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An inside look at America's investment community between 1969 and 1975. Based on revealing talks with people who actually participated in the events of those tumultuous seven years, on official oral histories and on his own observations, Alec Benn shows how those events and changes occurred.

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This title covers the uniforms worn by the US army in North Africa and the Mediterranean during World War II. It looks at the US army cold weather, airborne, and tankers' gear, and particular units such as the Japanese-American and African-American troops.

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This work details the organization, uniforms, equipment and campaigns of the US Army in World War I. It describes the most decisive years in the history of the US Army, as it evolved from a tiny volunteer frontier garrison force into a two-and-a-half million strong conscript army.

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The USA and The World 20202022 provides students with vital information on these countries through a thorough and expert overview of political and economic histories, current events, and emerging trends.

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Details the story of the author's father, Melvin Purvis, the iconic G-man and public hero made famous by his remarkable sweep of the great Public Enemies of the American Depression - John Dillinger; Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson. This book provides a telling of the gangster era, seen from the perspective of the pursuers.

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This text examines the strategy, battles and consequences of the Virginia Campaign. It provides a dissection of alternative plans of campaigns and includes analyses into the battles of Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Court House, Cold Harbour, the siege of Petersburg and the capture of Richmond.

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One of the most dramatic battles of the Indian Wars is described in a revised edition with new material including official army reports and recent archaeological evidence.

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This work provides an exploration of the major decisions and personalities of the Supreme Court during the 14-year tenure of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite. It shows how the Waite Court was the first to engage racial equality and civil rights issues on a sustained basis.

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This study examines the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm, founded in California by refugees of the 1868 Boshin War as the first Japanese settlement in the United States. The author analyzes how the farm played a critical role in expanding agriculture in the state and how it paved the way for tens of thousands of Japanese immigrants.

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This study examines the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm, founded in California by refugees of the 1868 Boshin War as the first Japanese settlement in the United States. The author analyzes how the farm played a critical role in expanding agriculture in the state and how it paved the way for tens of thousands of Japanese immigrants.

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This volume explains what led to America's decision to take up arms against Great Britain in 1812 and assesses the three terrible years of fighting that followed on land and sea, where battles such as Lake Erie and Lake Champlain launched American naval traditions.

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The companion volume to a major PBS documentary series is a vivid look at arguably the most pivotal war in early American history. Beautifully illustrated, this is the story of how America emerged from a series of fractured colonies and warring tribes into a nation ripe for independence.

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Recovers the stories of civilians from Natchez to New England. This collection of essays address the experiences of men, women, and children; of whites, slaves, and free blacks; and of civilians from numerous classes.

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It focuses attention on the Justice Department's Economic Warfare Section as it utilized its resources in uncovering economic and strategic information that could be used in the war effort, such as the selection of economic bottlenecks for bombing.

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An account of the Watergate crisis and its impact on America.

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This reference provides background information about the Watergate crisis and discusses its significance to U.S. politics today.

Relatively insignificant at first glance, the Watergate crisis led to the downfall of a president and emerged as the most important constitutional crisis since the Civil War.

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The story of the gun that made America.

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Includes the definitive report from the Presidential Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence and the most revealing official investigations and statements that answer the question of how the United States could go to war on false premises.

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This book reinvigorates the debate on the Mexican Revolution, exploring what this pivotal event meant to women. The contributors offer a fresh look at women's participation in their homes and workplaces and through politics and community activism. Drawing on a variety of persp...

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Lincoln scholar and performer Gene Griessman brings the warmth, wisdom, and humor of our 16th president alive in a collection of inspiring quotations on achievement, responsibility, simplicity, and other timeless values that form the foundation of a meaningful life.

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African Sovereigns shows how the lived experience of Jamaican Maroons is linked to the African Diaspora. The author demonstrates that an examination of Jamaican Maroon communities, particularly their socio-political development, can further highlight the significance of the African Diaspora as an analytical tool.