaceful blended community.When the British, Spanish, and then Americans arrived in the Pacific Northwest, it may have appeared to them as an untamed wilderness. In fact, it was a fully settled and populated land. Chief Seattle was a powerful
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