The Greatest Generation

by Tom Brokaw 1998

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"The Good War"

An Oral History of World War Two

by Studs Terkel 1984

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The Guns of August

by Barbara W. Tuchman 1962

A history of the prelude and first month of World War I. Also published under the title "August 1914".

This book's accounts of escalation of conflicts in 1914 helped President Kennedy deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis and he made it required reading for his cabinet and military advisers.

Winner of the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction.

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom

A Triumph

by T. E. Lawrence

Historical memoir by British Army officer T. E. Lawrence about how he led the Arabs in revolt against the Ottoman Empire while revolutionizing the art of war, from 1916 to 1918.

First offered in US in 1935, this copy is from 1938 printing. Hardcover, no dust jacket, good condition.

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Included in the Guardian's list of 100 best non-fiction books.

"It ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language..." Winston Churchill

Devils, Drugs, and Doctors

The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor

by Howard W. Haggard MD copyright 1929

Many historic etchings and paintings of pestilence, plagues, and punishment.
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24th Printing, Hardcover, no dustjacket. Acceptable condition.

Writings of Columbus

Descriptive of The Discovery and Occupation of The New World

Edited, with an Introduction by Paul Leicester Ford, 1892 Hard cover, good condition.

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Roots

The Saga of an American Family

Author: Alex Haley

An autobiographical novel that won a special Pulitzer prize in 1977.

This is a first edition 1976 hard cover in good condition. No dust jacket.

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