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24 produkter
Rothstein
The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series
Häftad, 2011
362 kr
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History remembers Arnold Rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series, an underworld genius. The real-life model for The Great Gatsby's Meyer Wolfsheim and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls, Rothstein was much more- and less- than a fixer of baseball games. He was everything that made …
1920
The Year of the Six Presidents
Häftad, 2008
254 kr
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The presidential election of 1920 was one of the most dramatic ever. For the only time in the nation's history, six once-and-future presidents hoped to end up in the White House: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Theodore Roosevelt. …
Silent Cal's Almanack: The Homespun Wit And Wisdom Of Vermont's Calvin Coolidge
Häftad
201 kr
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Judge and Jury
The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
E-bok, 2001
398 kr
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Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is most famous for his role as the first Commissioner ever to rule organized baseball. But before he came into his legendary position as baseball''s final say, Landis already had built a reputation from his Chicago courtroom as the most popular and most controversial …
Calvin Coolidge on The Founders: Reflections on the American Revolution & the Founding Fathers
Häftad
201 kr
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Rothstein
The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series
Ljudbok, 2005
372 kr
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The model for Meyer Wolfsheim from The Great Gatsby and Guys and Dolls'' Nathan Detroit, Arnold Rothstein was an underworld genius, racketeer, rumrunner, political fixer, and criminal mastermind who, as F. Scott Fitzgerald observed, played "with the faith of fifteen million people with the …
1932
The Rise of Hitler and FDR—Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny
Häftad, 2016
253 kr
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Two Depression-battered nations confronted destiny in 1932, going to the polls in their own way to anoint new leaders, to rescue their people from starvation and hopelessness. America would elect a Congress and a president—ebullient aristocrat Franklin Roosevelt or tarnished “Wonder Boy” Herbert …
1932
The Rise of Hitler and FDR--Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny
E-bok, 2015
353 kr
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Two Depression-battered nations confronted destiny in 1932, going to the polls in their own way to anoint new leaders, to rescue their people from starvation and hopelessness. America would elect a Congress and a president—ebullient aristocrat Franklin Roosevelt or tarnished “Wonder Boy” Herbert …
TR's Last War
Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy
E-bok, 2018
286 kr
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A riveting new account of Theodore Roosevelt’s impassioned crusade for military preparedness as America fitfully stumbles into World War I, spectacularly punctuated by his unique tongue-lashings of the vacillating Woodrow Wilson, his rousing advocacy of a masculine, pro-Allied “Americanism,” a …
1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon
The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies
E-bok, 2018
221 kr
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"1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White''s famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does."—Chicago Sun-TimesThis is award-winning historian David Pietrusza''s hard-edged account of the 1960 presidential campaign, the election that ultimately gave America "Camelot" …
1960
LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon—The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
Häftad, 2018
254 kr
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"1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White's famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does." —Chicago Sun-TimesAward-winning historian David Pietrusza's hard-edged account of the 1960 Presidential Campaign—the bare-knuckle politics of the primaries, the party …
1948
Harry Truman''s Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
E-bok, 2018
221 kr
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The wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections—Harry Truman''s victory over Tom Dewey: "Outstanding."—Minneapolis Star-TribuneIn this lively account, award-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the …
1948
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America
Häftad, 2018
249 kr
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The wild, combative inside story of the most stunning upset in the history of presidential elections: Harry Truman's 1948 victory over Tom Dewey."Outstanding. . . . by far the best yet about the fateful [1948] election." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune"Coherent, compelling. . . . A skillful, …
Roosevelt Sweeps Nation
FDR''s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal
E-bok, 2022
237 kr
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From "America''s preeminent presidential historian . . . a thoughtful, highly entertaining portrait of Roosevelt''s thrilling 1936 campaign and victory" (Bob Batchelor, award-winning cultural historian).Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal for US HistoryAward-winning historian …
Gangsterland
A Tour Through the Dark Heart of Jazz-Age New York City
E-bok, 2023
221 kr
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This history of New York City is a site by site, crime by crime, outlaw by outlaw walking tour through the seedy underbelly of Roaring Twenties Manhattan.Independent Book Award Silver Medal (Co-Winner) for Regional Northeast NonfictionIndependent Press Award''s Distinguished Favorite in the True …
Roosevelt Sweeps Nation
FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal
Ljudbok, 2022
372 kr
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Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the past narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 reelection landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically …
TR's Last War
Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy
Inbunden, 2018
450 kr
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An amazingly fresh approach to a much covered subject….TR's Last War is a riveting new account of Theodore Roosevelt’s impassioned crusade for military preparedness as America fitfully stumbles into World War I, spectacularly punctuated by his unique tongue-lashings of the vacillating Woodrow …
Tr'S Last War
Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy
Häftad, 2020
232 kr
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TR's Last War is a riveting new account of Theodore Roosevelt’s impassioned crusade for military preparedness as America fitfully stumbles into World War I, spectacularly punctuated by his unique tongue-lashings of the vacillating Woodrow Wilson, his rousing advocacy of a masculine, pro-Allied …
Roosevelt Sweeps Nation
FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal
Inbunden, 2022
330 kr
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Winner of the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal for US HistoryFrom the acclaimed author of 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents and 1960: LJB vs JFK vs Nixon—The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies comes a dazzling panorama of presidential and political personalities, …
Gangsterland
A Tour Through the Dark Heart of Jazz-Age New York City
Häftad, 2023
173 kr
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WELCOME TO JAZZ-AGE MANHATTAN'S KALEIDOSCOPIC UNDERWORLD. A site by site, crime by crime, outlaw by outlaw walking tour through the seedy underbelly of Roaring Twenties Manhattan—where gamblers and gangsters, crooks and cops, showgirls and speakeasies ruled the day and, always, the night.In …
