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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH AND THE BATTLE AGAINST AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Wayne S. Cole.
Stock no. 1829561
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.. Circa 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the "Great Debate" before Pearl Harbor, Charles A. Lindbergh was the leading opponent of American entry in to World War II. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 298 pages. ISBN: 0151181683. 2nd printing. Minor foxing to text block. Content clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and scuffed.

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DRIVEN PATRIOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES FORRESTAL
Written by Townsend Hoopes; Douglas Brinkley.
Stock no. 1829559
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bluejacket Books. A haunting portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the mid-twentieth century. Forrestal forged a career that took him from his working-class origins to the social and financial stratosphere of Wall Street, and from there to policy making in Washington. This absorbing study not only takes an understanding look at this complicated man but presents an authoritative history of the tumultuous years of America's rise to world primacy. Blue cardwraps. A few b/w photos. xvi and 587 pages including index. ISBN: 1557503346. Covers lightly scuffed. Small stain to top edge of text block and a few margins. Contents clean.

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BRECKINRIDGE: STATESMAN, SOLDIER, SYMBOL
Written by William C. Davis.
Stock no. 1829558
Published by University Press of Kentucky. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Pictorial cardwraps. xxviii and 687 pages including index. This is a physical print-on-demand copy. ISBN: 9780813192550. Lower front corner of covers lightly creased. Small stain to top rear edge and gutter margin of index pages. Else contents clean.

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WILLIAM LOWNDES YANCEY: THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Eric H. Walther.
Stock no. 1829439
Published by University Of North Carolina Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In this biography of William Lowndes Yancey, one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, the author examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xi and 477 pages including index. ISBN: 9780807830277. Top & tail of spine very slightly shelf-worn. Minor stain to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.

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THE FEDERALIST OR THE NEW CONSTITUTION (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; John Jay; Carl Van Doren.
Stock no. 1829198
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Carl van Doren. Papers by Hamilton, Madison & Jay. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Navy blue leather boards with 4 raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach coloured moire endpapers and matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis. All edges gilt. xxii and 600 pages including index. A lovely copy.

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CAVALRY ON THE ROADS TO GETTYSBURG: KILPATRICK AT HANOVER AND HUNTERSTOWN
Written by George A. Rummel.
Stock no. 1829044
Published by White Mane Books. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing to life the cavalry actions before Gettysburg. This account shows the importance of the other cavalry commanders in those days leading up to that decisive clash of early July 1863. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 554 pages including index. ISBN: 1572491744. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, faded to spine, lightly scuffed.

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AMERICAN FREEMASONS: THREE CENTURIES OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Written by Mark A. Tabbert.
Stock no. 1328240
Published by National Heritage Museum; New York University Press. 1st PB 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 262 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780814783023. Spine is very slightly faded. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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RECORDING HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Written by John A. Burns.
Stock no. 1828427
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 2nd 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Edited by John A. Burns. Preservation of important American structures through documentation - precisely measured drawings, photographs, and written records. This book offers a detailed reference to the methods and techniques used to document America's historic structures, from bridges and buildings to landscapes and ships. This new edition also provides information on the latest technological advances being used such as laser scanning, CAD, and digital-rectified photogrammetry. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0471273805. Boards lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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THEATRE OF THE FRATERNITY: STAGING THE RITUAL SPACE OF THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, 1896-1929
Written by C. Lance Brockman; et al.
Stock no. 1828419
Published by University Press of Mississippi. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 1996-September 1998 at 5 museums in America, organized by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Mueseum which exhibited from October 1996 through to January 5 1997. Freemasonry from the American point of view. This collection of essays and images invites you to explore the heyday of American Fraternalism. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos & drawings. ISBN: 0878059474. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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A BATTLEFIELD ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Written by Craig L. Symonds.
Stock no. 1828386
Published by Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company Of America. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A visual and narrative overview of the principal military engagements of the American war for independence. Light tan cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0933852533. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small stain to spine and is a little scuffed/grubby.

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GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES ENCYCLOPEDIA
Written by Larry Wright; Patricia Wright.
Stock no. 1828321
Published by The Boston Mills Press. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Featuring more than 650 lighthouses located on both the American and the Canadian sides of all five Great Lakes. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781554078936. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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