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From Colonial history to Buffalo Bill's life story, here are books on American life and culture. Included are scholarly studies, books of rare photos, reference books, stories of American exploration and discovery, military history and more.
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Recommendations... Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805
by Eric Sloane
This 19th-century diary offers a fascinating rarity: an authentic journal, plus 72 drawings and an explanatory narrative. "Extraordinary . . . will delight readers of all ages." — History in Review.
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| |  An Abraham Lincoln Tribute: Featuring Woodcuts by Charles Turzak
by Charles Turzak, Bob Blaisdell, Bob Blaisdell, David A. Beronä
This handsome hardcover volume features 36 striking woodcut images of scenes from Lincoln's life by a noted artist of the 1930s. An appendix includes some of the president's speeches, letters, and quotations.
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 A Museum of Early American Tools
by Eric Sloane
Describes scores of tools and the wooden and metal artifacts made with them. Covers farm and kitchen implements, as well as the tools of curriers, blacksmiths, and other craftsmen. 184 black-and-white illustrations.
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| |  The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine, Moncure Daniel Conway
Based on years of study and reflection by the author, this 18th-century work, which was written from the deist point of view, questions Christian beliefs and the role of religion in society.
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| |  Of Plymouth Plantation
by William Bradford
The most important source of information about Plymouth, this landmark account was written by the colony's governor. It vividly documents the Pilgrims' transatlantic crossing and early days in the settlement.
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| |  The Essential Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey
This extraordinary primer offers a superb survey of Jeffersonian thought. It features writings on political and economic philosophy, morals and religion, intellectual freedom and progress, education, secession, slavery, and more.
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 Twenty Years at Hull-House: With Autobiographical Notes
by Jane Addams, Norah Hamilton
A refuge for Chicago's poor, Hull-House provided an unprecedented variety of social services. Its founder's inspiring autobiography chronicles the institution's early years and discusses its guiding philosophy of social justice.
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| |  Boy Scouts Handbook: The First Edition, 1911
by Boy Scouts of America
Complete republication of a book that has been used by generations of American youths, with copious information on such topics as woodcrafting, camping, sailing, as well as developing self-reliance and good citizenship.
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