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New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham

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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
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Robert K. Massie

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Diarios de motocicleta
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
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The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
Jon Meacham

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The Snow Leopard
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Peter Matthiessen

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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
Stephen E. Ambrose

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Flags of our Fathers
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Ron Powers

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George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
Rosalyn Schanzer

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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
Esther Hautzig

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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
T.E. Lawrence

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Shadows of the Workhouse: The Drama of Life in Postwar London
Shadows of the Workhouse: The Drama of Life in Postwar London
Jennifer Worth

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Modern History Books

The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
Sandy Tolan

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Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
Kate Waters

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The Last Lion
The Last Lion
William Manchester

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Founding Mothers
Founding Mothers
Cokie Roberts

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Alison Weir

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How We Crossed The West: The Adventures Of Lewis And Clark
How We Crossed The West: The Adventures Of Lewis And Clark
Rosalyn Schanzer

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Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Roland H. Bainton

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Of Plymouth Plantation
Of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford

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The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family
The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family
Mary S. Lovell

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The Passage of Power
The Passage of Power
Robert A. Caro

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The Wars of the Roses: Lancaster and York
The Wars of the Roses: Lancaster and York
Alison Weir

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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
Sean Parnell

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Victoria's Daughters
Victoria's Daughters
Jerrold M. Packard

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Agent Zigzag The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Betrayer, Hero, Spy
Agent Zigzag The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Betrayer, Hero, Spy
Ben Macintyre

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The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt

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If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story
If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story
George Wilson

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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic
Joseph J. Ellis

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Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
David Talbot

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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass

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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
William Manchester

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The list of books revolves around biographies, memoirs, and historical accounts of influential people, events, and eras. The topics range from political figures such as Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Abraham Lincoln to literary icons such as Shakespeare and Dr. Seuss. There are also accounts of war experiences such as those in Iraq, Afghanistan, and World War II. The books explore themes like religion, race relations, women's rights, and social reform. Overall, the books provide insight into the lives of individuals who have shaped history and contributed to society in various ways.

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