A masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the country together at two critical turning points in our history.
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The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas
by
Julia Romp
Hardcover
In this touching true story, George, a young autistic boy, is drawn out by a loving stray cat named Ben. But then Ben goes missing for months, and with Christmas approaching, all the family can hope for is a miracle....
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Custer
by
Larry Mcmurtry
Hardcover
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry delivers a defining portrait of the life, military exploits, and enduring legacy of the West's most legendary figure, George Armstrong Custer.
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The Good Pope
by
Greg Tobin
Hardcover
Pope John XXIII made history with the calling of the Second Vatican Council in 1962, which ushered in a new era of openness within the Church. Tobin offers an authoritative biography of this transformative figure.
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Citizen Soldier
by
Aida Donald
Hardcover
A revealing biography of Harry S. Truman, the unlikely President who rose from poverty and professional failure to preside over the end of World War II and lead the United States boldly into the Atomic Age.
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The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebeliion To Redemption
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Rodney King
Hardcover
Rodney King's savage beating by police in 1991 focused the world's attention on police brutality in America. This riveting memoir reveals King's firsthand experiences of the attack, the trial and the aftermath.
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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
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Timothy Egan
Hardcover
In 1900, photographer Edward Curtis set out to capture on film the continent's original inhabitants. Here is the story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history and the driven, brilliant man who made them.
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Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard
by
WILLIAM KERRIGAN
Softcover
The man behind the Johnny Appleseed myth was an early American agricultural pioneer. William Kerrigan illuminates John Chapman's life and reveals the environmental and cultural significance of the plant he propagated.
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The Last Lion
by
William Manchester
Hardcover
The conclusion to Manchester's epic three-part biography takes us from World War II, when Churchill stood up to the might of Nazi Germany and enlisted America's support, to the postwar period and his final years.
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Joseph Anton
by
Salman Rushdie
Hardcover
In 1989, Salman Rushdie was informed he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. His crime? Writing a novel called The Satanic Verses. This is his incredible true story of living, writing and loving in hiding.
