A History of Appalachia

by Richard Drake

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Publisher: Univ. Press Of Kentucky

A social history of a part of America marked by natural beauty, individual perseverance and abject poverty.

James A. Garfield

The American Presidents Series

by Ira M. Rutkow

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Publisher: Times Books

Publication date: May 30, 2006

Rutkow, author of the landmark study of Civil War surgery Bleeding Blue and Grey, provides the full, tragic story of Garfield’s remarkable rise and shocking assassination. 192 pp.

A Buffalo in the House

The True Story about a Man, an Animal, and the American West

by R.D. Rosen

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Publisher: New Press

Publication date: June 01, 2007

Rosen tells the true story of Charlie, an orphaned buffalo calf adopted and raised by a married couple in Santa Fe.

Ike

An American Hero

by Michael Korda

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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers

Publication date: August 01, 2007

Korda's unequalled portrait is full of fascinating details that show Eisenhower as a brilliant general—perhaps our greatest ever, an inspired leader, and a true American hero.

Lion in the White House

A Life of Theodore Roosevelt

by Aida Donald

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Publisher: Basic Books Inc.

Publication date: October 01, 2007

Lion in the White House offers a stylish and energetic look at TR at the very height of his influence and power.

The Fourth of July

And the Founding of America

by Peter de Bolla

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Publisher: Overlook Press

Publication date: June 24, 2008

The author places into historical context the many rituals we now use to celebrate our cherished national holiday.

Saratoga

A Military History of the Decisive Campaign of the American Revolution

by John Luzader

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Publisher: Savas Beatie, LLC

Publication date: October 06, 2008

Complete with original maps and photos, a thrilling and comprehensive history of the decisive 1777 Saratoga campaign.

The Other Half

The Life of Jacob Riis and the World of Immigrant America

by Tom Buk-Swienty

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Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Publication date: August 01, 2008

A bio of Jacob Riis, America’s first muckraker, who survived poverty and heartbreak to write his exposé of NYC slums.

Harry S. Truman

The American Presidents Series

by Robert Dallek

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Publisher: Times Books

Publication date: September 01, 2008

Presidential biographer Robert Dallek shows how Truman played a critical role in shaping our nation as we know it.

The Last Campaign

Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

by Thurston Clarke

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Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc.

Publication date: May 27, 2008

Drawing on new research and interviews, Clarke offers the definitive account of RFK’s watershed presidential campaign.