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The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, & Endurance in Early America
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Shortly before the Hammonds’ arrival the building’s East Portico had been the scene of an assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson. The assailant was named Richard Lawrence, who believed himself to be England’s long-dead King Richard III and claimed that Jackson had interfered with the delivery of payments long owed to him by the
... See moreErik Larson • The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Many Frenchmen who had admired or even participated in the American Revolution were casualties of its bloody Gallic sequel. After testifying in favor of Marie-Antoinette, the former Count d’Estaing was beheaded. The erstwhile Count de Rochambeau, locked up in the Conciergerie in Paris, was condemned to the guillotine and survived only because
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Vladimir Ulyanov,
China Miéville • October: The Story of the Russian Revolution
The third was the ultimate political weapon: Alfred Emanuel Smith.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
cold-blooded need for control.
Michael B. Oren • Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)
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